Gerbil.

HAYSIE

Armed police storm house to rescue a pet GERBIL after its owner who is behind bars refused them permission to go in


Officers from Derbyshire police's armed response unit gained entry to the house in Allestree to rescue the prisoner's gerbil on Saturday night (file picture)
Armed police officers swooped on a prisoner's house to rescue his 'very hungry' pet gerbil after he refused to let the RSPCA gain access to the pet.
Officers from Derbyshire police's armed response unit were called to help force entry into the home in Allestree on Saturday night.
The prisoner had been in jail for a week but was refusing to let the RSPCA in to get the gerbil so they could prevent the animal from dying or suffering.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6617481/Armed-police-storm-house-rescue-pet-GERBIL-went-prison.html

dobiesdraw

Why were they armed ? ...Was the gerbil likely to attack them with a stale carrot ?

HAYSIE

dobiesdraw said:

Why were they armed ? ...Was the gerbil likely to attack them with a stale carrot ?

Never underestimate the threat posed by a hungry gerbil.

Tikay10

Incred thread, love it.

HAYSIE

Tikay10 said:

Incred thread, love it.

There was a time when it would have caused me to be surprised.

dobiesdraw

Meanwhile in other Gerbil news : Woman caught hiding 24 gerbils under her SKIRT by customs officers after flight from China

https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/1073798/flight-flights-china-chinese-gerbil-hamster-kinmen-customs-airport