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Mouse traps cat in a jar

Published: January 26, 2007

Police had to rescue a cat that tried to fish a mouse out of a jam jar and got its head stuck.

A motorist went to a police station for help after finding the tabby wandering beside a road in Peterborough with the jar on its head and the mouse millimetres from its nose.

A receptionist and three officers pulled and twisted but were unable to
release the cat, police said.

Eventually the animal freed itself - and the mouse - by smashing the jar on the floor of Thorpe Wood police station.

“It was like a scene from Tom and Jerry,” said a police spokeswoman.

“Idon’t think anyone had ever seen anything like it before.

“The receptionist tried to get the jar off when the motorist brought the cat in - but she couldn’t. So three policemen were asked to help.

“They tried to prise the jar off as this terrified mouse looked on - but it was firmly wedged.

“Eventually the cat smashed the jar on the floor and the mouse ran off - it’s still running around Thorpe Wood police station somewhere.”

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Published in Animals and Odd
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