[bbc.co.uk reports...]
A hamster trapped in a kitchen pipe was eventually rescued by being sucked up on the end of a vacuum cleaner.
Henry got stuck in a pipe measuring almost 4in (10cm) wide and 4ft (1.2m) deep at a house in Tamworth, Staffordshire.
After the RSPCA failed to reach him, help was sought from two council wardens who tied a number of hamster ladders and Curly Wurly bars together.
Finally, a narrow attachment on the vacuum was used to retrieve him.
He was unharmed apart from worn down nails.
A statement from Tamworth Borough Council said the owner's son was terrified of Henry so the wardens found him a new home and also paid the vet's bill.
It continued: "Henry is now safe and sound and has been given a good home by the council's customer services manager who has adopted him for her son."
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The owner's son has to be under suspicion for this whole episode...
Comments (2)
I don't know why I forgot to keep coming here!
Posted by Callisto | March 18, 2007 1:55 PM
Posted on March 18, 2007 13:55
good to hear:)
Posted by Wally | March 19, 2007 7:09 AM
Posted on March 19, 2007 07:09