Police Take A Hamster Into Protective Custody.

The police in the USA have taken a hamster into protective custody after it was found roaming free in a drunk drivers car.

Nicole Heuy

In the early hours of Tuesday morning the police pulled over a car. After a long chat with the driver, the police then noticed she was holding a hamster in her lap.

They then asked her to step out of her vehicle and she then placed her hamster on the dashboard of the car. She was arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

The hamster, who's name is not known, has been allowed to roam around the car. However it then took three men to get the very energetic hamster out.

The hamster looks similar to this.

It remains a mystery why the woman decided to take her furry friend along to the shop. She then later told police she had no one who would want the hamster, so she said "just kill."

A bit harsh?

The chief police executive said "A lesson to learn from this incident, other than do not drink and drive, is it is not safe to operate a motor vehicle with any type of animal on your lap."