He phoned 101 and told the operator that the rodent was his, but his former partner wouldn’t hand him over and was overfeeding him.
The man told police that his ex-girlfriend was overfeeding the hamster. He said: “He’s ended up looking like a fat little pig.”
The Northumbria Police operator listened sympathetically as the unnamed Geordie caller revealed: “Me and my girlfriend split up a while ago and she’s got my hamster but she’ll not give us it back.“I know it sounds daft but it’s my little hamster.
"I don't want to cause any trouble whatsoever, she'll not give us it back because she says 'I look after it better than you' but it's ended up looking like a fat little pig."Not being disrespectful to the hamster, he was my pride and joy.
"I need him back now, he has only got a couple of years left in him because they only live so long and I love him."
The man was politely informed that it wasn't a police matter.Northumbria Police released the recording yesterday as it urged the public not to bombard them with unnecessary calls.
The force receives one million 101 calls a year, 15% of which are about non-police matters and include a woman complaining a burger she had just bought was too spicy and another woman asking officers for help to catch a spider.
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