3 Jul 2009 ... A woman has called 999 after her hamster escaped its cage and disappeared down the plughole in her bath.

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3 Jul 2009 ... Click here to listen to Hamster 999 call. The tape was released as police pleaded with the public to use the 999 service only for genuine ...

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3 Jul 2009 ... A woman dialled 999 to say her hamster had escaped from its cage, ... received around 15000 non-emergency calls to the 999 service a month. ...

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4 Jul 2009 ... South Yorkshire Police released a recording of the 999 hamster call to highlight the misuse of the emergency number. ...

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Police released a recording of a woman who dialled 999 to say her hamster had escaped as they pleaded with the public today to use the service...

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5 Jul 2009 ... What's not to love about a hamster? They're pocket-sized, fuzzy and make great substitute racehorses. But one Yorkshire, England, ...

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1 Feb 2008 ... South Wales police force has published a list of top time-wasting 999 calls during the past year in an attempt to convince people not to ...

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7 Jul 2009 ... And then there's calling 911 when your pet hamster gets loose. ... operator in the recently released recording of her frantic 999 call. ...

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It shows a profound sort of loneliness, when someone imagines that their only recourse is to call 999 for a minor domestic problem. ...

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