Cops Discover a Lost Hamster And Decide To Keep Him For The Rest of Their Lives

The most selfless acts of generosity are frequently performed in the service of the most vulnerable animals.

And we’re confident that this hamster would concur.

The Berlin Police Department in Germany got an emergency call from a nearby hospital last week, but it was far from an usual plea for help. Patients had noticed a little hamster, who appeared to be lost or abandoned, hiding alone in a neighboring area.

The most selfless acts of generosity are frequently performed in the service of the most vulnerable animals.

And we’re confident that this hamster would concur.
The Berlin Police Department in Germany got an emergency call from a nearby hospital last week, but it was far from an usual plea for help. Patients had noticed a little hamster, who appeared to be lost or abandoned, hiding alone in a neighboring area.

Rather than dismissing the call as a waste of time, officers on duty were delighted to lend a help — and a prestigious new title — to the hamster.

“A police patrol recognized him and christened him Sir Henry on the spot,” a Berlin Police spokeswoman told The Dodo. “They transported him to the police station in an empty box (normally used for clinic gloves).”

Back at the station, the cops were immediately smitten by the furry newcomer.

They gave the hamster hay to rest on after his terrifying adventure outside, and took photos of him getting to know some of their police gear.

Sir Henry was unmistakably in capable hands.

Later, the police called an animal rescue organization, who agreed to take the hamster into their care. Sir Henry’s charms, on the other hand, were too charming to be without for long.

“The next day, one of our officers went to the animal shelter and adopted him as a new family member,” a police spokeswoman stated, but stopped short of referring him Sir Henry as the force’s newest recruit:

“Let’s just say he was enthusiastically embraced as a member of the Berlin Police Department’s whole ‘family.’”

Sir Henry’s narrative, unsurprisingly, gained him a lot of new fans online. While some people were unhappy that the hamster wasn’t recruited on by the cops (at least not officially), that didn’t stop others from fantasizing otherwise.