WATCH: Sheep headbutts police officer in street chase
Image: Twitter/@LancsPolDogUnit
Police officers from Lancashire, England found themselves in a wild sheep chase during their first call of the day.”
According to the Lancashire Constabulary Police Dog Unit, their officers responded to an incident wherein they had to round up a loose sheep charging on the street.
Turn left at the junction for Station… Oops, look out for the sheep! 🐑
Well done 👍🚔— BTP Lancashire (@BTPLancs)
A witness from British Transport Police Lancashire shared a video of the sheep headbutting an officer while chasing the animal.
First job if the day was to sight this running on Lancaster one way system, then followed a comedy moment as the sheep headbutted the dog handler 😂 If you have lost a sheep it's safely in our custody and no sheep or dog handlers hurt during the process
— Lancs Police DogUnit (@LancsPolDogUnit)
The police dog unit said that the sheep was eventually captured and none of the officers were hurt during the “comedy” chase.
“[It was] a comedy moment as the sheep headbutted the dog handler,” the police dog unit stated. “If you have lost a sheep, it is safely in our custody and no sheep or dog handlers [were] hurt during the process.” Hannah Mallorca/JB
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