UK police in standoff with tiger, find it’s a stuffed toy

Police in Scotland rush in all resources after a farmer called them about a big cat that had invaded his cow shed.

Crouching tiger, hidden ... toy.

The stuffed tiger found at a farm in Scotland. (Facebook/UK Cop Humour)

Police in Scotland were called by a farmer who thought a big cat had invaded his cow shed. They ended up in a 45-minute standoff with a large stuffed tiger.

Police thought they had the tiger by the tail when they were deployed to a farm in Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, sending in a number of units, including an armed response team before realising it was a toy.

Peterhead Inspector George Cordiner says “until you know exactly what you are dealing with, every option has to be considered.”

Police describe the incident as a “false call made with genuine good intent,” though they did allow that officers had a “roaring shift on Saturday night.”