Would ewe believe it! Homeowner wakes up to discover their garden has been taken over by a flock of wayward sheep
- West Yorkshire Police responded to a call of 'someone looking sheepish'
- Officers found a Whinmoor resident's garden packed with more than 20 sheep
- The flock of more than 20 sheep was moved safely from the garden
Police had an unusual job this morning after a concerned resident woke up to find dozens of sheep had overtaken their garden.
In a post shared on the Facebook page for the Leeds East area, West Yorkshire officers revealed they were called to reports of 'someone looking sheepish' outside their home.
'Imagine waking up to these in your garden, someone in Whinmoor did,' officers posted, along with an image of the uninvited animals.
The picture showed more than 20 sheep, surrounded by the mess they appeared to have made while cooped up.
'Imagine waking up to these in your garden,' West Yorkshire Police posted on Facebook
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Online commentators were quick to come forward with their sheep-based puns
'We don't just catch the bad guys and help vulnerable people/victims, we also help animals get back to where they should be,' officers said.
'You don't get this in a normal job.'
The sheep were moved safely from the garden by officers.
Online commentators were quick to come forward with their sheep-based puns.
'Hope the culprit is caught and put behind baahhs,' wrote one.
'Would ewe believe it, hope there's no ramifications!' another said.
West Yorkshire Police said they had received reports of 50 sheep in the road in one location and 10 goats in the road in another on Saturday morning.
A spokesman said the incidents were not treated as serious and 'by the looks of it they all ended up in someone's garden'.
