Fat Squirrel Trapped in Bird Feeder After Overindulging On Peanuts

Dorset, England (AHN) - A grey squirrel had to be rescued from a bird feeder after eating so many peanuts that it could not squeeze itself out through the bars, the RSPCA (Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty against Animals) said Thursday.

A worried resident in Dorset, England, called RSPCA inspector Graham Hammond on October 17 after finding the squirrel stuck in the peanut-filled feeder.

According to Hammond, the squirrel had managed to get into the bird feeder easily to nibble at the peanuts but had soon lost its svelte figure after overindulging, making it difficult for it to come out.

Calling it "an unusual rescue", Hammond went on to say: "I think this squirrel had eyes bigger than its stomach but after it had stuffed itself with nuts, it had a stomach too large to escape the feeder - one which ironically, was designed to be squirrel proof", according to published reports.

The squirrel was unharmed and, once freed, ran away immediately.