NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM — An "injured otter" has won the hearts of the Internet after being rescued by British police.
Police in the town of Newport in Shropshire raced to the scene when a caller told them the poor creature was lying wounded by the roadside, the Telegraph reported.
But cops were left scratching their heads when they found the maimed mammal was in fact a faux fur coat collar.
The cops tweeted the news of the "rescue" and nicknamed the collar "Ollie the Otter". They even gave Ollie a ride back to the station in a police car.
Once at the police station, Ollie kicked back and tuned in to Twitter to find out he'd become an online sensation.
The case has a striking similarity to a TV commercial for a chain of British opticians. In the Specsavers ad, a vet makes a similar mistake to the Newport cops.
Only in the commercial it's a fur hat which is mistaken for a sick cat, not a fur collar posing as an injured otter.
Police said the case was a good way to remind the public what to do if they did find a wounded animal, according to the Telegraph
The cops said: "OllieTheFauxOtter would like to remind everyone, if you do find an injured otter, don't approach it but call police, RSPCA or local vet."
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