Woman called 999 to report that goose in cemetery looked hungry and had lost its friends

A woman called 999 asking police to rescue a goose which looked ‘hungry’ and had ‘lost its friends’.

The caller dialled the emergency number to tell officers she had spotted the lonely bird wandering around Blackley Cemetery in Manchester.



She said she feared the goose was in danger as it didn’t have any companions and looked like it needed feeding. The call was made at around 10.45am on Friday.

The woman didn’t leave her name but was told the goose’s welfare was not a police matter and the call was not an appropriate use of the 999 number. She was also advised to call the RSPCA if she believed the bird was injured.