A woman on 24th Street NE called animal control officers to her residence to remove a squirrel she had trapped under her bed covers. According to the Post’s Animal Watch, she trapped the creature in her bed covers by placing a flower pot over it and weighing it down with some books.

When animal control arrived to remove the squirrel, it was discovered that the mammal was actually a balled-up pair of pantyhose. (For some helpful “squirrel control” hints, check out squirrels.org.)

For all of this week’s Animal Watch items (including pit bulls chained up behind a New York Avenue mechanics shop, a tricky guinea pig, abandoned hermit crabs) check out the Post’s District Weekly.

(Image of squirrel drinking beer from beerchurch.com)