Doing bird – pet held in Netherlands prison cell after owner arrested

Police in Utrecht arrested a person for shoplifting and also took in the pet bird which was sitting on the suspect’s shoulder.

(Politie Utrecht Centrum/PA)

By Emily Chudy, PA

A bird has been held in a jail cell in the Netherlands after its owner was arrested for shoplifting.

Police in Utrecht said on Thursday that they had arrested a person for shoplifting, and had also taken in a pet bird, which was sitting on the suspect’s shoulder during the incident.