Couple calls police claiming cat is holding them hostage

[Screencapture of 911 transcipt (left) from WISN. File photo of cat (right).]

Cats are not known for their bubbly, warm personalities, and one Wisconsin couple can vouch for this after their feline’s temper got out of control last week.

In a 911 call placed on June 17, a Greenfield, Wis. woman was recorded telling the operator about her feisty feline.

“We have a cat and it’s going crazy and it’s attacked my husband, we’re kind of hostages in our own house,” the woman told the operator, according to The Independent.

“We’re just wondering who we should call to do something, get rid of the cat, or help us.”

You can listen to the entire call here.

The woman reported that the two-year-old cat attacked her husband a few days prior, and the couple had locked it in a room in an attempt to calm it down, reported Wisconsin ABC affiliate WISN. The isolation worked against the couple, who claimed the cat was even more angry after being let out.

“There’s been weirder (calls), but this is one of the more unusual ones,” Greenfield Police Sergeant Matt Borchadt told WISN. “This one was unusual with the circumstances, but it’s not unusual for us to handle animal complaints.”

The Independent reported the cat is now with animal control and no one was hurt.

In 2014, a family called 911 after their 22-pound Himalayan chased them into their bedroom. The cat was angry after its tail was pulled by the family’s seven-month-old baby.