A police department in Middle Tennessee issued a warning after catching a man trying to flush methamphetamine down the toilet: Don't.

Think of the animals.

"Ducks, Geese, and other fowl frequent our treatment ponds and we shudder to think what one all hyped up on meth would do," says a statement on Loretto PD's Facebook page.

"Furthermore, if it made it far enough we could create meth-gators in Shoal Creek and the Tennessee River down in North Alabama."

The "more or less serious note" from police came after officers served a search warrant at a home on First Avenue in Loretto, a town in Lawrence County — about 95 miles south of Nashville near Tennessee-Alabama border line.

Inside the home, police said they found Andy Perry attempting to flush meth and other paraphernalia down the toilet.

Police said he was unsuccessful and arrested for possession of meth for resale, possession of drug paraphernalia and tampering with evidence.

Alabama has already had one incident involving meth and wildlife. Last month, investigators said a man kept a caged "attack squirrel" in his apartment and fed it methamphetamine to ensured it stayed aggressive.

Investigators were warned about the squirrel before a raid at the man's apartment.

Mickey Joel Paulk was eventually charged with illegal possession of wildlife. But he has denied police allegations that he fed meth to the squirrel.

Loretto police took notice of the meth 'attack' squirrel story and followed up with this important message:

"They’ve had enough methed up animals the past few weeks without our help. So, if you need to dispose of your drugs just give us a call and we will make sure they are disposed of in the proper way."

While the effects of methamphetamine on alligators is unknown, there is a case of a jungle python in Australia that required six weeks of detoxification after absorbing meth through its skin in a lab.

The python behaved more aggressively and erratically, a senior overseer at the John Morony correctional complex told The Telegraph.

Researchers have also found freshwater shrimp with traces of cocaine in the United Kingdom, according to a University of Suffolk study. Professors cited concerns about the environmental consequences of such pollution.

Of course, the prospect of methed-up gators gave social media users plenty to laugh about:

"This should be the new mascot for a university down there," one user tweeted. "Think of how terrifying it would be to play the South Alabama Meth Gators."

USA Today contributed to this report