A man dialled 999 to ask police to arrest his girlfriend and her cat after she allowed her pet to eat his bacon.

West Yorkshire Police confirmed that man wanted his girlfriend and her cat detained following the incident.

During the amazing recording, the call handler calmly asks the man what action he wants to be taken.

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An outraged man called police to demand officers arrest his girlfriend and her pet cat (picture posed by model)

The pet cat reportedly ate some of the man's bacon, prompting the emergency call (picture posed by model)

He replied: 'I want to press charges'.

He is then asked: 'Against who? Your girlfriend or the cat?' and responds with: 'Both of them.'

The call handler then says: 'we don't arrest cats' before going on to explain that a cat eating bacon is not a criminal offence.

However. the man continues that someone is to blame.

He said: 'No but my girlfriend allowed the cat to do it.'

West Yorkshire Police has brought this clip to the attention of the public in an attempt to highlight the thousands of time-wasting calls that their switchboard receives.

Head of the force's customer contact centre, Tom Donahoe, said that one in ten 999 calls did not require emergency attention.