[LISTEN] Pets And Their Lockdown Naughtiness

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The country has been in some form lockdown for over 145 days and it’s not just people that get restless. BBC reported that pets would have experienced a lot of agitation as a result of lockdown, and may even have engaged in some destructive behaviour around the house. Smile Breakfast asked listeners about what their pets had gotten up to over the last few months – from pillows, boots, toilet paper, couches, tree roots, and even bricks, it seems nothing was spared at home.

These are some of your funniest pictures, post-destruction:

Can you even be mad at that face? RIP favourite pillow
“The toilet paper shredder alien with yellow eyes named Skyla. She sprays like a male and is very territorial.”
“They basically broke down the front door to get to the couch.”

Sometimes they don’t destroy our belongings, they destroy our self esteem. Just like this TikTok user found out when she took her boxer to the beach:

 

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