By Emma Reynolds
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When a family’s pet hamster went missing and they found his cage ripped open by a cat, they feared the worst.
But adventurous Pipsqueak had escaped the clutches of the predatory puss and run down the street to find refuge.
The Chalkleys were amazed when the brave furball turned up in the most unlikely of hideouts – a pest controller’s garage.
Eight-year-old owner Callum hadgiven up hope of seeing his hamster again when he went missing from the family home in Clifton, Herts.
But the Siberian hamster, had wriggled free from his feline abductor’s claws and raced down the main road, dodging traffic and the dangerous presence of six more cats and a dog.
Callum said: ‘A cat got Pipsqueak in his mouth and took him outside, but he escaped out of his mouth and did a runner.
‘Pipsqueak is really friendly. I was really upset when he went missing and I am pleased to have him back.’
‘He is a really nice man who brought Pipsqueak home to me.’
Callum, his mother Sarah and estate agent father Chris, 35, realised Pipsqueak was missing when they found a cat had broken into his cage on January 12.
They searched their home and believed poor Pipsqueak must have been killed when they could not find him.
Mrs Chalkey, a 41-year-old healthcare assistant, said it was clear from the damage to Pipsqueak’s cage that he
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