A meerkat, similar to this, was stolen from a Kent park and later found deadA student has been charged with stealing a meerkat, police said.
The animal went missing from its enclosure at Wingham Wildlife Park, near Canterbury, Kent, on December 29 last year.
A spokeswoman for Kent Police said Adam Catherick, 19, of Laburnham Avenue, Sandwich, was charged with theft yesterday and will appear at Folkestone Magistrates' Court on May 11.
Popular: Adverts for comparethemarket.com's meerkat has fuelled the popularity of the creaturesIt was later found dead on a road and, according to reports, had then been dumped in a dog waste bin in Sandwich.
Deborah Margaret Smith, 47, of Burch Avenue, Sandwich, who was also arrested at the time, has been charged with possession of cannabis and will appear at the court on the same date.
Meerkats have increased in popularity following adverts for comparethemarket.com, featuring cuddly puppet Aleksandr.
source: dailymail
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