the pig on the road

i was driving down the back road to my next lesson when i saw a pig grazing on the side of the road. it looked domesticated. it looked like it shouldn't be on a road. so i called the police. the conversation went like this:

me: hi, i'm not sure whether this is the type of thing one should report or not... well, the thing is, there's a pig on the road at x.
her: *laughs* ... uh... ok... uh... is it injured?
me: (thinking, how on earth is that relevant?) uh, no, it was just grazing on the side of the road.
her: right... so... would you like to call the police about this maybe?
...
me: oh, sorry, i thought i'd dialed the police. sorry. who did i dial?
her: medical emergencies.

which explained why she was wondering if perhaps it was injured, in case i really did think they took care of animals too! the pig, it transpired once i got hold of the right people, had clearly just managed to 'get out of its pen' and would surely be retrieved as soon as they got hold of the nearby farm.