Ah, the good ol’ Freedom of Information Act. And here I thought it only applied to American government. Apparently it carries some clout in jolly old England, too. When a dude named Wayne Carr made a request to the city of Hull concerning their werewolf problem (more on that in a moment), the city’s information governance officer (and doesn’t THAT sound like your stereotypical government title) Jane Barkworth issued a reply to the tune of, Hull HAS no werewolf contingency plan. Here are the questions Carr submitted (with corrections by yours truly): “Does the Hull City Council have a written policy on dealing with werewolves? Has a risk assessment been undertaken on Barmston Drain with regards to werewolves? Has the Environmental Agency been consulted with regards to the Barmston Drain werewolf? Do Hull City Council’s dog wardens have access to firearms with silver bullets?”
If you don’t know what all the fuss is about, that area of England has a long history of paranormal phenomena, perhaps the most infamous of which is a shaggy, snouted, toothy, bipedal beast nicknamed “Old Stinker” who has been making appearances as of late. Forewarned is forearmed, people of Hull! If you aren’t ready to deal with a possible werewolf rampage, now’s the time to remedy that. You’d best get on it!