Man Roasted Guinea Pig In Prospect Park Saturday

A man was roasting what he told police was a guinea pig in Prospect Park Saturday morning, according to DNAinfo.

Officers responded to an emergency call about someone mistreating a squirrel in the park, police said.

The man, who told DNAinfo, he was from Ecuador, was roasting the squirrel-sized animal on a wooden skewer over a barbecue grill in the barbecue area near the 9th Street entrance to the park.

It is legal to grill meat as long as it’s in one of the park’s designated barbecue areas so police did not take any action against the man.

It’s illegal to hunt or trap park animals such as squirrels. Although guinea pigs are common pets in the United States, they are a common entrée in South America.