The Twelve Days of Christmas are twelve days of celebration beginning on Christmas Day. However, we prefer to build up to Christmas Day with The Twelve Days Before The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Now you may be wondering why there’s a police hat perched on the D of today’s banner. It’s because today’s creatures are members of their local police force.
Police forces in rural corners of Xinjiang province have been sending these officers out on patrol since earlier this year, The Telegraph reports.
“[They are known] for being extremely vigilant and having excellent hearing,” Zhang Quansheng, a police chief in Xinjiang’s Shawan county, told the newspaper.
The People’s Daily said the “sharp, keen and brave” animals were proving an invaluable tool in Xinjiang’s war on crime and were now being “actively promoted” across the region.
Law enforcement agents described them as a new “highlight of stability maintenance work” and said they had proved themselves “better than dogs” in tackling crime.
Twelve Days 2015
First Day of Christmas
Second Day
Third Day
Fourth Day
Fifth Day
Sixth Day