Police were called out to catch a pig running loose on the A90 in Aberdeen.

The rogue animal was spotted near a Shell petrol station on Stonehaven Road at 11.30am on Friday.

The pig was caught shortly after officers arrived and the Scottish SPCA was contacted.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "We were called at around 11.30am to the Northern Lights Filling Station.

"The pig has been contained now and the Scottish SPCA has been contacted."