‘We are on a road trip’: Woman is pulled over for having a car seat in the front, but it’s just her ’emotional support chicken’

For many of us, pets aren’t just animals, they’re part of the family. Where we go, they go, whether they’re an energetic doggo, a fatigued house cat, or an emotional support chicken.

TikTok user @_bigmommatex_ (known as Brooke on the platform), has the latter, and she does not tolerate any disrespect toward it. No, not even from the cops who pulled her over on Aug. 5. As she hilariously shared with her followers, Brooke was in the middle of a road trip when she was stopped and approached by cops, who had noticed a children’s car seat in the front. Naturally, they wanted to check if the woman was traveling with an infant in the seat, but they were in for a much bigger surprise.

Brooke didn’t have a child-riding shotgun — she had a chicken. Ah, pardon. Hilary Fluff is her name, and we should honor it. Miss Fluff was pretty content on the passenger seat, swaddled in a comfortable-looking blanket and eating her Funyuns, so of course Brooke got offended at the mere notion of the cops mistaking her for an infant. How dare they disrespect her like that? Unlike the actual infant in the back seat, this pet had an extremely important job to do. She was there to support Brooke through the emotional stress of a road trip. Who else could do that, if not Hilary Fluff?

After seeing the TikTok clip, some folks took to the comment section to give their thoughts. “The way she is strapped into her seat was not expected,” one person shared, while another wrote: “Plz tell me the cop laughed, LMAO.” Unfortunately, we don’t have the police officer’s reaction, but it’s not too hard to picture. “Imagine that cop going back to his buddies like ‘guys you’re never gonna guess what I saw today.'” Meanwhile, others pointed out the brilliance and hilarity (pun intended) of the pet’s name: “As a Hilary Duff fan and a chicken lover… I’m obsessed with her lol.” Honestly, aren’t we all?

If you’d like to have your own Hilary Fluff (perhaps Eggatha Christie or Henifer Aniston), go for it! In case you didn’t know, chickens make excellent pets — they’re sociable but require less maintenance than a dog. As per an article by veterinarian Laurie Hess on PetMD, these animals can live up to 15 years, which makes them good options for someone looking for long-term companions. According to her, backyard chickens aren’t legal everywhere, though, so check local laws before acquiring them. Oh, and make sure not to let them escape. Who knows what could happen to them?