This is an actual invention. It is subject to a patent in the US.
It is guaranteed to get you beaten up – or at least protested against by PETA.
“Gerbil Shirt
US Patent Issued In 1999Hey, are you tired of leaving your small pets at home when you are out and about? Could you use a little more quality time with your gerbils, mice, hamsters or snakes? Well now your dreams have come true with the Gerbil Shirt! The Gerbil Shirt wraps your torso in plastic tube passageways, making your bod a super highway of fun for Binky and Bart. The interior surfaces are textured for traction and have air vents for easy breathing.”
Via Gizmodo.