One day while out for a stroll, someone observed an open box sitting by itself close by a bridge. Someone has scribbled “free hamsters” on the box. The person rushed over to investigate right away and found three hamsters curled up inside the box.
The concerned citizen of Birmingham, England, immediately contacted the RSPCA, which came out to collect the tiny, scared hamsters. Since the box was open, there may have been more hamsters initially who escaped out of fear.
Ironically, inside the box was a pamphlet, cowritten by the RSPCA, about how to properly care for hamsters.
“It’s terrible to think that someone thought it would be OK to dump these animals like this and then offering them to passersby as free to take — they could have fallen into the completely wrong hands,” Rachel Butler, RSPCA spokeswoman for Birmingham, said in a press release.
The hamsters were taken to the RSPCA Derby shelter, where they were named Clarkes, Jimmy Choo and Doc Marten. Luckily, all three hamsters seemed to be in good health, despite being abandoned in such a cruel way.
Clearly the pamphlet the hamsters were found with was never opened, as the person who dumped them obviously had no idea what the sweet little animals needed.
Butler stated, “We would never, ever recommend abandoning animals. “What we would say is that before having a pet, we would advise individuals to consider their needs very carefully.
You must be certain you can provide for a pet’s needs for the whole of its life before making the commitment.
The three hamsters are very lucky that they were found when they were, by the right person, and have since been adopted into loving, capable families.
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