Louise Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4623754.stm Two students who sent a hamster through the post as a drunken prank have been fined and banned from owning animals. So what else can't you put in a parcel? The hamster found in a postbox is now named First Class. And he's lucky to be alive. If he hadn't gnawed through the envelope and been spotted by the postman, he might have died in the sorting machine. David Jordan and James Cole, both 19, admitted abandoning the animal in circumstances likely to cause it unnecessary suffering. They were both fined and banned from keeping animals for 10 years. Not only were the two Cambridge University students committing a criminal offence, which they said they did when drunk and as an act of revenge, they were also breaking Royal Mail rules. Really. One of the top Universities in the country, in the world even, and these idiots didn't think about what they were doing to the poor creature because they were drunk. Just goes to show that being intelligent has nothing to do with having compassion. Lots of animal-related British idiot stories lately, what with the penguin and all. Shame.
Luxo Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 Aww, yeah I was just about to comment on all the rodent-related stories lately. That's terrible!
SharkTums Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 Hey, seeing stories like this actually makes me feel a bit better about Americans. Maybe everyone worldwide is just getting dumber!?!?
Louise Posted February 2, 2006 Author Posted February 2, 2006 Yeah, but y'know, you guys are the most influential country in the world, so the blame will still come back to you....
ShoubraStreet74 Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 Makes me grateful that my hamster is safe and sound asleep right now.. But seriously, being drunk is no excuse for cruelty to animals. That's seriously messed up.
Hattuchili Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 Animals sending per post? How stupid cam someone be? --Sören
Teddymonster Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 Aside from what they did being sad...I am seriously curious as to whom/what they were getting "revenge" over by sending a HAMSTER in the mail. Maybe they were seeking vengeance from their maker for making them so f'ing retarded...
Shockwave Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 I'm amazed the hamster is still alive. It's certainly got more common sense that the people who posted him.
FlyingScooter Posted February 3, 2006 Posted February 3, 2006 Sounds like Cleveland Public School system kids to me.
Nrthwnd Posted February 4, 2006 Posted February 4, 2006 Not trying to highjack the thread - but - and Lou you did mention it... What happened with the baby penguin that was stolen? Last thing I heard was they hadn't found it yet? Thanks for lettin' me know.
Louise Posted February 4, 2006 Author Posted February 4, 2006 ^ Yup, I mentioned it in chat because I hadn't heard anything, I don't watch the news much lately, just skim over the papers. Elissa found some links. They never found him, he's presumed to have died around a week after being taken.
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