A UF student pleaded no contest to a first-degree misdemeanor of animal cruelty Monday morning in connection to the death of Timmy, a hamster who lived with her owner at Broward Hall. Benjamin ...

Most of the animal abuse incidents last year were reported ... There were six cases each of cruelty to hamsters and birds. A turtle and a rabbit also fell victim. Third parties reported 118 ...

Sometimes, they stuff both cheeks, and other times, they only store food on one side. Pet hamsters do the same – some will hoard and then hide their food stashes in a special corner of the cage.

It also bans acts of cruelty, including physical abuse, breeding under ... “I cut the teeth of a hamster with clippers to prevent it from striking back at my pet,” the man said.