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Posted pet hamster survives box

 

A Cambridge postman spotted the hamster wriggling

A pet hamster is at the centre of a bizarre police investigation after it

was put in a sealed envelope and posted in a letter box, it has been

revealed.

It was rescued by a Cambridge postman who saw it wriggling as it tried to

eat its way out of its cardboard prison.

 

Patrick Von Heimendahl, a vet who examined the animal, told the BBC: " I find

this utterly cynical to post a hamster. She is lucky to survive. "

 

The hamster, found in a post box, is being looked after by the vet.

 

Mr Von Heimendahl added: " It must have been very hot in there and did not

have any food in there or water.

 

" I don't think she would have survived for very much longer. "

 

'Surprised and shocked'

 

The hamster is thought to have been in the box for about four hours.

 

Rob Maher, the postman who spotted the package, said: " I swore when I saw

it. I was surprised and shocked.

 

" They (anyone who posted it) must either have a grudge against someone or

someone playing a sick joke. "

 

The hamster was found in the city centre box on Wednesday.

 

Anyone with information should contact Cambridgeshire Police.