The Post's Andrea Peyser is now taking up the saga of slain hamster, Sweetie, who was killed during a Brooklyn family's dispute, because it's the perfect opportunity to wax about how trying to prosecute people who kill pets is a "waste of resources." Guess she hasn't read how animal and/or pet abuse can predict other abusive behavior! more ›

Though the ASPCA deals with pet abuse issues, much of their focus ends up being solely on animals like dogs and cats. But other pets need someone to look out for them as well: To that end, a Brooklyn woman has been arrested and charged with killing a hamster. more ›

The police have arrested one of the fiends involved in the dastardly thefts of computers, video game consoles, a sock monkey and a pet hamster named Star from a Staten Island school for autistic children has bee arrested. The Advance reports, "Emil Sorensen, 21, of Elm Park, is accused of being the lookout in the crime, which was carried out on a weekend... Police say he admitted his role and copped to selling some of the stolen goods — a Nintendo Wii, a laptop and jewelry." Unfortunately, "Star’s fate is unclear." more ›

Students at a Staten Island school for autistic children are still upset about a weekend burglary that left them missing computers, video game consoles, a sock monkey, and a beloved pet hamster. The perp took the classroom pet—named Star—and the stuffed animal—named Skippy—as well as about $5,000 of electronics. Someone has already donated a new hamster to the Eden II School for Children with Autism, and police are investigating the break-in. Executive director Joanne Gerenser told the Daily News the perp is "really pathetic," noting: "When you're stealing games and toys, you're stealing from the kids." One of the students at the school reportedly told Gerenser: "I miss the sock puppet." more ›

It's been over a month since we saw Edie the hamster riding the 4 train, and now she's back with a new mode of transportation: a bicycle! That's right, Edie has gone hipster with a colorful two-wheeler (though it doesn't look like it's fixed gear). Here she is pumping up the tire outside of the bike shop... maybe you'll see her at the next Critical Mass! more ›

The season's hottest Christmas toy is a robotic hamster that could cause cancer in children, according to a consumer website. The rodent in question, named "Mr. Squiggles," belongs to the Zhu Zhu Pets brand and allegedly contains a high level of the chemical antimony, which the GoodGuide reports "may be linked to cancer, lung, and heart problems." more ›

Over the holiday we noticed some adorable photos of a hamster riding a subway in our Flickr pool... and now it seems the familiar fuzzy face has made it all the way to the NY Post! Hopefully it's not going to her head... though she does share the first name of limelight-loving Edie Sedgwick. more ›

Like clockwork, stores hyped up their Black Friday/Doorbuster sales and potential shoppers waited outside for hours, in hopes of getting great deals. A crowd was waiting outside a Jersey City Best Buy; one person told WCBS 2, "There's a lot of people on this line for laptops, like HP laptops for $197. Normally it's $500 or $600," with another possibly bragging that he "was here yesterday since 12 o'clock in the afternoon"—as in noon on Thanksgiving. more ›