A 20-year-old York student has been arrested after a hamster was allegedly fried to death in the early hours of last Saturday.

Police made the unwelcome discovery of a fried hamster after being called out to reports of a noisy, drunken party in the city’s student apartments.

Police made the grisly discovery of a fried hamster

Having broken up the party, the police made a check of the premises before arresting the individual for being drunk and disorderly and adding the further charge of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

It is thought the animal may have been alive before being subjected to the grisly fate, although the police and the RSPCA are now investigating to establish the details.




The hamster is believed to have belonged to the man’s flatmate, another student.

According to the RSPCA, someone in England and Wales calls their cruelty helpline every 30 seconds, with the sick tale the latest of its kind to make the news.

Earlier this month a couple from Bedford were told they faced a custodial sentence after allowing their sheep dog to become trapped in two stone of its own hair.

The animal, which was barely able to see or hear, was eventually put down due to the level of distress it was in.