A tiny hamster found abandoned in sub-zero temperatures on a London street and brought to The Blue Cross has found a happy new home.
Snowball was discovered by a passerby huddling in her cage in a bag with a note saying: “Please take care of my friendly hamster. I cannot afford to look after her anymore. Thank you.”
Her plight touched the heart of thousands of pet lovers but none more so than 10-year-old Anya Davies who persuaded her mum Barbara to drive to our Burford rehoming centre so they could meet Snowball.
Anya was so keen to help the poor hamster that she offered to pay for the cage herself with her birthday money.
As soon as they met Snowball they knew that they had to give her the happy home she deserved.
Barbara says: “Snowball slept for most of the journey back to London although she woke up as we drove into Pimlico and pottered around her three-tier cage.
“‘I wonder if she knows she’s back home?’ said Anya. It was a sentimental thought but then that’s the wonderful thing about animals – they bring out the softer side in us.”
Snowball is now settling very well into her new home. Barbara adds: “Like all hamsters, Snowball may not have much of a tail, but I like to think we’ve given her story a happy ending.”
