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Friday 21 December 4:55 p.m.
By Megan Slovak
JUSTIN BIEBER has incurred the wrath of animal rights
campaigners by giving away his pet hamster to a fan.
The teenage
pop star thrilled a young girl at the Jingle Ball in Atlanta,
Georgia last week by handing
her a cage containing his beloved pet, named Pac.
Bieber told
the fan to "take care" of the hamster, which he adopted in October,
and she promised Pac would be going to a good home.
However,
officials at the California Hamster Association insist Bieber was cruel to give
away his pet.
A spokesperson for the group tells TMZ.com, "(Hamsters) often
succumb quickly to illness and death (when faced with) sudden environmental
change... The moment that hamster was handed off to a screaming girl in a
harsh, frenzied environment was likely the moment it gazed at the short path to
its doom."