Appeal for information as ‘Flake’ the hamster found left out in ‘exceptional cold’ on Chapel St

A hamster has been found abandoned in a cage, left on the side of the road in Wrexham.

The white, fluffy hamster – nicknamed Flake by RSPCA staff (and Chip / Splinter by the police!) – was spotted by a member of the public on Chapel Street in the early hours of Tuesday morning, at approximately 4:15am.

As those who follow the updates on here will know, North Wales Police officers in the local area at the time took in the hamster, before the animal was collected by the RSPCA.

This little guy was found dumped by the nightshift early this morning! RSPCA are aware and will collect him in a bit… I can confirm he does bite! How sad that someone felt the need to dump him 😡😡 pic.twitter.com/tOsfczbzDU

— NWPPC2926 Wrexham (@NWPPC2926) December 19, 2017

Nightshift have called it a mouse then renamed him splinter so think he’s a rat! But… I’m sure he’s a hamster as he has no tail and he’s huge!

— NWPPC2926 Wrexham (@NWPPC2926) December 19, 2017

Was it on the pavement by St Giles school.. i did see a cage on the pavement around 4am as I drove passed, thought strange thing to dump!! I had no idea someone would of dumped an animal like that.

— Original Schmoozer (@Schmoozer74) December 19, 2017

RSPCA officers say they are “shocked” by the circumstances surrounding the abandonment – with the hamster in a very good, clean cage containing a £50 price tag.

However, the hamster had been left outside in “exceptionally cold” conditions and is currently at the RSPCA’s Bryn-Y-Maen Animal Centre in Upper Colwyn Bay.

Jenny Anderton from the RSPCA said: “This is a strange abandonment which has left us quite shocked.

“This poor hamster was found in a clean, expensive cage – giving the impression it had been a well-looked after animal.

“However, the poor thing has been left out in exceptionally cold conditions on the side of the road, and is now being cared for at our Bryn-Y-Maen Animal Centre.

“Someone must know something about how Flake came to be abandoned in this way – and we’d urge anyone with information to contact our inspectorate appeal line on 0300 123 8018.”