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MrL_JaKiri · 19 Jan 2006, 13:50

After further research (by reading the front cover of TCS) it appears that the students in question were a Compsci and a Mathmo, and that the hamster was sent through the post to deliver unspecified and unthought-through revenge on someone that had been harassing him.

Furthermore, whilst the students were punished with £1250 of fines between them, and £100 costs, it's estimated that the RSPCA's costs to prosecute were in the order of £12,000.

That's an enormous amount of money for a donation-based organisation, and, by comparison, Oxfam says £12,000 could fund works to supply 84 villages with clean drinking water, potentially saving hundreds of human lives.

19 Jan 2006, 13:50	#123
MrL_JaKiri The Twilight of the Gods Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 23,481	Re: ing Animal Rights Protesters After further research (by reading the front cover of TCS) it appears that the students in question were a Compsci and a Mathmo, and that the hamster was sent through the post to deliver unspecified and unthought-through revenge on someone that had been harassing him. Furthermore, whilst the students were punished with £1250 of fines between them, and £100 costs, it's estimated that the RSPCA's costs to prosecute were in the order of £12,000. That's an enormous amount of money for a donation-based organisation, and, by comparison, Oxfam says £12,000 could fund works to supply 84 villages with clean drinking water, potentially saving hundreds of human lives.