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" Justin Bieber has been condemned by an animal advocacy group for giving away his pet hamster to a fan. The &amp;#039;Boyfriend&amp;#039; singer gave his hamster PAC to an 18-year-old female fan following a concert in Atlanta earlier in the month.  A spokesperson for the California Hamster Association has reacted to Bieber gifting his pet by insisting to TMZ that the star committed an act of &amp;quot;animal cruelty&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;[Hamsters] often succumb quickly to illness and death [with] sudden environmental change,&amp;quot; the group claimed. &amp;quot;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.&amp;quot; The California Hamster Association added that if Bieber wanted to get rid of PAC, he should have acted responsibility and given the creature to an animal rescue center. Bieber has not commented on the incident. He is currently taking a break from his North American concert tour, which will continue after the holidays on January 5 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Watch Justin Bieber&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Boyfriend&amp;#039; music video below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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