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Everyone's going nuts over a hamster this holiday season. One of the most in-demand are Zhu Zhu Pets , a robotic hamster that darts around, plays in tubes and talk to one another.

Today: It's a mini-edition of Biz Break, so we can get to the bird. Hot hamsters It's not even officially shopping season, and already the industry analysts have declared the must-have toy of the year: the Zhu Zhu Pets hamster.

Ranges Pet n' Aquatic stocks a wide range of animals, birds and pet accessories.

Dear Heloise: Thank you, thank you, thank you! Your great and timely article giving guinea-pig guidance was just super! I wish this type of guidance would be required reading when dogs or cats become the pet of the day.

Police corralled a 5-foot-long boa constrictor Friday morning. Police said the snake was reported at 7:42 a.m. coiled in front of an apartment building at 70 Parkway North on the Bronx border and across from Van Cortlandt Park.

(11/27/09) - The seizure of 84 horses from a Cannon County farm won't lead to criminal charges because horses are considered livestock, not companion animals.

TWO Blackburn men have been jailed and banned from keeping animals for 10 years for taking part in a dog fight.

The hottest toys of the season aren't expensive electronic devices they're little, battery operated, interactive hamsters.

Nikki Hazelgrove with one of the feral cats she rescued from the farm. She hopes people will come forward to rehome them.

The hamsters are fake, with a coating of fuzz over a mechanized chassis and a small sound system.

The day after Thanksgiving has been dubbed America's " cloggiest " day of the year.

Bismarck Police shoot a mountain lion within Bismarck city limits. It was quite a scene last night in the northern part of town.

A scuffle over this year's hottest holiday toy brought police to an Indianapolis store to calm Black Friday shoppers.

Mr. Squiggles and his friends are the perfect pet. These toy hamsters don't smell, die or wake you up in the middle of the night.

You may be rushing off to Toys 'R Us to squeeze in some last minute shopping before the doorbusters disappear.

LANDLORDS Sigrun and Chris Brazier of the Jolly Tanners in Staplefield will be unveiling a new brew made especially for them and named after their pet dogs at their latest beer festival starting tomorrow.

U.S. consumers turned out in strong numbers to hunt for holiday bargains on Black Friday, though many said they were spending selectively and industry executives questioned whether the momentum would last.

Molly is an adorable 7-year-old black Lab mix who loves sweet loving and is the perfect couch potato.

Hamster Mania-Indiana,0136 Indianapolis shoppers scuffle over hot hamster toy Eds: APNewsNow.

About 600 shoppers are lined up at a Little Rock, Ark., Old Navy store Friday. The nation's retailers are ushering in the traditional start of the holiday shopping season with expanded hours and deep discounts The nation's retailers ushered in the traditional start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with expanded hours and deep discounts on ...

Toys 'R' Us CEO Gerald Storch holds Zhu Zhu Pet at Times Square store. As the holiday shopping season kicks off Friday, Toys "R" Us is betting on a must-have $10 gift and a toy chest jam packed with other aggressive initiatives to help grab customers.

Mr. Squiggles and his friends don't smell, die or wake you up in the middle of the night.

Thirty dogs were seized about a month ago from a backyard breeder in Minneapolis.

When Lori Fowlkes first saw robotic Zhu Zhu Pets toy hamsters in September, she remembers her kids started jumping up and down and saying "Please! Please! Can we buy them?" Seeing a fully stocked shelf, she decided to hold off until Christmas.

Move aside Barbie, drop that Wii. The hottest toy this Christmas is an interactive hamster that drives a car and squeaks happily when petted on the nose - and doesn't break the bank for parents.

Hillsborough Animal Services investigators say 29-year-old Winston Tsai allowed several pets, some exotic, to starve to death.

If you are looking for a a paws-itivelya a purr-fecta holiday present, consider taking your pet for a visit with Santa! The Clermont County Humane Society is sponsoring a Photos with Santa fundraiser to benefit the homeless animals in the county.