[Pixlet]

At the Petco in my town, there are often hamsters, rats, and mice for "adoption" - they don't specify where they came from, but for some reason, they aren't able to sell them. They don't charge an adoption fee for them, you just have to sign some sort of contract...might be the same thing you sign when you buy a live animal. I got a Syrian hamster from there once, and I don't see anything wrong with it as long as they aren't charging for the animal. Better the "Free hamster" go home with me than as python food or an impulse pet for a 4-year old kid.