Children of New Zealand love pets, and I think that hamsters should be allowed for the following reasons:

1: Scientific research has proved that having a hamster reduces stress levels and increases social skills.

2: They would bring the children of New Zealand endless hours of fun and joy, not to mention stressful adults!

3: Hamsters are stunningly easy to care for, and do not demand as much attention as cats, dogs, horses, sheep, goats, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, and many other animals.

4: Hamsters are not expensive at all. You can get dogs for  $1000, which is outrageous, but hamsters are SO INCREDIBLY INEXPENSIVE! 

So I call upon the people of New Zealand to make this change!

Signed, 

Poppy Gallagher.