Turns Out Hamsters With Snapchat Filters Are all You Need to Feel Better About the World

​​Look, it's been a tough week in a long series of tough weeks. Things are weird. Times are confusing and unstable and we have no bloody idea what's going on. It's totally understandable if you're feeling a bit rubbish as a result. 

But we may have stumbled across something that magically helps. 

No, it's not a surprise referendum for 'hey, shall we just sort everything out?' or anything involving deep-fried cookie dough. We're talking about tiny hamsters living their best lives, building their personal brand, and finding joy through the art of Snapchat filters. 

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It's a thing. It's a trend. Everyone with a hamster is taking pictures of their pets decked out in flower crowns, mystical pink stars, and - our personal fave, because animals dressed up as other animals is the ABSOLUTE BEST - the dog filter. 

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The results are pure joy and will make any day feel a tiny bit better. Seriously. This is magical. They should add these photos to the front cover of mindfulness colouring books. 

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We can't entirely explain ​why ​hamsters filtered on Snapchat are such a wonderful thing beyond 'omggggg tiny so cute ahh', but they just ARE. And we're very happy to see hamsters getting some praise online (it's usually dogs and cats getting all the damn attention). 

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So if you happen to have a friend who owns a hamster, run to their house immediately and start taking those snaps (as long as the hamster is totally chill with the situation and you're not stressing him or her out). You'll make everyone's lives so much better. 

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Snapchat hamsters for PM. 

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