A college student has been filmed biting the head off a live hamster . The video , seen by DailyMail.com , shows the apparently drunk man pull the animal from a backpack as he is jeered on by a crowd of scantily-clad teenagers at a suspected spring break party . Grinning , he takes a bite , spits part of the animal on the ground , and hurls the rest over a fence . The crowd erupts with shrieking laughter as the man in a pink wolf t-shirt beams wildly at the phone cameras and girls around him . Animal rights group PETA has launched a manhunt to track down the man , who is reported to be a fraternity member at Florida State University . WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT . Horrific : A video shows a college student biting the head off a live hamster at an apparent spring break party . Stephanie Bell , PETA 's Cruelty Casework Director , told DailyMail.com investigators are in touch with university directors to identify the man and press charges . 'It is horrific . We do n't know who this man is but we are working to track him down and prosecute , ' Bell said . 'Animal abuse is a community concern . People who abuse animals rarely do so only once and almost never stop there . 'The link between cruelty to animals and inter-personal violence is undeniable . Many of our nation 's serial killers and most school shooters share a history of animal abuse . Graphic : The man in a pink t-shirt bites , spits , then throws the contents of his hand over a fence to cheers . Beaming : The man , and other party-goers , shriek with laughter and beam gleefully into the camera . 'Often , humans and animals are abused at the same time . For example , the guy who kicks the family dog is likely abusing his spouse and children too . Cruelty to animals is always a red flag . ' The video was uploaded to YouTube on Friday night under the name 'psycho drunk spring breaker bites head off of hamster ' . Within minutes , it was removed from the video-sharing site for violating its codes of conduct . Prepared : The stunt seemed prepared as the man pulled the animal from a backpack on a deckchair . The footage starts with the voice of one party-goer balking : 'Oh my f***ing God ! No way ! ' Others can be heard jeering : 'So good ! So good ! ' After the man throws the hamster , others are seen grinning and laughing behind him . DailyMail.com has been unable to corroborate claims that the man is a fraternity member at Florida State University . PETA and DailyMail.com have yet to receive a response from the university . If you know who this man is , contact DailyMail.com on 646-885-5158 .
Man filmed pulling live hamster from backpack and biting off its head . Crowd screams 'so good ! ' and 'no way ! ' as he spits and throws the rest . PETA has launched manhunt for the man , believed to be a fraternity member at PETA who was on spring break . Do you know this man ? Contact DailyMail.com on 646-885-5158 .