West Midlands Hedgehog Rescue
Lucky came to us as a very tiny baby. He was found in a driveway snuggled up to his dead mother.
He was very cold and for some time things were touch and go. He was kept indoors in the warmth and
was fed regularly by syringe. Gradually he put on weight.
Because he was hand reared from a very early age, Lucky became quite tame. He was used to being
handled, and was not afraid of daylight. This, and his relative lack of fear around people, made
Lucky the hedgehog we chose to take out fundraising.
The British Hedgehog Preservation Society organised a hedgehog awareness week. As part
of this we arranged to go to our local 'Pets at Home' pet supermarket.We took Lucky with us,
and a small display of information. Many people came to see Lucky who had never seen a hedgehog before.
We were able to tell people anbout hedgehogs ant the perils they face from us humans. People
became aware the dangers of slug pellets, food wrappings, strimmers and bonfires. We also
raised some much needed funds to help us expand.
The image of Lucky curlred up in a ball is one of out favorites. We still use it to help in fund
raising. We no longer have Lucky, because he was released back into the wild, as most of our sucess
stories are.
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