If you want to read a feel good story, check out the work that Kyra and Sophie are doing.  They are running Hedgehog Friendly Town.  They are doing amazing work; so far they have saved over 400 hedgehogs and the care they give them is incredible.

The girls have just appeared on Channel 5’s Saving Britain’s Hedgehogs programme and the way they took in a hedgehog from a member of the public was really professional.

Visit their You Tube Channel

They have an Amazon Wish List so if you want to support them, this would be a great way of helping the girls help hedgehogs.

Their website is a mine of information, too.

One of the things I love about these two is that they are giving talks in schools to encourage and inspire other young people to get involved.   Check out their Mission Challenges – there are 5 of them – which will help anyone boost their knowledge and understanding of hedgehogs

Visit Hedgehog Friendly Town

On Wednesday 8^th May 2019, there’s a two part programme called Saving Britain’s Hedgehogs at 8pm on Channel 5. 

The programmes are on Wednesday 8 May 2019 and Wednesday 15 May 2019.

Steve Backshall and Queen’s Brian May are teaming up to save the hedgehog.

Hedgehogs were recently voted Britain’s favourite wild animal – but their numbers are decreasing fast.  In fact, they could be extinct in the UK within a decade.

There’s a determined effort to save them. 

Three years ago, Brian May teamed up with Anne Brummer, a wildlife expert, to set up Amazing Grace.   It’s a hedgehog rescue centre in Surrey.

Only Fools and Horses star, John “Boycie” Challis is also on the programme.

There’s a lot we can all do to help hedgehogs, so please lend a paw and watch the programme.

Hedgehog charities include the British Hedgehog Preservation Society which has a huge network of hedgehog carers around the UK

If the 16 million UK farm animals kept in cages could speak, what might they say?

There’s a short video featuring famous people such as Deborah Meaden, Joanna Lumley and Peter Egan, Kate Ford, Evanna Lynch and Mike Beckingham asking that very question

The You Tube video has some seriously adorable farm animals in it – it’s called Dear Humans, and it the famous faces are speaking up for the millions of UK farm animals suffering in cages.  And here it is:

Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) say that around 16 million hens are still locked up in cages – that’s over one third of all hens nationwide.   Because of overcrowding and restricted height, they have not much more than a sheet of A4 paper for space.

Over 50% of all UK sows also suffer.   Many are forced to give birth in farrowing crates;  they can’t turn round and have to suckle their piglets through bars.

Cages are cruel, outdated and wrong. 

Please add your signature  to call for a debate in Parliament and a ban on cage cruelty.

CIWF needs less than 31,000 more signatures before a ban on cage farming will be considered for debate in parliament.  Once you’ve signed, you’ll get a verification email in your inbox which you must click if your signature is to count.

#EndTheCage today!