[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]PICTURE: A Hedgehog suffering from a serious burn to its lower back, resulting in the spines falling out. Fortunately, this Hedgehog was treated by Jerzy Gara and made a full recovery.
There has been a rising number of Hedgehogs reported to be suffering from horrific injuries as a result of having a firework explode next to them.
The sickening truth is that some people are carrying out this brutal act on purpose. This crime will almost certainly kill the Hedgehog, or severely injure it at best.
This male hog weighing about 1kg was found in Chingford, London E4 on 4th November 2008 at 6pm.
The horrendous smell of burnt flesh and sulphur was typical of a firework exploding right beside or underneath him.
Somebody must have thought it funny to throw a lighted firework at him or even worse put the firework right beside or underneath the sleeping hedgehog, blowing him up.
You could smell the cooked fat very strongly.
He had to be euthanized immediately by the vet to stop any further suffering.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Hedgehog blown apart by fireworks. How much more suffering must our wildlife take before the Government takes steps to properly control these weapons of mass destruction
Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:53 am
