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Hedgehog Care

Posted by on Feb 19, 2012 in Pet News, Popular Pets | 0 comments

Hedgehog Care

Hedgehog Care is Lincolnshire’s famous little hedgehog hospital.  It is run by Elaine Drewery on her own with a few volunteers who help when they can.  As hedgehogs are now an endangered species her work is more important than ever. Elaine started Hedgehog Care in 1980 and a sign at the hospital says “I’m not very posh” because all her pension money is spent on hedgehogs.  She relies on donations but does not like to ask for money. ♥ It costs about 40p a day to feed a hedgehog. ♥ Elaine can have between 50 and 200+ hedgehogs in her care at any one time. ♥ Elaine spends...

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Cat With 26 Toes!

Posted by on Dec 12, 2011 in Pet News | 0 comments

Cat With 26 Toes!

Here is a lovely story about an adorable cat with 26 toes. He is called Daniel and  has found a happy new home with an animal shelter.  Plus it turns out he is really good at fundraising! When I first saw it I couldn’t imagine how a cat could fit that many toes!  I’d forgotten they usually have 20 to start with anyway….  So he only has 2 extra per paw.    

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Benton the Dog

Posted by on Dec 5, 2011 in Funny Pets, Pet News | 0 comments

Benton the Dog

I heard about this at the weekend and had to share it in case you’ve not seen it. Any responsible dog owner will just feel the panic in the poor man. I can even imagine that Benton is probably well behaved normally and did this out of character.  Unfortunately he got caught on camera! Update – It’s not clear whether the dog’s name is Benton or Fenton so presumably the owner hasn’t come forward to clear up the mystery, I can’t imagine why not?  

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Wall Street Protest

Posted by on Nov 15, 2011 in Pet News | 0 comments

Wall Street Protest

Apologies for the advert at the beginning but this clip of a little French Bulldog at the Wall Street protests is definitely worth watching!        

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The Amber Cat in ‘Your Cat’ magazine

Posted by on Oct 7, 2011 in Pet News, Popular Pets | 0 comments

The Amber Cat in ‘Your Cat’ magazine

The launch of the new The Amber Cat website and online shop was featured in the October issue of ‘Your Cat’ magazine.  We are giving away some prizes so grab your copy and enter to win! The new website was ready just before the magazine came out but all the new products are not in the shop yet.  They are being added daily so check back or sign up for the newsletter.

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