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Lunch Club! Meet Kayak, The Skateboarding Hedgehog

I think you two will get on pretty well.

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In America, the popularity of pet hedgehogs is growing dramatically, half thanks to Schming, and half thanks to Darcy.

But although they’ve become more common in households across the States, there’s a surprising lack of information about their proper care. This is where the Hedgehog Welfare Society comes in, a non-profit organisation dedicated to “protecting the well-being of pet hedgehogs through rescue, research and education.”

Here’s Kayak, for instance: an adorable baby hedgehog taken in by HWS, who nursed him back to health, put a cape on him, and gave him a skateboard.

Kayak is an inspiration.