After yesterday's news about hopeful Snowball the overweight albino hedgehog comes a rather more distressing report about our spiny mammalian friends: African pygmy hedgehogs are apparently the hot new pet in the UK. While you might think this to be a good thing, it is actually cause for concern: Much like the fate of the now-discarded chihuahua, the future does not look bright for the African pygmy hedgehog. How do we know? It has already happened here! READ MORE