From Scotland comes the story of a couple who have dedicated their hearts and homes to an often helpless critter.

Andy and Sharon Longhurst have helped heal and rehabilitate over 500 European hedgehogs over nearly 3 years, and though they aren’t veterinarians, they can’t help but help when someone brings them a hedgehog.

Called the Burntisland Hedgehog Haven , the Longhursts began in 2023 in the upstairs room in their house, where they were allowed to care for up to 7 hedgehogs without a license in Scotland.

But they quickly realized the need to expand their capacity after word got out there was somewhere to bring an injured hedgehog. Not long after they started, they had to convert their garage.

Following two years of fundraising their own money, they’ve built a treatment ward in th

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