Friday 11 December 2009

A Hedgehog Is For Life, Not Just For Christmas…

They fit snugly into the palm of a hand and are as cute as a button.
And that's why the African pygmy hedgehog has - to the dismay of animal welfare campaigners - become the latest must-have handbag accessory.
Sorry..?

Who the hell wants to put their hand in their handbag when an animate pincushion is lurking somewhere inside?

Oh. Right. Stupid people with more money than common sense…
They are, apparently, the latest pet craze for the rich, including footballers' wives and girlfriends, ousting the tiny dogs that were once carried in handbags.
‘What about the fleas?’, people are no doubt asking.

I don’t suppose the hedgehogs will mind…

Related: ManWiddecombe begs potential owners to reconsider, for the sake of the other people looking to get rich quick…

6 comments:

General Pyston Broak said...

Who wants a handbag full of hedgehog droppings?

Ross said...

Will there be hordes of Chihuahuas (sp?) evicted from handbags in order to make way for these hedgehogs?

manwiddicombe said...

Will this new craze lead to a reduction in the size of the 'party girl' population as the unintended consequences of mixing hedgehog spines and condoms bears fruit?

woman on a raft said...

That last piece of chocolate-coated popcorn was unpleasantly spiney.

Anonymous said...

Ross:Will there be hordes of Chihuahuas (sp?) evicted from handbags in order to make way for these hedgehogs?

Hedgehogs. Why can't they just share the hedge? (Or handbag in this case.)

JuliaM said...

"Who wants a handbag full of hedgehog droppings?"

Much less offensive than a handbag full of chihuahua poo, surely?

"Will this new craze lead to a reduction in the size of the 'party girl' population as the unintended consequences of mixing hedgehog spines and condoms bears fruit?"

Good point! *wince*

"That last piece of chocolate-coated popcorn was unpleasantly spiney."

Well, they do come in many flav- er, colours: '...albino to apricot, chocolate and salt and pepper...'