Hefty hedgehog goes on crash diet

This globular creature arrived at a wildlife sanctuary weighing an astonishing 5lb - the same as a small baby and four times what he should be.

He was handed in because the owner of the garden where he lived thought he must be ill.



But tests confirmed that there is nothing medically wrong with him - he's just greedy.

Staff at the Wildlife Aid centre in Leatherhead, Surrey, have now placed him on a controlled diet of cat food in the hope of bringing him down to his ideal weight of 1lb 5oz within six months.

With more photos.