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HWS Newsletters

  • HWS Newsletter #35, May - June 2008
  • Part 1  -  Part 2  
    In this issue: Hedgehogs & Tenrecs, Thoughts From the CVO, Maisey's Costume Corner, HWS Wheel-a-thon, Midwest Rendezvous, Hedgisms, To the Rescue, Hedgie Birthdays, Raising the Next Generation, Lucy Laughs, Pog-chit-chat, Trivia, Help Wisdom & Sharing, Literary Hedgehog, Tribute to Judy Burcham, Phil's Great Adventure, 21 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #34, March - April 2008

  • In this issue: Hedgies Visit the University of Minnesota, Phileas Hogg Visits Washington State, Thoughts from the CVO, Literary Hedgehog, Lucy Laughs, Pog-Chit-Chat, Hedgehog Trivia, Hedgehog Birthdays, What a Hedgehog Means To Me, Maisey's Costume Corner, 8 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #33, January - February 2008

  • In this issue: They've Gone Batty in the Colonies (Again!), Common New Hedgehog-Caretaking Questions, Pog Chit-Chat, Celebrating the Holidays, Literary Hedgehog, Hedgie Birthdays, Hedgehog Trivia, Lucy Laughs, Maisey's Costume Corner, 11 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #32, December 2007

  • In this issue: Let the Games Begin, Why Attend a Hedgehog Show, The Hedgie Express, The Milwaukee Rendezvous Hedgehog Shows, A Brit's Take on a Hedgehog Show, The Hospitality Room, Sandy Paws Reinydeers, Won At Auction!, Talks on WHS, 13 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #31, November - December 2007
  • Part 1  -  Part 2  
    In this issue: Many Faces of Phileas Hogg, Hedgie Trivia, Hedgie Birdthdays, The Literary Hedgie, J.G. Wood, Hedgehog Ornament Exchange, Maisey's Costume Corner, Thoughts from the CVO, HWS Committee and Officer Reports, Lucy Laughs, Pog Chit-Chat, New Hedgehog Supplies, New Hedgehog Checklist, 18 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #30, September - October 2007
  • Part 1  -  Part 2  
    In this issue: You Are What You Eat, Meet a Hedgie, Hedgie Hero, Maisey's Costume Corner, Thoughts from the CVO, The Literary Hedgie, HWS Committee and Officer Reports, Lucy Laughs, British Hedgehog Preservation Society, News Release, Uist Press Release, Lord Punky Platinum/Hedgie Birthdays, Pog Chit-Chat, Starting Your Own Mealworm Farm, Hedgehog Emergency Food Kit, 22 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #29, July - August 2007
  • Part 1  -  Part 2  -  Part 3  -  Part 4
    In this issue: WHS - Genetic Disease?, Crossing Barriers, What Is an Animal?, Tribute to Wobbly Hedgehogs, Hedgie Hero - Dr. Terry Spraker, Maisey's Costume Corner, Hedgies for the Cure, The Literary Hedgie, Lucie Laughs, Ramble Track, Hedgie Birthdays, FA.Q.Q., Hedgie Craft, WHS Case Histories and Necropsies, Arranging for a Necropsy. 32 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #28, May - June 2007

  • In this issue: Lucy, Marc's Hedgehog, HWS Officer & Committee Reports, Pet Food Recall, To the Rescues/Hedgie Birthdays, Going to the Vet, Maisey's Costume Corner, Pog-Chit-Chat/Fighting Trolls, Adopt a Hedgie for Your Class, The Literary Hedgehog, Lucy Laughs, AWFNJ Annual Conference. 17 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #27, March - April 2007

  • In this issue: So You're Going to a Hedgehog Show, Finding a Hedgehog-Savvy Veterinarian, Rescue Report, Literary Hedgehog/Lucy Laughs, A Cafe..., HWS Board Meeting Minutes, Spring Is In the Air/Hedgie Birthdays, Soft Food for Hedgehogs, Maisey's Costume Corner. 11 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #26, January - February 2007

  • In this issue: Sparkles Naomi, Lucy Laughs, Finding a Hedgehog-Savvy Veterinarian, Will the Real Phileas - Please Stand Up, HWS Officer and Committee Reports, Simon Says/Partytime/Birthday Cake Recipe, 2006 Election Results, The Literary Hedgehog. 11 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #24, September - October 2006

  • In this issue: Real Hedgie Boys Wear Pink, Circle of Light, Tribute to Steve Irwin, Literary Hedgehog, Hedgehog Safety, Quills & Comfort, Guess who Turns 5!, "Rescue Me" Calendars, Hedgehog Protests, Milwaukee Rendezvous. 7 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #22, May - June 2006

  • In this issue: Living Life with Cancer, New & Improved Petfinder, Prayers for Peace, Shopping for Kids, Cart for a Disabled Hedgie, HWS Quarterly Reports. 6 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #21, March - April 2006     

  • In this issue: Animal Welfare in the Lab, Quills and Comfort, What Has HWS Been Up To?, New Hedgie Caretaker, Kindred Spirit - Kindred Care, Syringe Feeding Your Hedgie, Hedgie Stencils, Pog Profiles, Pi's Story, Car Sickness In Hedgies, Schoharie Encampment, Neurogenic Bladders in Huggles, HWS Quarterly Reports, Welcome New Rescues. 14 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #20, January - February 2006     

  • In this issue: Oxbow Grant, Quills and Comfort, Maisey's Costume Corner, Hedgies and the Hurricane, Angels Have Paws, Quilly Quilt Square Exchange, Cinder's Story, Pog Profiles, Phileas Hogg, Heather Hedgehog's Extraordinary Tale, Schoharie Hedgehog Encampment. 16 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #19, November-December 2005     

  • In this issue: Meds For Me, Quills and Comfort, Vets We Love, Maisey's Costume Corner, Mile High Hedgehog Show, The Hedgehog Ornament Project, Annabelle's Big Day, Phileas Hogg Frequent Flyer, Hog Heavenly Recipes II. 11 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #18, September-October 2005     

  • In this issue: 501(c)(3) To Be or Not to Be, Pog Profiles, My Halloween Hedgie Honey, Maisey's Costume Corner, FAQQ, Insectovoria or Insectivore, Hedgie Hero, Literary Hedgehog, Do you Yahoo?, Mortality and Longevity Update, Quills and Comfort, Phileas Hogg, Let's Put on a Show Part 2, Hedgehog Cage Liners, The Clubs Part II, HWS Committee Reports. 24 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #17, July-August 2005

  • In this issue: Animal Communication, Pog Profiles, Quills and Comfort, Let's Put On A Show (Part 1), Wolves and Eagles and Bears, oh my. 9 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #16, May-June 2005

  • In this issue: Hedge-habitation, Hedgie Hero: Naomi Wikane, Pet Hedgehogs in Japan, Circle of Light Update, New Rescue Contacts, Pog Profiles, The Clubs, Pogs Are People Too, Mother's Day, HWS Quarterly Reports. 16 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #15, March-April 2005

  • In this issue: Breast Cancer, All Aboard the Hedgie Train, Daisy & Blossom Go To School, Quills and Comfort, Pogs Are People Too, Hedgie Hero: Deborah Kirksey, Pog Profiles, Bronx Reptile Rescue, Rainbow Bridge Mortality Database, The Literary Hedgehog. 15 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #14, January-February 2005

  • In this issue: Meet The New HWS Board Members, From Rescue to Fame, Welcome New Rescuers, Animal Law 101, Quills and Comfort, Literary Hedgehog, Hedgehogs in Pet Stores, Pogs Are People Too, Pog Profiles, Rescue Recap, Valentines Hedgie, Whose Tat Is That?, Simon Says, HWS Committee Reports. 15 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #13, November-December 2004

  • In this issue: The Flight of Owl #53, Pogs Are People Too, The Rock N Roll Hedgehog Show, Simon Says, Thorny Tips, Circle of Light Update, Book Reviews, Pog Profiles, HWS Quarterly Reports. 9 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #12, September-October 2004

  • In this issue: The Bard: Boston Pog Party, Boston Pog Party - Faboo!, Literary Hedgehog, Quills and Comfort, Hoofbeats: Vestibular Syndrome, Hedgie Hero, Welcome New Rescues, Hedgies in History, Rescue Recap, Legal Status of Hedgehogs in Utah, Rock N Roll Hedgehogs, Pog Profiles, Whose Tat is That?, HWS Quarterly Reports. 15 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #11, July-August 2004

  • In this issue: European Hedgehog Awareness Month, The European Hedgehog Research Group, The Fate of the Uist Hedgehogs, Whose Tat is That?, BBC Radio Tracking, Literary Hedgehog, Carla, For Better or For Worse, The Fylde Rescue Trust, New Life at the Rescue Centre, Paws Across the Pond, Releasing Rehabilitated Hedgehogs, The Story of Willow, American Adventures in Denmark, Hoofbeats, Checking with the Vet Staff, Hedgie Hero, Simon Says. 29 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #10, June 2004

  • In this issue: Jersey Girls & Animal Cops, Quills & Comfort, In Memorium: Sarah Duncan, Checking with the Vet Staff, Hedgehog History, The Story of Columbus, Road Trip, Flying with your Hedgie, Hotels with your Hedgie, Literary Hedgehog, Whose Tat is That?, Pet Sitting, Euro Month, 2004 Wheel-a-Thon, Military Foster Pets, Silkworms, Arlington Heights IHOG, eBaby, Legal Status of Hedgehogs in Maine, HWS Quarterly Reports. 26 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #9, March 2004

  • In this issue: USDA Commends the HWS, HWS Achieves Federal Tax Exempt Status, Nicholas: A Rescue Story, Hoofbeats, Legal Status of Hedgehogs in Georgia, Checking with the Vet Staff, Literary Hedgehog, The Story of Mama Cass, Quills & Comfort, Storm Update, Licensing Your Rescue, Whose Tat is That?, Becoming USDA Licensed, Thorny Tips, Pog Predicaments, Will Your Hedgehog Have A Home, Suncoast Hedgehog Show, HWS Year End Committee Reports 2003. 23 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #8, December 2003

  • In this issue: HWS Election Results, Quills & Comfort, Checking with the Vet Staff, Drawing blood from a hedgehog, Hoofbeats, Hyperthyroidism, Animal Law, Literary Hedgehog, Whose Tat is That?, 2004 Wheel-a-Thon, I will not eat green worms, MHHS: Wowie -- cool show, HWS rocks Pet Rock, Hedgehog Fun in the Sun. 17 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #7, September 2003

  • In this issue: Charva, Song of Suhail, Literary Hedgehog, Checking with the Vet Staff, A case of Crushing's Disease, Animal Law, Dumbledore. 10 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #6, June 2003

  • In this issue: Saluting our Euro-cousins!, A Sunny Day in May, Finnish Hedgehog Society, Beds and Herts, St. Tiggywinkles, Spine Tingler, Small Hedgehog World, The Hogspital, Contact Information, What does it Cost to Care, Beautiful Hearts, Literary Hedgehog. 13 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #5, March 2003

  • In this issue: Music for Hedgehogs, A Rescue named Zachary, Literary Hedgehog, Birds and Hedgehogs, Checking with the Vet Staff, Wheel-a-Thon. 6 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #4, December 2002

  • In this issue: Hedgie Research, Strength of the Spirit, Literary Hedgehog, Happy Hogs, Wheel-a-Thon, Learning from our hedgies. 9 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #3, September 2002

  • In this issue: Hedgie Communications 101, Crystals and Healing, Go Hog Wild!!, Mighty Niagara Hedgehog Show, Watch the feet!, Pog Predicaments. 9 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #2, June 2002

  • In this issue: Rescue of the Month, Hedgie Hero, Book in Review, Boston Pog Party, Alternatives, HWS Store, Hedgies' Taste Tester. 8 pages.
  • HWS Newsletter #1, March 2002

  • In this issue: Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome, How to Litter Train your Hedgehog, Hedgie Hero, Bach Flower Essences. 6 pages.
 


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