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A grandmother has sounded the alarm after five hedgehogs were killed after reportedly eating rat poison. Jo Taylor, of Tankerton, hopes to raise awareness about the dangers wildlife can face when ingesting the highly toxic material. The grandmother-of-11 says the animals died in a “horrible” way around the Graystone and Manor Road area over the past week. Ms Taylor volunteers at Throne Hedgehog Rescue in Pluckley, near Ashford, run by mum-of-three Lisa Steward. “It is very expensive for a vet to do an autopsy on a hedgehog,” she says. “People don’t realise how damaging poison is on other anima…

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