Royal Mail discarded Elastic Bands

Lots of hedgehogs and other wildlife are maimed and killed each year by being tangled in these carelessly and thoughtlessly discarded elastic bands

Royal Mail must instruct their postmen ( and enforce their instructions) not to throw the elastic bands away on the street where hedgehogs and other wildlife get tangled up and injured by them, causing unnecessary loss of many lives. Or even better, to replace them with harmless, wildlife-friendly alternatives.

 What happens is that a smaller hedgehog walks into it and the elastic band sticks to him. As he grows, it digs in & the flesh grows over it, getting badly infected.
I have seen cases where the band has dug in so deeply it has embedded into the bone of the ribs, cutting into the lungs.  Those extreme cases were beyond salvation.
Hopefully it isn't too late for this poor little boy.