Posted on 04/06/2024 2:49:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Now, they need help in finding their forever homes.
197 guinea pigs were rescued by a South Jersey animal control service Thursday afternoon after finding the animals living in unsuitable conditions at a property in Bridgeton, New Jersey.
Bridgeton Animal Control was responding to an unrelated call when they discovered the guinea pigs living in these conditions in makeshift pins inside two sheds.
After finding the guinea pigs, the animal control agency contacted the South Jersey Regional Animal shelter in Vineland to assist them with the animals.
The floors and walls of the sheds were covered in layers of urine and feces. All of the guinea pigs had urine scalding on their feet, four of them were dead and many were sick and injured, according to the shelter.
Most of the rescued guinea pigs are currently available for adoption, however, the shelter does say some of the furry pets need to be evaluated medically before they can find their forever home.
As of now the guinea pigs are residing at the South Jersey shelter. There are also several pregnant females that the shelter will be looking to place with rescue organizations.
They are also looking for help from other rescue organizations that could take some of them into their care and place them.
they’re extremely hardy little things. We had a bunch of them when our kids were little. The only thing you have to do is make sure they have plenty of vitamin C. They lived outdoors in our backyard free range. We had a series of tunnels for them to be safe in and they lived there year round.
In summer we’d have large shallow water bowls so they could paddle in the water for cooling and in winter we put hay in the tunnels for warmth. The oldest lived to be 6 1/2 years, this is in Phoenix AZ
I was wondering if anyone remembered that story.
Living like rodents.
What about that many hungry rats on the other side of the wall.
No, not immigrants or democrats, the edible kind.
Who was the owner?
They’re only happy because they’re not NJ gerbils.
A guest speaker at our church had been to Peru. He was asked to dinner at the home of a poor old lady. He found out that dinner was her guinea pig. Sounded to me sort of like the hospitable gesture of “killing the fatted calf” for a visitor, like in the Bible. The guy was pretty humbled to realize she had used this valuable food source on him.
I love their little bloop bloop bloop voice they have.
My daughter was given the class guinea pig - Vamoose…he lived free range in the backyard for about 8 years. Pretty hearty little guy. We also had a free range bunny that wandered into our yard…we called him Lucky.
Cuy, the Peruvian delicacy. 😏
I always wondered where Randy ended up.
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