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Guinea Pig Rescue Operations
Because so many guinea pigs end up homeless, numerous guinea pig rescue operations have cropped up all over the United States and Canada. Some of these rescue operations are top-notch, while others start out with good intentions, but end up closing their doors after a short period of time.
Guinea pig rescue operations were started not only due to the high number of homeless guinea pigs, but also because it has become increasingly clear as to what happens to homeless guinea pigs. Guinea pigs are often sold to reptile owners, as a meal for their pet snakes, when they are no longer wanted. Some even breed guinea pigs for the purpose of feeding them to snakes.
Sometimes guinea pigs are bred for the purpose of selling them to pet stores. Pet stores, in turn, unknowingly sell the guinea pigs to snake owners – and even if they know that the guinea pig will become a snake’s meal, it makes no difference – as long as the buyer is willing to pay the small price for the guinea pig.
While humane shelters serve a very good service to the community, they are not the ideal place for a homeless guinea pig. After a certain amount of time, the animal will be destroyed, if it hasn’t found a new home. This is sad, and unnecessary. Today, many no-kill shelters exist, but unfortunately, they are few and far between.
These are the reasons that guinea pig rescue operations have been started. When someone no longer wants their guinea pig, they can call one of these shelters, and the guinea pig will be taken in, without the danger of the animal being destroyed or sold to snake owners – in most cases.
Guinea pig rescue operations don’t always wait for an unhappy guinea pig owner to call them. They are also constantly on the lookout for guinea pigs in need of rescue. They watch newspaper classifieds, and when someone offers a free guinea pig in the listings, they try to reach that owner before the snake owners do. When a guinea pig ends up at a humane shelter, if there is a guinea pig rescue operation nearby, the humane shelter will often call the rescue operation to come and get the animal – and they do.
Unfortunately guinea pig rescue operations are usually under funded, and they may only take in a certain number of guinea pigs at any given time, until they find homes for the ones that they have. This puts the lives of many guinea pigs in jeopardy. Space can also quickly become an issue.
If you want to get a pet guinea pig, the best thing that you can do for these remarkable animals is to contact a guinea pig rescue operation near you. While the guinea pig that you choose from a rescue operation is not in danger of being destroyed, you will be opening up funds and space so that another guinea pig who is in danger gets a second chance.
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