Monday, June 30, 2008

VA-Prince William SPCA-Young guinea girl/guy?

Prince William SPCA; Manassas, VA: ADOPTED! Guinea Pig! She's listed as a young female, but then as "this little guy." Print out this guide (Boy or Girl? ) and bring it with you to the shelter just to be safe!



* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Better Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Guinea Pigs need a friend! Social Interaction & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

VA-Loudoun County Animal Shelter-Six new guinea pigs!

Loudoun County Animal Shelter; Waterford, VA: LISTINGS REMOVED Bumble, Mr. Wilson, Sweetie, Whiskers, Chutter, and Coffee!

Bumble is a seven month old male guinea pig with what looks like soft abby fur:


Mr. Wilson is a two year old black and white visible roan male. Because he is a roan, he should never be bred, because he carries a gene that can result in a lethal pig (no teeth, blind, death, and may not survive a day or two birth. "Healthy" lethals are completely dependent upon their caregivers for life). Intentional br33ding should never occur due to the overpopulation problem, and because any guinea pig can be an invisible carrier of the roan gene.


Sweetie is an adorable two year old black female guinea girl.


Whiskers is a two year old tricolor abby guinea girl. So cute!


Chutter is a two year old white and black long hair female, who looks like she has some matting. She might need someone with some grooming experience, or willingness to learn.


Coffee is a three year old male with lovely soft guinea ears.


* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Better Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Guinea Pigs need a friend! Social Interaction & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

MD-Craigslist-2 y.o. male Bethesda

*If responding to an ad by an individual, meet in a public place
or go with a friend. Google the phone number of the poster to
ensure it matches the name he or she gives *

LISTING REMOVED Bethesda, MD: 2 y.o. male guinea pig being rehomed due to move overseas. Comes with cage, dish and food. Pick up some other essentials at Essential Guinea Supplies.

Henry has also been listed here.



* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Better Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Guinea Pigs need a friend! Social Interaction & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

Sunday, June 29, 2008

MD-Humane Society of Baltimore County-Bonded young adult male pair

Humane Society of Baltimore County; Reiserstown, MD: Caramel and Chip!

Two 1.5 y.o. males who can be adopted together or separately (together!) who are gentle and used to children. "Very sweet and love to be petted!"



* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Better Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Guinea Pigs need a friend! Social Interaction & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

Friday, June 27, 2008

MD-Humane Society of Washington County-two young guinea pigs

Humane Society of Washington County; Hagerstown, County: LISTING REMOVED Rosie and Princess!

Rosie and Princess are two unsexed guinea pigs (but I would guess females by the names, and maybe the sex wasn't entered). Princess is the gorgeous abby girl, Rosie is the lovely shorthair with the medium ruff around the neck.



* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Better Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Guinea Pigs need a friend! Social Interaction & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

MD-Luna's House-young SPAYED female

Luna's House; Abingdon, MD: ADOPTED! Dallas! Dallas is a gorgeous four month old SPAYED guinea pig girl who loves to get her picture taken, and would love to be friends with your guinea pig boy or girl!


* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Better Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Guinea Pigs need a friend! Social Interaction & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

Thursday, June 26, 2008

MD-Tricounty Animal Shelter-two females not on petfinder

Tricounty Animal Shelter; Hughesville, MD: two females!


These girls aren't featured anywhere on the web, but that doesn't mean they don't need homes! One is brown and white, and one is brown and white with a smidge of black on her face. Help these ladies out!


* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Better Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Guinea Pigs need a friend! Social Interaction & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

MD-Montgomery County Humane Society-Two Boys!

Montgomery County Humane Society; Rockville, MD: LISTING REMOVED Opie and Wilbur!

Opie is a two year old male agouti and white guinea guy.



Wilbur is a two year old male tan and white guinea guy.




* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Larger Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV .

VA-Guinea Pig Adoption Network-2 y.o. male

*If responding to an ad by an individual, meet in a public place
or go with a friend. Google the phone number of the poster to
ensure it matches the name he or she gives *

South Riding, VA: Henry is a two year old brown and white male, he's "super cute with two solid brown eyes and a white racing stripe down the middle." Henry loves his veggies and is very vocal. He comes with his cage, igloo, food bowl, water bottle, food, treats, and other accessories.

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Better Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Guinea Pigs need a friend! Social Interaction & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

VA-Cavy Madness-two 2 y.o. females

*If responding to an ad by an individual, meet in a public place
or go with a friend. Google the phone number of the poster to

ensure it matches the name he or she gives *

Woodbridge, VA: Two 2 y.o. female guinea pigs being rehomed, transportation available. One is a tricolor medium length hair with a crest, the other is a tricolor shorthair crested. The crested is the more outgoing and affectionate of the two, while the one with the wilder of the hair is a bit shyer due to a a bad experience with a dog. Sounds like they should be in a people only home! They come with their cage (try Cheaper, Larger Cages) and food. They win a FAVORITE GUINEA PIG award.



* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Larger Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

MD-Humane Society of Anne Arundel-many guinea pigs

Anne Arundel County SPCA; Annapolis, MD: LISTINGS REMOVED Autumn, Moore, Toby, Jango, Hugh, and Ricky! This is a kill shelter.

Autumn is a two year old female.













Moore is a two year old female.














Toby is a four year old male, and he looks like a teddy mix!














Jango is a two year old agouti male.














Hugh is a cute 2.5 y.o. fluffy guy.














Ricky is a two year old male.
















helpful links:
Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Larger Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

VA-Craigslist-Woodbridge/NoVa/Richmond/Warrenton

*If responding to an ad by an individual, meet in a public place
or go with a friend. Google the phone number of the poster to

ensure it matches the name he or she gives *

LISTING REMOVED Woodbridge/Dale City, VA: Male guinea pig being rehomed due to move, needs to be rehomed soon. Please contact poster for more details. "He is good with people."

LISTING REMOVED Northern VA: Ms. Piggy is a female guinea pig being rehomed due to lack of time. "She is a sweetheart, and is a little shy." Comes with cage ( Cheaper, Larger Cages), nail clippers, water bottle, toys, house, food, grass (they need unlimited quality hay), and bedding. Poster will screen.




LISTING REMOVED Richmond, VA: Two four month old male guinea pigs being rehomed with cages, due to children losing interest. Why parents need to commit to being primary caregiver, and prepare for being sole caregiver.

LISTING REMOVED Warrenton, VA: Two 1 y.o. sweet bonded female guinea pigs being rehomed due to child losing interest. Come with cage (PLEASE-Cheaper, Larger Cages), food, toys, and other accessories.




* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Larger Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

MD-Craigslist-bonded guinea girl pair

*If responding to an ad by an individual, meet in a public place
or go with a friend. Google the phone number of the poster to

ensure it matches the name he or she gives *


LISTING REMOVED West Hyatsville, MD: Mother and daughter guinea pig pair being rehomed due to possible move and lack of time. "They are healthy, have great aura." They come with a very large cage and some other items, but I'm going to refer to these links: Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk, Pampering your Pig, Bedding, and Essential Guinea Supplies.



* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Larger Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

Monday, June 23, 2008

VA-Shelters/rescues-EVENTS!

* Fairfax County Animal Services; Fairfax, VA: Pet loss support group. Meets the third Wednesday of every month at 7:30 PM, more details at site.

* Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue
; VA: Fostering Opportunities!

"Have you ever wanted to personally get involved the rescue of guinea pigs? We are always in need of good, loving homes to temporarily house guinea pigs until they are adopted. If interested, please submit an application and put "I want to foster!" in the guinea pig requested.

MGPR pays for all vet care and supplies for your foster pig(s). We even provide the cage! If you have guinea pigs of your own, you can purchase bedding and food supplies from us at our cost.

So, if you can foster just one guinea pig, we'll be one guinea pig closer to our goal of finding "forever homes" for each and every guinea pig."


* Virginia Beach SPCA, Virginia Beach, VA: Chix Custom Cycles and Knuckleheads Poker Run for the Animals!

Saturday June 28th, 11:30-AM to 4:00 PM. Location at Chix Custom Cycles/Knuckleheads on Witchduck Rd., portion of benefits go to VBSPCA.

* Virginia Beach Bureau of Animal Control; Virginia Beach, VA: Monthly Meeting!

Tuesday July 15th, 6:45 PM until 9:00 PM at Great Neck Library (757) 385-2606
Map: 1251 Bayne Drive Virginia Beach VA 23454 .

MD-Shelters/rescues-EVENTS!

* Montgomery County Humane Society; Rockville, MD: Blanket collection at Olney Theatre Center for the Art's Summer Shakespeare-FREE! "Two Gentlemen of Verona. The play runs two weekends in June, with the MCHS Mobile Adoption Unit there with adoptable animals featured the morning of Saturday, June 28. The only matinee performance begins immediately after the adoption event.

Summer Shakespeare Tour
Two Gentleman of Verona
Root Family Stage at Will's Place
Olney Theatre Center
2001 Olney Sandy Spring Road
Olney, MD 20832

Matinee Saturday, June 28, 1:30 p.m.

immediately following the

MCHS Adoption Event and Blanket/Towel Collection

Free, but please call 301.924.3400 for matinee reservations"


* Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue; MD: Fostering Opportunities!

"Have you ever wanted to personally get involved the rescue of guinea pigs? We are always in need of good, loving homes to temporarily house guinea pigs until they are adopted. If interested, please submit an application and put "I want to foster!" in the guinea pig requested.

MGPR pays for all vet care and supplies for your foster pig(s). We even provide the cage! If you have guinea pigs of your own, you can purchase bedding and food supplies from us at our cost.

So, if you can foster just one guinea pig, we'll be one guinea pig closer to our goal of finding "forever homes" for each and every guinea pig."


* Small Angels Rescue; Northern MD: Fostering and Volunteer Opportunities!

Adoption Coordinators/Adoption Counselors/Communications Coordinators/ Drivers/ Fund-raising volunteers/ Shelter Liaisons / Surrender Liaisons / needed!

* Talbot County Humane Society
; Easton, MD: Trappe Family Fun Days Parade!

The Talbot Humane Society will have a booth and dogs available for adoption at the Trappe Family Fun Days Parade 6-8 PM, June 28th.

* Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter Inc.; Baltimore, MD: Summer Jam and Slam!
June 28th, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM. Cherry Hill's Summer Jam and Slam! A family event with carnival games and live entertainment. More details at link!

Saturday, June 21, 2008

VA-Loudoun County Animal Shelter-

Loudoun County Animal Shelter; Waterford, VA: LISTING REMOVED Bumble!

Bumble is a seven month old male guinea pig with red fur.


* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Larger Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

MD-Humane Society of Harford County-4-6 month old male

The Humane Society of Harford County; Fallston, MD: WITH LUNA'S HOUSE! Roast Beef!

Roast Beef is a 4 to 6 month old male piggy who needs some TLC! This is a kill shelter, so please be pro-active with your decision to adopt.



* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Larger Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

MD-Guinea Pig Adoption Network-Hagerstown 2 y.o. male

*If responding to an ad by an individual, meet in a public place
or go with a friend. Google the phone number of the poster to

ensure it matches the name he or she gives *


Hagerstown, MD: Patches is a two year old white/brown/black pig who is being rehomed due to allergies in the family. He's a sweet cuddler who's a bit shy. Comes with cage.


* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs
for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.
Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Larger Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV