Let's Give Thanks! (SCROLL DOWN FOR NEW PIGS)

My pigs enjoying their T-day meal

I'd like to take a moment to say thank you to all of the rescues and shelters I have listed in the past month. Please consider thanking them as well. Whether it be an email of admiration, a monetary/financial donation, or scheduling to volunteer, the people behind these links are heroes to animals and adopters. When available, I'm going to link to a donation page which will link to info on financial donations, material donations, and donations of your time. Anything you can do to help will be a help. In the hopes that someone will see this and send a thank you, I want to say my appreciation to you. Thank you for helping homeless animals and the people who care for them daily.

My tip is to pick either your local rescue/shelter, or the rescue/shelter which houses your favorite guinea pig(s), and send them a thank you, in whatever form. If a group doesn't have a help link by it, that probably means information on helping is on the homepage. Let's Give Thanks!

Virginia Shelters

Fairfax County Animal Shelter (help); Roanoke Valley SPCA (help); Heritage Humane Society (help); Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA (help); Humane Society of Fairfax County (help); Virginia Beach SPCA (help); Loudoun County Animal Shelter; Friends of Homeless Animals (help); Hanover Humane Society (help); Chesapeake Animal Control Center; Animal Welfare League of Arlington (help); Norfolk SPCA;

Virginia Rescues

Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue (help); Cave Spring Piggie Rescue; Noah's Ark Foundation (help);

Maryland Shelters

Tri-County Animal Shelter; Montgomery County Humane Society (help); Talbot County Humane Society (help); Humane Society of Harford County (help); Humane Society of Carroll County (help); Humane Society of Baltimore County; Humane Society of Washington County (help); SPCA of Anne Arundel County (help); Howard County Animal Control and Adoption Center

Maryland Rescues

Chesapeake Bay Guinea Pig Rescue; Small Angels Animal Rescue (help); Luna's House (help); Little Wonders Animal Rescue; Animal Rescue of Maryland;

District of Columbia Shelters

Washington Animal Rescue League (help);

District of Columbia Rescues

DC Guinea Pigs;

Pennsylvania Rescues

Have-A-Heart Guinea Pig Rescue; CompAnimals Pet Rescue

Other Rescues:

Want to help our rescue neighbors to the North? Try Guinea Pigs R Us.
Feeling like helping Illinois's piggies? Try The Critter Corral.

VA-Fairfax County Animal Services-Boar

LISTING REMOVED. I can't get over how cute Fester is. He is officially one of my favorite guineas I've featured on both sites. He is a cutie patootie! He's with Fairfax County Animal Services, and they think he's seven months old. If I put up a PayPal button would you readers donate me enough money to get a house, a new C&C cage, vegetables, health care, and other necessities for nine guinea pigs? Sleep on it.



Look at those flippy little ears! Oh he is such a cute Guinea Bear.

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?"

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MD-Tri-County Animal Shelter-two bonded pairs

Tri-County is a Maryland shelter which serves Charles County, St. Mary's County, and Calvert County. Several years ago the shelter had to house several hundred guinea pigs because of a seize from a hoarder. They just have four guinea pigs right now, which I can guess confidently are a lot easier to care for. It's still just as hard for these guinea pigs who aren't yet in their forever homes.

LISTING REMOVED. Joan and Bailey are a bonded pair of young sows. Joan is black and white and one year old, and Bailey is a six month old blonde and white girl. They are both so beautiful. RENAMED: Lola and Vanna.


LISTING REMOVED. Boar and Willie are two blonde and white boars. They're six month old and medium sized handsome guys.

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?"

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MD-Craigslist-sow

* If responding to a Craigslist ad 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. Guinea piggy in Baltimore needs new home. This beautiful girl is named Grape, and she is sweet and lovable. The poster does not have enough time for her, between work and being a single mother, and so she has to rehome her for a reasonable adoption fee. It includes her cage (too small), pigloo, water bottle, and hay. She is a sweetie pie, as far as I can tell from her photo.

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?"

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MD-GPAN-young sow

A new listing on the Guinea Pig Adoption Network brings us to Baltimore.

Princess Nago is a six month old sow who needs a new home because her owner no longer has time to play with her. Adopt her and get her a friend! She has a black coat with smaller tan markings. She has longer hair with cowlicks (sound likes an abby). She is healthy and loves lap time, though she can be shy. She's cuddly and inquisitive post-cuddling.

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?"

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MD-Chesapeake Bay Guinea Pig Rescue-Boar

ADOPTED! Sherman is the latest Chesapeake Bay Guinea Pig. He is a cute young boy, black with a red face and patches, and some white here and there. Sherman is curious, affectionate and very healthy, both in appearance and in fact. He loves nose scritches and being pet, and it sounds like he is a favorite of the rescue. He's a special boy looking for a special home.

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?"

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VA-Craigslist-two boars

* If responding to a Craigslist ad 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 *

POST EXPIRED. Manassas, VA: two boars need a new home. They are very sweet boys who come with what sounds like a C&C cage. If you do adopt them, please know there is more to their care than what is described in the post. Check out the below links for more information.

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?"

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VA-Craigslist-two guinea pigs

* If responding to a Craigslist ad 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. Richmond, VA: poster has been taking care of two guinea pigs that were given up to her by a family that could no longer care for them. The poster has been socializing the guinea pigs to people. Their small adoption fee includes their cage, bedding, and food. Contact the poster for more information.

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?"

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DC-Craigslist-Boar

* If responding to a Craigslist ad 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 EXPIRED. Northwest DC: grayish white boar needs a new home by Wednesday, reasonable adoption fee. Comes with food and bedding. Just under a year old. Cuddly boy who loves floor time, comes with food and bedding.

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?"

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Heads Up

I might not be able to post much today, as I'm going to D.C. to pick up two guinea pigs from a shelter, on behalf of the rescue for which I foster. These girls were found in a box by a dumpster with a "Fr33" sign. They won't show up on Petfinder, Petharbor, or the shelter's website. They are just two out of thousands of invisible and homeless guinea pigs. The ones who I post are a small fraction of those in need. Of those I post only a small fraction will get adopted.

Today feels like a good day to help a homeless animal.

Ms. AAGP takes a sick day

Please do not think that today's lack of posting means a lack of homeless guinea pigs. I'm just sick like you wouldn't believe today. Go through the archives, revisit some old faces--many of the hundreds of guinea pigs I've posted are still available for adoption.

MD-Montgomery County Humane Society-boar

ADOPT A SENIOR CAVY! WIN THE LOVE OF AN ILL-FATED GUINEA PIG AND THE ADMIRATION OF YOUR ANIMAL LOVING PEERS!
SAVE A LIFE AND NEGATE A SIN!

LISTING REMOVED. Lenny is a five year old boar at the Montgomery County Humane Society. He has beautiful markings. That's all I know about him. But as a senior pig, he has high odds of living the rest of his life in the shelter. Save him from this fate. Become his hero and mine.

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?"

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VA-Cave Spring Piggie Rescue-Bonded mother and son

Cave Spring Piggie Rescue has two "new" guinea pigs available for adoption, and it's for a sad reason. LISTING REMOVED. Cookie and Chip are sweet, outgoing guineas who were returned from their "forever" home due to no fault of their own. Behavioral issues of a young child in that home made their placement incompatible. To quote from the author of their Petfinder page: "I think the worse thing ever is to not have love and attention, get it, then have it all taken away again. My heart just breaks for these innocent, helpless pigs." I can only reference these words, I cannot express the sentiment better. Cookie is two years old and spayed; Chip is a year and a half old and intact. Can you provide them with the forever home they thought they'd found? I''ll update when a picture is posted--beat me to it by adopting them and posting it in the comments!

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?"

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VA-Roanoke Valley SPCA-young sow

Roanoke Valley SPCA in Virginia has a beautiful LISTING REMOVED. one year old sow available for adoption. That's all I can tell you about her, but wow, she is gorgeous! Her name is Jasmine.

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?"

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VA-Craigslist-two bonded boars

* If responding to a Craigslist ad 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 *

Well, this is a new one on me.

LISTING DELETED. Richmond, VA two bonded boars not just being given away for fr33, but with some starter cash for food money. Very well intentioned, but dangerous. Could amount to paying for your guinea to turn into sn@ke food. Definitely, definitely give a donation if you're surrendering your guinea pig to a shelter or rescue, but not an anonymous individual. The two year old boys come with their "habitat." They are healthy and active, and the poster will deliver.

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?"

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