Adopt a Guinea Pig in VA/MD/DC

Saturday, December 15, 2007

VA-Virginia Beach SPCA-Cute Sow

LISTING REMOVED. Just a reminder, the Virginia Beach SPCA has a new sow, and her picture just got posted. Shibby is six months old, and familiar with kids and dogs, not cats. She's an adorable tri-color shorthair.

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?" & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Guinea Pigs in PA/NY/NJ/WV

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VA-Craigslist-Five Guinea Babies

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LISTING REMOVED. Indian Lakes/Virginia Beach: Five babies due to petstore missexing. Specify which sex you want. Bye bye five shelter pigs. I really despise petstores. If you have any medical bills from a pig you purchased from a petstore, if you complain enough the store will reimburse you, especially if they're a chain. Help make it unprofitable for petstores to sell sick and missexed animals. And next time, opt to adopt!

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VA-Three baby pigs available for adoption from Vet

Vienna, VA: that link will take you to a thread on Pigloo, another guinea pig forum that I am not a member of, but hear great things about. Check it out! Meanwhile, one male, one female, and one mystery pig are available for adoption at this vet clinic. Ask for Jen, who is the office manager and the person who rescued the piggies' mother. One is black and white with a curly coat, and may prove to be a texel. The others are tri-colored, one with a crest and the other looks to have medium-long length hair. The person who posted this hasn't seen the mom or dad, so is just going by the babies themselves when guessing at breeds.

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VA-Fairfax County Animal Services-Two sows

Fairfax County Animal Services has two new ladies available for adoption. They're a bit older (average life span of a guinea pig is from 5-7+ years), so I would guess that they would be calmer girls--might be more suitable for a family pet, rather than just adults.

LISTING DELETED. Raven is listed as both two years old and two and a half years old, not sure which is accurate. She is a beautiful, sleek black and tan girl. Look at this happy lady!

LISTING DELETED.

MooMoo is a three year old black and white guinea girl--my favorite kind!

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VA-Craigslist-Two boars

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FLAGGED FOR REMOVAL. Richmond, VA: Crappy jerk stinks at life. Two black and white boars available under rather lax adoption scenario.

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Friday, December 14, 2007

MD-Luna's House-Event this Saturday!!

is having an off-site adoption event tomorrow! I'm now quoting from the Craigslist ad where I learned this: "Saturday, December 15th at the Carlson-Wagonlit Travel Agency from 11am to 3pm. The travel agency is located at 3474 Emmorton Road, Abingdon, MD 21009. We will have cats, kittens, guinea pigs, hamsters and a rabbit available for adoption." Click on their icon to see pictures of all their cuties! Contact info both at website and at the CL ad.

MD-Craigslist-Abby boar

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LISTING EXPIRED. Montgomery Village, MD: An adorable, wonderful piggie who has a hard time trusting people, and so his owner is rehoming him. The poster already has a number of pigs, and feels s/he can't give him the attention he deserves. Would be paired well with a young boar or spayed female. As a side note, the bedding in his cage (as pictured, not sure if that's every day), is not appropriate, and as a result piggie is likely going to smell a bit. If you do adopt this boy, learn socializing tips at GuineaLynx. And send me pictures of him all happy and in his forever home!

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VA-Craigslist-Two young boars

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POST DELETED. Burke, VA: Two boars needing a new home. One is an eight month old black and white piggie (my favorite!), the other is three months old and a tricolor-white, black and brown. They're very cute, vocal, and well socialized. Their adoption fee includes (must include) a cage, food, and "supplies," not sure what that means, but research to make sure everything is safe.

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VA-Craigslist-Four Baby Pigs

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LISTING REMOVED. Richmond, VA: I don't think this is a br33der. If anyone investigates and finds out otherwise, let me know and I'll take down the listing. If this is a br33der and you're looking for guinea pigs, please consider one of the other listings on this site. Back to the pigs-well socialized baby pigs who the posters can no longer care for. Sex and age not specified--people have different definitions of the word baby, and these look a few months old to me at least.

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Thursday, December 13, 2007

MD-Craigslist-Cutie Boar

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POST DELETED. Ocean City, MD: Pigle, aka Pig, needs a new home readers! He is a good tricolored pig, similar in appearance to the piggie below (image found on internet by poster). Piggie boy loves lettuce (poster recommends iceberg among others, but caution! iceberg has no nutrients and can cause diarrhea, which, if untreated, can be fatal). He's a vocal cutie who loves his eats, and so might nibble on your fingers a bit thinking they're carrots. He does love being held, and his small adoption fee includes a bunch of accessories. Help Pig find the way to his forever home! And as a plus, maybe a spayed lady pig will await him?

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VA-Augusta Regional SPCA-Boar

The Augusta Regional SPCA has a listing for an adorable boar named ADOPTED! Smudgy.

He is a one year old adorable guy (who looks like my Esme=adorable) who was given up because of allergies. He is described as a happy fellow with a good disposition. I would really like to see this boy in a rescue or good forever home!

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

VA-Animale Welfare League of Washington-Carrie II

This girl's listing was removed, but she's back! I'm just copying and pasting the entry from the first time, because I'm lazy.

WITH A RESCUE! Animal Welfare League of Arlington has an oh, so, cute girly pig. I adore her. I am not sure if the restraint I am showing by my posting her, rather than adopting her without the space is coming across right now. I love this girl. Two years old and cute as can be, here's Carrie:

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MD-Small Angels Animal Rescue-New(ish) Piggies!

You know your Guinea Pig Adoption website is getting old when: pigs you've featured in the shelters wind up in the rescues, looking all adorable and familiar.

Small Angels Animal Rescue has a bunch of new piggies, many of whom have already made their debuts on these pages. Cheers to Small Angels for giving them a second chance at getting a forever home, and for helping them out of the over-crowded shelter environment.

ADOPTED! Nyle is a cutie PEW boy who first debuted as a girl named Rose. He was dropped at Petco, then wound up at the shelter where he was missexed (easy mistake to make--trust me). Nyle has been treated for mites and has been neutered, and he's ready for adoption! He is a happy, gentle piggie looking for a piggie friend.

ADOPTED! Sorrel first debuted as a girl named Abby. He was found in a field, went next to the shelter, and is now with Small Angels, where he has been neutered. He is a handsome boy looking for piggie company.

ADOPTED! Lorenzo is a beautiful DEW (dark eyed white) with lilac points. He's very handsome! I believe we know him from his former life as Bob. Poor Lorenzo was found by a dumpster and then went to the animal shelter as a stray. Now the lucky guy has been neutered (maybe he doesn't feel so lucky about that part :P), and is happy in foster care while waiting for his forever home and a piggie pal.

ADOPTED! Ivor and Kofi are the only two I don't recognize, and I would think I'd remember such cute faces! They are originally from a shelter though--their family surrendered them because one family member was allergic to them.

You can tell them apart because Kofi has a slightly shredded ear--the bio purports the theory that it's because when guineas are in cages before being put on display in a pet store, it's often too crowded, and they chew on each other due to stress. I have a piggie who has a nibbled on ear for this very reason. Poor Kofi! this bonded pair is very cute, playful, and fun. They sound like a perfect pair!

LISTING REMOVED. Danyel and Fagan are two of my favorites who have appeared on this blog, so I'm very glad to see they're safe. They first appeared as Zane and Zeke. They've both been neutered, and must be adopted together. They were surrendered to the local animal shelter and their former owners did not provide a reason.

But Small Angels knows from their time in foster care that they are cuddly boys who love zoomies. They're vocal and they love to eat. Sounds like a good pair for someone with a vegetable garden!

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UPDATE ON NY EUTH RISKS-Safe!

Well, it's looking like the NYGP15 were actually not in danger. People were working on little information, much of it inaccurate. I of course subscribe to the idea of "planning for the worst and hoping for the best" when it comes to animal safety, and so I don't feel like anyone made a mistake--if the guinea pigs actually were in danger, and the time frame was extremely limited, this would have been right to publicize. But as it turned out to be inaccurate, I apologize to the Veterinary Department, both staff and students, for this error. I do not discourage people in the future from notifying me, or very preferably, their local animal rescue, animal control, USDA division, or the appropriate party about any endangered animals.

Below is the email I received from the chair of the Veterinary Sciences department. I'm reprinting it in full, unmodified (unless indicated by brackets, and then solely for googling purposes), so as to rectify the false press I gave the department.

"To all concerned individuals:

"I appreciate your concern for the well being of the Guinea Pigs in our animal colony and your interest in finding appropriate homes for the animals which are no longer needed for our Veterinary Technology classes at SUNY-Delhi during the Fall semester. As stated in your web-site, we are also concerned with the placement of animals in healthy caring environments and avoiding animals being acquired and kept in poor conditions. As a result, the Veterinary Technology Program at Delhi has an adoption program which has been approved by our Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee which involves the submission of an Adoption Application for review by appropriate department personnel before animals leave our facility.

"As stated in the correspondences which are listed through the web-site, the Veterinary Technology Departments Br[33]ding Colony Management course does have some guinea pigs available for adoption. These animals have been cared for by students in this class which is coming to an end with the end of the semester. We need to maintain animals for use in, or to produce animals for, classes being offered during the Spring,'08 semester. The "surplus" guinea pigs are available for adoption to approved individuals. We want to insure that these animals are placed with individuals or families who will provide a safe and healthy environment to meet the animals well being.

"Over the past several weeks the students in the Br[33]ding Colony Management course have been preparing an adoption program for these animals - many of them have already been spoken for. The students have edited the Adoption Application form to meet the specific needs of this species. They have prepared a Guinea Pig Care Guide for these pets so that the new owners will be aware of their needs and information appropriate to Guinea Pig ownership. They are also prepared to provide the new owners with "starter kits" with food and bedding, and supply them with a transport box so that the transition to their new home produces as little trauma as possible. For those animals which do not have homes secured, the students in the class will be promoting adoption at the Vet Tech student organizations - NYSAVT, holiday activity - Pet Pictures with Santa, being held on Wednesday evening. Interested families may see the Guinea Pigs who are available for adoption, complete an Adoption Application, and if approved, take the animals with them along with the materials provided for their care by the students. If the new owners are not prepared to take their new pet at that time, we will hold them until they can provide them with an appropriate living environment.

"The on-campus "contact person", nor anyone else who is concerned about these animals, has not made much effort to contact anyone who is "in charge" of these animals. Both myself and the principle instructor for the course have e-mail addresses and phone numbers which are published on the colleges web-site. I check both of these systems regularly, including throughout the weekend. All of our animals are cared for at least daily, including weekends and holidays. We try to impress upon our students that the care of the animals takes priority over all other personal activities. The well being of all of the animals in our facility is paramount to all the members of the Veterinary Technology Program!

"Anyone who is interested in information about the Guinea Pigs which are available for adoption and submitting an Adoption Application may contact me (unfortunately I do not have an Adoption Application file which I can attach to this e-mail). If you have any questions about this matter or would like information about Delhi's Veterinary Technology Program, please feel fr33 to contact me. Although I have a full day of classes on Wednesday, I will make every effort to respond as soon as possible during this very busy last week of classes.

"Again, I appreciate your concern about these animals, we would also like to have these animals adopted to caring homes.

"Sincerely,

[first name removed]. Franks, LVT LATG

Associate Professor and Department Chair

Veterinary Science Technology Department

State University of New York

Delhi, New York 13753"

Email and first name withheld due to spambots, but if you would like to contact Prof. Franks his information is available at the school's website.

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VA-Craigslist-Two black and white pigs

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