Monday, December 24, 2007

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

PLEASE don't buy a pig today.
PLEASE don't get one for fr33
or adopt one impulsively.


See my post below for why I plead this so earnestly. Give your household and give the animals the gift of long term thinking.

To avoid endorsing the impulsive procurement of animals, all ads that do not require careful screening have been temporarily removed. Shelter and rescue guinea pigs remain: everyday they need a home, once adopted they need the home everyday after.

UPDATE: These posts are being returned to the blog, be patient! It takes a bit.

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Adopt A Guinea Pig is formally against giving any animal as a present. Rescues and shelters experience a huge number of surrenders the immediate months following Christmas.

Before you bring an animal in to your home, think:


What will I do if someone in my household is allergic?
What will I do if the animal gets sick?
What if the person I'm getting the animal for doesn't want/like him/her?
What will I do if my children don't care for the pet?
Do I really have room?
Am I fully aware of the needs of this animal?
If the person this animal is for loses interest, am I prepared to take on the responsibilities?
How old is the animal? How long can I expect to care for this animal?
Am I making any moves where I can't bring my animal with me?
Does the person really want this animal? Or do they want another type of pet and I'm making a compromise, at the expense of this animal?
Am I really going to buy a pet now, when there are thousands of homeless animals waiting for a home?

This might be a better gift for someone thinking they want a guinea pig:

For grownups: A Grown-Up's Guide to Guinea Pigs, by Dale Sigler (click to go to Amazon page)


For kids: Animal Planet's Guinea Pigs (Click to go to Amazon page)



And if you already have a guinea pig, and want to pamper him, her, or them for the Holidays, here are a couple of places your guinea pig has on their Amazon Wishlist!

Kleenmama's Hay
: Quality Hay and Pellets in Bulk; Pamper your Pig at the Cozy Cavy; All sorts of stocking stuffers at This Little Piggie Marketplace; and Cheaper, larger cages from Cavy Cages.