PA-Have-A-Heart Guinea Pig Rescue

NOTE: DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF HAVE A HEART GUINEA PIGS, HAH ENTRIES WILL NO LONGER BE RETROACTIVELY UPDATED. MY APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS CAUSES. THE HAH WEBSITE WILL OFFER THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION.

Pennsylvania is a state known for Quakers, Conestoga wagons, and sweet Have-A-Heart guinea pigs in need of a home. There are more than I can feature in one post, so you'll find mere links to all of them at the bottom of this entry. In the meantime, here are some of my favorites:


Weekend at Bernie's: Look at this pose! What a great lookin' pig. He's been in the rescue since August. Bernie is a young boar of medium build. He's used to dogs and cats. Bernie was turned in to the shelter because his former owners didn't want him anymore. Can you help him learn to trust people again?



ADOPTED! Vienna is a beautiful three year old sow. She's very friendly and active. To quote from the person who wrote her profile: "I've never had a guinea pig be so friendly right off the bat!" Her owner gave her up for an apartment that didn't allow pets. Again, to quote from I assume her foster folk: "Personally I'd choose Vienna over the apartment, hands down!" And also a tip--try talking to your landlord; many of them don't consider caged animals in the same category as dogs and cats.


ADOPTED! I love Smores, partly because I think he's my guinea Sophie's brother, partly because he is so cute and lovable and huggable. Look at that cute little pink nose! He's two and a half years old, crested, and very friendly. He's used to cats, dogs, and kids. He was given up because of his owners' allergies. I would have gotten a Claratin patch and nose plugs to try and keep this boy.

ADOPTED!-->Wunbi and Wags ~ Oliver and Simon ~ Chip ~ ADOPTED!--> Pepper ~ Pops and Corn ~ Buster and Benji ~ Charlie and Johnnie ~ TwoBit and Clover ~ LISTING REMOVED--> Cupid and Smores ~ Hatch ~ Rascal ~ Turbo ~ ADOPTED!--> Owen ~ John and Kamil ~ LISTING REMOVED--> Patches and Petunia ~ Jalopy and Lamore ~ PC and Reebox ~ ADOPTED!--> Smores ~ ADOPTED!--> Hoss ~ Bernie ~ Humphrey ~ Sammy and Mickey Mouse ~ LISTING REMOVED--> Buddy ~ ADOPTED!-->Iggy ~ DJ ~ Minnie Mouse and Rachael Ray ~ Cookie, Sugar Pie, Sieka, Princess and Sundae ~ ADOPTED!--> Vienna.

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?"

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PA-Women's Humane Society-Update

This is an update to this post. The Women's Humane Society presently has two guinea pigs in its care--they just posted pictures, so I'll share. Please read the the original post for background information.


ADOPTED! Furball is a one year old tri-color sow. She is friendly, good with kids, and "slightly active." She is medium sized.




ADOPTED! Chopper is a one year old boar with brown and black hair. He is of medium size, "slightly active," friendly, and good with kids.

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?"

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NY-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 *

POST EXPIRED. Disaster post from Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Guinea pig being dumped for fr33 because poster assumes she would be happier with other guinea pigs. The guinea will probably be with other pigs in a lab if she's really given away for fr33. Read this page for information about what happens to Craigslist animals given away for fr33. It's very saddening. This girl is orange, brown and white, and two years old. She was a classroom pet for two years, and now that the poster has quit teaching, she's dumping the guinea pig.

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?"

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PA-Craigslist-two sows

* 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. Somerset, PA-Two female guinea pigs being dumped. Daughter lost interest in them. That's why parents should get kids inanimate toys--not living, breathing animals dependent on an eight year old's attention span to stay alive. One is an orange and white abby, the other is a black and white short hair. These poor guinea pigs. Small adoption fee includes too-small cage. Pick these girls up and get them in one of these.

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?"

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NY-Animal Protective Foundation-sow

The Animal Protective Foundation is a shelter in Schenectady County that offers a lot of services to the community, including a mobile spay/neuter clinic. The shelter is presently full and can not taken in any more animals. What better way to help out homeless animals than adopting a guinea pig from their shelter?

LISTING REMOVED. And what a guinea pig! They have an adorable sow named Oreo who is a small one year old cavy. That's all her profile says, but it does feature multiple photos of the cutie:

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?"

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NY-Craigslist-two sows

* 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 DELETED. Queens, NY-two six-month-old bonded sisters being rehomed for adoption fee. They come with a "huge" cage (trust me, these pet store cages are about actual size to this picture. Do the right thing-get your guinea pig a C&C cage). Two pigloos, 20 pounds of bedding (if it's cedar or pine, don't let it be thine!), food, food bowl, hay, water dish (get them two bottles, they might pee in the dish or knock it over), etc.

The girls were almost eaten by the poster's dogs. Why she's rehoming them. Maybe having dogs is a reason not to get guinea pigs in the first place.

She bought the from a br33der so they're happier and healthier than pet store pigs. That's some crap, but don't let delusions keep you from saving two pigs, innocent of their owners' poor planning.

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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NY-Lollypop Farm in Fairport

Some faceless members of the Lollypop Guild now have photos!

LISTING REMOVED. Horatio is a pigloo loving cutie. If you have a lonely boar who sees the ghost of his father, Horatio is the mate for him. He's three years old and some change, which means he's going to have a harder time getting adopted. Three years old is ideally just middle-aged for a guinea-Horatio is another guinea baby boomer.


POST REMOVED. Snow White (renamed Prince Charming) and LISTING REMOVED. Ricky Bobby are two amazingly, ridiculously handsome guinea pigs. They're bonded--two gorgeous pigs in one adoption. Snow White is one year old and one month, and Ricky Bobby is six months old. If you adopt these two pigs and don't have experience with long haired pigs, give them a quick. They require gently brushing to keep their hair tangle fr33.

S i n c e I started writing this post, a new guinea pig has been posted, but she doesn't have a photo yet. Knowing the Lollipop Guild she'll be a cutie. LISTING REMOVED. Echo is a white sow, one year and one month old.

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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Did your guinea pig come from a pet store?

I t d o e s n 't o c c u r to a lot of people that guinea pigs are out there homeless and in danger of being put to sleep, like dogs and cats. Wonderful animal loving people who want a guinea pig buy them from pet stores, because it's not common knowledge there are whole rescues devoted to these sweet animals. And once they have the pig they love it, of course. Pet store pigs aren't bad or inferior (though they are often malnourished, suffering from scurvy and mites, pregnant and/or missexed). Still, it's a difficult and sad problem--if someone buys a pig from a petstore or br33der they are making a new space for a guinea pig to be mistreated. And an animal in the shelter dies because that guinea pig loving lap has been taken up.

But so you bought a petstore pig, not knowing, and you can't adopt another pig. For whatever reason you can't volunteer at the local shelter or rescue. If you're feeling guilty about the homeless animal population, there is something you can do.

If you sponsor a guinea pig at your local shelter or rescue, you will be saving a life. Petfinder has these buttons on the profiles of animals within participating organizations: Click on this button to learn more information about their Sponsor-a-Pet program, or go to: http://www.petfinder.com/foundation/sponsorapet.html .

A n o t h e r s u g g e s t i o n is to donate the amount of the adoption fee to a rescue directly. An average adoption fee of $40 covers such a small portion of the care for an animal, so feel fr33 to pledge more! Whatever you can donate will be of great help and use. There is a link to area shelters on the sidebar.

This is not to say that it's okay to buy petstore animals so long as you make a donation--rather, it's just a practical way to reduce any guilt or worries about the high euthanasia rates of homeless animals across the country.

NJ-North Jersey Guinea Pig and Hamster Rescue

Due to increased time commitments, I am no longer going to be able to update past entries of some of the larger rescues such as Have-A-Heart and NJGPHR. Once a week or so I will update the herd of the respective rescues.

A n o t h e r major New Jersey guinea pig rescue is the North Jersey Guinea Pig and Hamster Rescue. This rescue focuses on education and adoption, and houses its small animals in a network of private homes. They currently have a call out for bedding donations (non cedar or pine) and foster home volunteers. Contact carlahcpa@aol.com if you can help with either.

H e r e are links to all of their guinea pigs currently on Petfinder. They come young and old, short hair and long. All are in need of forever homes.

Tina & ADOPTED! Becky & ADOPTED! Mina & ADOPTED! Avery & Ushi & Robby & ADOPTED! Logan and Xavier & Nicky II & ADOPTED! Spanky & Fernando & Gandolf and Pumpkin & ADOPTED! Gimli & Aragorn & ADOPTED! Lucinda & Miranda and Bunny & ADOPTED! Sophia & ADOPTED! Versace & ADOPTED! Giorgio & ADOPTED! Gucci & ADOPTED! Daisy & ADOPTED! Vanessa & ADOPTED! Baby & ADOPTED! DJ & Max & ADOPTED! Rocky and Henry & .

A n d because its my blog, I get to choose a few of my favorites to feature.

ADOPTED! Gimli is possibly my favorite guinea pig on all of Petfinder. He looks like a stuffed animal made by Most Adorable co. He is a five month old abby who was abandoned at a shelter. His family didn't want him any more. Ridiculous. The poor boy is being treated for malnutrition, and will be ready for adoption soon. Can you give him a better home than his last one?


ADOPTED! This picture is from Mina's listing; it's of her and one of her sisters. I haven't been a GPfan for long, but I look at a lot of pictures of them-and I have never seen one, let alone two, with this color pattern. It's so beautiful too. She's three years old and crested. Her rehoming was a sad situation, for both her, her former owner, and the other five guinea pigs she was surrendered with. Please adopt her and and one of her sisters.



ADOPTED! Giorgio is a beautiful six month old abby/peruvian who was given up because his owners had too many guinea pigs -- poor Giorgio. He can be adopted with his father or brother, or for a lonely boar needing a friend. With his coat he'll need gentle brushing -- this can be a nice bonding experience with your pet.

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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PA-Piggie Lovers Inc. Guinea Pig Rescue

Piggie Lovers Inc. Guinea Pig Rescue has two very handsome new boars available for adoption!


These two beautiful bonded boars, ADOPTED! Hamlet and Rothbart, are now available for adoption. They are brohters, and about 5-6 months old. Hamlet has a red stripe on his belly, while Rothbart is a solid black. I think they are both so sleek and handsome. And Rothbart has a crest! They are sweet vocal boys who don't like to be picked up, but they do like being held. They can give nibbles, especially if your finger is looking a bit carrot-ish. This means they probably wouldn't be suitable for a household with younger children.


T h i s c u t i e named ADOPTED! Catherine is ready and excited for her forever home. She's a young girl too, eight months old, and has an "only child" personality. She's not very friendly with other piggies, and even tries to nip them (I did that to my sister until I was nine!).
She does love people though, and attention, and FOOD-you can tell because she starts wheeking. This vocal girl would work with a neutered male-some nice boar for her to call her own.

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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PA-Women's Humane Society

This is my 50th post since I started a week ago. Crazy!

The Women's Humane Society is located in Bensalem, PA, and it was the first animal shelter founded in the United States. It offers a bunch of really amazing programs and relies entirely on donations and veterinary fees to fund its programs. Like many shelters, they euthanize because of space and health reasons.

They also have two guinea pigs available for adoption. Just because they don't have photos
doesn't mean they aren't sweet and in need of a home!

ADOPTED! Furball is a one year old sow with a short white, brown, and black coat. She is friendly and good with kids (but remember, a young child should never be the sole caretaker of a guinea pig, and the guinea pig should never be kept in the young child's room). She is medium-sized and described as "slightly active." In a forever home I bet she'll be much more energetic.

ADOPTED! Chopper is a one year old medium sized male. He has a short brown and black coat. He is friendly, good with kids, and also "slightly active." It's amazing how a forever home will bring out the popcorning!

The popcorn link sends you to a cute video that is not mine. Another cute video that is not mine is "The Guinea Pig Way." And a third cute but not mine video is "Our three guinea pigs fighting for a cucumber." All three are family safe.

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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PA-Piggie Lovers Inc. Guinea Pig Rescue

Piggie Lovers Inc. Guinea Pig Rescue has four adorable new pigs available for adoption!

ADOPTED! Lucy and Ethel are a pair of bonded sweeties who are less than a year old. Lucy (the tri-color abby who looks like GL famous Mitzy to me) is the more adventurous of the two, she comes to the food, while Ethel waits for the food to come to her.










The two sows are well attuned to the sound of the fridge opening or plastic bags rustling. Lucy is a 100% lap piggie, but Ethel doesn't calm down until she's settled safely in the lap.

And look at these handsome boys. These four are like
the homecoming royal party.

ADOPTED! Telouis and Edgar (first off, best names ever), are bonded boys a bit over a year old. Telouis, pictured on the left, is a chubby little boy. He's also the more people friendly of the two -- he will come right up to you for veggie goodies.

Edgar is more reserved, but not opposed to stealing Telouis's food. They are both very vocal, and are that amazing type of guineas: belly pigs. Rubbing a piggie's belly is a very special feeling.

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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NY-Life Long Tails-5 boars

Life Long Tails is an awesome no-kill rescue which serves the small animals of Western New York, and those who wish to adopt them.


These guinea pigs aren't adoptable yet (the others are), so that gives you 1-2 months to prep a guinea palace for these deserving boars. LISTING REMOVED. Michael and Myers were abandoned in a box outside the rescue's door. They were filthy, their nails were long, and they are currently being treated for lice. They have been given their med checks and are on a steady path toward being healthy and adoptable.



ADOPTED! Dash is a skittish sweetie, who would do well in a quiet home. He is a lap-guinea (they're great), but would like caring and patient people to adopt him, and continue helping him to learn trust people.


ADOPTED! Nickle is a sweet young boar (under a year old). His other half is brown; he's so handsome! He was abandoned in an apartment for a week before he was found. That's terrible. He is now an outgoing, energetic character. He is very curious and personable.



ADOPTED! Blaze is a handsome young boar, small in size. His owners were moving and couldn't take him with them -- the rare situations where this is actually necessary must be very difficult for all involved. Though a timid guinea, he is slowly opening up to people. He is a very sweet guinea who likes to be pet while in a lap.

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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NY-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 *

POST DELETED. Nobody puts Baby in the corner, er, shelter. This beautiful Troy, New York piggie is being rehomed because the poster does not have enough time for her. She comes with her cage, shampoo (try this), water bottle, bag of bedding, 1/2 bag food, hay, yogurt drops (never give these to your guinea pig), salt lick (never give these to your guinea pig), and carrot treat (suitability depends on what this means).

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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Have-A-Heart Needs Foster Homes

Foster and Adoptive Homes Needed for Guinea Pig Rescue

Have-a-Heart Guinea Pig Rescue is looking for adoptive and foster homes for their guinea pigs. If you are interested in adopting a piggie look at their site for your future pig, they have single pigs, two pigs, and three pigs, they have boys and girls, neutered and spayed pigs, long hair , short hair and those crazy bed head pigs. whatever you are looking for they have. Maybe you dont want to adopt but would like to foster then help out Have-a-Heart and foster a pig for them. They provide the piggie, a cage, igloo, water bowl,food bowl and vet expenses. You provide fresh veggies, water , hay and the love and kisses. Check them out and contact gplover78 @ yahoo if you are interested.

(Slightly modified/Reposted from Craigslist)