Legal
Shelter Guinea Pigs Face Immediate Death
Guinea pigs already face cruelty, ignorance, and carelessness but now they are challenged with increases euthanasia if a California budget is passed. The budget proposal from California Governor Jerry Brown will save $23 million by ending reimbursements currently in place to keep homeless pets alive longer in animal shelters. This has pet lovers fighting the [...]
Young Girl Shapes New Laws That Limit Guinea Pigs in Australia
Australia’s cavy lovers living in the area of Victoria, Australia, were in a pinch by Yarra Ranges Council. The council proposed a 77 page written document outlining new local laws. The proposal made locals upset because they felt many of the new laws limited their passions and hobbies. Under the new laws a person is [...]
Putting A Price on The Love of Your Pet
We love our pets dearly and invest countless hours forming an emotional bond as worthwhile as any other relationship. Can any monetary value replace the pain of losing a beloved pet? An interesting battle over the true value of a pet has been causing a stir in Texas and you might be surprised which side [...]
Rent-A-Cavy Wins in Switzerland
As we get older, it’s more and more difficult to find friends. Apparently guinea pigs have the same problem. In Hadlikon, Switzerland, 30 kilometers from Zürich, Priska Küng operates a matchmaking service for the lonely pets. Guinea pigs are social animals that live in groups and Swiss law prohibits owners from keeping only one. So [...]
Creative
Oxbow Builds Hay-based Holiday Tree
Each year in November, those at the Oxbow central offices in Murdock, Nebraska, discuss ideas for the company Christmas card. This year they agreed to do something decidedly different which customers and friends would enjoy and associate with Oxbow. Lucas Stock, Oxbow’s Marketing Communications Specialist, tells us, “Our Chief Operating Officer, Deb Buhro, came up [...]
New Ebook Advises Parents to Adopt a Guinea Pig Instead of Buying
Philadelphia, PA — (SBWIRE) — 11/09/2011 — Most people assume only dogs and cats can be found in animal shelters. But according to Brankica Underwood, certain shelters also allow pet lovers to adopt a guinea pig. Underwood is the author of, “Teach Your Kids to Handle Guinea Pigs,” an ebook that shows parents how to [...]
Guinea Pig Safe Interior Design
You went out of your way to design a home in good taste but that was before someone was around to actually taste it! Don’t worry. Piggy proofing doesn’t need to be ugly. We’re here to help you. Dropping cables behind the wall or snaking them under carpet might seem like obvious solutions, but this [...]
Adopting Flat Friends Supports Small Animal Rescues
“Hello! I’m Flat Bonnie!” the adorable, cloth bunny says across many of her internet pages. Really, who can resist the cute face? Since March 2011, Yukari of Los Angeles, California, has been busy bringing to life Flat Bonnie and her friends. Yukari was inspired by a combination of small animal rescues and her own stuffed [...]
Guinea Pigs Delight in Cavy Comic
The Cavy Comic series, created and published by KJ, also writing under the pen name Karine Jans, is a collection of humorous stories following the adventures of feisty guinea pigs. Belgium born KJ speaks Dutch although the comics appear in English. The series began in 2004 when members of an online cavy forum and fans [...]
The Archetype, Guinea Pig Over White
Chances are, if you love guinea pigs, you’ve seen this cavy around. We’re convinced he might not even exist. In fact, he’s a stock image and probably the most popular one out there. So much so that stock image companies no longer have his image in their index leaving his origins that much more mysterious. [...]
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