05-11-2016, 02:36 AM
It is very sad when people hoard animals, then are incapable of looking after them properly. In the lady's case, had they been running wild since she passed away....or before? I guess it might be easier to understand if it had happened since she passed, and in that case hopefully the piggies will still have some domestication. But if she kept them like that then that was doing them NO favours.
Guinea pigs are not built for a life in the wild. They wouldn't last five minutes in the fields, wth Buzzards, hawks and foxes. Even cats could catch them. It is very cruel to turn them out to live wild.
I feel a certain empathy with hoarders, but they have got it all wrong. If they made the effort they could join forces with a Rescue like yours, and there could be mutual benefit. But sadly sometimes there are mental illness problems.
For emergency housing....could you erect a tent of some kind or temporary 'garden building' outside? I think B&Q do things like that but of course they charge top prices. There may be somewhere cheaper you could get one? Then all you could use pallets for the floor. If you found you didn't need it after some time, maybe you could re-sell it on ebay or gumtree?
Just a thought....you might have a better plan. I wish you well with all these pregnant girls, and the babies.
Guinea pigs are not built for a life in the wild. They wouldn't last five minutes in the fields, wth Buzzards, hawks and foxes. Even cats could catch them. It is very cruel to turn them out to live wild.
I feel a certain empathy with hoarders, but they have got it all wrong. If they made the effort they could join forces with a Rescue like yours, and there could be mutual benefit. But sadly sometimes there are mental illness problems.
For emergency housing....could you erect a tent of some kind or temporary 'garden building' outside? I think B&Q do things like that but of course they charge top prices. There may be somewhere cheaper you could get one? Then all you could use pallets for the floor. If you found you didn't need it after some time, maybe you could re-sell it on ebay or gumtree?
Just a thought....you might have a better plan. I wish you well with all these pregnant girls, and the babies.
