Lost guinea pigs

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Hello everybody !

I am nwe at this forum and I ask for help concerning my guinea pigs.
I had seven of them, happily living with me until I had to go to Germany 1 1/2 years ago and my partner, unable or unwanting to look after them , gave them away - it was only ment temporarily until I came back, but the "animal" hotel turned out to be a rehoming station. And although the manager of this rescue told me, I could always get my guinea pigs back, in fact they were already given away soon after their arrival.And separated - the whole family.
I begged the manager to arrange that they come back to me and I begged like a dog (I am a 48year old GP), I also asked whether I at least could visit them to be sure that they are treated well - no chance. The I tried several animal organisations in England and Germany - they told me I should get myself a lawyer - but filing a law case takes time.
And I am personally scared and desperated. - I always lived with guinea pigs, the one I am talking about came to me from rescue stations - so why should I have reason to get them rehomed?
So please - if anybody has got an idea, I would be greatful.
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Wuschel
 
:( i know this sounds awful,but they now have new homes,with new owners, and when they were taken to the rehoming centre they would have been signed over and therefore the rehoming was legitimate, as in no turning back. rather than worrying and spending all your time and energy trying to track down your other guinea pigs who could be who knows where by now, why not try rehoming a new pair or trio of rescue guinea pigs who are in need of a new forever home. sorry to hear that you have lost your other piggies, but fingers crossed they will all be in loving new forever homes,not much help am i ,but this is what i would be doing,good luck in whatever you decide to do :)
 
I have to agree. Your partner would have signed them over at the time so there is nothing you can do. At least he gave them a chance of a good home as rescues have adoption policies etc

Try to feel happy that they are safe and loved in their new homes and they will be used to things as they are now and as has been suggested, you could offer a home to some other needy guineas in rescue :)
 
it does sound like the legal arguement is with the partner as the rehoming centre would have gone on his word that they where for rehoming unless they did not make it clear at the time that they where for rehoming and treated as such
YOu could try legal route but this would mean talking with the partner
and you would have to prove either they or the home where aware they where doing something wrong
Good Luck But it may be a case of getting some new pigs
 
Welcome to the forum wuschel and I am sorry to hear about your distress regarding your piggies.

I have to agree with the postings above. If they were signed over to a rescue centre, then I am sure they were found new and loving homes.

When you are ready to have some more piggies, then please give thought to adopting a bonded pair from a rescue centre. I can assure you that knowing you gave them a kind and loving home, and the love that they will give you in return, will help heal any hurt you are feeling at the moment.

Let us know how things go!
 
Wuschel, welcome to the forum.
As sad as it sounds and as unfair as your partner might have been the piggies will now have loving homes somewhere else and it's darn difficult to track them all down.
I would cut my losses there and look for a new bunch of piggies that are waiting to be rehomed. You could give them just as much love and attention you gave your seven previous ones. There are always piggies in need of a good home, so why not try the local rescue and see what they have...you might be pleasantly surprised.

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Hello and thanks to everybody who replied to my message!

However : when my partner gave the guinea pigs away,he did not even know that the place was an animal rescue. The lady manager showed him around and he met other guniea pigs who also stayed at the place for a certain time.
And also the manage told my partner that we could collect them any time
(same she promised to me when I phoned her from Germany - then completely shocked what happened to the animals).
My partner trusted in what the lady said and therefore also gave the really expansive "IGLU" , our outdoor guineapig house and run, to the lady, so that they could stay with their home the were used to.
After I phoned the lady a couple of months later and learned, that the animals had gone, I also learned, that she happily kept the "Iglu" for her rabbits!
What do you think about that?
We never signed any contract and what upsets me most - apart from what I mentioned already - is the fact that the manager lady send me pictures of three of my guinea pigs by email, showing two of them in small wooden cages,without any space to run about - and they were used to run about, also in the house.
So I am not so sure whether they are really treated well.
But perhaps some of them ended with members of this forum.
So my question of today to everybody is:
Has somebody got guinea pigs from a Mrs. Alice Chamberlain,"Rabbit Rescue"
Gloucester either in December /January 2006/2007 or about April 2007?
The names I gave them were Fia, Quenny, Spot,Daisy, Wallce & Gromit and Blacky. Blacky was born with one blind eye.
I would be happy to find out that the are in good hands.
Aside: I do not have any guinea pigs any more - they were my only ones.
 
I think this is perhaps a lesson in trust and judgement, sorry. She may well have let them go for money as well, people often see a profit where animals are concerned.

Were you paying her to care for the guineas?

Never do anything like this again without a legally binding contract :(
 
I'm sorry you lost your babes. Anyone can say they are a rescue even if they are not. :(

You must have been devestated. Welcome to the forum. :)
 
Hi

Can you contact the person who re-homed them and ask her if she can kindly contact the person she re-homed them to and see if the new owners would be available to talk to you?

As we are a rescue and re-homing centre, I personally would be prepared to phone the new owners and ask them if they would kindly call you even if it's just to reassure you that they are well and looked after.
 
This is so sad, I run a guinea hotel and i have terms and conditions that must be read first then signed,

I do have a rehoming policy in it, but mine is if the owner failes to contact me after 7 days of the pick up date agreed, I will then reserve the right to rehome the animal,

I brought this in to play as i once had 2 guineas come and stay whilst the owners moved, they where to stay 1 week, 3 weeks later they contacted me saying they had had to much going on and would now come and pick the guineas up,,

I did still have them,

You go for it girl and find someone to help you and drag this women through the coals for this, it is just ashame you had no paperwork of signiture to say she would not rehome,

What about a small claims court?
 
Hello !
Many thanks for your advice!It is true, she never offered any contract etc., but the problem was, that she dealt with my partner - and he is a person who can be convinced easily by strangers as long as they show a nice face...
The idea with the small claims court is brilliant - if nothing else works.
I also just by chance got to read an article about Mrs. Chamberlain and her marvellous work in recue posted at "thisisgloucestershire.co.uk - I am thinking about placing my story there...
But I can tell you - I will not give up!

Wuschel

piggybaker said:
This is so sad, I run a guinea hotel and i have terms and conditions that must be read first then signed,

I do have a rehoming policy in it, but mine is if the owner failes to contact me after 7 days of the pick up date agreed, I will then reserve the right to rehome the animal,

I brought this in to play as i once had 2 guineas come and stay whilst the owners moved, they where to stay 1 week, 3 weeks later they contacted me saying they had had to much going on and would now come and pick the guineas up,,

I did still have them,

You go for it girl and find someone to help you and drag this women through the coals for this, it is just ashame you had no paperwork of signiture to say she would not rehome,

What about a small claims court?
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I am so sorry you are going through this. I remember your other post and did not realise you did not sign a contract etc..

I think the chances of finding them are so slim but maybe for peace of mind, if you find where they went it may help you come to terms with things or maybe make it worse.

All I can do is wish you luck and advise you to draw the line at some point so that you don't become consumed by it :(
 
I know Alice and she runs a very reputable rescue. She runs a rescue not a pet hotel. If these guinea have been rehomed it must be because she thought they had been abandoned.
 
I can completely sympothise with you, i got my first guinea pig when i moved into my apt, betsy i called her, anyhow, had her about 4 months, and loved her sooo much, we were going away to america, and the pet store i bought her in told me they'd mind her for 40 euro for the week.... anyhow i got home, before even going to bed (i was travelling for 16 hours) i rang the pet store to make sure she was ok and that i was ok to collect her later that day, they then told me they were sorry but she had only been with them 1 day and they'd managed to accidently sell her. To say i was destroyed is an under statement, i was physically sick. Anyhow, to help they let me look after a mother and father and their little babies, to see which one i would bond with, i bonded lovely with a baby, and told them i would like her... anyhow, they said, she'd still not been fully weened, but when she was i could have her.... 1 week later i rang the pet store to see if the new piggy was ready to come live with me... and guess what.. "oh we thought you didnt want her so sold her" was the reply. So my heart was broken again. It is a disgrace to see places like this get away with something so upsetting. If they did it to a dog or a larger animal there would be war, why do they feel its ok to do it to smaller animals and we're not meant to react the same. Needless to say, i told them firstly i wanted the money they got for selling my beutiful betsy, and then i told them i wanted a refund on all the stuff i'd bought for her but i was still keeping it, they did give me it, and they apologised soo much, but i would never ever buy from them again....
 
oh dear this must be very painfull for you.I hope that the outcome is a good one
 
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