More impacts of lockdown :(

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So sad. Pets should never be a passing fancy.

I dared to see what piggies were available near me and I was disappointed to read the first listing... a boar pair who 'will be neutered before they're rehomed to make sure they stay friends forever.'

After the article said they were misunderstood pets, why are the RSPCA then pushing one of the myths about bonds? Didn't think neutering helped with bonds...just babies (or lack of).
 
Yes, the RSPCA doesn’t seem to be very knowledgeable at all about guinea pigs. There‘s quite a number of male trio, quartets and even quintets up on their site. Let’s hope an experienced owner gets them because non of these groups are likely to work out 🙄
I know they do an amazing job but they really need to wise up
 
Just been on to have a look and they are rehoming FIVE boys together !


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Our little rescue is being inundated with emails from people looking to get rid of their lockdown piggies. So much so that Helen has put out a post on Facebook saying we are full and that we are only taking emergencies with genuine reasons for surrender. And yes, we can tell the difference between a genuine emergency reason and “other” reasons.
 
A “rescue” (not one of our recommended ones) had taken in a large number of boars and was advertising on FB for homes for single boars to be kept as singles. Breaks our heart that boars could be condemned to live their lives alone forever because of a “rescue” saying they need to be kept as singles.
 
That's so heartbreaking. :( I really had the idea of getting a pet in lockdown and getting rid of it once things are more normal and it's inconvenient. I know a ton of people, even pre-pandemic, who got a smaller pet (guinea pig, hamster, etc.) as a 'starter pet' before getting a dog, at which point they got rid of the hamster or guinea pig.

One of my kids pointed out to someone who did this, "But hamsters only live two or three years. That's so short. You can't commit to two or three years?" You tell 'them, kiddo!
 
There has to be a way to better educate and help the situation….. I know it’s an epic task, but there has to something. Time to get thinking our caps on. If everyone just carries on as we are (because the problem seems too big), nothing will ever change 😔
 
At least 100 of those searches for piggies for sale will have been me 😅 saw what was going to happen a mile off and kept checking for any neglected pigs to take in. Fern, Oliver, Coco, Biscuit and a couple others were the result of that..plus poor Orsa and Pasha my 2 dwarf hamsters, they were bought at the start of the first lockdown for their first owners child before the kid got bored a year later, knowing they've spent the majority of their little lives in tiny cages with no stimuli makes me so sad. Lockdown really upped the number of animals here, battling to get them healthy was very draining, I cant imagine how rescues must be feeling doing it on a much larger scale!
 
Same thing over there is happening in the US. It's horrifying how people think of these pets as just disposable when they get bored. You'd think that people would take the responsibility of owning a pet seriously but no god forbid people take owning a pet seriously.
Currently the shelter in Mass, the guinea pig sanctuary, has well over 300 guinea pigs in a super tiny area, to the point where they can't afford to give them all the space they need, and have been begging other people to foster a bit while they deal with the influx. Like do those kinds of people who just get a pet because they have an impulse realize the harm they cause to the animal by doing it? breaks my heart.
 
guineagalileo said:
Same thing over there is happening in the US. It's horrifying how people think of these pets as just disposable when they get bored. You'd think that people would take the responsibility of owning a pet seriously but no god forbid people take owning a pet seriously.
Currently the shelter in Mass, the guinea pig sanctuary, has well over 300 guinea pigs in a super tiny area, to the point where they can't afford to give them all the space they need, and have been begging other people to foster a bit while they deal with the influx. Like do those kinds of people who just get a pet because they have an impulse realize the harm they cause to the animal by doing it? breaks my heart.
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Those people don’t care. They have been brought up to be instantly gratified all their lives, they expect instant pleasure, never been told to wait and see or save up for something for a while, this is the problem sadly, parenting!
 
guineagalileo said:
Same thing over there is happening in the US. It's horrifying how people think of these pets as just disposable when they get bored. You'd think that people would take the responsibility of owning a pet seriously but no god forbid people take owning a pet seriously.
Currently the shelter in Mass, the guinea pig sanctuary, has well over 300 guinea pigs in a super tiny area, to the point where they can't afford to give them all the space they need, and have been begging other people to foster a bit while they deal with the influx. Like do those kinds of people who just get a pet because they have an impulse realize the harm they cause to the animal by doing it? breaks my heart.
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One of our rescues here (they don't adopt out direct as they heal injured, sick, or socialize mistreated animals), has had so many rabbits brought in. They just flew a rabbit from somewhere out west and it was a nightmare! Thankfully the poor bun is doing better after her surgery. Hopefully your the rescue will reach out to some other rescues and maybe they can do a piggy train.

The sad thing is that a lot of people feel like animals are disposable and can easily replace them if "defective" or undesirable. So many animals get released into the wild so that is why we have such a terrible invasion of non-native species. Or they just dump them off at the shelter (which is so much better than releasing them into the wild). I know I keep forgetting that if you are in over your head, it is much better to send them off to a shelter. That doesn't mean you don't care about them. But pre-educating yourself about a pet is really the best thing as it will help prevent most of these issues.

I keep fish and there are many that feel like they are the most disposable of pets. They don't want it so they either flush down the toilet or release it in the wild. The problem with a lot of the fish sold in the pet store is that they get huge. Like feet long; you start with a tiny tank and they outgrow it. It is a misconception that the fish will only grow as big as their enclosure. What happens is that their organs keep growing and it disforms them and causes them pain and long term health issues. So people just dump them. How many places rescue fish? Not many. I used to watch a Youtuber that had a fantastic fish room. I stopped watching when he kept buying more fish and then sending his fish back to the store after he was tired of them. He keeps them for a few months and does all this in the name of "showing off and educating his viewers about different fish". I have switched to watching a fish rescue in Ohio. They turned their indoor swimming pool into a place for his giant fish!
 
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