rescue advice needed

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i am new to taking in 'rescue' guinea pigs and i received an email from a lady today wanting me to take in her 3 boars but she wanted me to pay for them. she said she is rehoming them as the kids aren't interested anymore and she doesnt have the time. What should i do as i want to help these piggies if i can but i dont want the lady to be making money out of them.
i explained to her that i would look after them giving them the best of everything until i could find them a special home but she didnt really seem to be that interested.
isn't this the same as selling them?
has anyone else experienced this?
should i give her the money for them?
 
I would not give her any money for them...I'm sure however you will get lots of advice from the guys here who run rescues x
 
If anything, she should give YOU money for taking them on! I would advise not to pay for them. If she wants you to take them, explain that they will cost money to keep, feed etc. until they are rehomed. If she wants you to take them for rehoming, she shouldn't expect any money for them in my opinion.

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Absolutely agreed - in no way should you give her money as that's just akin to buying them. This lady should know better and is probably trying it on with you. I would stick to your guns. If she has contacted you then it should be your help she needs - not your money. Some people eh.....

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I agree with what everyone else has said.
At the end of the day she shoud be giving you money not the other way round.
Stick to your guns honey, i know it will be hard as you want to help these little men but being as your a rescue she should know you wont buy, that is why we have rescue's!
Some ppl really push their luck
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Umm ... no, that's not how rescues work!

When I rehomed one of mine, I charged a small fee (about £10) in the advert to make sure whoever was contacting me was serious about taking the piggy on. As it turned out, the lady and daughter that came to collect him fell in love with him, bringing him his own brand new carrier cage etc so I told them not to bother, keep the money and spend it on him.

I would suggest emailing her back, explaining that as you are a "rescue" (albeit of sorts - I assume you're not a registered charity) you house lots of piggies before finding them a new home. Therefore, you will not be paying for them but perhaps, if you really feel they not be being taken care of properly, you could take them free of charge for her (usually you'd charge a fee to take them, I assume). Alternatively, offer to find her someone to take hers ...?
 
I agree with everyone else - your doing her the favour! She should be paying you - think she has just been trying her luck to see how she would get on.
 
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