Rescued Pigs of 2012 - post yours!

[Suzygpr]

At the end of each year we post the pics of the pigs taken in by rescues throughout the year in one long thread. If you have homed from a rescue this year please post your piggie pics too so we can all share their happy ending.

It gives us a great way to celebrate the hard work of the rescues, forum members and this year the Piggy Bank UK members and rescues too.

Remember - pigs that have been taken in and/or rehomed through a rescue only please!


The first pigs of this year at the rescue were a whole pile of teddies. Here's Jasmine and Jade and all their babies - their rescue thread - http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?82178-Pregnant-Teddies

Very pregnant!

So... let's see your rescued pigs of the year!

Suzy x

 

[sport_billy]

Meggy Moo from Walsall RSPCA, adopted in Jan 2012

 

[karonus]

Astro (nee Squeek) from Walsall RSPCA June 2012 (one of the 285)

 

[catscourf]

My beautiful girl Ginny (Estelle) from Glynneath! Rescued April 2012

 

[suem]

I could put Jeni in this thread. My friend collects unwanted bunnies, She went to pick up a cage to be told a lady had piggies she didnt want. 4 or 5 adults in a plastic box altogether. She took them, of course. 2 girls pregnant . First mum died shortly after giving birth. Second mum had 2 boys and a girl. She paired the piggies up beautifully but Jeni was left over so she came to live with me....x)

 

[bubble&squeak4ever]

I just know I'm going to love this thread! x)! Lots of gorgeous piggies to drool over! It's lovely to see such happy endings for piggies who haven't had the best start in life!

 

[Wiebke]

I started with in January with Hedydd's and Ginny's oldest sister Heulwen, another of the Glynneath Ginger Army girls, once she'd come off her pregnancy watch.

(Hedydd on the left and Heulwen on the right)

They were followed by my two emergency (permanent) foster girls from a private piggy person at the end of April, 4 year old Ffraid/Freya and 2 year old Bethan/Betty. I truly had no idea what they were looking like until they arrived!
Ffraid (who has a very soft spot for Hywel)

Bethan (my little Tribe clown)

Then in August, 5 year old neutered widower Bryn Oscar from BARC made quite a splash - nobody has told him that he is technically an older gent, so he's still thinking he's landed in Las Vegas and living la vida loca with his new middle-aged harem! (You'd better NOT ask where he got his dirty nose...)

My latest intake from November is Mali, a 4 year old cataract sow from Milhaven, who has recently lost her companion. Unfortunately, while she happily popcorns all over my living room, she is a bit too full on when meeting other piggies and is currently still living on her own between the Tribe and the Tribe with plenty of interaction with either side.

 

[Guinea pigs <3]

Oh yay! I love these threads! Sadly I don't have any piggies to add here this year...not through any fault of mine though! I recently tried Mabel with a rescue piggy from Hazlecroft GP rescue and she was having none of it!

 

[LisaAli]

Our two new additions from Hutches Rescue - Ouzo and Primrose aka now Morgan. I think we are about to start a bit of a alcoholic theme for names!

Adopted 01-12-12

Ouzo our neutered boar

Morgan our little lady

 

[klee]

At the start of May we dated Rosie at The Potteries and came home with Ruby.

and then went back 10 days later and came home with Esme and dinky Tia(teapot) .

 

[LisaAli]

At the start of May we dated Rosie at The Potteries and came home with Ruby.


and then went back 10 days later and came home with Esme and dinky Tia(teapot) .

Love those pigtures, what wonderful colours...drooldroolx)x)

 

[Iceprincessx]

Mack rescued from The Potteries Rescue in October 2012 and is now best friends with Barnum

 

[MargaretB]

Oh my goodness what a lot of gorgeous piggies! I love the little fuzzy ones especially, but they're all gorgeous & look very happy

 

[Sarah McGarry]

Aww! I love this forum

 

[Hanwombat]

Flora and Freya
Adopted Early November 2012

 

[Jerrybelly]

Wonderful to see such happy faces in their forever homes!

 

[Subsonica]

As some might remember, my rescue this year is the wee girl in my profile pic. She was dumped in our local area. We named her Amy and she is thriving. She's extremely vocal and has had a growth spurt recently, so is nearly as heavy as our other 2 girls!

 

[AbbyGuinea]

This year I discovered this forum - I then discovered guinea pig rescues!

My first rescue from Glynneath - Guy!
I sent my little Troy on holiday to Glynneath and he brought home his friend! Guy is such a wonderful piggy and will sit with you for hours, every few minutes he will turn round to lick your fingers or chin! He is a big talker and is the first to be at the side of the cage for some food!

My next two rescue pigs are also from Glynneath!
Seth and Sanford were piggies rescued during this rescue
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?90976-Piggy-Bank-rescue-underway

They are the biggest and oldest of my piggies and are so so friendly! They were quite shy pigs at first, the day they took food from my hand was amazing and I felt so good that I had made some piggies life so much better - RESCUE ALL THE WAY!
I remember when I first saw their picture.. I wanted to give them a home so bad! But I was banned from any more piggies coming into my house.. I sat in my house all day plucking up the courage to ask my mother if I could adopt them. I was showing her their picture at least 10 times a day to try and get her to let me have them without asking! When I finally plucked up the courage and asked if we could adopt them my mother simply said "I've been waiting for you to ask me all day...". 2-3 days later I went to pick them up! LOL

Sanford -

Seth -

 

[zombieprincess]

My first rescue piggy is Blake, a sheltie boar who was one of the first lot of piggies to be removed from the "285" rescue by Wood Green. Blake along with 3 other boars were meant to stay at mine as short term fosters for a few weeks ... well he never left rolleyes And i am so glad i kept him, he is such a gentle sweet piggy and i love him dearly. He's the perfect companion for my elderly boy & my other very gentle younger boar who is blind on one eye ... he's my secret 3rd favorite piggy. xoxo

In April i had to get my naughty boar Harvey neutered after he rejected and injured many of his potential boar friends (Blake being one, he bit him on the balls!) At the end of April i adopted "Angela" from Wood Green Heydon, she was the last sow there left from the 285 rescue and i knew she would be the perfect partner for Harvey, she's nippy and smart and not a push over and i renamed her Acorn becasue she is a tiny pretty, but plain thing. She keep him on his toes ... and opens her mouth so wide when she wheeks!

And In October, I fell in love with another, older sow at wood green, i deliberated over her for a week then reserved her. Pickles as she was then, was a lonely 4 year old girl with a cataract on one eye who had been given up by her owners because "they had lost interest" I was worried at first she and Acorn would clash but never fear, they get on well & Peri (as she is now named) is the group groomer.

 

[PottyForPiggies]

Our first rescue pig was the beautiful Bernadette, rehomed in March to live with Treacle

Our second rescue was the cheeky little Stewart, rehomed in August to live with Junior

 

[pawsup]

Here's Gucci, Jester and Dior who came to live here at their forever home in September

 

[Gracie01]

On the 12th October 2012 I added a member to our house.

Thumbelina was the teeniest piggy that was from a the 'Deal Piggies' (A Piggy Bank rescue).
Thumbelina had chewed ears, was very itchy due to parasites (her hair was very thin), and skinny.

Thumbelina has turned into a very happy piggy. Shes very vocal, loves food and popcorns all the time. She is very cheeky and mostly she is stunningly beautiful!

Thumbelina is the one on the right!

 

[hazeyg]

On the 12th October 2012 I added a member to our house.

Thumbelina was the teeniest piggy that was from a the 'Deal Piggies' (A Piggy Bank rescue).
Thumbelina had chewed ears, was very itchy due to parasites (her hair was very thin), and skinny.

Thumbelina has turned into a very happy piggy. Shes very vocal, loves food and popcorns all the time. She is very cheeky and mostly she is stunningly beautiful!

Thumbelina is the one on the right!

My goodness just look at the difference!!

 

[AudioHeart]

We adopted one beautiful piggie this year from the amazing NEGPR.

This is "little" Coby, he'd been handed into the rescue as an unwanted pet along with his cage friend. When he arrived at the rescue, they realised that he and his friend weren't the perfect match and poor coby got the brunt end of his cage mates temper!

He's my big ball of sunshine, and is always happy. I've never known such a sunny pig, and over the past few months he's found a soft sunny spot in my heart.

Coby and Tabby:

 

[Suzygpr]

Today's rescued piggies pics are more of the new year teddies.

Mother and daughter

Trio of girls

Cassandra

Father & son

Bonded males

Silver brothers

More tomorrow...

 

[Amanda1801]

I can't wait for Suzy to get to June in her piggy timeline, I'm too impatient! Just the one pig for me this year, but what a pig she is!

In June 2012, Big Dave went dating at Glynneath GPR. Did he bring home the gorgeous DEW sow that I had been longing for? Nope! He brought home a very peculiar, slightly odd looking pig, who had no comprehension of pig-etiquette! Whether you were bringing her food, or even if you just looked at her in the wrong way, she'd chatter her teeth at you! Sitting staring into corners was a favourite passtime too. Big Dave really did pick an odd pig...

But what a pig she has become! Maggie (official name = Maggot, which gives an idea of the kind of conditions she was living in prior to going to Suzy) has blossomed into a cheeky, mischevious, incredibly affectionate, non teeth chattering little beauty! She is a fantastic little piggy, and I'm so grateful for Suzy for dating Maggie and Big Dave, and making them both very happy pigs!

A previously...odd...looking pig, although nothing compared to when she first arrived at Suzy's - photos will appear in Suzy's timeline of pigs!

To this

Definitely a case of quality over quantity for me this year!

 

[jkwright35]

Here's Ruth, who came to live with us this summer:

It didn't take her long to settle in:

And she quickly learnt the art of relaxation from her new friends:

Definitely one of the gang now!

 

[first_time_piggie_mum]

Lots of lovelies on this thread....and Thumbelina...Oh my word what a happy ending!

Well on 12th December 2011, these 2 beauties came to live with me. Both rescue pigs from different Piggy Bank appeals, but they bonded at Suzys. As Gino had some dental issues, he had a stay at TEAS in Northampton so he could be treated by Uncle Simon. It was decided that it would be a good idea if Gino could be re-homed to someone within the local area, incase Gino had long term dental issues that would require regular treatment. Well I'm very happy to say that after a couple of visits to Uncle Simon, Ginos teeth are now in perfect condition

Considering I was so heartbroken after losing my boy Rodney in July 2011, and swearing blind I would not have any more piggies....I cannot imagine my life without these two. I just adore them so much, and they make my life complete

Gino & Jamie

Gino

perfect toofies!

Jamie

 

[Mother Hubbard]

Well this year was the busiest ever for guineas for me. I had 3 new arrivals.

First there was Millie who joined my sow pair

Then captain jack a few days later but he doesn't qualify for this thread, then I eventually got him wife pig.
Enter flossie, or flis floss as I call her.

Both came from a rescue.

 

[Alba gu brath]

Hi all
These are the two piggies i gave their forever home to this year ,would love to be able to give more piggies a forever home , maybe when we get another hutch.

Terri rescued from Palace piggies in june 2012

June resued from palace piggies in june 2012

Jo and the piggies

Hamish,Bonnie,Orla,Electra,Terri and June
xx