what's the worse case of gp neglect * have seen?

[lily 74]

I really hate it when some people regard guinea pigs as 'not important' or it's just a guinea pig and some of the cases of neglect I have seen posted by the rescuers of these poor animals


I just wondered if this neglect is widespread? what's the worse case anyone has seen or heard of?

The worst case I have seen is on * tube of caged piggies with balding skin and eye problems

also someone I know of runs a rescue and someone threw a piggie over her fence and drove off luckily the piggie is okay

 

[Julesie]

Threw?!?! A piggie!? That poor lil guy/girl!

The worst I've seen is just from petshops. Many guinea pigs shoved in a small cage with a few poor bunny rabbits.

 

[lily 74]

Threw?!?! A piggie!? That poor lil guy/girl!

The worst I've seen is just from petshops. Many guinea pigs shoved in a small cage with a few poor bunny rabbits.

yes, apparently he was chucked over the fence

 

[Julesie]

That's so cruel. Just put him at the door, knock and run away if you are that desperate not to be seen. -shakes head-

 

[lily 74]

That's so cruel. Just put him at the door, knock and run away if you are that desperate not to be seen. -shakes head-

yes, I agree cowards?/

 

[first_time_piggie_mum]

I think id rather not know to be honest......makes me incredibly upset and angry

 

[helen105281]

On a personal level, the worst case for me was the state Buzz was in when we took in Buzz and Woody

There have been some horrific things on here though, the worst case that springs to mind is Danny the pig left in the bin and currently with Vicky at Walsall RSPCA.

 

[Member W]

i know camp nibble have seen some horrible cases, and a few months back a lot of rescues in the area pulled together to try and rescue as many as they could from a shed with about 80 odd pigs in, all with mites, all underweightthat had been left to breed like mad. out of the 80, nearly all the girls were pregnant too 2 sows that i fostered were a mother and daughter, all the rest of the litter had died, and they both had terrible mites and were literally petrified of humans they were gorgeous girls, and i rehomed them with my best friend, and they are absolutely fantastic now, spoilt rotten, still a little skittish at times, but much friendlyer than they were
here they are now with their new daddy

mummy pig 'zoe'

baby pig 'sam'

they're named after 2 of our friend who are twins and also ginger x

 

[Member W]

oh helen105281 that second picture breaks my heart poor little guys x

 

[lily 74]

On a personal level, the worst case for me was the state Buzz was in when we took in Buzz and Woody

There have been some horrific things on here though, the worst case that springs to mind is Danny the pig left in the bin and currently with Vicky at Walsall RSPCA.

his poor little mite always comes to my mind when I take in some neglected piggies I always think of buzz and woody and what a wonderful job you id in saving them

 

[helen105281]

Thank you so much, I just wish Woody could have been here longer.

Jinnywig, they are beautiful and look the picture of health now.

 

[lily 74]

i know camp nibble have seen some horrible cases, and a few months back a lot of rescues in the area pulled together to try and rescue as many as they could from a shed with about 80 odd pigs in, all with mites, all underweightthat had been left to breed like mad. out of the 80, nearly all the girls were pregnant too 2 sows that i fostered were a mother and daughter, all the rest of the litter had died, and they both had terrible mites and were literally petrified of humans they were gorgeous girls, and i rehomed them with my best friend, and they are absolutely fantastic now, spoilt rotten, still a little skittish at times, but much friendlyer than they were
here they are now with their new daddy

mummy pig 'zoe'

baby pig 'sam'

they're named after 2 of our friend who are twins and also ginger x

It's nice to hear the success stories that come from the bad cases, that's what makes all these stories easier to cope with Didn't realise how many piggies were this neglected though and sometimes it needs to be highlighted so hopefully more can be done the future to help them.

 

[liquorice allsorts]

the worst case of neglect i have heard of was through a friend, who knew a lady that had a young family herself, it was the winter before last, she only had one piggy( that is bad for a start) and she "forgot to put any hay or any type of bedding in the hutch, it was below zero that night and the poor little thing froze and died, her excuse? oh i forgot, the children were playing up. my friend was furious and reported her, sadly i didnt catch up on the outcome.

 

[Gracie01]

Personally....i took on a piggy from a pet shop i worked in. When i started working there he was around 9 months old. He was in a hamster cage in a room "out the back". They had refused to treat him for a bad case of mites. I ended up sneaking him out in a cardboard box (slap wrists its almost stealing!)

Douglas looked very poorly when I got him home, and the vets were distraught with his lack of care. Douglas spent 3 happy years with me...oh, how I miss him