On Apr 22, 2:36=A0pm, Michel Oosterbeek <so...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Yes, we certainly have had some rough times with our piggies. I can only
> hope the rest of the "clan" will remain with us for a long time.
> Although Droopy is already 6,5 years old... She is still healthy and
> happy, so I'm hoping she has many days left to enjoy life.
>
> As for the new piggy, we've learned it has had a sad start in life: it
> was rescued along with 400 others from a place in Belgium where they
> were neglected. Most of them were ill, wounds, lice, mytes, etc... 70 of
> them even had to be euthanised. It even made the local news:
>
>
http://www.gva.be/nieuws/Binnenland/default.asp?art=3D%7BFA761DED-BE29-...=
>
> Because the article is in Dutch, I have made a rough translation of it,
> you can read it below.
>
> So this little fella deserves a loving new home. We decided to name him
> Dribbel - just because it sounds cute. We're expecting him tomorrow
> (arrangements will be made this evening).
>
> ----------- translation of the artice ---------
>
> At the home of a 50 year old handicapped woman in Lierde, 400 neglected
> guinea pigs have been discovered. The woman phoned to an animal pound in
> a panic, claiming she was being evicted. She surrendered the guinea pigs
> for adoption.
>
> The guinea pigs rescued from the attic are now available for adoption.
> The shelter for birds and wild animals in Geraardsbergen is urgently
> seeking homes for 330 guinea pigs.
>
> The woman lived in a condemned home and clearly needs guidance. She
> explained that she started with 10 guinea pigs, and that it got out of
> control with breeding.
>
> The shelters' personel was confronted with a penetrating smell of amonia
> and deffening squeaking. It took them two days to catch all the guinea
pig=
s.
>
> Only one dead guinea pig was found. Seventy severely weakened guinea
> pigs had to be euthanised.
Thanks for drawing this one to our attention Michel
Gosh this is an awful article but I can sympathise with the woman's
plight as without expert knowledge you can easily run into trouble
when they breed. You find it impossible to cope and simply she
couldn't bear to give any away. Even starting with10 animals is way
too many. For people who don't know much, 2 animals guaranteed to be
of the same *** is plenty until you've learned how to care for them. I
often wonder how many other little piggies are suffering the same fate
of neglect through ignorance. Thank you for saving 1 of them and good
luck.....
Heather
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