That deadline has been extended, an SCGPR official told City News Service on Saturday, but it wasn\u2019t clear for how long.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are currently exploring opportunities to safely transport some of these guinea pigs across the United States to trusted, ethical rescues and sanctuaries,\u201d Valerie Warren, the group\u2019s CEO, told CNS. \u201cThese potential partnerships could significantly expand our capacity to save these lives, and we urge the public to stay tuned to our social media pages for the latest updates as this effort develops.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are deeply grateful for the outpouring of support from the community, and we want everyone to know that we are actively working on this and exploring every available option.\u201d<\/p>\n
The group is also working with Rescue Garden, Wee Companions Small Animal Adoption in San Diego and Vegas Friends of Guinea Pigs Rescue.<\/p>\n
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A coalition of animal rescue groups is looking for homes for as many of the 400 to 500 guinea pigs found at a residence in South Los Angeles as they are able to place. (Images courtesy of Southern California Guinea Pig Rescue)<\/p>\n
During their visit Thursday, SCGPR said the groups found the following:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Deceased animals on the property<\/p>\n
\u2014 Widespread medical issues, including ringworm, head tilt, tumors, open wounds and hair loss<\/p>\n
\u2014 Overcrowded and unsanitary living conditions<\/p>\n
\u2014 Countless pregnant females and newborn babies<\/p>\n
\u2014 A diet restricted to cornhusks<\/p>\n
\u2014 Insufficient water sources, such as a single bottle for 80-100 animals<\/p>\n
Despite already operating at full capacity, the combined rescue groups removed 33 guinea pigs, prioritizing the most vulnerable animals, namely heavily pregnant females, nursing mothers, young babies, and those with visible health conditions. These animals are now receiving urgent care.<\/p>\n
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A coalition of animal rescue groups is looking for homes for as many of the 400 to 500 guinea pigs found at a residence in South Los Angeles as they are able to place. (Images courtesy of Southern California Guinea Pig Rescue)<\/p>\n
SCGPR said they were told the animals were left behind by a previous tenant.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey moved out and left behind an already rather large group from what I understand. And that group continued to breed out of control in the months that preceded,\u201d Warren said. \u201d \u2026 We felt like this residence were genuinely trying to care for these animals to the best of their abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFemale guinea pigs can be bred immediately after giving birth, and male and female babies need to be separated between the ages of three and four weeks old otherwise they can breed,\u201d Warren added. \u201cIt\u2019s a vicious cycle that can quickly get out of hand. When we were on the property Thursday night, we saw the breeding happening right in front of our eyes!\u201d<\/p>\n
The rescue groups also said they are disappointed by the response from the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services, which reportedly visited the home and determined that all the animals\u2019 needs were being met.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven that our rescue team witnessed firsthand the situation\u2019s severity, LA Animal Services\u2019 statements are deeply troubling and antithetical to animal welfare standards and the rescue mission shared by our organizations,\u201d SCGPR said. \u201cWe have been told that Animal Services may return to the property next week and attempt to remove the remaining animals, but Animal Services representatives have also stated that they do not have the resources to accommodate this number of guinea pigs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Attempts to reach LAAS officials for comment were not immediately successful Saturday.<\/p>\n
The groups are calling on the public to foster or adopt the rescues, and are also accepting donations to support medical care and supplies for the 33 guinea pigs already taken in.<\/p>\n
Fellow rescues in other areas are also being asked to assist in intake and placement.<\/p>\n
SCGPR can be reached at socalguineapigrescue.org, or by email at socalguineapigrescue@gmail.com. Rescue Garden is at therescuegarden@gmail.com. Wee Companions is at weecompanions.org<\/a>, or weecompanions@aol.com. Vegas Friends of Guinea Pigs Rescue is at vegasfriendsofgprescue.org<\/a>, or vegasfriendsofgp@gmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Animal rescue groups are asking the public to help find homes for hundreds of guinea pigs found this…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":78113,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[3425,1582,276,16055,2961,224,6080,5337,50,52],"class_list":{"0":"post-78112","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-animals","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-california-news","12":"tag-la","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-county","15":"tag-losangeles","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-top-stories"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114885864038295843","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}