Guinea Pig

The Guinea Pig is a unique animal that requires specific care and attention. Research their particular needs — including diet, housing requirements, and social needs — to ensure you can provide a suitable forever home.

Adopting a Guinea Pig from a rescue shelter gives a deserving animal a second chance at happiness. Shelters across Europe care for thousands of animals, and every adoption makes room for another animal in need.

Many people are surprised to find purebred and pedigree animals in rescue shelters. Guinea Pig animalsend up in shelters for many reasons — changes in owner circumstances, allergies, moving abroad, or simply being found as strays. None of these reasons reflect on the animal's character.

By choosing to adopt rather than buy, you help reduce demand for commercial breeding, give an animal a loving home, and support the vital work that rescue shelters do across Europe.