These two gentlemen are wonderful, loving, guys.
They are great lap piggies and all around cuddlers.
News
Since opening in November, the UPPR has found homes for 10 guinea pigs!
We are working on building our website. Please keep visiting for new information.
Who We Are
Piggie Poo Rescue, Inc is the only non-profit small animal rescue in Arizona and
Utah that specializes in guinea pigs.
We are a network of private foster homes with 32 registered volunteers and three adoption locations, our main center in Anthem North, limited appointments in East Mesa, and our newest location in Salt Lake City.
At Piggie Poo, our charges enjoy living in the lap of luxury. With large, well
ventilated C&C cages, top quality Oxbow Pellets and KMS Hay, fresh nutritionally sound salads every day, plenty of grass grazing and floor time, exceptional veterinary services, and all the cuddles a piggie could desire, foster pigs want for nothin.
We are an alternative placement rescue for the municipal shelters in Arizona, Utah and many in California, and are supported by Petco in many ways. Through our membership with PACC911, we participate in as many as 12 public adopt-a-thons each year.
We hold a transaction privilege license and offer a full line of guinea pig feed, housing, accessories, C&C Cages, and novelty items. The proceeds from the sale of these items support the rescue 100%.
Why foster homes and not a public facility?
The Founders and Directors at Piggie Poo, through vast experience, have come to realize that foster piggies who are housed with a family become well socialized, are often introduced to other pets, like dogs and cats, and children of all ages.
It's so important for guinea pigs to be "part of the family", to squeak when the fridge is open, to venture out of their huts when the family comes home from baseball practice, and to be loved and cuddled while the family watches TV.
Foster homes ensure the means for the rescue to provide the piggies with one on one care. A shelter with 20 or more piggies might miss subtle signs of illness, injury or changes in behavior. This risk is greatly reduced in a foster home setting.
Every foster home and volunteer develops a specialty, whether it's bonding like Sammi S., correcting malnutrition like Julie D., doctoring critical care patients like Diane W., teaching proper socialization like Renee S., raising young pups like Rachel S., or providing long term nursing care like Amy M. Public facilities simply are not able to staff as many "cavy" expert volunteers as we enjoy here at Piggie Poo.
Each and everyone of our beloved foster parents, though perhaps not mentioned, is highly valued and provides exceptional care to our charges. Please consider fostering or volunteering today!
Why a Guinea Pig Rescue?
“I didn't know there were so many guinea pigs in need!” EXACTLY!
When most folks think "rescue", cats and dogs come to mind. Often shelters do not advertise the literally hundreds of critter in-takes each year, or many transfer their small animal surrenders to private rescue groups - like Piggie Poo!
Because of this lack of knowledge, people end-up buying Guinea Pigs at pet stores, while shelter pigs are often put to sleep because of lack of space and proper critter care facilities.
Most shelter Piggies come from homes that thought Cavies were cheap, low-maintenance, and short-lived pocket pets. Pet store employees may not be very knowledgeable about the proper care of Piggies, and are trained to sell products, some of which are not in the best interests of the pigs.
Now, off goes the families, home with their piggies, completely unprepared and uneducated for the reality of a Guinea Pig. Time and again we see these pigs become ignored, neglected, malnourished, or sick. Vet bills can be costly for an "Exotic", so off to the pound...or worse, the Guinea Pig goes...and into action Piggie Poo Rescue goes!
Piggie Poo Rescue has a four-part mission:
1) To relieve municipal shelters and private rescues of crisis capacity.
2) To eliminate the euthanasia of healthy adoptable cavies.
3) To expand our network with other rescues in the Southwest and to develop real community between our organizations.
4) To provide unlimited guidance to the public at large, thereby ensuring the expansion of qualified caregivers.
Adopting a friend
Please call or email to set up an appointment. >
Please read all the information on this page before clicking the link to our Petfinder Site (our adoptable piggies listing) found at the bottom of this page. I promise this page will answer most, if not all, of your questions. Thanks a bunch!
In an effort to match the right pig with the right family, our adoption process includes an Application and an Adoption Agreement. To start the process, please complete the application by clicking HERE.
The adoption donations are as follows:
Adult guinea pigs (7 months of age or older): $25 for a single and $40 for a pair
Baby cavies (6 months of age or younger): $30 for a buddy and $50 for a pair*
Cavies are social creatures, and do best in pairs or more. We rarely adopt out singles, unless they are unbonded and a "buddy" for your lonely piggie at home. However, we generally foster a couple adult males that would be fine on their own, with lots of human attention and interaction.
Please note that we never adopt babies alone, they must have a friend, either your lonely
pig at home, or a buddy from the rescue.
Each Piggie adopted from Utah's Piggie Poo Rescue goes home with a
come Home Kit" with lots of information and samples!
Pet of the Month
Often the APPR will pick a special piggie as a Pet of the Month, or may offer special adoption incentives each month. These piggies offer a special discounted adoption fee of just $30!
The UPPR requires that all of our adopted piggies are housed in C&C (cube & coroplast) cages or something comparable, as pet store cages are just too small. Click here to learn more...
Supplies
Please do not buy any supplies at Pet Stores without seeking the advice of your adoption specialist.
Most pet store employees are not cavy experts, regardless of what they might claim, and they are trained to sell products, many of which are not in the best interests of your pet or are simply a waste of money. Perfect examples include vitamin C drops, "rat" balls and treats with yogurt or seeds.
The rescue offers cages, supplies, feed and novelties that you can purchase at the time of adoption and 100% of all proceeds from the sale of merchandise directly supports the rescue.
