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It's CFC Campaign
Time!!
Click here for
information on how your
CFC contribution can help MGPR.
"Pigtures"
of our animals

About MGPR
If you know guinea pigs, then you know that these
animals are sweet, gentle, and loving, and they can be wonderful
pets when cared for properly. Unfortunately, there are many guinea
pigs who are brought into shelters because they are no longer
wanted. For this reason, Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue, a non-profit
Virginia corporation, was formed. Our purpose is to rescue, rehabilitate,
and find new homes for guinea pigs in our area. We also work to
educate the public on the proper care of guinea pigs. Our rescue
works with animal shelters in our metropolitan area, and at times,
we do special rescues.
Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue is recognized by
the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is registered
with the Virginia State Corporation Commission as a charitable
corporation. As such, all donations are tax-deductible.
To make a donation, please visit our Donations
Page.
CFC
Federal Campaign
If you are a federal employee in the Washington,
DC area, MGPR is an authorized charity in for Combined Federal
Campaign (CFC). You can find us under "local Agencies"
using organization number 94742.
Additional Guinea Pig Information
To adopt a guinea pig from our organization you
must live in the Washington DC, Northern Virginia, or Maryland
area. We do make some exceptions if you can travel to us
to adopt. Please contact
us for more information.
If you want to see what guinea pigs are available
from local area shelters, click
here for more information.
To learn more about guinea pig care:
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See the website www.cavyspirit.com
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For a list of approved vets, refer to the House
Rabbit Society Vet List. Most vets knowledgeable in rabbit
care are also appropriate for guinea pigs. Additonally, the
vets listed below are MGPR Partners for their expertise in
guinea pig care:
-- Blue
Ridge Veterinary Associates, Drs. Valerie Campbell &
W. Behm, 120 East Cornwell Street, Purcellville, VA (540)
338-7387
-- Chadwell
Animal Hospital, Dr. Keith Gold, 3004 Emmorton Road, Abingdon,
MD (443) 512-8338
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A Grown-up Guide to Guinea Pigs by
Dale
Sigler. This book has a lot of great information on caring
for guinea pigs from an adult or teenager's point of view.
Order this book from amazon.com
and proceeds from your purchase will be donated to MGPR. This
link can also be access for ANY amazon.com
purchase and the proceeds of your purchase will benefit MGPR.
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Animal
Planet's Guinea Pigs book by Julie Mancini is also an excellent
guide for owning guinea pigs. This book is more recent than
the "Grown-up Guide" and has up-to-date information
on guinea pig husbandry. Order this book from amazon.com
and proceeds from your purchase will be donated to MGPR. This
link can also be access for ANY amazon.com
purchase and the proceeds of your purchase will benefit MGPR.
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Cavy
Health Record Book published by the website www.guinealynx.info.
This is a great book that helps you monitor the health of
your guinea pig. It also contains warning signs of illness,
medications, and diseases as well as general information on
housing, diet, and grooming. It is also sold by MGPR for $5.00
each. Send an email to info@mgpr.org
for more details.
You may also email us with any general guinea pig
questions you have, or questions about our organization. We'll
do our best to help you. Our email address is info@mgpr.org
Our Annual Fall
Pignic
Sunday, October 5, 2008
The Pigstravaganza Pignic will be held on Sunday,
October 5. The pignic will be held from noon to 4 o'clock. Drop-in
at any time and stay as long as you want. The pignic will be hosted
at the usual location - Reisterstown Regional Park, 401
Mitchell Drive, Reisterstown, MD 21136
Directions and park info can be found at:
http://www.co.ba.md.us/Agencies/recreation/countyparks/regionalparks/reisterstown.html
For more information, please email
us or the pignic committee at: events@mgpr.org
Bringing your pigs??
- Bring a cage top and let your pigs munch on grass! Or bring
a blanket or towels for your pigs comfort
- Please bring your own pen/cage as there will be no spare
cages. The "cubes" used for C&C cages make great
temporary cages for this type of environment. Contact us for
more info on how to do this.
- Bring plenty of water-rich veggies for your pigs. You may
also need to bring a cavy water bottle.
- Will your pig win one of our Piggy Awards?
Bringing human companions??
- Friends and family are welcome! Bring as many people as you'd
like!
- You may want to bring a lunch and snacks for yourself and
your human buddies
- There will be a bake sale and drinks available for purchase.
Other pignic stuff:
- If you have any cavy related items to sell, bring them along!
You have an audience of cavy lovers awaiting.
- MGPR will be selling some supplies such as bedding, hay, etc.,
but "selling" isn't the purpose of this picnic!
- There will also be TWO raffles this year to win goodies for
your piggies.
- Please note this is not an MGPR adoption event. While we will
have some of our foster pigs at the pignic, no adoptions will
take place.
Here are some photos of our first pig: Click
Here
The event will only be held "weather permitting". Please
check this site for weather updates.
Surrendering
a Guinea Pig
If you have a guinea pig that you can no longer
keep, click here for more information
on surrendering your guinea pig.
Fostering
Opportunities
Have you ever wanted to personally get involved
the rescue of guinea pigs? We are always in need of good, loving
homes to temporarily house guinea pigs until they are adopted.
If interested, please submit an application
and put "I want to foster!" in the guinea pig requested.
MGPR pays for all vet care and supplies for your
foster pig(s). We even provide the cage! If you have guinea pigs
of your own, you can purchase bedding and food supplies from us
at our cost.
So, if you can foster just one guinea pig, we'll
be one guinea pig closer to our goal of finding "forever
homes" for each and every guinea pig.
Interested in adopting a rabbit? Please contact
House
Rabbit Society of Maryland/DC/Northern Virginia.
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