Guinea Pig Rescues
Worldwide Guinea Pig Rescue List
Guinea Pig Rescues, shelters, finders recommended by you!
Thank you to the viewers who contributed to this list.
United States:
Alaska
Kool Kat Rescue Sue Wirth
21510 Tony Cir.
Chugiak, AK 99567
907-863-4484 *
*They adopt out of PetSmart
1200 N Muldoon Rd. Anchorage, Alaska 907-333-7387
Don't Shop, ADOPT!
Forget Me Not Farm Sanctuary *
*Adopting through Adopt-a-Pet.com
Arkansas
The Guinea Pig Slave Rescue
10721 AR-5, Cabot, AR 72023
(501) 993-4626
Arizona
California
L.A. Guinea Pig Rescue
Wee Companions small animal rescue in San Diego, guinea pigs, rats, hamsters, mice, rabbits and chinchillas
Ratical Rodent Rescue - Vallejo 650-516-RATS (650-516-7287) info@raticalrodentrescue.org
Andy’s Pet Shop (Adoptions)
51 Notre Dame Ave. San Jose 408-297-0840
Colorado
Larimer County Humane Society in Loveland, CO
https://www.larimerhumane.org/
Georgia
Atlanta
Oakhurst Guinea Pig Rescue -Atlanta. www.OGPR.org
Florida
Fallin Pines Critter Rescue - Christmas Florida, near Orlando
(407) 568-7988
fallinpinesrescue.org
Guinea pig Haven, Inc. Leesburg, Florida has been a refuge for homeless guinea pigs and others small animals in need. We make a promise to any animal who comes through our gates: they will never be homeless again.
Illinois
Friends of Petraits
Chicago, Il. - Sheri https://friendsofpetraits.com/
Indiana
Rescued Guinea Pigs, Inc.
Sellersburg, Indiana
Exotic Animal Rescue & Pet Sanctuary ( EARPS, Inc.), Indianapolis, Indiana.
Guinea Pig Rescue near South Bend, Indiana.
Elkhart, Indiana (574) 336-4023.
Kentucky
KENTUCKY CAVIES GUINEA PIG RESCUE - louisville Ky
Maryland
Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue http://mgpr.org/
Small Angels Animal Rescue http://www.smallangelsrescue.org/ Animal Welfare League of (Arlington VA)
Massachusetts
GuineaPigSanctuary.org (Salisbury, MA)
Michigan
West Michigan Critter Haven
Grand Rapids
Minnesota
Piggy Haven in St.paul
MN Pocket Pet Rescue in St. Paul
MN Humane Society
Tri-County Humane Society, St. Cloud
Missouri
Three sisters exotic rescue in St. Louis Missouri. I am the head guinea pig foster but we are a small rescue with several foster parents.
Montana
Smith's animal rescue bridger, Mt we rescue and we also have a sanctuary for the ones we feel just need to be permanent residents
Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter in Billings, MT
Stafford Animal Shelter in Livingston, MT. Neither are guinea pig specific or "cavy savvy."
New York
My Hope's in You, rescue in Hopewell Junction, NY
Brooklyn Guinea Pig Rescue https://doggthefishh.wixsite.com/brooklynguineapigs
North Carolina
Triad, North Carolina, Red Dog Farm Rescue network. They take animals of all kinds: guinea pigs, exotics, farm animals... Got my newest piggy in August from them and was very impressed.
Ohio
Lake Humane Society in the greater Cleveland area 🐹
Lakehumane.org
Oregon
Portland Guinea Pig Rescue
SW Portland
They seem very helpful, and have really stepped up for a friend of mine who was in a huge need at the time with her guinea pigs. They do playdates, and offer lots of advice. <3
Oregon Humane Society
1067 NE Columbia Blvd, Portland, OR 97211 503-285-7722
Daria's Animal Rescue -Newberg, Oregon https://www.dariasanimalrescue.com/
Pennsylvania
Wheek Care Guinea Pig Rescue is near Pittsburgh Pa
Savvy Cavy Guinea Pig Rescue
Pittsburgh, PA https://www.facebook.com/savvycavvyguineapigs/
South Carolina
In the Greenville, SC area, there's the SC Exotic Animal Rescue. Not a specific guinea pig rescue, but they do take in guinea pigs and are very knowledgable about them.
Tennesee
Knoxville Guinea Pig Rescue.
knoxville Tn.
Texas
Texas Rustlers Guinea Pig Rescue/Texas Rustlers Small Animal Rescue Lewisville, TX (Dallas-Fort Worth area) Open to the public 9am-5pm on Saturdays. They have a store attached and offer nail clipping and weekly boarding services.
Second Chance Cavy rescue in San Antonio.
Virginia
Stahl Exotics Veterinarian in Fairfax, Va
Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue http://mgpr.org/
Small Angels Animal Rescue http://www.smallangelsrescue.org/
Animal Welfare League of Arlington https://www.awla.org/
Washington State
Foggy creek cavy rescue in Auburn Washington.
Rabbit Meadows Rescue
Poulsbo, WA
http://www.rabbitmeadows.org/shelter/
Washington D.C.
Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue in Washington, D.C. mgpr.org.
It's important to note they don't take surrenders unless adopted from mgpr. Also it's more of a network of foster homes and they meet once a month for an adoption event. It's not a comprehensive rescue.
Small Angels Animal Rescue http://www.smallangelsrescue.org/
Animal Welfare League of Arlington https://www.awla.org/
Canada:
Alberta
Infinite Woofs Animal Rescue (IWARS)
11519 160 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5M 3V9 (587) 987-4340
British Columbia
The Small Animal Rescue Society of BC
https://www.facebook.com/SmallAnimalRescueSociety
BC SPCA
https://www.facebook.com/bcspca
Warren Peace Bunny Santuary Lake Country, BC https://www.facebook.com/wpbsanctuary
Quebec
SPCA in Montreal, Quebec Canada
Ontario
Squeaks and Wheeks Small Animal Rescue - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. We help abandoned pigs, rats and pretty much all small animals. We also do hospice services.
Lincoln County Humane Society 160 Fourth Avenue St. Catharines, ON L2S 0B6
Toronto Humane Society 11 River St, Toronto, ON M5A 4C2
All Creatures Rescue allcreaturesrescue@outlook.com allcreaturesoutreach@gmail.com
Ladybird Animal Sanctuary
P.O. Box 80005 RPO Concession
Hamilton, Ontario, L9A 0A6
Serenity Guinea Pig Rescue www.serenitygprescue.com
Worldwide
Australia
New South Wales
Cavy Central Guinea Pig Rescue Sydney, Nsw , Australia
Melbourne
CHUFFNUT CAVIES - AUSTRALIAN CAVY SANCTUARY MELBOURNE SHELTER. Eltham, Victoria
New Zealand
Auckland
Auckland Cavy Care.
They take in and adopt guinea pigs. https://www.aucklandcavycare.org/
Germany
Southern Germany: Meerie-Hilfe-Leutkirch, Unterzeiler Weg 2, D-88299 Leutkirch. If you have a single pig you can “lend“ a second one there and give it back when yours is not alive any longer (but you don't have to). They are very serious.
Meerchenwald-Saar at D-66346 Püttlingen Contact via meerchenwald-saar.de They also have a shop for all guinea pig relates stuff at https://www.meerchenwald-shop.de to finance the rescue.
Meerschweinchenhilfe-Poll
Köln-Porz - Cologne
Austria
Guinea pig farm Bravo Birgit, Satteltal 79, 4872 Neukirchen / Vöckla, Upper Austria Telephone 0699-12708004, e-mail: (Farm visits are welcome for a donation on the weekend).
Meerschweinchenfarm Bravo Birgit, Satteltal 79, 4872 Neukirchen/Vöckla, Oberösterreich Telefon 0699-12708004, E-Mail: (Farmbesuche gerne für eine Spende am Wochenende).
Italy
Netherlands
Stichting Cavia Bakkeveen the netherlands
Holland and Friesland.
Ede are Zorgboederij De Oordehoeve, and Dierenthuis De Hof van Ede. Worth checking out if you're living in these areas.
Overberg: Stichting Cavia Overberg https://www.stichtingcavia-overberg.nl
Nijkerk: Stichting Cavia Nijkerk https://www.stichtingcavianijkerk.nl
Maarssen: Cavia Opvang & Herplaatsing Maarssen https://caviaopvangmaarssen.nl
Apeldoorn: Caviaopvang Apeldoorn https://www.facebook.com/caviastalenopvangapeldoorn
Limbricht: Stichting Caviaopvang 't Kuufke http://www.kuufke.com
Dongen: Caviaopvang Caviaplein https://caviaplein.nl
United Kingdom
Leicester
Neville's Nest Guinea Pig Rescue
Stoughton, Leicester
Hampshire
Wheek and Squeak rescue, Bishops Waltham, Hampshire. UK They are super awesome, very kind and knowledgable, and they lady that runs it is totally genuine. Boarding Services
London
The Ark Guinea Rescue London UK
Rescue Network
Guniea pig shelter in bishop waltherm in England.
The Littlest LivesRescue, Somerset, UK. They take rabbits, guines pigs etc, really lovely people and well cared for animals.
Midlands
RSPCA Frankley west Midlands UK
Nottingham
We have Avalon guinea pig rescue in nottingham uk
South Wales
Glynneath Guinea Pig Rescue, South Wales, UK.
a registered charity that supports hundreds of pet rehoming organisations in the UK
This isn't guinea pig specific as such, but in the UK this organisation is trying to compile a list of all rescues by geographical area. Maybe you can obtain some helpful info from them or share your information with them when compiled.
Scotland, UK.
Ayrs Guinea Pig Rescue and rehoming centre in Ayrshire,
They are a fab rescue that really know their stuff and are very sensible to guinea pig welfare and won’t rehome pigs without proof of cage size etc
South Africa
Critter Rescue in Johannesburg https://www.facebook.com/critterrescuesa/
Barefoot Rescue in Cape Town https://www.facebook.com/BarefootRescuers/