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One way of helping our shelter is to join our Sponsor a Piggy Programme! Click on the photo below to find out more. 
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AFTER HOURS AND IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES!
Animal Emergency Centre 4/492 Scottsdale Dr Varsity Lakes Qld Ph: 07 5593 4544 Animal Emergency Service 104 Eastlake St Carrara Qld Ph: 07 5559 1599 ADOPTIONS -
Updated 20th March 2018: We are open for adoptions most weekends, by appointment. If you are interested in adopting please visit our Guide to Adopting page then contact us by email. Following are several other organisations who also have lots of guinea pigs waiting for new homes. Qld Guinea Pig Refuge Bracken Ridge The Fox Residence Guinea Pig Sanctuary Mt Cotton Brisbane Miss Piggy's Lair Eudlo Sunshine Coast Animal Welfare League Coombabah Gold Coast Cavy Angels Guinea Pig Rescue Elanora Gold Coast Alittlebitiffy Animal Sanctuary Gatton Qld Pigs 'n' Pigloos Guinea Pig Sanctuary Virginia Brisbane Wheektown West Melbourne Victoria SURRENDERING YOUR GUINEA PIGS If you have guinea pigs you can no longer care for, please contact us to discuss surrendering them to our shelter. PLEASE do not advertise them on Gumtree or any other classifieds as animals advertised on these sites often end up in irresponsible, uncaring and unsafe homes where once the novelty wears off they are either neglected, dumped, resold or given away. Guinea pigs, especially if offered for free, are sometimes acquired as snake food. We do have a surrender fee of $25 for each guinea pig (negotiable if you have more than four). This fee goes towards the cost of feeding the guinea pigs for a short period of time after their arrival at the shelter. Surrendering gives you peace of mind, knowing your pets will be well looked after whilst in our care, and if adopted will only go to a loving responsible home where pets are a part of the family. We screen all potential adopters to try and ensure our piggies go to only the best of homes. 
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RESCUE EXPLAINED......
The neglect changes you. The abuse hardens you. The suffering breaks you. The ignorance angers you. The indifference disturbs you. The injustice destroys you. On a daily basis…your faith will be tested. Your heart will be wounded.... Your soul will be altered. On a weekly basis…you’ll question yourself. You’ll question your strength. You’ll question the world. On a monthly basis…you’ll fall down. You’ll get up. You’ll go on… On a yearly basis…you’ll look back… You’ll see faces… You couldn’t save them. You’ll learn to mourn. To grieve. To sob. You’ll learn to trust a little less. To do a little more. To fight a little harder. You’ll learn to try. To hope. To pray. You’ll learn to fail. To succeed. To accept. You’ll learn when to hold on. When to give up. When to let go. You’ll learn who you are. What you stand for. Why that matters. Then… at times… you’ll forget why you matter. You’ll question what you’re doing. You’ll wonder if it’s worth it. But…here’s the good news… When you forget… When you question… When you wonder… All you have to do… Is take a look around… And you’ll see them. You’ll see their faces. You’ll see their smiles. You’ll feel their love. In their eyes, you’ll see their journeys… You’ll remember their beginnings… You’ll know how far they’ve come… You’ll remember when they didn’t know you… When they didn’t trust you… When they’d given up. You’ll remember how you healed them… How you loved them… How they loved you, too. And as you look back… You’ll want to move forward… For them… and because of them. In your darkest hours, you’ll look around… To find the differences made…the hope given… and the lives saved… Because you existed. In those moments, when you look into their eyes… Every doubt will be erased. Every question will be answered. Every worry will subside. Because in that instant…in each of your hearts… You both share the very same thought: “Every bit of pain was worth it…for this moment here with you.” And honestly…no matter what else happens… Those moments hold all the strength you need… To keep going. Rescue is pain. Rescue is joy. Rescue is worth it…because they are worth it. And that’s the honest truth. ~ Ashley Owen Hill 
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