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Overrun By Guinea Pigs, Rabbits: Hillsborough Shelter Needs Enable

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Hillsborough’s Amwell Animal Rescue Group is currently being overrun by guinea pigs and rabbits as additional and additional men and women are discarding them.

“The chain shops retain marketing animals to any one and hardly ever acquire the moment to make clear what it can take to care for these animals,” said Bridgewater resident Hope Valenti.

Valenti is a big animal lover who operates Amwell Pet Provide at 434 Route 206 in Hillsborough the place she also will help CAPIC Cat Rescue and Amwell Animal Rescue Group (AARG).

“All these individuals go in and just undertake these animals not realizing everything then a week later or 3 months later they are just discarded. These lousy animals, it is just the worst,” explained Valenti.

Caring for little animals calls for work and cash. Valenti observed the bedding really should be changed and the cages cleaned numerous instances

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Two pigs found roaming in the vicinity of Olmos Park

A pair of gray pigs were spotted roaming, scampering and snoozing on the manicured lawns of a North Side neighborhood on Tuesday early morning. 

The 40-pound swine were spotted just ahead of dawn on the 200 block of West Hermosa Push close to San Pedro Avenue and Olmos Park. 

Louis Cintron, who life in Oak Park Terrace, stated he initial found that the smaller cats on his back patio ended up absent. 

“They were being up in trees in essence,” Cintron said. “I really do not know what they considered of the pigs but they just did not want to interact with them.” 

At first he believed they were being puppies. Then he observed a pig trot down the road. He hopped in the jeep and attempted to track them down. The audio of pig squeals and barking pet dogs stuffed the early morning air. 

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PetSmart’s New 2021 Halloween Costumes For Dogs, Cats, & Guinea Pigs

Between the spooky decor, jack-o-lanterns, and piles of candy, there is a lot to love about Halloween. Still, what stands out the most about the holiday are the fun costumes, which is why the release of PetSmart’s new 2021 Halloween costumes for dogs, cats, and small animals (like guinea pigs), is so exciting. While nothing is quite as adorable as a little kid dressed up for trick-or-treating, an animal in costume is a very close second.

Every year, a new line of PetSmart Halloween costumes is released, allowing animal lovers to dress their fur babies up, somehow making them even cuter than they already are. PetSmart’s 2021 Halloween costumes hit stores and online starting August 2, and the collection doesn’t disappoint. They have all kinds of cute getups sized for either small or large pets that range from silly, to spooky, to downright scary (looking at you, creepy clown costume).

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Chinchillas and guinea pigs and snakes, Oh my! Branford shelter open to all critters

BRANFORD — Miss Piggy is leading her five babies, born June 12, around the cage, while Hamilton and Hamlet, one of which is the dad, are across the room. Pig Newton, father to her first litter, has a cage to himself.

You might get the idea that this is a pet store or a farm, certainly not an animal shelter that houses dogs and cats.

But you’d be wrong. The animals in this convoluted family saga are guinea pigs, and they are among the current residents of the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter. It’s not your average shelter.

“The babies don’t have names yet because we don’t know if they’re boys or girls,” said Dawn Buffone, one of the shelter’s animal control officers. “When Mom came in, she was humongous.”

Five is a large number for a guinea pig litter.

It all started when the pet store told the guinea

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Chinchillas and guinea pigs and snakes, Oh my! Branford shelter open to all critters

BRANFORD — Miss Piggy is leading her five babies, born June 12, around the cage, while Hamilton and Hamlet, one of which is the dad, are across the room. Pig Newton, father to her first litter, has a cage to himself.

You might get the idea that this is a pet store or a farm, certainly not an animal shelter that houses dogs and cats.

But you’d be wrong. The animals in this convoluted family saga are guinea pigs, and they are among the current residents of the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter. It’s not your average shelter.

“The babies don’t have names yet because we don’t know if they’re boys or girls,” said Dawn Buffone, one of the shelter’s animal control officers. “When Mom came in, she was humongous.”

Five is a large number for a guinea pig litter.

It all started when the pet store told the guinea

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