Yes, we are mainly a rat & ferret rescue but all of our volunteers love any type of animals and we will help wherever we can.

So when Christy went to the CRD Pound on Christmas Eve to spend with the poor animals who have to spend Christmas in a shelter instead of loving forever home she quickly fell for two guinea pigs who were sitting at the shelter. The two were abandoned in a park in Victoria. Nobody came forward to claim them. We decided that the two shouldn't have to spend Christmas in a shelter and so Christy took them home.

We named them Kringle and Noelle. Both have since been treated for mites. Kringle the male has really chewed up ears and has a bit of necrosis going on at the tip of one of his ears and Noelle will be on pregnancy watch for another month.

Both are available for adoption but won't leave foster care until we know for sure that Noelle isn't pregnant and that both fully recovered from their ordeal. Guinea pigs are very social animals so we are looking to adopt them to a home that already has one or more same sex guinea pigs. As an alternative we are looking into possibly having Kringle neutered so that the two could live together again but we need to discuss it with our vet first to see if he's comfortable doing it.

Kringle

Noelle

We said it before and we are saying it once again: Please don't be a coward and abandon your pets outside! It was extremely lucky that the two were found alive, most animals that get abandoned aren't that lucky! So if you are no longer able or willing to keep your pets, please at least do the right thing and find them a new home yourself or surrender them to a local shelter or rescue!

All of us at LMR would like to wish you Happy Holidays!

We would also like to thank each and everyone of you who mailed gifts for our little ones that are currently in rescue! We have some very happy critters today that are enjoying their presents!

Pumpkin enjoying his new tunnel & dangling chew toy

We will post more pictures, so make sure to check back!

Today is the last day of our advent calendar. We will leave the calendar up until the end of the year and then we'll remove it - Until next year! ;-)

Unfortunately for us work doesn't end at this time of the year, it is really sad that people dump animals even on Christmas! We took in two guinea pigs yesterday that were abandoned in a park in Victoria. At least they are safe and sound in rescue now and are in a loving foster home.

Happy Holidays and thank you for your generosity & support!

Unfortunately, Jacob died sometime during Tuesday night. He was a very squishy boy, who loved people. We only knew him for a few days, but his foster mom already loved him very much!

Rest in paradise Jacob.