Waltham animal management officers get well ‘pile ’o pigs’ dumped in woods, cemetery

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Animal management officers recovered 19 guinea pigs, together with 10 discovered on the cemetery and 9 discovered within the woods.

Somebody dumped 19 guinea pigs round Waltham, and the town’s animal management officers say it’s indicative of a bigger drawback.

The guinea pigs have been recovered over the previous couple of weeks, Waltham Animal Management stated Wednesday on Fb. Ten of them have been discovered within the metropolis cemetery, and the opposite 9 have been discovered within the woods behind 1601 Trapelo Highway, a big workplace constructing, native officers stated.

Animal management officers stated that it is a frequent prevalence throughout Massachusetts resulting from new stricter rules. Native pet shops haven’t been shopping for as many guinea pigs as they used to, in response to Waltham Animal Management.

“In consequence, as a substitute of contacting a rescue or rehoming them, the breeders are dumping their breeding inventory in giant numbers out within the woods to fend for themselves,” Waltham Animal Management stated. “The fortunate ones are discovered. The remaining normally find yourself as prey.”

Officers burdened that bred guinea pigs usually are not in a position to survive on their very own if dumped within the wild. Nonetheless, they stated that neighborhood sources, equivalent to The Guinea Pig Sanctuary in Salisbury, have been instrumental in serving to them discover houses for the guinea pigs.

“Our final group of 9 introduced them as much as over 260 guinea pigs!!,” Waltham Animal Management stated. “Having been there myself to drop off our little pile ‘o pigs, I’m amazed on the job they’re doing and the variety of piggies they’ve rescued.”

Anybody with details about guinea pig breeders within the space who could also be dumping the animals is requested to contact Waltham Animal Management at 781-314-3596.