Please don't
support the BREEDING MILL INDUSTRY! Don't buy at pet stores!
Get your pets from RESCUES that take excellent care of their animals for a
happier, healthier experience for all!
Please Note: No adoptions on Sat Aug 28 or Sat Sept 4, but we will resume
adoptions on Sat Sept 11.
Please remember to always make an
appointment with us prior to making a trip to the Rescue.
This ensures that an adoption counselor is available for you, and also
ensures that we can have the piggies in whom you are interested
available for you to meet. For example, some of our piggies are
not housed at the Rescue site, but at foster homes around the area,
and we are happy to arrange for you to meet your piggies at the Rescue
with advanced notice in those situations.
Thank you for your interest in Texas
Rustlers Guinea Pig Rescue!
Texas Rustlers featured on WFAA-TV!
Thank you,
CYNTHIA VEGA!
Help us get the word out? via your Facebook, texts, Twitter, email, hanging the
flyer at
a vet's office, library, school, work? We rescued nearly 250 - yes, you read that right
- hamsters and gerbils
when 26,000 exotic
animals were seized by the SPCA, HSNT and Arlington Animal Control in December.
Now these cuties need loving, forever homes! Adoptions are just $5 each.
As you can see, they like being together, so please consider a multiple
adoption?
Hamster/Gerbil Adoption
Application
Also, if anyone has suitable caging or
supplies they would like to donate so we can "spread them out" a bit more, or
could make a cash donation toward their care, we would greatly appreciate it.
Please
email us if you can help!
EMERGENCY RESCUE!
Since arriving at the rescue,
4 of these mums have had a total of 10 babies, 1 of which has no eyes, 1 has
only 1 eye, and at least 5 may be blind, plus there are 15
females on pregnancy watch! (a
new baby)
Texas Rustlers, with the help of transportation from Rick
with NOLA Chinchilla Rescue in New Orleans, Megan with Bunny
Buddies in Houston, our local Rustlers volunteer and friend Jenny, and the great work of ACO Lily in Ascension Parish,
rescued 38 - three were born on the journey - guinea pigs
from a horrible hoarding situation in Louisiana. We have been
told that all the piggies have mites and could be in very poor health.
Photos
Thank you to donors (tax-deductible) who are helping
with upcoming vet and
care costs, including: Mollie,
Linda,
Jenna
(who donated her birthday money),
Carina, J.S.,
The Critter Corral,
Emily,
Naomi,
Julie,
Lai,
Anita,
Jennifer,
Jennifer L.,
Sarah,
Laura,
Debra, Noelle, James ... and YOU?
In addition to medical care, all the males will need a $100 neuter
surgery.
"Search & Rescue" for the
Piggies!
You can help! We earn a donation every time you
search the web with this
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toolbar at no cost to you! Please
download and use as often as you can! To date, search-and-rescuers
have helped us earn nearly $1,000. Thank you!
Special Guest was Caplin Rous, a capybara (world's largest rodent).
Please consider giving our rescued guinea pigs a
second chance at a permanent, loving home
by not purchasing from a pet store or breeder (that may care more for profit, not the piggies)!
Welcome! Texas Rustlers Guinea Pig Rescue is a 501(c)(3) corporation
that rescues abandoned, neglected, and/or abused guinea pigs in the Dallas -
Fort Worth area and beyond.
Current Statistics
Adopted: 3
Rescued: 0
Currently
at the Rescue:
138 Guinea Pigs, 69 Gerbils, 134 Hamsters, 2 Chinchillas
Guinea Pigs Rescued to Date: 1,737
"Life
is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness
and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other
creatures."
--
quote from his holiness the Dalai Lama
Did you know? Quite often,
people think that rescued piggies have been horribly neglected or
abused. This is unfortunately true some of the time, but most guinea pigs at
Texas Rustlers are given up due to children tiring of them, and they are
perfectly healthy and well adjusted. In fact, our piggies are given
attention by a qualified guinea pig veterinarian when needed, and are under
the watchful care of Rescue volunteers, who feed them optimum diets which
were often lacking in their former homes. Rescued piggies may be shy at
first until they get used to their new, loving owners, but be assured they
are well taken care of as they wait for their permanent homes.
"It is through the generosity of you - our friends and
supporters - that we are able to continue our work to help little guys out of
terrible situations like these." LAB PIGGY RESCUE!
We were contacted by a local university asking us to rescue 18 more
laboratory piggies. They would have been gassed if not rescued.
The lab piggies (8 shown here in laboratory
housing) need loving, permanent homes.
Now the challenge is that, as most are aware, we are
struggling financially and have almost no more room. We have committed to
help these piggies, and if you would like to provide financial help for their
care, it is
much appreciated. These piggies need loving,
permanent homes. After they have settled
in, they will be the happiest and most appreciative piggies anyone could wish
to have! The sad fact is that most people overlook these guys because they
are white with pink eyes. We also still have 15 of the 32 we
rescued
back in March 2008 that are still waiting for loving families to adopt them.
Please help if you can by filling out an
adoption application,
or donation below - thank you!
Comment from Shannon:
"We adopted one of the lab piggies from March 2008 and he is AMAZING!"
Thank you, Sponsor!
Kathleen $50
Wichita Falls Awareness Event a
Success!
Please, Mom, Please?!?
Movies
Can Make Your Kids WANT THEIR OWN Guinea Pig Soooooo Much!
Think first!
Children's initial zeal to buy a guinea pig like they saw in the movies often
cools after a few days, weeks or months, and mom or dad is left with the
care of another pet. This is how most of our rescued guinea
pigs come to us.
Think first!
Guinea pigs are NOT low-maintenance pets.
Think first!
In 5 to 7 years (the average lifetime of a guinea pig), how old will your
kids be? Will they still want to care for a pet, or will they be
busy with school, sports and friends?
Think first!
Have your kids always followed through on their past promises to take
responsibility for a pet they insisted you buy for them?
Think first!
Do you really want to clean a guinea pig cage week after week? In their
5 to 7 year lifespan, you may have cleaned it 250 to 350 times!
Think first! How
about the monthly impact on the family budget for bedding, hay,
and fresh vegetables daily? Or taking them to a specialty vet for
care annually or if they're sick?
Please, we want you to enjoy the fun of guinea pigs at the
movies! But consider taking your child's new interest in guinea pigs and Sponsor a Rescued Petas a family through a reputable rescue group like Texas Rustlers, rather than
making an impulse purchase of the "real thing."
Many people are committed guinea pig owners,
and we applaud them for their dedication, love and commitment to care for their
animals for a lifetime! The rewards of companionship with guinea pig
pets is certainly wonderful, but it's not for everyone. If you think of
guinea pigs as "starter pets" or "pets for the kids," you and your guinea pigs
may both be disappointed!
Your used toner cartridges mean $$$ to help us care for the rescued piggies,
plus recycling helps the environment. We can accept the following laser,
inkjet and toner brands: Lexmark Dell Hewlett-Packard
Brother Canon Kodak Simply bring your cartridges to the
Rescue, drop off at an
OfficeMax and ask that it be credited to "Texas Rustlers Guinea Pig
Rescue" or
contact
us
to see if there is a volunteer in your area.
Thank you for your
support!
Donations Always Welcome
and Greatly Appreciated!
100% of your tax-deductible donation helps the guinea pigs, as all of our staff
are unpaid volunteers! Please, won't you help with a one-time or monthly
ongoing donation?
At any one time, nearly 150
rescued guinea pigs are housed and cared for through Texas Rustlers Guinea
Pig Rescue. We have an all-volunteer, unpaid staff and are a Texas non-profit organization.
We depend
solely on tax deductible donations from caring individuals and
companies. Thank you for your support!
Donate through the secure PayPal link above, or
send your tax deductible donations by check made out to: "Texas Rustlers GPR"
160 Cedarcrest Lane, Double Oak, TX 75077
How Your Donation Helps
Your $5 donation provides
...a Pigloo home in which a guinea pig may sleep and feel
secure.
Your $10 donation provides
...fresh aspen bedding for three pairs of guinea pigs.
Your $15 donation provides
...24 piggies with nutritious Romaine lettuce for a week.
Your $20 donation provides
...morning tomatoes for 7 guinea pigs for a month.
Your $35 donation provides
...ALL the Rescue piggies with Timothy hay for two days!
Your $50 donation provides
...a thorough health exam by an experienced guinea pig
veterinarian.
Your $100 donation provides
...fresh aspen bedding for 30 pairs of guinea pigs!
Your $250 donation provides
...fresh vegetables for half the Rescue's guinea pigs for a
month.
Your $500 donation provides
...surgery to neuter 5 male rescued guinea pigs.
Your $1,000 donation provides
...enough quality Timothy hay to provide 80% of the daily
diet
for ALL the guinea pigs at the Rescue for two months!
Remember, 100% of your tax-deductible donation helps the guinea pigs,
as all of our staff
are unpaid volunteers! Please, won't you help with
a one-time or monthly
ongoing donation?
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mention
"Texas Rustlers" in the
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of your purchase is
donated
to help the piggies!
Saturdays Volunteer Days at the Rescue
See our Upcoming Events page
for more
information on these and more Rescue activities.
Do you shop at Kroger?
Please take
this letter to your Kroger
cashier to scan, and it automatically links your Kroger card to Texas Rustlers Guinea Pig
Rescue - then all your future purchases
will mean a donation to the Rescue at no additional cost to you!
Shop & Help!
Start your online shopping at
IGive.com
and each store will donate a portion of your
online purchases to the Rescue at no cost to you. Plus, get exclusive
coupon codes, free shipping deals! Shop within 45 days of registering
= $5 bonus to the Rescue!
Thank you!
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(a
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