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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.
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Think first!
Guinea pigs are NOT low-maintenance pets.
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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?
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Think first!
Have your kids always followed through on their past promises to take
responsibility for a pet they insisted you buy for them?
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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!
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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 Pet as a family through a reputable rescue group like Texas Rustlers, rather than
making an impulse purchase of the "real thing."
We recommend if you're seriously interested
in adding guinea pigs to your family, that you research thoroughly
what's involved in their care first, then decide if
they're the right kind of pet to add to your family. We can help!
Contact us to learn more about the care and adoption of guinea pigs.
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!
Serrano
CHINCHILLAS RESCUED, CAGES NEEDED!
 
We have
rescued 5 chinchillas (one is pictured above) and are in need of suitable
caging to house them in. We would love to borrow or have donated 2-3
cages like these pictured. As you know, we house the piggies in
cube-and-coroplast cages, but these are not suitable for chinchillas as they can
injure their heads in the holes of the cage.
If you have a cage as shown or even something similar that we can have or
borrow, please
e-mail
or call 817-430-9681.
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)!
Our
Mission Statement
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.
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Current Statistics |
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Adopted: 0 |
Rescued: 3 |
Currently
at the Rescue:
147 Guinea Pigs, 30 Gerbils, 17 Hamsters, 5 Chinchillas, 1 Cat |
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Guinea Pigs Rescued to Date: 1,550 |
"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."
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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.
We are in need of NEWSPAPERS to line piggy cages!
Please drop off at the
Rescue
on Saturdays
between 9 + 5. Thank you!
Shop & Help!
Start your online shopping this month at
IGive.com
and each store will donate a portion of
your purchases to the Rescue at no cost to you!
700+ brand-name stores
Fourth Annual
Guinea Pig Hoedown
Record-Breaking Attendance!
Now Posted: Media Coverage, Event
Photos, Raffle Winners
Click and Help!
Use
www.GoodSearch.com
or its easily downloadable toolbar, and enter Texas Rustlers Guinea Pig Rescue as
your charity. Every time you search the web using GoodSearch, they will make a donation to the Rescue, and there are no annoying pop-ups!
Donate Your USED PRINTER CARTRIDGES!
  
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, or
contact
us
to see if there is a volunteer in your area. Thank you for your
support!
Lab
Piggies Rescued!
from Rescue Director Julia Hinrichs: Texas Rustlers finally got to rescue 32 lab piggies from a local university.
We had been contacted regarding the piggies that the
university was finished with and required re-homing - if they could not be
re-homed the alternative was the CO2 chamber. All the piggies, with the
exception of 4, had been used in behavioral testing; 1 was used as a
mosquito feeder, and the other 3 were accidentally bred after the program
had finished and not used for testing purposes. Thanks to Carla, we were
able to able to load all the piggies into 2 cars and get them to the rescue
around 5pm; it then took us nearly another 4 hours to set them all up. The
caging we currently have them in is far from ideal, but better than what
they had before. They do not eat veggies, they are reluctantly trying hay,
and they are absolutely terrified. I have never met such scared piggies in
all my life.
We want to thank those who have already helped or offered to
help. As you can imagine, these poor piggies are going to be with us a
while. They need intensive care in the form of love and gentle handling,
some have medical issues, 1 with an inner ear infection, 2 with hair loss
and 1 with possible heart issues. All the lab piggies are pink-eyed whites!
If you would like to see the
initial pictures of them.
If you would like to help care for these piggies with a donation
to the rescue, please mention "Lab Piggies" and use this link to make a secure donation through PayPal
(use button above) or by check to: Texas Rustlers Guinea Pig Rescue,
160 Cedarcrest Lane, Double Oak, TX 75077.
If you are a past or current
foster parent, and are interested in fostering or adopting some of the lab
piggies, please
contact us.
If you are interested in fostering or adopting but have not adopted or
fostered from us before, please complete either the
foster or the
adoption contract. Again, please specify that your interest is in the
"Lab Piggies."
If you would like to volunteer at the rescue, we require help cleaning
cages, water bottles, food dishes, cutting nails etc. every Saturday between
the hours of 9am and 5pm. If interested please
contact us.
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?
This site last updated on
7/3/2009.
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Shop Online!
"Got Lettuce?" Chef's Apron only $17.99!!
"The Rustler" Ringer Jr. Tee only $19.99!!
Visit our
Online
Store today for great buys on guinea
pig shirts, magnets, clocks, mouse pads, caps, mugs,
totes and more! Sales benefit the Rescue! Thank you!
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Guinea
pig adoptions now available in the Wichita Falls area!
Contact us for more info.
Sat July 11,
Booth at Red River Harley Davidson in Wichita Falls
Fri, Sat, and Sun July 24 - 26,
G-Force Movie
Event with Piggies!
Friday/Saturday,
August 14-15 Booth at Highland Village Balloon Festival
Saturday,
September 26 Booth at Western Days Festival, Downtown Lewisville
Saturdays
/ Volunteer Days at the Rescue
See our
Upcoming Events page
for more
information on these and more Rescue activities.
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SUPER PIGGY PRESENTS
OUR FUN KIDS' PAGE!
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Purchase Mary Kay products
from
Carla Pruett,
mention
"Texas Rustlers" in the
comments box, and 40%
of your purchase is
donated
to help the piggies!
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Guinea pigs dance and sing
in the hilarious
Guinea Pig Way!
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Do you shop at Kroger?
Please take the letter at the
above link to your Kroger
cashier,
and all your future purchases
will mean a donation to the Rescue! Thank you!
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Foster Piggy
Application
Interested in fostering a
pair of guinea pigs?
We have reached maximum capacity! You can help
by fostering a guinea pig or
two in your home.
Or are you interested in temporarily fostering a pair
of piggies while someone is
on vacation? We have a
boarding service, but often
run out of space at the Rescue.
If you would like to help,
we will provide everything
except veggies. Please call or
e-mail
us for more details.
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Verizon | ExxonMobil | The Gap
Home Depot | Motorola | UPS
Company Gift Matching
More than 150 companies will
match donations of time
or money
to the Rescue - is yours is one of them?
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Save on magazines while supporting the Rescue.
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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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Click and Help!
Use
www.GoodSearch.com
or its easily downloadable toolbar, and enter Texas Rustlers Guinea Pig Rescue as
your charity. Every time you search the web using GoodSearch, they will make a donation to the Rescue, and there are no annoying popups!
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Read more
about how the guinea pigs
were trained for the Walt Disney Movie "Bedtime Stories."
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