Guinea pigs dumped in cardboard box and left for dead on street
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe RSPCA is investigating after two guinea pigs were left out on a road dumped in a carboard box. A member of the public found the box as she was putting out their wheelie bins and immediately alerted the animal protection charity.
Now the RSPCA is urging potential owners to research the needs of small pets as in a separate incident, three ferrets were found abandoned inside a small cage also left out on a street. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
just click here to give it a go. The two long-haired, male guinea pigs were found dumped in the box on Wythburn Road in Middleton at around 3pm on Monday, February 5.
Now named Horace and Spike, they are said to be doing well after treatment. The RSPCA said it suspects their owners either didn't have the correct expertise to care for them - or were struggling with the cost of keeping them.
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