If you are interested in adopting one of our animals, please download our application (Microsoft Word document).
If you would like to enquire about one of our animals, please contact Sarah at: sarah@guineapigsrusrescue.com.
To inquire about adopting one of the pets you see listed on this site, please email us for more information. From there, you will be asked to fill out a detailed adoption application which will be reviewed by a GPRU representative. If the application is approved, a meeting will be arranged so we can get to know you and you can get to know the pet you have applied to adopt. The final step is signing an adoption contract.
Guinea Pigs R Us does not adopt out guinea pigs to live alone. They must either be adopted out in pairs or, if they come to the rescue alone, be adopted out into a home where they will have a suitable cagemate. We do not adopt out guinea pigs to live with rabbits or other animals. A suitable cagemate for a guinea pig is another guinea pig of the same sex or an altered guinea pig of the opposite sex. Guinea pigs are herd animals and are terribly lonely without other guinea pigs in their lives.
Guinea Pigs R Us does not adopt out animals to be classroom pets as we do not believe a classroom is a suitable environment for our little friends. In fact, we have had pets come through the rescue who have been physically injured due to mishandling by children, who have been impregnated by well meaning children letting them "play" with their own pets at home, and who have been traumatized by the noise and inconsistencies of life in a classroom. We have heard horror stories of well meaning teachers providing unsuitable housing and little to no medical treatment for their charges, resulting in terribly unhappy, unhealthy, ill and sometimes deceased pets. For these reasons, we make no exceptions to our rule.
Also please be advised that Guinea Pigs R Us has cage size requirements for our adoptors based on the information found at this site: www.guineapigcages.com. We want to ensure that all our little charges end up in homes where they will be healthy and happy for the rest of their lives!
Please let us know if you have any questions regarding our adoption policies and we will be happy to expand on our reasons for creating them.