[Gpdd] RESCUE: What's Happening With the Rest of the Tri-County Pigs

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Richard Rohland went to the shelter this past Monday, June 13th, and  took 
his 10 guinea pigs that the judge awarded returned to him. I haven't slept  well 
since, and last night, almost not at all! The thought of him having these  
animals makes me ill. The thought that the judge even awarded him any animals is 
 horrifying after all the evidence of animal neglect and cruelty. The staff 
at  the shelter gave him some of the cages people had donated to them.. nice 
sized  Marchioros and such. Beaten up, but nonetheless, larger. He had brought 2 
small  cages with wire bottoms to the shelter to pick up the 10. 
 
The staff also educated him on care. I am so glad, because that part upset  
me to no end. 
 
Of the 50 remaining piggies, 15 have already been given to another rescue  
group in our area. The other 35 may go up to Connecticut to another rescuer and  
a sanctuary. The sanctuary is owned by a veterinarian who has a setup for 
them  to be inside and go outside in a protected space during nice weather.  
Considering that the guinea pigs have liven all of their lives in a herd so  far, 
with not much human contact except for the daily feedings and cleanings at  
the shelter (and who knows what happened before then), this sounds like an ok  
setup to me. But... I don't know because I haven't seen it. The shelter manager 
 will call the vet at the sanctuary to find out and also call another vet who 
is  a reference. If this works out, the transport is probably not going to be 
too  hard. 
 
If it doesn't work out, I can let the transport group know 
(_gpig_transport at yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:gpig_transport at yahoogroups.com) )  and we can arrange 
another transport for these pigs.
 
I am sure he took the most adoptable pigs from the 60 (who were the most  
adoptable). 
 
If you haven't already done so, please take a look at the below trial  
results. They are sickening. Then you can write to the judge and the newspaper  that 
published it. 
 
Judi
 
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Honorable W. Louis Hennessy 
P. O. Box 3070
Courthouse
200 Charles St.
La Plata, MD 20646 -  3070
(301) 932-3300
1-800-941-3463 (toll free)

Letter to the Editor of the Maryland Independent:
Angela Breck: abreck at somdnews.com