[Gpdd] ABUSE- church guinea pig

[Ronald Zimmerman]

Erin-
First off, welcome to the digest! Sorry to have to start things off with 
such bad news. I believe the first step is to schedule a meeting with the 
head of the daycare & the pastor of the church & tell them you need it 
immediately. You need a face to face on this, a note obviously isn't going 
to work & you don't have time to waste. I would take along some papers or 
books if you have them on the proper care of guinea pigs. If you don't have 
any then print some off the internet. Be polite, but firm, & state exactly 
what you want done & why. It may help to write down the problems (such as 
lack of hay, which they cannot live without & proper cage size for examples) 
& what you want to say ahead of time since it could be hard to keep your 
cool! I have worked in the nursery at church & it is no place for critters 
to have to live! Tell them you want this piggie to have proper care & want 
to take her home so she can have the life she should be having. Also they 
should know that replacing her with another animal is not acceptable. There 
is no need for a daycare to have a pet. If they want to children to have 
exposure to animals then it can be arranged for someone to bring in a family 
pet for visits from time to time. I do not advocate simply taking the piggie 
without permission. This is stealing & could come back to bite you in the 
butt in the end. It will not help your cause. I would tell them if they do 
not do something immediately you will be calling your local SPCA, Humane 
League, whatever organization is in your area. This is, plain & simple, 
animal abuse. We were put here to care for God's creatures & they should be 
ashamed of themselves. If you cannot leave with her & must call an 
organization for help then I would do as Penny said & at least make sure she 
has hay & clean water & food until you can get help. Please keep us updated 
& thank you, thank you, thank you for helping this poor critter! You are an 
angel!
~Jaime & Mimi~
~Missing Albert, Molly, Radar & Daisy~
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