April Lodge Guinea Pig Rescue

Dedicated to rescuing the abused, unwanted & abandoned

Guinea Pig Carer Volunteers at Work
Guinea Pig Shed
Katherine with Frank the Guinea Pig
Heart
A woman in dispair
Truffle the guinea pig with her babies after her caesarian section

About Us

You Want a What?!

Katherine’s Story

Katherine is 7-years-old and is a happy, sociable girl who loves helping and being with people. A week before her first birthday she...

It’s Never Too Late

Mr P, a male guinea pig of undetermined age, landed up at April Lodge after being constantly...

Home Alone

The phone rang.  I picked it up, and it was my Mum.   “Hello Mum,” I said brightly.   My Mum, Val, to put you in the picture, runs April Lodge...

Caesarian Section

Truffle arrived shortly after a phone call on 27th July that decided in no uncertain terms that Truffle was no longer wanted. Having been...

April Lodge Guinea Pig Rescue Articles and Latest News

Current articles, stories, updates and news from April Lodge Guinea Pig rescue.

April Lodge Guinea Pig Rescue...

I have always loved Guinea Pigs and kept them as pets since I was a kid.  However when I got married I discovered...

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The Badger Trust

The proposed cull of badgers...

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The April Lodge Retirement Home

As we know, most of the guinea pigs that find their way to April Lodge can look forward to finding a new and happy home...

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Boo’s Story

I know many of you got to know Boo over the years, so it is with great sadness that I tell you of his parting...

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Nessa and Stacy

Last winter I was asked, as a home visitor for April Lodge, to pick up two female guinea pigs that had been  running loose...