Guinea pigs sent across the Pacific Northwest after 200 surrendered in Walla Walla

A convoy of 70 guinea pigs will be heading to Seattle Tuesday, others were sent to Portland, Salem, OR, and Utah, after a Walla Walla humane society took on an owner surrender of around 200 of the critters.

Sara Archer with the Blue Mountain Humane Society says the owners are the ones responsible for dumping the original 92 cavies last week.

"They had gotten three guinea pigs as pets, three years ago, according to an article that was published in the Union Bulletin on Sunday with an interview the reporter did with the couple, and they didn't know what they had. So they had babies and they had more babies," says Archer.

Archer says since the original dumped guinea pigs were found, they've seen an outpouring of support from the community with donations and helping the pigs find homes. Several of the humane societies partners including those in the Tri-Cities have taken the guinea pigs on.

But with all the piggies mixed together, they are assuming the females are all pregnant, which means they could have several batches of babies in the next few months. Archer says they are in need of recycled paper bedding, bell peppers, and dark leafy greens like cilantro and lettuce.

You can find more information about donations and adoptions on the Blue Mountain Humane Society website. There are also guinea pigs available for adoption at the Benton County Humane Society and Little Lives Matter Animal Rescue.