MANY ANIMALS SO SUDDENLY IS NOT EASY. WELL, THE STAFF HERE AT THE MANCHESTER ANIMAL SHELTER ARE CALLING THIS THE GUINEA PIG APOCALYPSE. THEY SAY THEY RARELY TAKE IN THIS MANY ANIMALS AT ONCE, AND ARE ...

A guinea pig cage provides more than comfort for your little pet–it also functions as their entire world. Sometimes called ‘cavies,’ guinea pigs are highly social critters that require a good diet, ...

Animal rescue volunteers found more than 400 guinea pigs at a South Los Angeles home, living in “unsanitary and overcrowded” conditions. Now they’re asking the public to help foster or adopt some of ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

Guinea pigs may be small and quiet to the outside world, but within their tiny bodies lives a rich emotional universe. They do not speak in words, yet they communicate constantly through sounds, ...

First things first: the guinea pig is not a pig and it’s not from Guinea. Now that we’ve cleared that up, let’s talk about what these charming rodents, also called cavies, actually are. Their ...