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Email:
 
cavycareinc@yahoo.com
 
 
Cavy Care Inc. is by appointment only. 
We would hate to miss you.
4343 S. Jasper St. Aurora, CO  80015
303-593-2195
 
Dr. Sharyn Esposito
Medical Emergencies
Aurora Animal Hospital
16677 E. Smoky Hill Rd. 
Aurora, CO 80015
www.auroraanimalhospital.com
303-680-7305
 
Say "Cavy Care Inc." sent you and the shelter will receive $10 off our veterinarian care.
 
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Last updated on 08/26/2008 by the four pawed staff of CCI.
Guinea Pigs
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They are not intended as an endorsement of our site. 
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"Guinea Pig" in
German: Meerschweinchen 
Russian and Polish: word for them is similar, morskaya svinka (Морская свинка) and świnka morska
French: Cochon d'Inde,
Dutch: guinees biggetje
Norway, Sweden an
Denmark: marsvin 
Greek: indika xoiridia' or ινδικά χοιρίδια
Portuguese: porquinho da Índia
Italian: Porcellino D'India or Cavia Peruviana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Family: Caviidae
Subfamily: Caviinae
Genus: Cavia
Species: C. porcellus
 
 
 
 

Our Mission

OUR MISSION

Our Mission:

Cavy Care Inc. is a 501 (C)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing emergency relief, shelter, care, rehabilitation, and adoption services for abused, neglected, abandoned and unwanted guinea pigs. CCI provides community resources through cavy education, counseling, information and referral services. CCI is funded through individual donations, adoption, bequests and corporate sponsorships.

Our Goals:

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To provide shelter, rehabilitation, care and adoption services for surrendered guinea pigs, entrusted to our care.

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To facilitate the transfer of guinea pigs by animal shelters who do not have room, facilities or time to offer for guinea pigs.

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To facilitate the surrender of guinea pigs by owners who are no longer able to provide adequate care for their cavies.

Guinea pig kisses

Uploaded on January 1, 2005
by Aine D

 

"Making a difference one guinea pig at a time."
" We make a living by what we make, we make a life by what we give."