If you were waiting for the J train at the 20th and Church Streets Muni stop this morning, you might have noticed guinea pigs scampering around in the grass above the tracks. When the train rustled by, the furry rodents darted into bushes but as soon as quiet fell they came out from hiding to nibble on grass.
The lead gardener at Dolores Park, who prefers to go by just Michelle, says about six or seven guinea pigs were left in the park overnight.
“People leave all kinds of pets in Dolores Park,” Michelle says. “Bunnies, chickens and once I caught a man grazing his goats here.”
“It’s Dolores Park,” she added. “We get a lot of weird stuff here.”
Animal Care & Control is on their way to Dolores Park to retrieve the guinea pigs.
“They’ll be held for five days,” says Animal Care & Control Sergeant Eleanor Sadler. “If they’re healthy and friendly they’ll then be put up for adoption. If they’re not friendly, they’ll be offered to a breed specific rescue.”
Michelle says that if kittens had been left in the park, she might have taken one home. “I’m not partial to rodents such as hamsters and guinea pigs.”
Article and photo sourced from: http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2015/02/25/pack-of-guinea-pigs-abandoned-at-dolores-park/
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