"Cavy House" is a small, home-based guinea pig rescue. We are located in La Honda, which is in the northern end of the Santa Cruz mountains, between Redwood City and San Gregorio beach. We rescue guinea pigs who have run out of time at local shelters. We provide the necessary medical care, TLC and care and then place them into forever, loving homes. We started rescuing guinea pigs in April, 2006 and have placed over 300 guinea pigs in our first 2 years..
We are part of the Rabbit Haven, a 501(c)3 organization. To find out more about Rabbit Haven, go to TheRabbitHaven.org Heather Bechtel of the Rabbit Haven has many years of experience in rescue and has given us lots of advice and support.
Cavy House is run by Sue DuHamel and Barbara Costa. Barbara is a Registered Veterinary Technician and a "crazy cat lady". Sue has a BS in Animal Science from UCDavis. They have a lifetime of experience with many species of animals. Barbara and Sue also run La Honda Mountain Cats rescue, which is not connected with the Rabbit Haven..
Our current pets include several cats, 2 Labrador retrievers, a lhaso apso mix, a peacock, a parrot,a rabbit, 2 cockatiels, and 2 Peruvian guinea pigs, Most of our pets are rescues.
We meet potential adopters either at our home in La Honda or at adoption fairs throughout the bay area.
Our goal is find homes for all guinea pigs who are in bay area shelters. We will gladly direct you to guinea pigs available in local shelters as well as guinea pigs in our rescue and other local rescues.