Today is National Guinea Pig Appreciation Day, but for thousands of guinea pigs across the country, there is little to celebrate. Every year, guinea pigs are bred in commercial breeding facilities, shipped to pet stores, and sold as impulse purchases. Many families are never told how much care these intelligent, social animals truly require. As a result, rescues and shelters are overwhelmed with guinea pigs who have been abandoned, surrendered, or neglected. PetSmart has made

PetSmart has committed to ending the sale of turtles, tortoises, and several other species. Now they must do the same for guinea pigs!

CWI is asking the new CEO of PetSmart to immediately end the sale of guinea pigs in their stores. As the largest seller of guinea pigs in the United States, an end to sales at PetSmart would have a profound impact on the numbers of guinea pigs in rescues, shelters, or abandoned "in the wild".