We’re Jess and Gary, a guinea-pig loving couple in Williamsville. We started the rescue in June 2024. I was at Bassett Park doing a vendor event and met someone who was also a guinea pig Mom. During the conversation, I said “Oh! We run a rescue too!” (This was NOT the case at that present moment). I remember pausing with my hand over my mouth as the woman said “I actually need to surrender my guinea pig! This must be fate!”

I went home and told Gary “We’re just gonna rescue one. How bad can it be?”

When we got Cinnamon, we realized she had bladder stones. Gary made the heartbreaking decision a week later to let her cross the rainbow bridge, as I was out of town at the time. In our heartbreak, we realized that Cinnamon was sent to us to encourage us to formally start the rescue.

And the rest is history. 

We’re so grateful for everyone on our page and that we have a community behind us as we continue our work in Cinnamon’s (aka Beautiful Brown) memory.