Historic Guinea Pigs

HRH Victoria Piggy - one of the great guinea pig queens who came to the throne in 1837.Mother of many (responsible breeding was not the done thing in those days), she never quite got over the loss of her beloved Albert (Prince of Meerschweinchen) and spent much of her later life nibbling grass in the Scottish highlands. She is today remembered mainly for having lots of cities and railway stations named after her (lest we forget her!)

During the dark days of the 1940s, guinea pigs throughout Britain were inspired by a true leader...
Sir Winston Cavy.

Whilst the Battle of Britain raged overhead and Europe fell under the Nazi jackboot, Winnie rallied his people with his famous radio speeches such as "We will fight them on the woodchip, we will fight them in the hay... (but only if we absolutely have to and they promise not to hurt!)"

Astronaut July 20th 1969: "Thats one small step for a cavy - and another little hop for cavy-kind"... and with those words Armstrong the guinea pig earned his place in history.

After a few more trips to the moon and back, the Cavy Space Programme was cut and they haven't returned. After all... what's the point? There's no vegetation up there and a serious lack of hay to hide in!

Henry VIII Another royal piggy was Henry (the eigth of his litter).

A talented musician, his famous appetite for females and food has only been matched by... every other guinea pig since!

Piggles The Piggles - Four young cavies from Liverpool that revolutionised the music scene during the 1960s, and set the trends for a generation with classic songs such as "While My Guitar Gently Squeaks", "Eleanor Pigby","Please Feed Me" and "We All Live in a Yellow Hutch".

Loved by young and old for their wit and humourous antics, they were no strangers to controversy too... advocating free love, free grass, and free range.