{"id":735,"date":"2013-01-30T15:01:26","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T23:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wheek.it\/blog\/?p=735"},"modified":"2014-02-17T14:47:12","modified_gmt":"2014-02-17T22:47:12","slug":"nominate-favorite-guinea-pig-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wheek.it\/blog\/nominate-favorite-guinea-pig-rescue","title":{"rendered":"Nominate Your Favorite Guinea Pig Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_747\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-747\" src=\"http:\/\/wheek.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/rescued-guinea-pigs.jpg\" alt=\"two rescued guinea pigs on a bed\" width=\"545\" height=\"276\" class=\"size-full wp-image-747\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Pair of Rescued Guinea Pigs Would Make a Nomination, But They Have No Thumbs [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/averagejane\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<p>How would you like your favorite guinea pig rescue to share in the money we raise for 12 whole months?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps you adopted a guinea pig or two (or three?) from a super-spectacular guinea pig rescue in your area.  And maybe, just maybe, you sometimes think that this awesome guinea pig rescue deserves some cold, hard cash.  Well, around here, we can do just that.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->To get your favorite rescue in the running to achieve featured status, simply submit your nomination and start voting. Each rescue you nominate will be added to next year&#8217;s <a href=\"\/rescue\" title=\"featured guinea pig rescue\">featured guinea pig rescue<\/a> poll, as long as the organization you nominate <a href=\"\/faq#how-does-a-guinea-pig-rescue-achieve-featured-status\" title=\"How does a guinea pig rescue achieve featured status\">meets certain guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The rescue you nominate may even make it into this year&#8217;s poll<\/strong>, as long as there aren&#8217;t 10 or more rescues included already.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"javascript:poptastic('<?php include(\"..\/inc_main\/poll-featured-rescure-link.php\"); ?>&#8216;)&#8221; rel=&#8221;nofollow, noarchive&#8221; title=&#8221;featured rescue poll&#8221;>current poll<\/a> includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Critter Corral (Illinois)<\/li>\n<li>Wee Companions (San Diego)<\/li>\n<li>LA Guinea Pig Rescue (Los Angeles, CA)<\/li>\n<li>Piggie Poo Rescue (Phoenix, AZ)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can access each year&#8217;s new poll and nomination form on the top of each page of <span class=\"wk\">wheek.it<\/span> in the Quick Links section.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the featured rescue selection process, please visit <a href=\"\/faq#how-can-i-nominate-a-rescue-to-be-featured\" title=\"How can I nominate a rescue to be featured?\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight vote\">\n<h2>Vote for Next Quarter&#8217;s Featured Rescue<\/h2>\n<p>Cast your vote for next year&#8217;s <a href=\"\/rescue\" title=\"featured rescue\">featured guinea pig rescue<\/a>!  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