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No Place For Piggies: Guinea Pigs Left In Waltham Wilderness, Animal Control Wants Answers
The small animals have sometimes been left in the wild as breeders discover there are fewer buyers for the pets.

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The small animals have sometimes been left in the wild as breeders discover there are fewer buyers for the pets.

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A city of 66,000, Waltham is still the habitat of animals you might think inhabit only rural areas.