The wheek.it Blog https://wheek.it/blog blog about helping guinea pigs in need Sat, 26 Oct 2024 03:56:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The end of wheek.it shortlinks http://wheek.it/blog/end-of-wheek-it-shortlinks http://wheek.it/blog/end-of-wheek-it-shortlinks#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:02:00 +0000 http://wheek.it/blog/?p=1360 wheek.it operates with one goal in mind: to promote the adoption and rescue over the purchase (or purposeful breeding) of pet guinea pigs. To this end, wheek.it launched in October 2012 as a free service to “shorten links and raise money for guinea pig rescues.” By connecting with “affiliate” merchants like Ebay.com and Target, wheek.it […]

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]]> 0 2014 Rescue Donations http://wheek.it/blog/2014-rescue-donations http://wheek.it/blog/2014-rescue-donations#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:11:35 +0000 http://wheek.it/blog/?p=1318 Earlier this year, LA Guinea Pig Rescue of Los Angeles, California and Wee Companions Small Animal Adoption, Inc. in San Diego, California were chosen by wheek.it users to share in 100% of wheek.it money raised in 2014. Unfortunately, earlier this week we announced the end of wheek.it shortlinks on March 1, 2014. No more shortlinks? […]

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]]> 0 2014 Featured Rescues http://wheek.it/blog/2014-featured-rescues http://wheek.it/blog/2014-featured-rescues#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:59:43 +0000 http://wheek.it/blog/?p=1358 Welcome to 2014! It’s time for 2 new featured rescues! In the 2014 featured rescue poll, we asked you, “Which rescue would you like to see featured for 2014?” And we’re ready to share the results! Congratulations to LA Guinea Pig Rescue in Los Angeles, California and Wee Companions Small Animal Adoption, Inc. in San […]

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]]> 0 2013 Donation Update http://wheek.it/blog/2014-donation-update http://wheek.it/blog/2014-donation-update#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:29:37 +0000 http://wheek.it/blog/?p=1329 Last year, Orange County Cavy Haven of Fullerton, California and Texas Rustlers Guinea Pig Rescue of Lewisville, Texas were the two special guinea pig rescues chosen by wheek.it users to share in 100% of wheek.it money raised in 2013. And the donation figures are in! In 2013, wheek.it users helped raise $50.42, plus an automatic […]

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]]> 0 Guinea Pig Rescue Interview: Orange County Cavy Haven, Part 2 http://wheek.it/blog/guinea-pig-rescue-interview-orange-county-cavy-haven-2 http://wheek.it/blog/guinea-pig-rescue-interview-orange-county-cavy-haven-2#respond Sun, 13 Oct 2013 15:13:57 +0000 http://wheek.it/blog/?p=1215 NOTE: This post is part 2 of 1 in an interview with Michiko Vartanian, CEO of Orange County Cavy Haven, a 2013 wheek.it Featured Rescue. wheek.it (WK): So let’s talk about some real-life challenges you’ve faced since you took on the role of CEO. How did you face those challenges? What was the outcome, Michiko? […]

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