RSPCA take in two guinea pigs found abandoned in '˜dirty' cage in woodlands

The charity has begun an investigation after the animals were discovered near a dirty cage near to Salisbury.

A man found the pair on Saturday evening and took them home, before calling a RSPCA inspector who went to collect them.

Inspector Tina Ward said: ‘A man was walking through the woods when he came across these poor little things dumped in the middle of nowhere, wet and cold.

‘The frightened pair had matted coats and were covered in faeces.

‘The filthy cage had obviously been chucked out which meant the Guinea pigs were able to escape. They were lucky to have been found.

The two long-haired pigs - one tricolour and one brown - are being cared for by staff at the charity’s Fareham branch and have been named Olivia and Ellie.