Please Welcome Our Newly Elected Vice President Orinoco!

It's official - Orinoco is our new Vice President!

Ironically, this announcement is being made on the one year anniversary of Orinoco becoming a LAPS member. Back then, she weighed 3lbs. Now she weighs a proud 3lbs. 3oz.

Orinoco will be a wonderful leader. As a baby she was raised by the infamous guinea pig whisper - Peter Gurney. After Peter made his journey to care for those piggies over the rainbow bridge, Orinoco was adopted by Stefanie and became an official member of the Surrey Squeakers. Shortly after, Orinoco surprised her new mommy with five little pups. Both her wisdom and maternal skills will make us all a better group of ample piggies.

Congratulations Orinoco! Speech! Speech! Speech! Maybe it's time for me to book a trip via Pig Air to Surrey, England.

Update (January 12, 2008): All Stand for the honorable Miss Orinoco!

Hello to all piggies and their slaves worldwide! My name is Orinoco and I have just been officially named as the new vice-president of LAPS. Thank you Hamlet for your touching biography of me on the LAPS web site. I hope I can be as good a vice-president as you are a secretary and I will do my very best to assist Daisy Piggyfriend (President). I am also very honored that you, Hamlet, will be visiting me in Surrey, England. I will open a bottle of the carrot wine that the Piggyfriends had at New Year and celebrate with you. I am so happy - first I find out that I am a calendar girl, and then I hold a position of responsibility in LAPS! 2008 will be a good year. I would like to thank various people who have helped me get where I am today. Firstly, Peter Gurney. I don't know where I was before I lived with him, but his was the first home I remember and he clearly gave me a good start in life. Secondly, my slave. She provides the large amounts of food necessary to maintain my ample size. Thirdly, but by no means least, my fellow Squeakers. They generously share all the food so none of us ever go short. So please celebrate with me and keep eating lots and lots so we can increase the membership.

Love, best wishes and thanks from Orinoco

Orinoco, I enjoyed visiting you in the beautiful Surrey, England. It was a great surprise to see our President, Miss Daisy, there as well. I had a grand time sipping carrot wine with you and Daisy. It was so delicious and might I add that I'm glad that I wasn't piloting Pig Air. :-) After visiting our two lovely leaders, I am extremely confident that our LAPS group is in good paws.