Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. – Armed with damning U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports documenting that guinea pigs went without veterinary care for painful eye conditions, were kept in waste-covered cages, and had access to only “deteriorated” food at a Luzerne County breeding mill, PETA sent a letter today to Capt. Leo D. Hannon Jr. of the Pennsylvania State Police, urging the agency to investigate and file state cruelty-to-animals charges, as warranted, against those persons responsible for causing such suffering. Reports reveal that a USDA veterinarian visited the facility in January, noted the lack of adequate food, and instructed the mill’s owner to clean the cages and remove wet bedding—but again found filthy conditions in May. On the same day in May, the federal agent found, among other violations, that a guinea pig was suffering from a shrunken and discolored eye, while another had a swollen, ulcerated eyelid. The USDA ordered the owner to have the animals treated, but in June, the agent learned that neither animal had received veterinary care and one was in worse condition than before, as green mucus was draining from the eye.