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Salisbury Guinea Pig Sanctuary Draws National Media Attention
A Salisbury guinea pig sanctuary run by Kimie Smothermon drew national media attention this week after wire coverage spread across outlets nationwide. NBC Boston's report, "How this Mass. sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the U.S.," describes the nonprofit caring fo…
SALISBURY — A Salisbury nonprofit that houses hundreds of guinea pigs at a time drew national wire attention over the past two days, with outlets from Boston to Texas profiling founder Kimie Smothermon's rescue operation.
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"How this Mass. sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the U.S.," NBC Boston's headline reads. The outlet reports that Smothermon runs the Guinea Pig Sanctuary in Salisbury, roughly 40 miles north of Boston, where 350 to 400 guinea pigs are cared for on any given day, according to NBC Boston. An Associated Press version of the same story, headlined "Hundreds of guinea pigs fill Massachusetts sanctuary," was picked up by ABC News and other outlets nationally, describing adoption coordinator Brittany Provencale's work greeting animals at the facility (read it at https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/salisbury-mass-guinea-pig-sanctuary/3999372/).
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.
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