Peter Gurney

Peter Gurney (9 March 1938 – 2 July 2006[1]) was an English author and campaigner for the rights and welfare of guinea pigs.

[2] Early retirement after a serious accident which left Gurney unable to drive allowed him to devote his attention to guinea pig medicine.

[2] In 1992 he was diagnosed with kidney cancer, and, during his initial recovery, wrote his first book, The Proper Care of Guinea Pigs, taking all the photographs himself.

Gurney wrote a number of other books, including The Sex Life of the Guinea Pig, which he promoted on a tour of the United States.

When Great Ormond St Hospital told him that guinea pigs were no longer welcome for health and safety reasons, Gurney complained "[T]hat bunch of control freaks in government took this away from me.