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.

Gurney collecting an award at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital for having visited children for 10 years with his guinea pigs