The Cuy Guinea Pig — It’s What’s for Dinner

When a beloved animal is both food and pet

Photo by Bonnie Kittle on Unsplash

When I was a kid, my family adopted this strange little beast called a guinea pig. Wilbur would oink incessantly when we opened the fridge to give him lettuce. He’d stand on his hind legs and knock the cage lid for attention. He’d even run around in the non-fenced backyard and come back to the sliding door when he…