The thing is that these breeders have a different mind set then us concerning their piggies. To us they are adorable little pets, to them, they are guinea pigs that are going to mate to make little pets for people. They cannot really see them as a part of their family or else they wouldn't be caged in this way. Its a completely different value system than I have and I cannot understand it at all. It is one thing to have a few guinea pigs and breed then once a year (still terrible), but to keep them in big cages and play with them, but this is just the same as a puppy mill. Personally, I cannot stand it, but I am glad that they at least look healthier and happier than others that I have seen. I was also slightly impressed by the big tupperware thing that they keep the pregnant sows in. While tuperware is bad for ventilation, it was very big and allowed lots of room to run around. I have seen to many pictures where pregnant sows are kept in a cage that is barely big enough for her, her food, and a possibly a hidey house.