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A Rant: The Cruelty Behind Breeding Teacup Pigs

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(Originally posted on Facebook)

I might hem and haw about the pigs.. how bad they are.. how pissed off they make me, ect... But in all honesty, I don't think I could see my life without them. Especially Pickle.

What pisses me off more than people naming their pet pigs things like "bacon", "hammy", "BLT", "porkchop", ect, is when they buy teacup pigs.

The whole process for producing a teacup pig is so revolting and cruel...

Here's what they do:

They pick a male and female that are from naturally small parents (and yes, sometimes they WILL breed brothers and sisters!). As babies, they underfeed them so that their growth is stunted (this causes brittle bones and poor muscle tone, by the way). When the female has her first cycle (think of a 8-9 year old human and you got the age equivalency), she's about a year old, or just over. She's forced to breed. While she's pregnant, her being underfed continues so that she and her babies stay small. Most piglets die, towards the end of the pregnancy because they aren't getting enough nutrients from mom.

Once they are born, they are allowed to nurse for ONE week... Mostly its because the mom is getting so little to eat that's about how long she can produce milk. The other reason is that breeders are stupid and think that its ok to pull a piglet away from its mom so early, because they CAN eat solid food that early. 6 weeks is the safest age wean them, by the way, and NOT the standard 28 days that they say is Ok for farm hogs!... They are whisked away for the whole process to start again, until the desired size is reached. More often than not, the piglet you buy is the result of several generations of inbreeding and underfeeding...

What they don't tell you is that those cute little pigs are sick their whole lives. Their insides continue to grow up to age 4, while their bodies stop growing at about 1-2. Normal pigs stop growing around 4-5, which is why the insides of a teacup continue to grow.

This also means that that the average life of your tiny pet is only going to be about 5-6 years. Most of which is going to be in tons of pain, and lots of vet visits because of heart, breathing, and digestive issues.

Now. The ONLY genuine "miniature" pig is the Vietnamese Miniature Potbellied Pig. Called "miniature", because when they arrived in 1985, they were TINY compared to farm hogs.

Average weight of a normal Potbellied pig can range from 60-150lbs! Farm hogs can weight TONS!

If you are looking for a potbelly and the breeders tell you they'll stay under 60lbs, turn around and walk away... because those pigs are under fed to be kept small... Smaller pigs are more popular because they are cute. They aren't as cute as adults....

Potbellied pigs are THE MOST abandoned animal. Their numbers are over the numbers of cats and dogs COMBINED!

If you get a pig, make sure that you can have them, in your town. Not the county, the TOWN. You HAVE to contact your town ordinance office. Potbellies are not usually filed under pets, because most of the laws were made before 1985 (which, if you remember, is when they got to the US). Potbellies are lumped together with regular farm swine. Usually if you can have horses, you can have pigs. If your pig gets taken by animal control because you cannot have them in your town (yes they will seize your pig if you don't follow the ordinances and either move or find a new home for your pet), IT WILL GET PUT DOWN. Know why? Because so many pigs are abandoned (and not just potbellies, farm hogs are too!) that sanctuaries are always full. You may find one or two, but they are usually gonna be out of state from you, and most won't accept pigs from another state! And don't think that just because your neighbors think they are cute, and tell you to your face, that they aren't secretly calling the town office and reporting you! (It happened to us! Everyone loves our pigs, but someone called and complained!) And just because you have a small pig that you can get away with it. Most offices don't care how big or little your pig is.. Or if they are pets or food, or even certified therapy animals! If we could afford lawyers, we could fight it because our pigs fall under therapy animals. We have official paperwork. But the town ordinance won't honor it, and we don't have the money to sue them!

If you feel that a pig is a good fit for you, remember these key things: pigs (all pigs), are born with the IQ similar to that of a 3 year old human. They don't grow to be that smart, they are BORN that smart. They aren't like dogs where you can crate them and leave them for hours on end. Pigs get depressed and will lash out because they are bored. I mean think about it. If you were just as smart as you are now, but only have hooves for hands and feet and your arms and legs weren't very long, and your only "hand" was your mouth, what would you do when you got bored? No, you wouldn't sleep, you'd chew! and YOU HAVE TO TEACH THEM GOOD MANNERS!

Being a piggy mom or dad can be hard! JOIN PIGGY SUPPORT GROUPS! There are several on Yahoo! And if all else fails, SEND ME A MESSAGE ON DEVIANTART OR THROUGH FACEBOOK!

Please please please do your research about breeders! Most pig support groups have links where you can report bad breeders. Underfeeding animals is a CRIME! Get those people out of business! STOP BUYING TEACUP PIGS!
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Yes this is real. I'm not making this up. Genuine pig groups who advocate responsible breeding agree that the process for creating a teacup pig is cruel.

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If you are wondering why I wrote this, it is because I was scrolling through Instagram and all the young kids (and some adults) ranting and raving about how they want teacup pigs. Its maddening! :(
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I'm sure you and your roommate /lover think you know everything there is about pigs seeing as you both have a lot in common like over feeding.... I'm so sure you lesbos run a rescue for pigs in your little trashy apartment in the city .. And if you didn't want comments about the lies you post on the internet then maybe you should shut your dumb ass mouth and quit writing like your some fucking advocate for the swine community just cause you got screwed over and bought some pig someone was claiming as teacup . Teacup pigs are great as you can see in my pic he lives in the house and is not no huge pig like you maybe if you said no a few times at feeding time you wouldn't be a 500 pounder flounder ..... Oh and if you keep posting lies I'll keep posting the truth and if you make your page public so everyone can read and make comments then your just guna have to suck it up and take what other people have to say.... Maybe you should stick to what you know and that be looking like a idiot if I had a face like yours I'd be gothic too  means you can cover that ugly mug up with more makeup/slop from feeding and hey if you don't like my comments delete your post and if not I look forward to chating with you on here