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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: BlueDaisy on November 27, 2010, 03:45:41 pm

Title: Pigs at SSPCA
Post by: BlueDaisy on November 27, 2010, 03:45:41 pm

At the risk of offending anyone, just thought I would post this here for your information.

Edinburgh and Lothian SSPCA have 5 pigs looking for new homes
http://www.scottishspca.org/rehoming/animal/4190_band-of-brothers

Title: Re: Pigs at SSPCA
Post by: doganjo on November 27, 2010, 04:19:47 pm

Band of brothers - obviously intended to be emotive;  micro pigs?????????

Title: Re: Pigs at SSPCA
Post by: little blue on November 27, 2010, 04:57:01 pm

grrrr.... no such thing as a micro pig!!

hope the handsome chaps find a good home though - the one pictured is alot like my boy, and most of his piglets...

Title: Re: Pigs at SSPCA
Post by: shetlandpaul on November 27, 2010, 05:39:04 pm

five micro pigs. are they  breeders rejects.

Title: Re: Pigs at SSPCA
Post by: Hermit on November 27, 2010, 06:32:10 pm

I worked for the RSPCA for many years ,we got farm animals quite often. We had farmer fosterers that took in these poor creatures till they were rehomed. It was funny to watch folk looking for a dog and suddenly confronted by a pig in a kennel waiting to be picked up by a friendly farmer. We also took in the ninja turtles etc........

Title: Re: Pigs at SSPCA
Post by: HappyHippy on November 27, 2010, 07:17:20 pm

So sad  :'(
But unfortunately this will be the start of the fall out from the 'mini' pig business >:(
I notice they describe them as micro pig crosses - as Little blue said - NO SUCH THINGS AS MICRO's IN THE UK (well, okay - not strictly true. Wendy Scudamore has just imported 2 from Sweden 'proper' minature pigs - but I think they're just piglets themselves so any offspring are a way off)

Title: Re: Pigs at SSPCA
Post by: Hilarysmum on November 28, 2010, 10:29:07 am

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!        :'(