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we have 3 generations availible to view, our pigs grow to aprox 16 inch.
reservations are being taken on this new litter, boars and gilts availible.
Mini pigs come under the same legislation as all pigs, and you must obtain a CPH number as required by law before you can purchase a pig.
Any boars being sold as pets will be castrated by our vet prior to sale.
All pigs will be wormed prior to moving
Pigs are an outdoor animal and will not be sold to anyone who does not offer the right facilities for the health and welfare of these animals.
We are more than happy to discuss the pigs requirements with you and are happy to help with any enquiries you may have.
Pigs are social animals and pet pigs will only be sold in pairs or singly to people who already own a pig.
for further info contact [email protected] or phone 07800515546

[Hilarysmum]

This is the only advert for mini pigs I have ever seen where the welfare of the animal is stressed and appears more important than the price.  Its nice to see.

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Hi Hilarys mum
Its this foolishness that has started in the media, regarding handbag pigs.... unfortunatly our sows were already in pig, or i may not have breed them untill it died down a bit.
Pigs do make excellent pets, however i hate this idea of them being a designer pet, living A LIFE OF MISERY WITHOUT ACCESS TO OUTDOORS,  did you know you can get a CPH number if you live in a flat and have no land???

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All sold now thanks

[Roxy]

Well done on selling all your pigs, and I am sure they have responsible homes. 

I am very surprised to learn that you can get a CPH number if you live in a  flat or have no land.  Who in their right mind would keep animals such as pigs in a flat?  Although, I did enquire about a calf for sale, and the seller informed me it slept on her bed.......goodness knows what happened to it.  I did not take the matter any further as the seller had no eat tags in the animal nor did she have a holding number, and she wanted £600!!!!
The mind boggles as the owner said she would keep the calf if she did not get £600, so I have this image of a fully grown cow lying on a bed.

"hangbag pigs" will be a phase, and then we will see people tire of them, and they will be up for sale.  Pigs should as you rightly said be outside, and the sooner people realise this the better.

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Hi Roxy
we have cattle and legally if a calf isnt tagged by then it can never leave the holding of birth, unless its on a knacker wagon!!! If it is a heifer the owner can breed from it and register the calves it has however the unregestered  animal remains an illegal

some people have no idea about rules and regs and its quite scarey!!

[Roxy]

A farmer near us has a field full of big black bulls.  They are all mature, and for whatever reason they were there when the 30 month thing was on.  Goodness  knows how old they are, they must be getting on now.  All look in lovely conditon, and seem to get on well with each other - never leave that field, and its all churned up. But they can run in a big shed, and have silage .........looks like they are there forever.

The lady with the calf (it was a heifer) only had a back garden.  I am surprised that DEFRA or RSPCA did not find out.  I am just wondering if it was house trained or not .......

[Hilarysmum]

As one who has a pig whose main ambition in life is to move into the house, sleep in our bed (preferably without us in it) and generally become a couch potato, I can understand the appeal of small pigs - with one of those there might even be room on the sofa for us as well.

But a cow in the bed that is a whole new dimension.   

(Our pig has its own sleeping arrangements in the barn!!!)