Hi I haven't read this forum for a while so was surprised to see this post still
being discussed. and in retrospect possibly a bit naive as a post.
Yes you where right we are in France, and yes I have watched snatch
and the legislation is very through on some matters and completely absent on others!! exception Frances.. Please do post if you know specifics of this issue about french law.
related to keeping two or three pigs for home consumption, it is different in terms of
registration. all our animals are tagged.
I do know in Britain of course this particular issue is delicate and these days very specific. possibly a little bit overkill for a couple of home raised pigs that have tons of space in a very
secure (because of wild boar) fencing, in a forest. we feed them an organic mix of pluses and grains crushed, we add milk and yes they do get our kitchen veg left over’s,
if I would feed it to my kids why would I worry giving haricot bean tops or brocerly stubs to the pigs?
my only issue was with our own left over lamb bits I don't like waste and these lambs have been born slaughtered and cooked here, I don't know of a medical reason why they couldn't have a small amount of the left over’s, That being said we don't give it to them. but we were discussing the issues and couldn’t find a really definitive ancre that didn’t involve the problems found in mass production. certainly on web forum in aus or usa there are different opinions and they seem to lean at bit more to the john semore way of thinking.
I'm not trying to rub anyone up the wrong way just looking for practical and scientific answers to this issue.