golvio:

centraltexaspigrescue: FACT
FRIDAY!!! It’s time to talk again about Breeder Specific Terms (those
sneaky half-truths that breeders use to get you to buy their pigs)!

SIZE: “Same size as a medium dog/cocker spaniel/bulldog.” “No taller
than 14/16 inches.” Pigs are very dense animals and breeders won’t
highlight this. Franklin weighs 110lbs, double the weight of a typical
bulldog but his dimensions are roughly the same. A healthy adult mini
pig will typically weigh 80-250lbs. Comparing dogs to pigs is like
comparing apples to oranges.

DIET: “When kept to/fed my
correct diet.” “When given my special diet.” These “diets” are
starvation, not a special formula that only the breeder knows. There is
NO such thing as a “micro/teacup” pig, they are starving pigs. They
might stay smaller but they will have lasting impacts on their health
and typically die quite young. No healthy adult pig is 35lbs, if you
have a size limit a pig is not the right pet for you.

“ADOPTION”: This
pops up on a lot of breeder websites to make buyers feel good about
buying their product. Any pig bred to be sold is a product and is in no
way, shape or form an “adoption.” It’s just a trick to make you feel
like you are saving a pig; a pig that was bred and born to make money
for the breeder and provide them with an income. It’s sugar coating the
situation to entice buyers.

“MINI PIG”: while “micro/teacup/nano” pigs
are just not real, “mini pig” is a real classification of pigs. However,
a mini pig is simply a pig that weighs less than 400lbs. These are not
12, 25 or 60lbs or a special breed of pigs. The “mini” simply means a
pig that is smaller than a 600-1,200 farm pig. It is also prudent to be
wary of anyone who doesn’t let you come to their property, says that
pigs don’t need to see a vet or should only see their recommend vet, or
who sell pigs under 10lbs and less 8 weeks old.

Instagram post by Central Texas Pig Rescue • Jan 20, 2018 at 1:52am UTC