362 Likes, 17 Comments - Central Texas Pig Rescue (@centraltexaspigrescue) on Instagram: “FACT FRIDAY!!! It's time to talk again about Breeder Specific Terms (those sneaky half-truths that…”
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.

















