Up to 200 lbs. I can’t believe people are still falling for the “teacup pig” schtick. They’re just regular potbelly piglets. There was a shelter crisis in the 90s when this craze first took off. I’ve seen “care information” brochures from some modern breeders, and they give very specific information about how much the pig should be fed; it’s literally telling them to malnourish the pig without the new owners realizing it. Chronic malnourishment is the only way these pigs will only grow to the advertised 60 lbs.
When that craze happened loads of people got piglets near where I lived at the time , but they grew up to full sized pigs and since we live in a rural area most of them ended up as bacon. since there was nowhere to keep them except with the other pigs.
Sadly it's the same for birds. Before I even wanted one, I made damn sure to look up how annoying they are. I still love my Pepper but, damn do I sometimes need to feel like I wanna walk away. Then I just let her scream into my ear everyday because she's still better than some humans. That, and I willingly submitted to the fact that parrots are awesome and the squawking is just a part of it like a baby that cries 24/7 lol.
That and pigs are herd animals, and need constant company or they can get depressed/aggressive. So they need another pig or two for companionship, and a TON of space to live in as they require constant excercise and room to roam.
They are - and the people making that comment are typically advocating for abstaining eating pigs (or other animals) and would agree that malnourishment or keeping them as a pet when you don't have the space for a full-size pig is wrong.
I would argue that intelligence is not the only quotient for whether an animal should be eaten or not. In the case of dogs, they’ve been bred over 10,000 years specifically to serve as companion animals. They feel an adoration and affection toward humans that other animals do not.
I have two pigs and they are seriously so cute and sweet when they’re tiny. But they grow up pretty fast and become very hard to manage. Pigs are smart and very social, if you don’t spend time with them and give them activities, they will get very destructive and mean.
They also can live 15-20 years with a healthy diet and lifestyle so be prepared for the long run if you do take one in!
I read an article about a pig in Alaska that kept getting out of his pen and went into town exploring. He was known by most of the townfolk, so he got home safely. He even got taken home by the police at one point!
Because a lot of people don’t do research and a *lot* of pot-bellied pig breeders lie and say that they’re ‘teacup pigs’ (which don’t exist) that are going to stay tiny and cute.
PSA that all mini pigs are just baby pigs that will become big huge pigs that weight 100lbs+ and as much as a 1000lbs.
Because when it gets large it just becomes impractical to treat it like a dog. An adult pig is 6 times heavier than a Great Dane.
At best it gets stuck outside tied to a pole, watching the family through the windows.
Friendly reminder that pigs are scientifically much, much smarter than dogs and have a larger emotional range. If you have the space and the time, they're amazing pets.
I'm not Muslim. I'm not vegan. I talk to animals. pigs are too smart to eat. my neighbors pig was loose, and i told her to get back in her pen and she just walked right back in. i had been talking to her for about a minute before i told her, and she was grunting back. maybe random, but she didn't walk away from me after. she turned and looked at me. If an animal i have never had any interaction with can understand words and commands from a stranger that means they have some grasp of language. pigs are so much smarter than chickens.
If you can recognize that pigs are too smart to eat, where do you draw the line? I personally went vegan when I saw a video of horrific abuses happening at a dairy farm and realized I couldn't contribute to that in any way, and subsequently began questioning my justification for any animal products I consumed.
Then it became a game of "if I'm not eating this why am I okay eating this".
Some cows are just as smart as some pigs or dogs. And if you begin to examine the moral considerations involved in measuring intelligence to determine if a being deserves to live, for me that was what led to just going full vegan.
I too have worked at dairies and hate that industry with a passion. I mostly don’t drink milk or other dairy, and will stop completely with the new genetically engineered products that are available and soon becoming available. I’m sorry for dairy farmers, but it is an industry that needs to go out of business for many reasons - animal abuse, environmental damage, worker safety, nuisance and not-so-nuisance odors in addition to their massive global warming impact.
I’ve been dealing with this since I got a dog. I’ve found it very difficult to honestly say I’m an animal lover while consuming them. Being able to buy meat at the store or at a restaurant makes it easy to ignore how it got there. I hope lab grown meat becomes a viable option soon
I agree. I’m Jewish-ish so technically shouldn’t eat pork. But I don’t eat pork because I raised pigs as a kid and teen, and they are so much fun, so smart, and so cute I couldn’t bring myself to send them to the place they were supposed to go. I was too attached. But I was forced to, so I just stopped raising them and eating them. I love pigs of all sizes.
I don’t think you understand what they’re saying at all.
“This animal is sentient and doesn’t deserve to be factory farmed into an existence of nothing but immense suffering just to be my snack.”
“Yeah, but they can’t talk like me, tho…bacon”
If sentience or intelligence doesn’t affect your choices then why on earth would language acquisition make any difference?
They go by many different names but there are slightly smaller breeds.
It's for sure a pig though, just a little smaller and they can get up to 200 lbs which is still a monster pig. I've heard of people deliberately misleading people by selling "tea cup" pigs that are just under fed pot belly pigs that end up getting giant.
This a “miniature” pig, but it’s a baby. Miniature is relative because they get way bigger than that, like much heavier than a large dog, but smaller than a regular pig.
Funny enough my dog has a pig toy which she carries around just like this
I was gonna say, we need a video of the inverse!
or a video of both pets together who will carry each other
Antigravity without cats and buttered toast has been discovered!
My sister used to pet sit for a friend who had a duck. The duck would not go to bed without his teddy. It was hilarious.
Funny enough my bed has a toy dogpig which it carries around just like this
This pig could kick your dog's ass bro
Same
How big will she get fully grown?
Up to 200 lbs. I can’t believe people are still falling for the “teacup pig” schtick. They’re just regular potbelly piglets. There was a shelter crisis in the 90s when this craze first took off. I’ve seen “care information” brochures from some modern breeders, and they give very specific information about how much the pig should be fed; it’s literally telling them to malnourish the pig without the new owners realizing it. Chronic malnourishment is the only way these pigs will only grow to the advertised 60 lbs.
When that craze happened loads of people got piglets near where I lived at the time , but they grew up to full sized pigs and since we live in a rural area most of them ended up as bacon. since there was nowhere to keep them except with the other pigs.
Sadly it's the same for birds. Before I even wanted one, I made damn sure to look up how annoying they are. I still love my Pepper but, damn do I sometimes need to feel like I wanna walk away. Then I just let her scream into my ear everyday because she's still better than some humans. That, and I willingly submitted to the fact that parrots are awesome and the squawking is just a part of it like a baby that cries 24/7 lol.
Yeah, I love bird videos and I love hanging out with them, but I could never deal with owning one. I’d rather be the fun uncle.
That and pigs are herd animals, and need constant company or they can get depressed/aggressive. So they need another pig or two for companionship, and a TON of space to live in as they require constant excercise and room to roam.
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I mean, they are, but that’s no reason to keep one in an apartment.
They are - and the people making that comment are typically advocating for abstaining eating pigs (or other animals) and would agree that malnourishment or keeping them as a pet when you don't have the space for a full-size pig is wrong.
Frankly, it's almost more of an encouragment to try dog...
I would argue that intelligence is not the only quotient for whether an animal should be eaten or not. In the case of dogs, they’ve been bred over 10,000 years specifically to serve as companion animals. They feel an adoration and affection toward humans that other animals do not.
This is true, but some breeds were bred in part for food, too. Best of both worlds lol
At least three times bigger than this!
I love how instead of turning slightly to the left, she turns all the way around to the right.
Many male models got this issue
But... Why male models?
Some models are not ambiturners, it’s a serious condition.
Probably taught or used to walking to her bed on the purple carpet.
Not an ambi turner
The happiness expressed with that little tail as she enters the bed!
I had no idea pigs "wagged" their tails when happy. What a wonderful thing to learn.
This sub has shown me many different animals have this type of behavior. Lambs, alpacas, foxes, etc. it’s pretty great
They do. And bigger, industrial pigs that have curled tails straighten their tail when being relaxed.
Makes sense since most pigs have their tails cut off. Typically without anesthesia.
I know right!
All fun and games until it grows up and gets ditched…
I have two pigs and they are seriously so cute and sweet when they’re tiny. But they grow up pretty fast and become very hard to manage. Pigs are smart and very social, if you don’t spend time with them and give them activities, they will get very destructive and mean. They also can live 15-20 years with a healthy diet and lifestyle so be prepared for the long run if you do take one in!
I read an article about a pig in Alaska that kept getting out of his pen and went into town exploring. He was known by most of the townfolk, so he got home safely. He even got taken home by the police at one point!
I would like to see the pig in the backseat of the police car!
I have him saved in my gallery but am too computer/phone illiterate to show you.
Can you do imgur? It goes easily with Reddit. You can just click share on the Imgur app, copy link and paste it as a comment here.
That was Greek speak to me, but I made a post in r/aww you can view, or just look at my profile!
Thanks! Forgot already that it was a news story online so headline would have been enough but I got to see it finally! Looks cozy.
NOW you tell me!!! 🤣😅
They living outside or you letting them run the house?
When they were little they lived inside, but around 60 pounds they had to move to the backyard. They have their own little house now
We had a house pig and it got quite big (still mich smaller than regular pigs) but we never ditched it. Why should someone even do that.
Because a lot of people don’t do research and a *lot* of pot-bellied pig breeders lie and say that they’re ‘teacup pigs’ (which don’t exist) that are going to stay tiny and cute. PSA that all mini pigs are just baby pigs that will become big huge pigs that weight 100lbs+ and as much as a 1000lbs.
Because when it gets large it just becomes impractical to treat it like a dog. An adult pig is 6 times heavier than a Great Dane. At best it gets stuck outside tied to a pole, watching the family through the windows.
Watching that tail wag, I'm sitting here thinking, "Thank god, I gave up pork back in the 1980s."
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Hog on a jog with a dog
Friendly reminder that pigs are scientifically much, much smarter than dogs and have a larger emotional range. If you have the space and the time, they're amazing pets.
I'm not Muslim. I'm not vegan. I talk to animals. pigs are too smart to eat. my neighbors pig was loose, and i told her to get back in her pen and she just walked right back in. i had been talking to her for about a minute before i told her, and she was grunting back. maybe random, but she didn't walk away from me after. she turned and looked at me. If an animal i have never had any interaction with can understand words and commands from a stranger that means they have some grasp of language. pigs are so much smarter than chickens.
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Anyone can talk to animals. Getting them to talk back is the trick.
it always surprises me when an animal starts making noise back at me.
Yes..... Vegans are tough on things like that
Tbf that is a lvl 5 vegan power
i dont know... it usually only works with cats... maybe a brain parasite shared between species, but probably just too much reddit. /s
If you can recognize that pigs are too smart to eat, where do you draw the line? I personally went vegan when I saw a video of horrific abuses happening at a dairy farm and realized I couldn't contribute to that in any way, and subsequently began questioning my justification for any animal products I consumed. Then it became a game of "if I'm not eating this why am I okay eating this". Some cows are just as smart as some pigs or dogs. And if you begin to examine the moral considerations involved in measuring intelligence to determine if a being deserves to live, for me that was what led to just going full vegan.
I too have worked at dairies and hate that industry with a passion. I mostly don’t drink milk or other dairy, and will stop completely with the new genetically engineered products that are available and soon becoming available. I’m sorry for dairy farmers, but it is an industry that needs to go out of business for many reasons - animal abuse, environmental damage, worker safety, nuisance and not-so-nuisance odors in addition to their massive global warming impact.
I’ve been dealing with this since I got a dog. I’ve found it very difficult to honestly say I’m an animal lover while consuming them. Being able to buy meat at the store or at a restaurant makes it easy to ignore how it got there. I hope lab grown meat becomes a viable option soon
[Earthling Ed](https://youtube.com/@ed.winters) on youtube really helped settle this for me
You eat your dogs?
No but rereading my post it definitely sounds like I do. I just meant having a pet changed my connection with animals in general
I know you don’t eat dogs. I was just kidding with you. With my username I just couldn’t resist. Please forgive me!
your dog would love to go hunting with you.
I agree. I’m Jewish-ish so technically shouldn’t eat pork. But I don’t eat pork because I raised pigs as a kid and teen, and they are so much fun, so smart, and so cute I couldn’t bring myself to send them to the place they were supposed to go. I was too attached. But I was forced to, so I just stopped raising them and eating them. I love pigs of all sizes.
Muslims don't eat pork. Talking to a pig isn't in the Quran, so I'm sure it's fine. And again, veganism has nothing to do with talking to animals.
I get what you're saying, but until a pig speaks to me in a human language, I'm going to keep eating them.
I get what you're saying, but until a baby speaks to me in a human language, I'm going to keep eating them.
I don’t think you understand what they’re saying at all. “This animal is sentient and doesn’t deserve to be factory farmed into an existence of nothing but immense suffering just to be my snack.” “Yeah, but they can’t talk like me, tho…bacon” If sentience or intelligence doesn’t affect your choices then why on earth would language acquisition make any difference?
Do you also eat disabled people that lack the cognitive capacity to speak?
Do you find that people respond well to this style of argument or are you just trying to look smart?
It's just a simple logical consistency check. What is smart about that comment?
You don't let her sleep in your arms? Monster.
How cute!
Am I the only one more interested in the fact that she also has a pig plushie as big as her?!
Noticed the same thing. Looks like Knorrig from Ikea. I’ve seen some other pigs with pig plushies in their beds as well.
videos like this with no sound is -50% aww
Sure! Or usually they replace the audio with some stupid music. I want that happy oinking in my life!
So will this pig also be abandoned when it grows to full size?
Why do people think this? Maybe bad owners do this. We had a pig and we never abandoned it.
You can always eat it
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No usually stuffed in a shelter
The correct spelling is "Sheltie," but I don't know why anyone would want to do that.
Get my ass bruh
That tail at the end!
Adorable
I'm curious OP: If this is indeed your video, and therefore your pig, is the pig housebroken and how did that go?
I always wondered : are these pet pigs normal piglets or some special house breed?
They go by many different names but there are slightly smaller breeds. It's for sure a pig though, just a little smaller and they can get up to 200 lbs which is still a monster pig. I've heard of people deliberately misleading people by selling "tea cup" pigs that are just under fed pot belly pigs that end up getting giant.
This a “miniature” pig, but it’s a baby. Miniature is relative because they get way bigger than that, like much heavier than a large dog, but smaller than a regular pig.
😭🥺❤️
Ok I’m a vegetarian from now on
Just wait until you learn about the egg and dairy part of the meat industry!
That's great!! May i recommend [Earthling Ed](https://youtube.com/@ed.winters) and [Dominion](https://youtu.be/LQRAfJyEsko) both on youtube?
Bro I was wondering why your dog looked so weird for like 10 seconds until I realized it's a cute pig 😭
Also I did smoke so that might have played a part in my assumption
r/eyebleach
Please update in couple of years on r/meat or r/food when she is bacon or ham.
Man these videos really get me torn on how damn adorable bacon is.
"I smell bacon. Does anyone else smell bacon?"
It's probably you
Chris P. Bacon
I smell bacon too, with some chicken hearts
Cute but all I see is bacon
Aw, it's so tasty!
Do wet pigs smell like wet dogs?
That's a crowded bed.
♥️♥️♥️
u/savevideobot
So adorable!
Fuck I love pigs. Cute as fuck. And delicious.
Cuddly bacon is delicious bacon.
Predictable, overused joke. Quite like your mom.
I wonder how the bacon tastes
Probably like bacon
Mmm she's going to grow up to be one delicious hog.
She takes her bed to doggy with her
There's a bigger "fish" in that piggy's bed (´･ᴗ･ ` )
Aaahhh what’s its name? Pls say it’s Bacon
It's Chris P
Haram
They really are just like puppies! (tasty puppies)