Comments on: Pigs http://www.phoeniximago.com/2010/01/pigs/ Not just another WordPress weblog Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:12:25 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Rob http://www.phoeniximago.com/2010/01/pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Rob Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:28:38 +0000 http://www.phoeniximago.com/?p=170#comment-11 Thanks. I know some people are against animal husbandry full stop but I really like the sound of what you just described. The animals are here and so are we so why not do something to our mutual advantage... I still have this feeling that I couldn't slaughter an animal myself though. Am I just a squeamish wimp I wonder? If they actually get a better life than they would in the wild I can see there's a trade there albeit a rather grizzly one. Something in me longs for a day where we keep them for the fertilizer etc but don't kill them. That would require some modifications to our capitalist system I think! Thanks. I know some people are against animal husbandry full stop but I really like the sound of what you just described. The animals are here and so are we so why not do something to our mutual advantage… I still have this feeling that I couldn’t slaughter an animal myself though. Am I just a squeamish wimp I wonder?
If they actually get a better life than they would in the wild I can see there’s a trade there albeit a rather grizzly one. Something in me longs for a day where we keep them for the fertilizer etc but don’t kill them. That would require some modifications to our capitalist system I think!

]]> By: Tom http://www.phoeniximago.com/2010/01/pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Tom Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:32:53 +0000 http://www.phoeniximago.com/?p=170#comment-10 My parents used to keep pigs when I was growing up. Did you know, a sow can have 2 litters a year and each litter can be up to 12 piglets. They are quite a commitment! My parents kept one sow as a pet, but farmed the offspring to sell meat to the village and stock up our freezer. The pigs were free range and well looked after - they had plenty of mud, walnut trees and shelter so I would say as happy as possible. We used to feed the pigs leftover food scraps and bones - they eat everything and love it. But we had a rule, where we wouldn't feed them our leftovers if it was pork - just seemed wrong! My parents used to keep pigs when I was growing up. Did you know, a sow can have 2 litters a year and each litter can be up to 12 piglets. They are quite a commitment!

My parents kept one sow as a pet, but farmed the offspring to sell meat to the village and stock up our freezer. The pigs were free range and well looked after – they had plenty of mud, walnut trees and shelter so I would say as happy as possible.

We used to feed the pigs leftover food scraps and bones – they eat everything and love it. But we had a rule, where we wouldn’t feed them our leftovers if it was pork – just seemed wrong!

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