To say no to visiting pigs for Christmas??

Is anyone else longing to see the landlord’s face when he/she gets a message asking about pigs????

my sis in laws brother had got a 'micro' pig but now its a bloody great big pig that practically lives in the house and they cant do a thing with it it does what it wants when it wants .
if ever there was a dumb idea getting pigs is it

Guinea pigs? Although Tamagotchis might be safer bet.

Better to get them a puppy than two pigs

NO!!!!!

Not a puppy - not anything which needs care and attention, and someone who understands what the animal requires, rather than what their crackpot idea of what will be ok for the animal is.

You need something that thrives on neglect.

What about a Mayfly? Though it is just heartbreak on the wing as they only live 24 hours. You just get fond of it and it's dead. But it teaches children about the great Circle of Life, and how to cope with bereavement etc.

Possibly.

My kids are getting these pigs for Christmas. I found them on eBay. Perhaps you could talk your sister into something similar?

Tell your sisters she's an idiot. Better to get them a puppy than two pigs. If she says a puppy is too much work point out two fully grown pigs will destroy her home when stuck inside and bored all day. Best look into gifts that anr not living.

Your sister is a moron.

To the pps who think this post is a wind up, OP is a regular poster, and she's posted screenshots of her conversations with her sister, and OP's husband.

Yes, there are people stupid enough to do this.

The photo of the pen that she sent is a duck run. As in, for one or two ducks. Much smaller than pigs.

Pmsl at the fact that sister has asked landlord if she can have 2 pet pigs. I actually can't believe anyone would ask their landlord something so utterly ridiculous. If the OP comes back and says he's agreed we will all know she's winding us up.

Sadly I think there really are people this stupid so probably it's real.

I've always wanted a couple of little pot bellied pigs they are lovely but I don't have a paddock with room for a sty so it isn't really realistic is it?

Giving OP a chance to say "FUCK, NO!", in seventeen languages, NearlyGranny

Well, at least she asked first, giving you a chance to say NO in seventeen languages...

an "unexpected" litter of 2 means that they made a mistake with their own piglets and allowed an uncastrated male piglet to stay in with his sisters for just a week or so too long and he got one of his sisters pregnant. There's only 2 because mum is still small herself. dad will still grow to 3 or 4 times his current size as pigs carry on growing for quite a while after reaching puberty. likewise mum will keep growing unless the stress of pregnancy whilst still not fully grown herself gives her such health conditions that she goes for the chop sooner rather than later. these piglets will have additional health needs due to the genetic ramifications of having parents who are brother and sister as well as all the other reasons that this is a terrible idea.

my sympathies op on having the most batshit sister ever.

I thought you had to notify DEFRA to transport pigs anywhere, from A to B. Loads of paperwork. Can't just pick them up and take them to visit someone else spontaneously.

Oh, and not allowed inside homes (legally).
Very special rules about what they are allowed to eat, too.
Read all that in a book by a guy whose family got micropigs (one of the animals turned out to be very not micro).

This has got to be one of the strangest thread titles, and there's been a few strange ones over the years! Made me snort with laughter at nearly 3am.

This little piggy went to OP's,
This little piggy stayed at home....

Erm, a pig does not live happily "on a farm or smallholding" by the way.

In response to the thread, YANBU. Is she aware that animals aren't objects?

Why do I think that your sister is the child and her kids are going to be bringing her up? I think a serious chat with the breeder needs to be had regarding reporting to authorities for selling to someone without the appropriate registration, etc.... they sound so bloody dodgy. Like puppy farmers. Would report anyway.

I wouldn't advise her to get hamsters or guinea pigs- she doesn't have enough sense to be in charge of any animal and I guarantee they'd be dead of wet tail/eaten by foxes within 6 months.

The ginger and black is because they’re part oxford Sandy and Black pigs - distinctive colouring. They get to be huuuuuuge, trust me

Totally wrong and very cruel and stupid. I assume her landlord doesnt know, someone should tell him. Pigs are out door creatures who need to grub about foraging. There should be a law against it

Also a litter of 2 is very unusual

It certainly is! They can easily have a dozen!

An abusive father got fed to the pigs in the recent TV drama 'Gentleman Jack'
Maybe mumsnet HQ could consider getting some pigs that they could loan out when required...

It would give the Mumsnet "A"*-Team a break from laying patios, and a chance to clean the shovels off and wash our balaclavas.

*for "Arsehole" - if you have an Arsehole problem, we can help you dela with it

I'm a bit mystified by it all...what on earth is her reasoning for getting pigs?

1. As people have said, pigs aren't pets, they're livestock; and as such, there are lots of rules in place. I'll be astonished if her landlord agrees, and if she doesn't tell him, and goes ahead, she does realise she's highly likely to get evicted/fined/reported to environmental health authorities and others?

1. A friend of ours and her husband "sponsored" a pig that a farmer friend kept on their land for them - basically they paid for the bedding and the food and the other things the pig needed. The same friend keeps 3 rescue hens in her own garden, but they have a good sized coop and chicken run and you can see the birds are doing well. They also did their research first.

1. Couldn't your sis do what most people do when it comes to pets for children, and get a couple of guinea pigs or hamsters first, or a fish? If she wants the kids to learn about animal husbandry and all, and you're not in a rural area where farms might hold open days, isn't there a city farm or something near her?

1. Agree with everyone who's expressed concern about the ethics of the breeder and for the welfare of the pigs; and as for that posh woman on the hillside, well. I'm a townie through and through (or I was until about my mid-30s - 15+ years in the West Country has pretty much cured me), but I'd never dream of doing some of the stupid things people seem to do when they sell up and decide they're going to "move to the country". I'd certainly get good advice first and not assume I knew everything just because I'd read it in a book. Ooooh. This is WHY some of us townies get such bad reps!

I wouldn't even let my sister in my house tbh.