Micro Mini Pigs Are Fake

24/09/2023

Well pets n pals in the albany mall is at it again. Selling underage piglets, not even 4 weeks old, born August 30th. Piglets NEED to stay with the mother for at least 8 weeks for health and behavioral reasons. I approached this differently this time. Before I get into this I would like to say the store manager, didn’t get her name, young red headed girl, was very open to learning about them. As she told me “I’m only passing along info about them from what I’m told” so she is at no fault in the predictable demise of these piglets. She told me they sold the runt yesterday so hopefully it makes it. This is a horrible pet store! I get info passed on to me about them that is horrible. They are selling a pet that when born has a 90%+ chance of being rehomed. Almost always before reaching a year of age.

Careless greeders!

🆘🆘🆘 NOW! What I need is help from all of you, please share this post or at least the photos and what they are doing. Share share share and tag them, write on their page. For the local people of albany and surrounding area‼️ there’s something in this for you. The person that tags the most people that live in albany in a shared post (with Pets n Pals tagged), I’ll give you $50.00. The person who has the most shares from people who live in albany, I’ll give $50.00. If you are the most for both you get $100.00. Pets n Pals must be tagged. It’s cheaper to do this and stop the over breeding than it is to take one pig in, which costs hundreds more! And I can promise, out of the 42 we have, I know at least one come from a pet store. Possibly even this store. What’s more important tho is the health of these pigs. These breeders are not educating their employees or buyers, they are just making a dollar. Thank you!!!

27/01/2022

26/12/2020

EXCELLENT report on the problem plaguing the pig community.. please share!!

When you hear the words micro, teacup, nano, or pixie you wouldn’t really think of pigs. Those are unrealistic marketing terms used to sell adorable mini pig...

18/05/2020

Even though the title of Smallest pig was revoked after the Guinness Book of World Records learned the truth about starvation being the only way to achieve a micro pig - AZ Micro Minis is STILL blasting this lie all over their social media accounts and using it as a marketing tool more than a year later, to promote and sell her pigs under false pretenses... PLEASE help us spread the word... Get this woman out of the business of starving and slowly killing pigs.

27/04/2020

Do you guys remember Lucy? This time last year she was 20 lbs and close to death.. we all held our breath and prayed hard this beautiful girl hadn’t given up her fight yet and her organs hadn’t failed beyond the point of repair - Can you even believe this is the same pig?! Beautifully healthy and happy! ❤️❤️❤️

19/01/2020

To date this is the largest single case of hoarding followed by rescue in the state of Georgia. Hopefully it will never happen again. Outsiders Farm & Sanctuary needs our help. Taking in 100 pigs at once is no easy task.

15/11/2019

Thankfully people are learning the truth

Teacup pigs are cute, but do they make good pets? Learn all about teacup pigs and why you may want to consider adding a different pet to the family.

09/11/2019

True story

31/08/2019

I really need to post this side by side picture of little Lucy - this is four months after her rescue date.. I wouldn’t even know this was the same pig..

Now, I am under no illusion that we have the actual breeders that spread these vicious lies about the starvation diet following our page (we have a few)... but I am REALLY hoping that all of you will take this picture and share the crap out of it - let people see what 4 months of a healthy diet, sunlight, fresh air, love and the ability to be a pig can do for the health and wellness of even the sickest of animals...

You remember Lucy - we were all holding our breath and praying Katherine K Wilson could give this girl the balance and growth she needed to survive this horrible beginning.. and look at her now!! I won’t say she’s completely out of the woods yet, long term liver and kidney damage, as well as her weakened heart, can take much longer to repair than her outside body, BUT she looks incredible and is growing!! Not only is she filling out but she’s gotten longer and that’s amazing!

Please help people understand that micro pigs do not exist - they don’t have to look as bad as Lucy did - if you see someone who believes this diet is healthy and right, please approach them, try kindness first, show proof, give resources and offer help..

We are seeing more and more breeders telling people that we are just out to get them, we are lying and we are jealous because they have a rare bloodline.. people WANT to believe there is such thing as a tiny pocket pig, they HAVE to believe they haven’t been scammed out of thousands of dollars, they NEED to believe they are not that stupid to fall for something so ignorant.

PLEASE GIVE THEM REASONS TO RECONSIDER!!

09/08/2019

Hey guys, all the sudden we’re getting a bunch of requests about how ‘lucy’ the starved pig is doing now.. FANTASTIC!! She’s filling out beautifully and her face shows LIFE, NUTRITION, LOVE and HAPPINESS!!! The death is completely gone.. Keep in mind, Lucy will never reach her full growth potential because of how horribly starved she was... the best Katherine K Wilson can do for her is allow her to fill out, maybe grow some, but maintain a healthy weight for the stunted size she’ll always be... we’d love nothing more than see her grow into the full size she was intended to be - sadly, it won’t happen.

18/05/2019

Every once in a while we get a win.. today is one of those days!! A while back we were devastated to see the Guinness Book of World records would actually award someone for starving their animals with the ‘Smallest pig in the world’ title.. well you all spoke up and THEY LISTENED!!!! The title is REVOKED and the Guinness Book did their research - this is what they’ve said!!! PLEASE SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!! It’s vitally important to tell all these customers of hers (and so many others) that this is a detriment to these animals and the title she keeps bragging about is non-existent!!

11/05/2019

I wanted to share a most wonderful side by side comparison I just saw of the sweet little girl Katherine K Wilson took in the other day - keep in mind - this is only FIVE DAYS of proper feeding, fresh air and freedom to be a pig the way they’re meant to be...

From Katherine at Yummy The Pig -

Difference in just 5 days of proper meals, outside time (fresh air and sunlight), attention and love...please dont restrict their diets, no matter what a pet store, a breeder says or a vet that isnt experienced, please just dont do it...while you can restrict their size you cannot restrict their internal growth and it just causes them pain not to mention they literally are smothered by their internal organs...death occurs between 3-5yrs if that even survive that long...breeders have even gotten so slick as to say their life expectancy is only 5yrs...they have a life expectancy with proper care of roughly 20yrs...they pay the price for ignorance and suffer...while she is 2yrs old and 20lbs, damage has been done, she will never be properly developed and runs the very real risk of not surviving still, not to mention for the damage her body has sustained from such a restricted diet that she can and most likely will sustain early onset arthritis...please take the time and join pig groups such as I Love Pot Belly Pigs (non breeder group) or visit minipiginfo.com to learn about the pet pig, breeders have the incentive of your money, vets arent always experienced but rescues, rescuers and pig parents have the incentive of helping the pigs to not suffer and be an integral part of your family...help us spread the word and educate the masses about proper pig care and realistic size and behavioral expectations...together we can make a difference 🐷🙂🐗 their lives depend upon it ❤

10/05/2019

Please share your comments and make our voices heard!! It’s very important to start taking a stand against these horrible breeders who think nothing of it to lie and deceive at the expense of the pigs..

06/05/2019

I had to share a story I just saw on another pig page - a fellow rescuer, Katherine K Wilson has a new addition and it’s the age old story of the ‘healthy’ micro mini pig... The pictures are alarming and I don’t need to tell you that a 2 year old intact female should never weigh 20 lbs.. The owner of this pig said she was healthy, the vet said she was healthy too...

This is one of those times you wish someone would have stepped in to tell her to go to a different vet.. just because they see pigs, does not mean they are a pig vet.. please know the difference..

Katherine states - “shes just so tiny...shes maybe 20lbs but I know that's hard to tell in the pics...2yrs, unspayed, feather weight, long hair to compensate for heat loss, skin and bones under the hair, ivy said you can feel every single bone in her spine and her hip bones and ribs, ans her teeth are rotten in her mouth.”

I’m sorry folks, that’s not healthy! On 1/4 cup of feed or less a day.. there is no pain like that of a hungry belly and it’s lasting.. this poor girl has lived two years with the constant pain of hunger, never being able to regulate her own body temperature and never having enough protein to actually build muscle and store fat..

Although he life made a sudden change today, I assure her, her struggle is never going to be over.

01/03/2019

18/01/2019

Another pig being starved at the hands of AZ and their sadistic starvation feeding plan. Help spread the word please, the pigs are suffering at people’s self satisfaction or lack of true education.

19/12/2018

Beautiful boy Beacon has passed away just months after being rescued. Official cause hasn't been released, but the most likely reason is organ failure from a history of severe, prolonged starvation.

Beacon's story can never be allowed to fade away. Share, talk, ask questions, and never stop educating. Micro pigs don't exist, and starvation is animal abuse, plain and simple.

(Beacon was not a Steampunk Farms piggie, but his story reached the hearts of so many, we are sharing his passing in hopes of continuing the fight to dispel the Micro Pig Myth. All condolences left here will be passed along to his family.)

25/09/2018

Please sign and share, the pigs need it.

Help stop the abuse of potbelly pigs, world records are not what pigs want

12/09/2018

We need to let Guinness, new pig parents and those who are looking that this is not healthy. This size is definitely not the normal size even if she wasn't starved. Penny is not even 5 years old so to say she's reached full growth is a lie. Her breeder and many other breeders are only out to make money, they don't care about pigs.

11/05/2018

Seems we all have been busy lately. I will be starting a weekly post exposing (not attacking) unethical breeders and abusive pig owners. This may be something that is on my personal wall (Keith Jones) and shared here or it may just be posted here first. The intent is not to be negative but to show what is going on that a lot of people don’t see. There has been a lot of info sent to me over the last few months and it needs to be shared in a positive way to help the pigs. We need to never stop fighting for the pigs.

31/03/2018

This is a great illustration for determining whether or not your mini pig is a healthy size. Body scoring is used in place of actual weight because pigs are dense animals and it's sometimes difficult to tell if your mini pig is a healthy size or not. Here are a few links that will also be helpful to you when trying to figure it all out. Please keep in mind, these charts should NOT be used in piglets. Piglets should be chubby, they grow so quickly and without adequate reserves, they can go from healthy to emaciated looking within a short period of time. At the same time, it is quite difficult to help your mini pig lose weight. It is a long process, but absolutely can be done with persistence and an understanding of nutrition and how to balance diet and exercise.

https://www.minipiginfo.com/dear-pig-whisperers-blog/smaller-pigs-do-not-mean-better

https://www.minipiginfo.com/mini-pig-body-scoring.html

https://www.minipiginfo.com/balancing-diets-with-mini-pigs.html

https://www.minipiginfo.com/mini-pig-weight-loss.html

21/02/2018

Thank you Mini Pig Info - VERY well said!!

Happy National Love Your Pet Day!

19/02/2018

AND THE GOOD DR SPEAKS... Thank you Dr Evans, can you repeat that?! Huh? Micro pigs don’t exist? YOU’RE KIDDING!! SAY IT ISNT SO!!

17/02/2018

Educate yourself and anyone who may be thinking about adding a pig to their family.. it’s not enough to understand the problem - we need to share it with the people who don’t! Mini Pig Info is an amazing resource with very accurate and up to date information on everything you need to know about pigs. In addition, you can get around the clock support from the educated and experienced admins that run that group!

Pig rescues information and ways you can help with all the unwanted pigs they've taken in over the years. Adoption application for those of you who want to effectively screen potential adopters. Stories about specific rescues and ways you can help are add

09/02/2018

I love the reference ‘mythological teacup pig’ -somewhat like the unicorn :)

Now the little pig is named Dani and she just got the best new home.

05/01/2018

One example of why we say not all vets that claim they know about potbelly pigs do. Always question their abilities if you don’t know them or if something doesn’t seem right.

A Brandon family has filed a formal complaint with Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation after they say their pet pig died a gruesome death.

24/12/2017

Accurate - the next new MICRO PIG!! Even smaller then before!!

16/12/2017

EVERY PIG PICTURED HAS A VET THAT SAID THEY WERE ‘HEALTHY’..

We set out to educate.. to help people understand pigs are meant to have a certain frame, build and density to them in order to be healthy.. We’ve learned some very important key facts about the misconceptions going around in the pig community as it relates to pigs...

1) Many people believe if it’s in print - then it must be true. (I don’t even know what to say about this)

2) Their breeders know more about their pig then anyone else in the world.. please understand your breeder has a dog in this fight. It comes down to money and nothing more. YES, of course they are kind and lovely people - would you buy a pig from a horribly nasty person? YES, of course they claim their pigs are different from all the others because they’ve been breeding for 10, 20, 30 years and they’ve ‘bred down for size’ - highly educated people have spent countless hours and dollars in labs and on farms around the world trying to get the pig ‘smaller’ and failed (there are plenty of published and confirmed accounts of such attempts), do you honestly believe your breeder has the breakthrough pig that defies all science, research and genetics? YES, your breeder is great with their pigs and is ALWAYS their to help - Again, would you buy a pig if they were ANY other way?

3) Breed of pig - this is probably the most confusing of all arguments because there is soooo much information on the topic, that to be uneducated and speak so confidently just comes down to ignorance.. Again, this is misinformation given by MANY breeders.. We have a whole group of people that insists ‘miniature pig’ is a breed.. they insist their breeder doesn’t breed potbellies, or guinea hogs, or Kune Kune, or Pygmy, or any of the farm breeds - NOPE! They INSIST their breeder breeds ‘miniature pigs’ - when we even mention the word ‘potbelly’ they go sideways and INSIST these are NOT potbellies (they don’t even claim they are ‘Juliana’ pigs - which is a whole other discussion).. We hoped the breeder would step in and correct the customers - but it would appear that she didn’t even know she was breeding potbellies.. Most of us understand that it would be near impossible to find a pure bloodline for a pig ANYWHERE at this point because of all the horrible breeding practices - that every pig we see now days is a Mutt (a mix of many different breeds) but the phrase ‘miniature pig’ covers all pigs smaller then a farm pig and is NOT an actual breed of pig.

4) I saved this for last because it’s the most important of all and the reason I’m even posting this today - ‘MY VET SAYS MY PIG IS HEALTHY’.. FIRST, I am not out to discredit veterinarians - I admire their work, I am a HUGE believer in veterinarian care for ALL animals and I am NOT in anyway bashing the veterinarian practice.. BUT, I would not go to a foot doctor if I had problems with my heart.. so why would I take my pig to a vet that sees cats and dogs all day long with an occasional pig thrown in the mix? The simple fact is, not all vets are educated and experienced with mini pigs (even if they are willing to see them).. If you have a good relationship with your vet or you listen to what actual pig vets will tell you - there is VERY LITTLE education in a veterinary medicine program as it relates to pigs - even less as it relates to potbellies.. Most of the vets that are well versed in the care for mini pigs have had some sort of continuing education, years of experience with rescues and sanctuaries (which bring many pigs in need of care on a weekly basis), not afraid to consult with other vets to share information, self study or a love for the animal that has made them do the necessary research and work to become educated on the breeds of mini pigs and lastly, the veterinarian colleges that have the most current and up to date information and the ability to consult with an entire team of doctors in house or around the world for the best plan of action for you pig... Keep in mind, pigs only had a life expectancy of about 6 months until the Potbelly came along.. there wasn’t much need to study the long term care of a pig because their primary purpose for many years was human consumption.. The need for long term care has really only been for the last 20-30 years - that may sound like a long time to some of you but that’s not even long enough to compile much data from history - let alone create programs to educate our veterinarians.. I say all of this because EVERYONE should question their vet in the same way you should question you pediatrician before you let them see your human baby.. do your due diligence to make sure your vet doesn’t just see pigs, but they are experienced and knowledgeable with your pig.. find out where that knowledge comes from.. ask your local rescue or sanctuary who they use, ask other pig parents in your community - BUT MOST OF ALL - ask your vet!! This should be an interview they have to pass in order to make judgement calls about the health and safety of your pig - their life depends on it!! One last thing - if your breeder suggests a specific vet because that’s the vet they send all their pigs to - please consider getting a second opinion - I’m not saying all of those vets are giving bad information - but some of them most definitely are.. please see the pictures posted - EVERY PIG PICTURED HAS BEEN SEEN BY A VET, and they were all said to be ‘healthy’.. and yes, I’m using the most extreme of examples - but it doesn’t make them any less true.. the pigs that died were all seen by the vet recommended to them by their breeder..

If there is even the slightest possibility that you’ve been duped into thinking you have a ‘micro’ pig and your pig might not be healthy as a result - don’t you at least owe it to them to find out the truth? Can you love your pig because he/she’s an amazing animal who loves you, depends on you and NEEDS you and not because he/she will stay under 50 lbs? There’s people all over this country willing to help you find out the truth.. we can help you connect with those people.. we can help you find a vet to get a second opinion if you have a pig that might be a product of this lie.. Please consider it - please share to help educate.

04/12/2017

We recently posted a video, a challenge of sorts, to find someone who can actually step forward with one of these ever elusive "Micro Mini Teacup" pigs - The requirements were minimal - a statement from an approved vet stating the pig is in a good body condition, is not underweight and by all accounts healthy (this could also come from an approved rescue/sanctuary in certain circumstances), must be under 50 lbs, and lastly, proof of age - must be 5 years old or older (could be documented with a series of pictures over the last 5 years, a vet record when the pig was brought home, spayed, neutered, etc.)... If you could provide this information and simple documentation you would receive $1500 cash! (since then it has been doubled and an additional $500 added on top of that - so total would be $3500) This was not a gimmick or ploy to trick people - this was a legitimate offer that has been circulating in the pig community for almost two years. But more importantly it was an attempt to educate people and hopefully save some pigs in the process. These breeders have no limits to the things they will tell you to get you to believe the micro/teacup/nano/pocket pig lie.. We thought we had heard it all but after making this post, we were even shocked at some of the lies people are sold.. Through all of this it has been important to remember why we are doing this - yes, we want to stop these breeders from spreading these lies! Yes, we want to stop these breeders from collecting hundreds, even thousands of dollars when we have identical pigs all over this country sitting in shelters/rescues that could go home with you for the cost of a neuter (or sometimes free). Yes, we want to stop the breeders from educating the public on the best way to starve your pigs.. But through it all - the most important thing was to properly educate the public on the ultimate price these pigs must pay for these lies to appear true. It frightening the pictures people are sending us in hopes of claiming their award money - I can' be certain, but it would appear they actually believe it's ok for hip bones to be visible, the jaw and skull bones to be showing, for the hunched back and pigeon toed stance, for a ridged or peaked back, pale rings around the eyes, an oversized head and droopy snout, underdeveloped neck muscles, flat or sunken/concave belly and lack of muscles causing the back legs to bend forward deeply... It became apparent that some people may not truly understand what to look for when they were sending us their pictures of a 6 yrd old 30 lb pig and honestly believing they should get their money sent over right away!! Or the breeder who has a 4 1/2 yr old 48 lb intact boar that is counting the money she honestly believes she should have.. It's frightening to me that even with all this information - there are still people who believe this is a healthy animal and they are doing right by them... BUT, in all fairness, I will encourage you folks to please post your pigs here - put up several pictures and different angles - let us know your pigs age and current weight - there weren't many of you - just a few - and lets have the pig community see what you view as a healthy pig that is worthy of collecting the $3500 and we'll have everyone weigh in with their thoughts...