both friskit and missy are from a family owned pet store, their pigs were handled everyday by the store owners only they are kept behind a glass in a seperat room so they do not get sick, the pigs got hay every day , and had unlimited pellets of a good quality, we checked them over to make sure they were healthy, we have had zippo trouble w/ them and they are very healthy, we did go to the shelter first, but for those extremly close minded people that seem to think their is an over population problem everywhere I suggest you rethink your ideas cuz it aint true. ate our shelter it is EXTREMLY rare to get a small animal in and when they do show up they are the first to be adopted.