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Well that would be great except without the pets coming from the pet-stores in the first place, then there wouldn't be any to adopt either (unless the rescues got their pigs from hoarders or small time breeders.
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This statement is rediculous as well as false. The big time chain petstores aren't breeding the pigs purposely at least. Some smaller mom and pop stores do breed their own "stock" though. It's backyard breeders and pig mills along with irresponsible breeders creating the overpopulation problem. The pet stores contribute to that by making the pigs and other small pets available for "purchase" to anyone that has money to buy one.
If we were able to manage getting all pet stores to stop selling pigs and other small animals, the pigs and other small animals wouldn't cease to exist because there are still going to be backyard breeders and irresponsible breeders out there breeding not to mention accidental pregnancies that do happen.
So yes even without petstores selling pigs, there would be pigs to adopt because of rescue centers and private people that do rescue (like me and many others). As long as there are people out there breeding them, there will always be pigs that end up in shelters and rescues for adoption.