I volunteer for basset hound rescue, I am alllllll about rescue adoptions. :cheerful:
No aggression was perceived, not by me anyways
Just found it an interesting discussion to have other cultures chime in and how things widely vary as acceptable, since we usually preach the "US/Canda" way is "best", which of course has been backed up by years of research and presented to us in a logical and thoughtful way which is why we choose to base our viewpoints on what is taught on this forum. I only refer it to it as "US way" just because the mass majority as well as the founders of the site (to my knowledge) all are from the US/Canada, only reason really. But like I mentioned, different cultures have different standards and widely varying (sp?) ideas of what proper care is. As we've seen a few times, many in Australia (not all of course) think it's okay to house outside and I've seen much more from European countries who also agree to allowing their piggies to be outdoors as a proper environment. I know the actual rules for this site state what we believe in and trying to convince us otherwise is not going to be warmly welcomed, but for issues that may be more grey rather then black and white, I find it interesting and see nothing wrong with trying to understand others viewpoints and maybe learning something new along the way.
No aggression was perceived, not by me anyways
Actually your viewpoints and those of many of us in the US are the same from what I have seen
It could of course just be my Flu meds talking and me being stuck in bed all day however lol!
ETA: Hope this makes sense...I hate being sick
Yeah, you're right I suppose. Especially about pigs living outside. Unfortunately people here think that's an okay thing to do....of course, you get the piggy fanatics that preach that pigs shouldn't live outside, like myself, but it's widely considered 'okay' for them to live outside. I do think people's views are slowly changing though, for example C&C cages were never heard of here a couple of years ago. Now people are still pretty confused by them and think the rubbish hutches pet stores sell are big enough, but not as many are baffled by the 'c&c movement'. I think ideas from the US are creeping over, slowly. I have a feeling this post didn't make sense either but that's cos I'm eating lunch at the same time....food
Ahh I see
Thankfully I learnt all my piggy knowledge here before getting mine, which is probably why my views are the way they are. The again, a lot of UK pig lovers are the same, it's just whether or not people do the research and take it seriously.
PS: Hope you feel better soon!!
Lol, thanks.
Anyway, @Houndkeeper , I apologize for derailing your thread and will bring it back to topic.
I would recommend, when the babies are born spending time with each of them and seeing which ones you seem to bond with. I think we all have encountered pigs that have stolen our hearts at first site and you may just find the pair that steals yours, whether they be male or female.
