Rachel Wal
I don't know if any of you have these 'miniature' pigs but it would really help if you did or if you just knew alot about them. The thing is, normal pigs grow really big and fat. Not ideal pet material. So people pay lots of money to own these miniature pigs (also known as micro pigs, teacup pigs, potbelly pigs etc.) so that they can keep them as a pet. I was wondering, how can you trust that the breeder is really giving you a miniature pig or just a regular piglet that will grow to the size of a cow!!!?? Is there any way of telling? There are so many pig shelters where people reject their pigs to because they grew bigger than they were told. I would really like one but i couldn't deal with having to give it up! Also, i'm suspicious as to the background of the pigs and whether they are cruelly inbred or something. It seems fishy that they can be so small.
Any way, i would basically like to know some info about these animals.
All help is appreciated thx :)
Answer
the only way is to find a reptuble breeder and find the previous owners who adopted a pig from them to see how their piglet turned out. there is never 100% chance that your piglet will be a micro pig but there is more chance if you research and buy properly.
also you cant just go and buy one you have to have a permit as they are livestock. you need to register them and state everytime you take them somewhere. for example if you take your piglet to the beach for the weekend you need to let someone know due to foot and mouth. (UK).
they are like normal pigs though, they will uproot your furniture in your house with their snout, they will wreck your garden and make a mud pile. they can be noisy at times. however they are smart, affectionate and generally keep themselves clean. becareful in the sun as they might get burnt!
the only way is to find a reptuble breeder and find the previous owners who adopted a pig from them to see how their piglet turned out. there is never 100% chance that your piglet will be a micro pig but there is more chance if you research and buy properly.
also you cant just go and buy one you have to have a permit as they are livestock. you need to register them and state everytime you take them somewhere. for example if you take your piglet to the beach for the weekend you need to let someone know due to foot and mouth. (UK).
they are like normal pigs though, they will uproot your furniture in your house with their snout, they will wreck your garden and make a mud pile. they can be noisy at times. however they are smart, affectionate and generally keep themselves clean. becareful in the sun as they might get burnt!
Has the ban on smoking in pubs changed peoples attitudes towards smokers?
Nicholas 1
I wasnât 18 when smokings was banned in bars and pubs e.t.c, and have no memory of people smoking indoors. But I came across this article (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest/contributers/article1913299.ece ) recently. To quote âIn 15 months the smoking ban has tilted society completely the other way. Where once there was an acceptance of fug, there is intolerance of anything but clean air â¦. So clean is the air now, that being exposed to the smell of cigarettes is a physical shock. I do not exaggerate ⦠without protest these [smoking] shelters have subsequently been banned at all hospitals. Councils have stopped staff smoking outside offices, depots and schoolsâ. Another source quotes cancer council NSW (Australia) tobacco control manager Wendy Oakes saying âwhen I first started working on smoke-free pubs ⦠people use to say âoh, the smokers need somewhere to goâ but now they say âcanât you stop them smoking outside as well because thatâs where I want to sitââ
In Australia and New Zealand, smoking is now banned everywhere inddors (bar your own home) and in some beaches and parks, and outside the entrances to some buildings, and there are calls to ban it in outdoor dining and drinking areas.
Do you agree with the above saying the ban has changed the social acceptability of, and public attitudes towards smoking?
Answer
Yes and it drives me crazy!
As a smoker I was obviously a bit put out having to go outside in the cold to have a fag. However I also understand that it's not nice to go home from a night out stinking of stale smoke.
At work we used to have a smoking room which was attached to the main break room but was closed off from everyone else. If anyone who didn't smoke came to sit in there, that was their choice.
Now we have a shelter outside and the same people who came to sit in the room are now complaining that they have to walk past us and it smells. It takes about 3 seconds to walk past!
These people complain that they have to breathe in our smoke and yet in the summer they're all dying to come and sit in the shelter to get some sun.
I understand the ban, I don't want people smoking in a restaurant whilst I'm eating. But if smokers get a separate enclosed room then I don't see that it matters. There should be a choice.
And the way some people have changed their attitude towards smokers is that they have simply become more hypocritical as far as I'm concerned.
I understand the dangers of smoking but it's my choice. As long as smoking is legal there needs to be somewhere for smokers to be. We pay our taxes like everyone else and the tax on cigs is massive so we contribute a lot. What would happen if we all quit? People would complain that they had to pay more tax on other stuff.
We have pubs for people to drink in and I'll bet that more people get hurt in drunken fights than by passive smoking in a night. There is no limit on the amount of drinks you can have in this country and every night people are taken to hospital for binging. Where's the health ban for that?
*Edit* After reading one of the other answers I wanted to add that smoking around children is completely unforgivable. I always try to be considerate of others and if I'm waiting for a bus or something and someone stands near me with a child I will put my cigarette out. When I see parents smoking over pushchairs or women smoking whilst pregnant it disgusts me.
Children have no choice in that situation and smoking is all about choice.
Yes and it drives me crazy!
As a smoker I was obviously a bit put out having to go outside in the cold to have a fag. However I also understand that it's not nice to go home from a night out stinking of stale smoke.
At work we used to have a smoking room which was attached to the main break room but was closed off from everyone else. If anyone who didn't smoke came to sit in there, that was their choice.
Now we have a shelter outside and the same people who came to sit in the room are now complaining that they have to walk past us and it smells. It takes about 3 seconds to walk past!
These people complain that they have to breathe in our smoke and yet in the summer they're all dying to come and sit in the shelter to get some sun.
I understand the ban, I don't want people smoking in a restaurant whilst I'm eating. But if smokers get a separate enclosed room then I don't see that it matters. There should be a choice.
And the way some people have changed their attitude towards smokers is that they have simply become more hypocritical as far as I'm concerned.
I understand the dangers of smoking but it's my choice. As long as smoking is legal there needs to be somewhere for smokers to be. We pay our taxes like everyone else and the tax on cigs is massive so we contribute a lot. What would happen if we all quit? People would complain that they had to pay more tax on other stuff.
We have pubs for people to drink in and I'll bet that more people get hurt in drunken fights than by passive smoking in a night. There is no limit on the amount of drinks you can have in this country and every night people are taken to hospital for binging. Where's the health ban for that?
*Edit* After reading one of the other answers I wanted to add that smoking around children is completely unforgivable. I always try to be considerate of others and if I'm waiting for a bus or something and someone stands near me with a child I will put my cigarette out. When I see parents smoking over pushchairs or women smoking whilst pregnant it disgusts me.
Children have no choice in that situation and smoking is all about choice.
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