Kids Bored Of A 5year Old Piggy

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I have become aware of a 5 year old piggy that someone is looking to rehome as 'the kids don't bother with it'. I have just finished a set of nights and so am all tired and emotional and this just made me sad. It made me wonder if there were many people who would be willing to take on a piggy of this age in response to a private advert and does this mean that this piggy will spend the rest of his days in a home where he does not have a piggy friend and does not get any attention.

I think I might just have to mention him to MrS when he gets home - I know he wont agree to me taking him on but I feel so bad for the little man. Just out of curiosity - if I did take him on and put him in his cage on the lounge floor where Toby & Barney free range, would that alter the relationship between Toby & Barney or would everything stay the same?
 
Personally, I think its totally irresponsible for a parent to let children have a pet when the parent has no interest. If you as the parent do not have the time to take on the responsibility of the pet, then do not let your kids have it. It really makes me mad, a pet is not just another toy for your child. Grrrr. I hope your OH lets you take on the piggy!
 
I know - it is so frustrating. I don't have kids myself but even I know that kids change their minds and interests - it's not their fault, it's just what kids do. If parents aren't prepared to pick up the work with a long term commitment then they shouldn't make that commitment in the first place. I also feel really bad for the piggy incase he has been by himself for 5 years.
 
piggyfan said:
Could you take the piggy and give him to a rescue?
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I could do however I know that if I went to collect him then I wouldn't be able to let him go which is why I need MrS to be on side and also to know if having another boar in the room would impact on Toby & Barney's relationship - I wouldn't do anything to jeopardise that. I would not attempt to bond them though - just have them so they could see each other.
 
grrrrr.... this makes me so mad and so sad aswell. poor little guy :( what is wrong with people. :cen: and i hate the term 'get rid' with a passion and so many people use it! :cen: and they seem to think that the kids getting bored is a valid reason for 'getting rid'! :cen: anyway, rant over!

i don't know if him being next to your boars would affect them. could you keep him in a separate area to them just until he has a rescue to take him? just incase he has anything that could be passed to your boys aswell.

i really hope you can help him. x
 
sorry for my rant! i'm a bit of an emotional wreck today. i'd read something else earlier online with people referring to animals as 'it' and using the term 'get rid' so i was already at blood boiling stage. anyway, hope this lovely boy can be helped. :luv:
 
I think them being next door to the new piggie fine.

I had four of my boars all next to each other. Two were in a pair and two were an ex pair who split up and then lived side by side. They all got on just fine and didn't bother each other.

That poor piggie. 5 years is so old for a piggie and I'm sure he'll love being properly cared and loved for if you do get him.
Please post a picture of him. I'd love to see the poor little thing if you do get him.
 
Sadness... MrS just came home and I got told off for looking on Gumtree and told in no uncertain terms that I cannot get him :no:
 
:( could your o/h not compromise by you helping just until a rescue place becomes available? seems really bad to just say no. :(
 
would be lovely to go and help them all wouldn't it. i had to stop looking on gumtree aswell because it upset me too much. x
 
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Sadness... MrS just came home and I got told off for looking on Gumtree and told in no uncertain terms that I cannot get him :no:
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He needs taking to a proper rescue centre :( I sent someone on gumtree a message asking her to take the sow she was giving away free to a rescue place after I was so upset seeing her in a small rusty cage the comment on the add made my hopping mad! She was in Edinburgh I hope she has found a loving home :(
 
Oh AbiS I am so sorry. I know that this will be upsetting you, but if there is nothing you can do about it then you cant dwell on it. Personally I love veteran piggies and would take an old piggy on like a shot, hopefully there will be someone like me around your area who appreciates the golden oldies.

I have two children, and cant really comprehend situations like this so I assume that the parents were never that bothered about the animals in the first place.
 
It is so hard when you find a situation where the animal isn't being looked after to the same standards that we all have on this forum. I get really frustrated with some of the people at work but you have to put your knowledge and opinion over as tactfully as possible and you cant do anything else after that.
 
Goth Mummy said:
Oh AbiS I am so sorry. I know that this will be upsetting you, but if there is nothing you can do about it then you cant dwell on it. Personally I love veteran piggies and would take an old piggy on like a shot, hopefully there will be someone like me around your area who appreciates the golden oldies.
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This will probably sound ridiculous but I feel so guilty about the other piggies that don't have very good homes (even though it is nothing to do with me). It is because I look at Toby & Barney and, well, lets face it - they are spoilt rotten and I just wish I could give their lifestyle to more piggies but I really just don't have the room which is why MrS objects.
 
It is really hard. Sometimes I do hear that my tactful comments have worked though, some friends recently bought a 120cm cage for their guinea pigs who were previously in an 80cm cage after seeing mine and seeing how much better it was.

I just asked Dave if he felt like driving to Durham to pick up a piggie and was not even graced with answer!
Poor piggie, but i bet he has been rehomed already, people love a "sob story" and an ad like that is bound to tug on heart strings.
 
I just asked Dave if he felt like driving to Durham to pick up a piggie and was not even graced with answer!
Poor piggie, but i bet he has been rehomed already, people love a "sob story" and an ad like that is bound to tug on heart strings.
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hahaha - it is south of durham if that helps! ;)
 
AbiS I feel guilty about the pigs i had as a child/teenager. I'm a rational person and am 37 in a few weeks so I dont get all tearful about it but I do feel guilt. They lived in a smaller hutch than we would have now, which was put an a shed for winter, and they had a run in the garden, and always had hay as we had horses so ample amounts of the stuff, they had vegetable peelings and a museli type food, so it was not an awful life but nothing like the standards we would like to see these days. I dont ever remember them having toys.
 
Don't get me started - I was the typical child that had piggies in the shed at the bottom of the garden that got pretty much ignored other than being cleaned out every now and then. Poor fluffy lived by herself for 5 years. I am 37 now and it brings tears to my eyes when I think of how lonely she must have been. I think that is why my 2 now have the life they have because I am trying to make up for past mistakes. Logically we shouldn't feel bad though - after all, as kids we didn't really know any different and animal welfare was different back then.
 
I had a hoarding problem years ago and wasn't in a huge house so although my animals were kept clean and well feed I know as lot of their cages weren't adequate. My piggies are in large c&c cages, my hamsters in large cages, I have a gerbil in a four foot tank and my rats in large cages and they all have the best diet possible.I an getting very good at turning animals away or taking them in and sending them to rescues
 
Goth Mummy said:
It is really hard. Sometimes I do hear that my tactful comments have worked though, some friends recently bought a 120cm cage for their guinea pigs who were previously in an 80cm cage after seeing mine and seeing how much better it was.

I just asked Dave if he felt like driving to Durham to pick up a piggie and was not even graced with answer!
Poor piggie, but i bet he has been rehomed already, people love a "sob story" and an ad like that is bound to tug on heart strings.
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Same here, I found two heart tugging cases on gumtree when I was looking for a spare cage/hutch. My children are on holiday with their dad in Scotland and thats were both the piggies are/were I asked him if he could please go and fetch one of them at least but he flatly refuses on cost grounds, because ours have cost me a lot in vet bills (because they were poorly when we got them) very cute and sad stories so I'm hoping they have gone already to someone like us on here.
Something else that makes me cross is people that judge and comment about people like us for giving our piggies a loving fun filled life, daily fuss, fresh veg, a good sized home etc etc grrrr
 
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