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if a rescue took in guinea pigs...but then let them have a litter if they were the right age and hadn't had one before.... this being incase they ever got pregnant by accident over the correct age and it caused problems....what would you think?
 
I think its wrong, any age is a danger to a sows health for breeding. Having a litter earlier on doesn't make it easier later on.

Also if a rescue thinks theres even a slight chance a rescue pig will be bred from in a new home then it should not go ahead in the first place.
 
i have heard somewhere does this...and it has been playing on my mind.... :...
 
I think this is wrong.

The pigs background wouldn't really be known so you have no way of knowing if there are underlying health problems which could pass onto the babies.

Breeding can also kill the sow :(
 
someone told me but i don't know if she meant they have a litter or they are in rescue until they have had their litters.... if they came in pregnant. got to be a misunderstanding surely....no rescue would do that would they?
 
i'm actually going to ask the rescue because i want to know and don't want to name them if it isn't true. will let you know. :)p
 
Surely it must be a misunderstanding?

I think that they probably meant that if a pregnant piggie came into rescue then they would keep them until the litter was born and weaned.

To breed a litter just so the sow is slightly safer in her new home would imply to me that the rescue is not choosy enough where the sow is going to as they think she might be bred from again.

No rescue should be contemplating that!

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surely letting them have a litter causes the rescue more hassle as there would be more homes to find mouths to feed etc i think (hopefully) youve misheard/understood :)
 
it is not unknown for some unscrupulous breeders to pose as a rescue and take in unwanted piggies and then bred from them and then sold the minipigs
 
right, it has been confirmed and i will tell you that it was me that was told...by the rescue person themselves. they told me not everyone will agree but this is the way they choose to do things.

erm... it is a difficult one because all other parts of the rescue are good. and if people don't go there because of this, it will be the pigs that suffer and miss out on homes. 8...

any babies are adopted out aswell. it is for the reason stated in the first post.
 
biscandmatt said:
right, it has been confirmed and i will tell you that it was me that was told...by the rescue person themselves. they told me not everyone will agree but this is the way they choose to do things.

erm... it is a difficult one because all other parts of the rescue are good. and if people don't go there because of this, it will be the pigs that suffer and miss out on homes. 8...

any babies are adopted out aswell. it is for the reason stated in the first post.
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If it is true then the rescue really has its priorities wrong! and shouldnt be a rescue if they are intentionally breeding.
 
they are not a rescue then they are breeders who take advantage of piggies in need!they are adding to the problem and no doubt making money from it!
 
they rehome the babies and don't sell them. but don't homecheck either so what is the difference?

i don't get it at all.
 
they also get public donations because they are just known as a rescue. i don't understand unless the person really thinks they are helping the sows by letting them have a litter? :{ or wants to breed and this way they can? :{ i don't know if they homecheck though. if they do then it isn't always...so it is like taking them from bad conditions or unsuitable conditions and maybe sending them straight into another. :{:(
 
I don't think there is any excuse for breeding animals if you claim to be a rescue, surely a better way to spend the money, used on the extra mouths to feed and possible complications involved in pregnancy, would be to neuter the males and rehome non- breeding pairs.
 
As they don't know the backgrounds of the pigs they are breeding, they could rehome a potentially VERY VERY sick baby pig and causing someone completely unnecessary upset and heartache!

It's really made me angry that these breeders, and that's all they are, dare to call themselves a rescue.

I would much rather give my donations to a REAL rescue like Becklen or Sokel for example which actually care about their pigs and don't put them at unnecessary risk by breeding.

All you need to do is look in our rehoming section here, none of the pigs in there were intentionally bred and there are LOADS!

When I mis-sexed Jensen and Caaie got pregnant I was beside myself thinking I may have killed her so I don't know anyone can do that to sows on a regular basis.

I'm going to stop now before I go into a full scale rant but I am completely disgusted.
 
This rescue does believe that one litter is fine, and it seems to be standard practice. Homechecking does not seem to be done by them either. xx
 
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This rescue does believe that one litter is fine, and it seems to be standard practice. Homechecking does not seem to be done by them either. xx
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i hoped you would know who i meant! did you know aswell? has it concerned you aswell? i've been thinking about it so much. didn't know whether to say or not because i think it is awful.
 
On balance I think this person is hugely misguided, but nevertheless does some worthwhile work. Just a shame rescue numbers are added to by this practice. x
 
nutmeg said:
On balance I think this person is hugely misguided, but nevertheless does some worthwhile work. Just a shame rescue numbers are added to by this practice. x
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that is why it is difficult because some great work is done and this person is actually really nice and loves the piggies. i am thinking maybe they really think they are helping them for the future though. they don't seem to be secretly wanting to breed or anything. that is the impression i got anyway.

just the public donations that concern me....when they don't know...and how the extra money to feed the babies could be better spent. also, sending to homes they don't know.

the person told me they don't trust people not to try breeding them so this is why they do it. sounds far fetched to some but this person i think genuinely might think they are doing the best thing.

it's difficult. i was just concerned.
 
This person would alleviate their worry about potential breeding to a large extent if they carried out home checks, rather than let pigs go to whoever asked for them. Not 100% safe I know, but as near as you can get. There is a set donation per pig at this rescue. All the pigs I have seen there are healthy and well cared for, but by saying this I am certainly not condoning the one litter practice, just an observation. x
 
If they don't trust people to not breed why don't they get the pigs neutered or spade rather than breed themselves...
 
the cost of looking after the babies, getting the sow C sections if needed ect can't be cheap either tho....
meh :(
 
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