Piggy in the middle (flat)

This story rather amazed me. I read it this morning on the Chronicle website (for those not local to Tyneside, the Chronicle is the main daily newspaper here). Click this link to read the full story.

Basically, someone bought a couple of pigs believing they were micro pigs. They were kept as pets in a flat in Gateshead which they rapidly outgrew. How could anyone think it was a good idea to keep pigs (micro or not) in a flat or indeed in a house. Animals, whether they are pets or working livestock) have to be kept in appropriate housing. Keeping a couple of pigs in a crowded flat in an urban area is completely the wrong thing to do.

Thankfully there was a happy ending. The pigs have now been rehoused on a farm in Co Durham. But please think before you buy animals as pets - do you have the appropriate housing for them? If not, don't buy them.