Vegas Pigs as Pets http://www.vegaspigpets.org/

I just spent a bunch of time reading and watching the videos on this site and I love it so informative right to the point. The #1 Reason People Give up their Pigs:
Did you know an unspayed female pig goes into heat every 21 days?
Did you ever smell an unneutered boar? Do you think dogs humping everything is unacceptable behavior? Pigs are 10x worse!
No pig makes a good pet if not spayed/neutered!
NOT TO MENTION... IT'S THE LAW HERE IN VEGAS!
You cannot own an unfixed potbelly here without a permit!
And, if you see a piglet for sale is under 8 lbs, do NOT buy it! It's too young and yes, it's also now illegal for anyone to sell a piglet under 8 lbs!
Please See our Veterinarian Page for specialists who can help you!

The following video is of Tank (the terror), he was not even 6 months yet, dumped off at a shelter just because of this non-stop aggression and hormonal behavior! If you fix your potbelly piglet as young as possible, you will never have this problem! They not only make a better pet, it will be almost half the price! We can eliminate the need for so many unwanted pigs if owners and breeders would
just fix their pigs when they are piglets! Spay & Neuter please!
And before you just turn your pig into a shelter, please read this... for more on the top 3 reasons please visit:

http://www.vegaspigpets.org/

New Little Orphan Hammies Website

WHat an awesome place. Lil Orphan Hammies has a new and wonderful website. You can go and see pigtures of the pigs and thier cute and creative houses. Sue Parkinson is also a fellow artist. I have a couple of her shirts and I love them. Lil Orphan Hammies goes above and beyond when taking care of these piggers. Check out the new site I think you will love it as much as I do.

http://lilorphanhammies.com/

Lil Critters Handmade Lampwork Beads by DerondaDesigns

I found these while playing around online. The pigger stole my heart.

Just for fun we have these 3 little critters. A little pig, a chicken and a fun turtle will be ever so fun to use.All made on 5/64" mandrels, they come in various sizes, but are about 30mm longBecause each bead is handmade, you will find variances from bead to bead even within a set.Beads are made in my little studio one at a time and are annealed in a digitally controlled kiln to give you well finished beads. for more item by this artist please visit: http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&page_no=1&display=20&op=new&sterm=&sort_cats=&seller_id=10286&sc_id=0

Pig Santa Candle by DeesCandleDeelites

Now the fisrt candle I saw in this awesome shop was the santa pig candle on the left I email ed deescandle and soon found out that there are many many pig candles some not even listed at the moment on this awesome site. I have tons of pig stuff but have never seen these candles before. The quality on these candles is just awesome. Go and check out deescandle shop for yourself: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7261107

Hungry Henry Candycane Holder christmas ornament/decoration

I love this shop Aunti Franni always has the most awesome stuff. This machine embroidered pig is a cute way to hang a candy cane on your tree, also a cute ornament without the candy cane. Great gift for your child's teacher, coach, newspaper boy etc.3.89"(w) x 3.76"(h) (98.9 x 95.5mm)Want different colored stitching than what I have just let me know. for more of these awesome items please visit: http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&seller_id=9966&op=new&body=1

Proper Pig Housing by Shepherds Green

A tight, well insulated house is necessary in cold climates. These pigs came from a sub tropical environment. Young pigs have little fat to protect them; older pigs, especially in groups or two or more sleeping together can tolerate much more cold. Build a large enough house to accommodate your pig comfortably, but not a lot of space for heat loss. A 6'x6'x4' high makes a good size for one to four pigs. In colder climates where temps drop below 0, insulate all walls, floor and ceiling with standard 3-1/2" fiberglass insulation. Interior and exterior plywood walls. A solid floor of 1" boards or plywood. The door should be faced away from prevailing winds and have 2 heavy rugs for doors, one outside and one inside.

A reflective heat lamp can be suspended or a ceramic light fixture installed for use in heating should temperatures be below zero. Use standard 150 or 200 watt light bulbs, not heat bulbs. Keep light at least 2 feet above the pig.
WARNING. Any kind of light is a fire hazard. To be safe use the special heaters made especially for pigs instead. These are available on line from ENasco and from Jeffers Pet. (See link of the Essentials" page. ). Pig heater, installed on wall so it doesn't get overheated under hay, is shown at right.
Fill the house with straw or hay and keep it 16 inches deep. They will bury themselves under it and be nice and warm. Bedding won't last long as it becomes pulverized and flat so keep a check on it. Add a blanket to the bedding for extra protection. If you live in a severe climate where sub zero is common, it is best to plan an indoor sleeping area. If you live in a farm setting and have a barn, build a house inside the barn and throw hay over it as well as in it. Or give them access, in the dry, to a roll or big pile of hay and they will burrow into it. With multiple pigs no heat is usually required in a good barn with plenty of hay. visit: http://www.9sites.com/

Oliver The Pig by Noahs Ark Pot Bellied Pig

I thought this wasa good example of the awesome work Noahs Ark does everyday:

This is Oliver Before

He is only one year old and had lived in a 8' by 8' pen all his little life. Filthy dirty and spilling his water all the time.......peeing in the water and then drinking it. The food we saw in the bowl had soured. Oliver had called the attention to animal control as they were called out because Oliver had been attacked in his pen by the neighbors pit bull dog. Animal control asked that the owners call a vet and have Oliver checked out as he was mauled pretty good. The owners never did call a vet. Oliver sat out there with flies all over him and open wounds for 11 days till I got involved . I really could not take in anymore pigs but what could I do........I got the owners to relinquish Oliver and I took him home. The owners said they could not afford vet care for the pig because SHE was PREGNANT. It is a shame that an animal has to endure things like this. Oliver was not his name. The owners called him Stinky.........why would he want a name like that.......of course he smelled with the awful way the owners kept him. That soon changed. Oliver as he is known now received a good bath which he enjoyed and his wounds were cleaned real good. He was put on antibiotics and scheduled for an appointment to be neutered. After his neutering he continued to gain nice weight with some nutritional pig food. Clean water which he was not used to. After a few weeks of isolation to heal his wounds and take the time for his neutering to calm his hormones Oliver was let out and never fought with one pig........he seemed so happy to the Life he had come into. Oliver today is a very friendly and happy pig......comes when called and loves to just hang out with you while you are doing chores. He looks quite different today . His ears still show what he endured ......the other bites and rips have now healed. by Lynne Noahs Arkpbp Sanctuary. now Noahs Ark is in despirate need of donations please visit: http://www.noahsarkpbprescue.org/

Save The Piggies Giveaway

This is a very special giveaway. I was given this save the pigs pendant by patsdesign. This will be the main item given away for this giveaway. sooooo cute, I had a great time trying to create this little piggy.. It is on a 3/4 copper disc. I added a 16inch sterling silver box chain, if you want it longer please let me know. A great way to create a cute little animal with letter stamps. I can add anything you want to it! OINK by http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6600983 .

Here is what makes his giveaway so special.

Noahs Ark PBP Sanctuary in Port Richey Florida is having a really bad year. They have a lot of residents that are getting up there in years and are starting to have major health problems.http://www.patdesigns.etsy.com/ wanted to help so on top of donating a pendant for the giveaway she desided she would donate $3.00 of every pig pendant sold to noahs ark pbp sanct. http://www.noahsarkpbprescue.org/ Is that awesome or what.

okay here are the giveaway rules:

First go to Pats designs shop http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6600983 and find something you like and post comment with link to the item on this giveaway comments section. Extra chances: If you purchase item let me know for extra chance to win item. Twitter and/or Plurk about this item. Follow this blog. or http://www.pigatopia.blogspot.com/ You can enter multiple comments about different items or post for more chances to win. Each comment gets you another chance to win.
I will pay to ship the items to you no charge.
How am I going to pick the winner you guys are going to love this. I am going to carve the numbers into apple and let the pigs pick the winners. we are going to try and get it on video for you to watch and also I am going to take pigtures. The piggers will be doing the drawing on July 25th

As always I will be giving away extra prizes. ;8)
P.S. if you have not figured it out already I give out extra free prizes.
please feel free to add your shop links to the comments section

Swine Flu Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbt_PuVAVTU

okay I had to show everybody this please watch the video it is funny.

Update on Noahs ark surgeries this year - noahs ark pbp sanctuary

Surgeries this year...........Mary Jane was spayed and wound up doing awful........thought I was going to lose her but she rallied and is doing fine now. Leila was spayed also and had multiple problems..........had to have Vit. K injections.......was tough going but she is doing fine also.
Hannibal had to have surgery under his chin for a MASSIVE abcess that I could not cut open myself.........it was a nasty mess. Dr. Kennedy brought me out a big bowl of goop that looked like raw hamburger..........yuk. He is still not out of the woods and then Jake.........with his surgery . He is doing the best and the quickest recovery of them all. I cannot imagine the pain he was in. Kennedy took the x-rays. This is when he found the bone growing to where he was biting on it............it is a wonder he ate at all........ He seems to be enjoying life so much more now. I have been to the vets every week now for over a month in a row. Next Tues. Daisy Charlene has to go in for some wicked nasty sores on her that crust over and then start bleeding.......... No telling what that will be....... if you would like to help them please visit: http://www.noahsarkpbprescue.org/

WHEN PIGS FLY by auntifranni

Never say never! This flying pig is clearly relishing the journey into the impossible, with a flight cap and goggles on its head and a big grin on its snout. for more of these awesome items please visit : http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&page_no=2&sterm=0&sort_cats=3&seller_id=9966&seller_cat_id=0&set_abs=1

PLEASE HELP sign petition for PBP in zoning battle‏. Pig named clover

I little pigger named Clover in NC needs your help now. He is about to loss his home because of a zoning battle. his b-day was the other day please help give him an awesome b-day present of getting to stay in his home. http://www.wix.com/NC_Clover/NC_Clover is the link that you can not only learn more about this wonderful pigger and hopefully sign the petition.

The White Pig Bed And Breakfast

We welcome you to The White Pig Bed and Breakfast at Briar Creek Farm; a vegan retreat Schuyler, best known as the childhood home of author Earl Hamner, and inspiration for the television series The Walton's, is a small town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The White Pig Bed and Breakfast allows guests to escape to a peaceful, compassionate environment and commune with nature. We've created a place where people can come and enjoy healthy vegan meals, delight in some quiet meditative time and visit with our animal friends both domestic and wild. We look forward to your visit! As you enter the gate, ride up the long, winding drive and over the Briar Creek, you enter a world of peace and tranquility. You are now at Briar Creek Farm, a beautiful 170 acre, century old tree farm with a lovely natural pond, babbling creek, and acres of meadows and forests. The Briar Creek Farm is mostly wooded and untouched, creating a sanctuary -like environment for the birds and other wildlife that inhabit the area. Since the farm seems to be encapsulated in time, things are virtually the same as they were over 100 years ago. Treading lightly on the land, quiet walking paths have been created for our guests to catch a glimpse of the numerous birds, plants and wildlife that call Briar Creek Farm their home. The Briar Creek Farm is also home to our precious miniature pot-bellied pigs, three dogs and two cats. While visiting you can give a pig a belly rub or just enjoy some time watching the pigs meander through the fields. Perched high on top a foothill, The White Pig Bed and Breakfast overlooks some of the farm's meadows, mature forest and distant views of Appleberry Mountain and the famed Walton's Mountain. The innkeepers are only the third family to own the late 1800's home that is now The White Pig Bed and Breakfast. Chef Dina, a graduate of The Natural Gourmet Cookery School in Manhattan, prepares breakfast. The meals are healthy vegan dishes and organic when available. Vegan bag lunches and dinners are available to guests with prior notice.As you enter the gate, ride up the long, winding drive and over the Briar Creek, you enter a world of peace and tranquility. You are now at Briar Creek Farm, home of The White Pig Sanctuary. The White Pig Sanctuary is a 170 beautiful acres, which includes a lovely natural pond, babbling creek, and acres of meadows and forests.

The White Pig Sanctuary (a private sanctuary) was set up to house our herd of rescued miniature pot bellied pigs. At present, they enjoy heated and cooled barns, a 5-acre pasture with trees, pasture, and seasonal creek. Income from the inn supports the pigs by providing them with feed, necessary medical care, and medicines. We are a private sanctuary and rely solely on the success of the bed and breakfast to support the sanctuary. It also provides necessary funding that protects the countless wildlife that call Briar Creek Farm their home and protects their land from development and sport hunting.
The balance of the sanctuary is mostly wooded and untouched, allowing for the remaining part of the farm to serve as a wildlife sanctuary for the birds and other wildlife (deer, turkey, fox, bobcat, possum, raccoon, beaver, black bear) that inhabit the area.
Since the farm seems to be encapsulated in time, things are virtually the same as they were over 100 years ago. Treading lightly on the land, quiet walking paths have been created for our guests to catch a glimpse of the numerous birds, plants and wildlife that call Briar Creek Farm their home.
The Briar Creek Farm is also home to our three rescued dogs and our four rescued cats.

Please visit :http://www.vegtravel.com/687717_4263.htm

Pigs In Action - Provided by - Hearts On Noses

Pigs love to get into things that may not belong to them !

Pigs like to find a nice spot tolay in the sun

Heart on Noses adopts pigs to approved homes.

sometimes what they really need is good foster homes or volenteers. There are so many ways you can help

http://www.heartsonnoses.com/donations.htm. Please visit :http://www.heartsonnoses.com/index.htm

This Little Piggy Necklace

This is so cute. A vintage magnet turned necklace. I made it into a pendant and hung it from a 20" silver ball chain with a small black heart charm. Piggy is 2" x 2.5".Catch sneak peeks of upcoming product: www.flickr.com/thelovelyteaspoon Don't forget to visit her website: www.thelovelyteaspoon.com And be sure to check out her mom's etsy: thecandyshoppe.etsy.com

Little Orphan Hammies

Want to help piggies but cannot get a pig yourself? This is one of the best ways I can think of to help:

Lil Orphan Hammies has many piggys available for sponsorship. A contribution of $ 20. per month will feed and care for your piggy of choice. You will receive a certificate just like the one above (with your pig's picture on it) when you decide to sponsor and also a tee-shirt with a picture of your pig on it. This pig becomes "your" pig and you are welcome to come to LOH and visit her any time you wish. Bring her treats or a new blanket or just come by and hang out. Give out tummy rubs and share in the magic that is Lil Orphan Hammies Sanctuary. You are welcome to call or drop a line or email any time for an update on your pig. Consider giving a sponsorship as a gift. There is a long line-up of pigs needing that special someone… could that be you?To sponsor a pig please complete the form below, (If for any reason the form does not appear to be operating correctly. Please provide the following information)to email mailto:parky@silicom.com or phone 805-693-9953 and ask for Suey. visit: http://lilorphanhammies.com/hammies.htm