Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 9
- At December 05, 2014
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Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 9
Pig Tales
Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 9 – So here’s the thing about pigs – pigs sometimes have jobs. For instance we have been used on battlefields to sniff out mines. I think we need danger pay! And in the olden days – big ships always had pigs on board because if they foundered in a storm the sailors believed that we would always swim for the closest land. We do love the water!
Read More»Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 8
- At December 04, 2014
- By Rosemary Wright
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Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 8
Pig Tales
Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 8 – So here’s the thing about pigs – and these are the details that we pigs are not so happy about – pork is the most consumed meat on the planet. “Hello” – “meat” – we’re not meat – we are sniggly – squiggly – little pink beings – who want to live just as much as you do. We are endlessly curious – we communicate constantly and we love too play and listen to music!
Read More»Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 7
- At December 03, 2014
- By Rosemary Wright
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Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 7
Pig Tales
Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 7 – So here’s the thing about pigs – when our skin is really healthy and we’re allowed to be clean – our bodies have no scabs 0r scruffy skin and hardly any wrinkles. Most of us have little course hairs all over and some of us are spotted. Others are light or dark pink.
Read More»Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 6
- At December 02, 2014
- By Rosemary Wright
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Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 6
Pig Tales
Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 6 – So here’s the thing about pigs – depending on the species, female pigs mature at 8 to 18 months of age and males at 8 to 10 months. A male pig is a boar. A female is called a gilt until she has piglets – at which point she is referred to as a sow. The average litter numbers between 7 to 12 piglets. Piglets actually know the noises and grunts of their own mothers and the mothers sing or talk to their litters as they are nursing.
Read More»Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 5
- At December 01, 2014
- By Rosemary Wright
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Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 5
Pig Tales
Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 5 – So here’s the thing about pigs – we are actually omnivores. Got it? We like to eat roots, leaves, flowers, fruit and tree twigs and even the odd piece of crunchy bark. But we will also scoop up wiggly worms and insects and carcasses – both fresh and rotting. And contrary to popular belief – we really like to enjoy our food – so we eat very slowly and deliberately.
Read More»The Vulgar Ignorance Of Nepal – Gadhimai Killing Festival
- At November 30, 2014
- By Rosemary Wright
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The Vulgar Ignorance Of Nepal – Gadhimai Killing Festival
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The Vulgar Ignorance Of Nepal – Gadhimai Killing Festival – In South Central Nepal near the border with India. Why anyone would want to visit this Godless country is a mystery. But I am told that the people of Nepal are mostly wonderful and that it is a country of great beauty. Over the last 2 days the government sanctioned slaughter of innocent animals has again taken place. A frenzied killing of sentient beings to appease a Hindu Goddess.
Read More»Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 4
- At November 28, 2014
- By Rosemary Wright
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Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 4
Pig Tales
Pig Tales by Iggy Oink – 4 – So here’s the thing about pigs – we talk to each other all the time. We have about 20 different grunts, squeals and vocal noises. We can tell Momma that we’re hungry, happy and that we love each other. We can also learn our names in as little as two weeks time and we’ll come when called.
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