• dale the pig

    “Dale doesn’t like to be on slippery concrete. He’s different than any other pig I have had. I have been showing pigs for 5 years, my family raises pigs. I have a brother and sister who also show pigs. My grandparents raised pigs so I have been around them all my life. I really like showing pigs, but Dale is just different. He is amazing in the ring but he just doesn’t like to come back out to his pen. The first day I got here, he was walking to the scale and he fell because it was wet. He kept falling and I was afraid he was going to…

  • kerry

    “I raised pigs when I was a kid and now I am raising them along with my kids who take them to the fair. I am also the Pig 4-H leader. Right now I have three sows and too many piglets to count. I do sell the piglets, some for 4-H and some to people who raise them for the meat. But it’s the farrowing that I love. I don’t think people realize how smart pigs are. They are fairly easy for the kids to train. Pigs are also clean animals, they have a specific place in their pen that they poop and if they have room it will be…

  • Sruthie

    “I always had a special love for animals and I’ve always wanted to work with animals. I didn’t get a passion for veterinary medicine until I read my mom’s James Herriot books. Once I read those books, I really understood the animal and human bond. I wanted to not only help animals but help the people who had a bond with their animals. I grew up in a small town of about 3,000 people in Texas, everybody knew everybody. I went into a vet clinic to work the summer before eighth grade. The vet took one look at me and said, “you’re too young, come back next year.” So I…