I have just logged on this morning.
@*Meg* you are more than welcome to remain as a forum member irrespective of where your piggies have come from. You will appreciate that many members have piggies adopted from rescues, but equally many have taken piggies from shops, breeders and free ads sites. All are welcome as long as they follow the forum rules.
The reason for my initial enquiry was that we have seen evidence on this forum that sometimes breeders use the opportunity when a courier is involved (and the purchaser isn't present to check over the piggies) to send piggies who have been wrongly sexed, or who have wounds, injuries and untreated infections to unsuspecting new homes. There are threads on this forum with piggies from breeders where there are broken limbs, mites, mange, fungal infection and bites among other ailments. Sometimes piggies are also transported in less than ideal transport arrangements causing them further stress.
You responded that you are satisfied both with the breeder and with the transport arrangements and its's not for me or the forum to go beyond that. However, as a staff member it is my responsibility to enforce forum rules and to promote the forum's ethos.
The forum is openly stated to be anti intentional breeding and pro rescue. For this reason, as I said in my post we do not recommend or endorse the purchase of piggies from breeders or pet shops. However, we accept that members are free to shop or adopt as they see fit. We do not discriminate. Our role is to educate, support and to promote the welfare of piggies through responsible pet ownership. We support members with their piggies irrespective of where those piggies originated from. If you look at other threads you will see that support in action.
Healthy debate about whether to adopt or shop is to be expected and welcomed. This is a public forum and there will be differences of opinion. However all discussion should, in accordance with the forum's rules (link here
Terms of Service And Forum Rules) be courteous and polite. If you feel that any member has breached the rules please feel free to use the report button at the bottom of every post.
I do hope that you will continue to remain as a valued member of the forum.
so excited but still yet to choose a name. my family think I'm mad but I love them all to bits! they make me happy so what? lol but she is my last sow now I wont be getting anymore piggies!
