Teamedup Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 I have never seen pigs out in fields. I can't remember seeing them out in fields over here or in Belgium for that matter. Surely there must be somewhere, otherwise there wouldn't be organic pork on sale. So where are the porkers en liberte? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian 56 Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 About 2 kms from where I live in Morbihan. But many more are in the elevages I am afraid.ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 This week I read an article about 'organic' eggs - the rules are being changed,(in the UK) but I think those of us that had pretty pictures of chicks running around outside were very far off the mark, the amount of chickens allowed per square metre was horribly high........perhaps the same misconceptions apply to pigs ? Organic pork maynot be quite what we think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourangelle Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 What's the sudden farm animal thing about Teamedup? First cows, now pigs. I think pigs are mostly in Brittany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 Tourangelle, there are pig farms around here to the east of you. Friends live uncomfortably close to one. We just never see the pigs themselves. Nice to know that at least somewhere the porkers are out in the fresh air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 There are pig's outside near me too and a field away there are free range chickens. The chickens are outside all day scratching in the grass and just go in to lay and sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourangelle Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Really? Actually I am not sure there is much more than a sewer rat in terms of nature in my immediate environs but I'll take your word for it. I guess they must making all that rosette out of something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 Ah they do make those rosettes out of something Tourangelle, as far as I can tell there are porcheries of varying sizes all over the Alps. I even campaigned against one opening years ago. 12000 pigs every six weeks or something like that and we would have been down stream of the place, that is a lot of pigs and a lot of pig muck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixietoadstool Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 We have a couple of porcheries pretty close to us in Manche but not a problem except when the wind is in the south west and so not usually when the sun is shining. However I really hate the smell of intensively reared pigs - you can almost feel the pain of their small little locked away lives in the smell of them. In comparison of course in UK it is not uncommon these days to see free-range pigs nosing about happily in the open with their little corrugated iron fall out shelters and with their piglets sometimes too. I mentioned this to the French farmer and pointed out that free-range pork was becoming more popular and cheaper in the UK - he thought it was a hilarious concept to rear pigs outside - and said that in France they were referred to as the pigs that do the camping (les c o c hons qui font le camping! - sorry I had to separate those letters again).Maybe one day I hope more animals will be reared with a bit more consideration for their enjoyment of life and not just their worth. My brother used to rear his pigs free range but said there was no money in it then because they never put on enough fat. Hopefully now our tastes are changing and we are becoming a little more willing to pay more for a happier, healthier and tastier product.Valerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furry Knickers Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 We have 2 camels next door to us! give me a pig any day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letrangere Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 We have 2 camels next door to usOh but camels are lovely creatures, don't you just adore their big eyes and lashes? Admitedly they're a nuisance when they're in the middle of the road and you can't by and a menace if you get too close and they kick. And that they can make a very peculiar groaning/croaking noise but apart from that I love them, especially the babies when they're all wobbly on their long legs. What are the two next to you doing? M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furry Knickers Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 They are watching Lorraine Kelley at the moment on the satelite TV. Baby piggies are much more cute I think! I had a pet pig back in Ireland, I was really devasted when we eat Steven, after all he was me friend now and not just a pig (he was very tasty mind) And I think it is very wrong to eat a freind, I would not do it again![kiss] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furry Knickers Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 They are watching Lorraine Kelley at the moment on the satelite TV. Baby piggies are much more cute I think! I had a pet pig back in Ireland, I was really devasted when we eat Steven, after all he was me friend now and not just a pig (he was very tasty mind) And I think it is very wrong to eat a freind, I would not do it again![kiss] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letrangere Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Chuck, you have lost me completely on the camels but I agree that keeping pigs would certainly result in me losing my love of all pork products. I just know that I couldn't... M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battypuss Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Glad to hear there are camels in fields somewhere in France; I saw some grazing opposite the nearest large supermarket and thought I'd had too much wine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRT17 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Battypuss, I have seen exotic animals, Llamas, camels etc. in the car park of a local Carrefour, I think in this case they belonged to the visiting circus. MWJ If you love camels then you should see "The Story Of The Weeping Camel" film, I loved it so much that I was given the DVD for Christmas. Sorry, we seem to have moved on from the pigs!Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piprob Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Anyone posting since furryknickers ate her best friend has left me behind. Come back Freddie Star, my hampster has forgiven you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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