In America, three main pig varieties inhabit the country-- the tiny ones who have become popular pets, the chunky ones that roam around the farm, and the wilds ones who traipse through the backwoods. These creatures with wet snouts and curled tails, that waltz their way away around on their petite hooves stopping only to eat, sleep, or wallow in mud, have similar characteristics, but an all-inclusive different purpose. Each contributing to society in their own way, the pigs in the USA come in all different sizes: the small trending pet micro-pig, the medium sized farm pig, and the oversized hog with tusks and vicious tendencies. Many people love potbellied pigs. According to National Geographic magazine, potbellied pigs became …show more content…
Chism Heritage Farm stated that pigs “ efficiently convert a wide array of resources into a more bioavailable state” and “pig snouts, hooves and manure can be used to enhance the land, rather than degrade it.” Pigs will root up land with their noses providing a form a plowing while also fertilizing the ground with their manure. Reducing work for the farmer increases the farm operation as a whole. The pig roams freely and performs normal behavior while the farmer benefits from the porker’s actions. After a pig has served its purpose, Chism Heritage Farm says, “it’s time to go to market.” Farmers usually raise their own food, and who doesn’t love bacon for breakfast and ham for the holidays? Pigs play their roles on the farm while alive and squealing, and also while served on a silver platter with an apple stuffed in their mouth because pork has become “the most commonly consumed meat worldwide.” While these domestic pigs live on farms, wild hogs inhabit the woods. Domestic pigs have accommodations that wild hog do not. Because pigs cannot sweat, according to AllOutdoor.com, “they can’t take much hot, bright, sunny weather.” They must locate areas with adequate climate to manage normal body temperatures illustrating why AllOutdoor.com says, “boggy, muddy swamp and creek bottoms are such prime spots for wild