This paper describes the contemporary transformations of pig farming in Romania. Its purpose is to demonstrate that as a cultural subject, the Romanian pig becomes a commercial object; that the cosmogony expressed during the killing of pigs in the village’s farmyards turns into a show for tourists. I will first describe the operational chain of a pig slaughter, including the choice of the animal killed in a Banatean household. I will then argue how a quadruple pressure is exerted on the small Romanian peasants and their pigs. Indeed, the installation of a giant pork agro-industry in Banat confiscates not only the land around the village but also a way of domestication. In addition, the imposition of animal health and welfare standards in Brussels would, in the eyes of small Romanian farmers, alter the flavor of swine meat. The views defended by animal rights advocates also reinforce these confiscations by denouncing the barbarity of so-called peasants insensitive to the suffering of animals slaughtered in an “inhuman” way. Finally, a tricky use of Annex B1 of the European Directive 93/119/EEC transforms the slaughter of pigs into an orthodox ritual. As a result, the deeply significant nature of pigs for the gospodar is hidden.