I have always wanted a pig as a pet. Vietnamese Pot-bellied pigs are so cute! What do you think?
I had one named Hamsley a few years ago, they're so cute with their potbelly and short snout and legs!
Aww how cute! Some would say with their pronounced sway back and a large sagging belly they are ugly, but I think look like baby rhinos.
Vietnamese Pot-bellied
Vietnamese Pot-bellied is the exonym for the Lon I () or I pig, an endangered traditional Vietnamese breed of small domestic pig.
The I is uniformly black and has short legs and a low-hanging belly, from which the name derives.The I is reared for meat. It is slow-growing, but the meat has good flavour. The I was depicted in the traditional Đông Hồ paintings of Bắc Ninh province as a symbol of happiness, satiety and wealth.
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In the mid-1980s, Keith Connell of the Bowmanville Zoo in Ontario imported breeding pot-bellied pigs to Canada, which became the foundation for the pot-bellied pig in North America. The breed is known for its small stature, sway back, and pronounced potbelly. Because of custom laws, only their offspring could be sold in the United States. US zoos were the main target for the piglets, but private owners soon began purchasing them as pets. Pet pot-bellied pigs started to appear everywhere; from