Teacup Pigs: Do They Really Exist?
For a while, celebrities were often pictured with adorable mini pooches peek out from the folds of a handbag, but recent actions are starting to point to a new trend: teacup pigs. Both celebrities and the common Joe and Jane have begun throwing down their hard-earned dough for pigs that supposedly will never grow to be larger than 50 or 60 pounds. Just so you know, the term “teacup” is often attached to any type of animal, particularly dogs that have been bred down in size to fit into a teacup. But in the case of teacup pigs, the only time they will fit into a teacup is when they’re newborn! The teacup fad is becoming more of a craze as people seek out the promises of tiny animals, but can the existence of teacup pigs really be true? Technically, there is no such thing as a teacup pig. Runts in a litter may be bred with other runts and so on, with the hopes that a small batch will eventually appear. While this technique often works with cats and dogs, it has proven to be less effective
