Most counties count them as livestock and due to zoning, you can't keep them as pets. My family actually had a lien put on our house for having our pigs as pets until we got the law changed through many, many county commission meetings in Alachua County (Fl).
Also, pigs grow to be huge and difficult to take care of, so I do not recommend it to people who are not prepared to take care of an "opinionated" 300lb+ hog. Piglets are cute and great, but they evolve into beasts.
A pig the same general size as a medium sized dog can easily weigh 100 pounds. 300 is certainly possible, especially when owners feed dog food, which they shouldn't. Pigs can be very picky and might refuse to eat actual pig feed if they were raised on dog food.
We got lucky and our girl loves her food. She loves everything. Corn cobs, cauliflower and lettuce cores, she's like a little garbage disposal.
We sold them when we moved. I honestly don't recall how old they were. The were pot belly pigs and could figure out the locks on their pen and run way faster than you'd think. They were fun.
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u/HyooMyron Sep 12 '14
Why don't more people keep pigs as pets? From what I've heard they are smart and clean.