Pig Babe

Zampano | Pig

Around 3 million pigs are kept in Austria alone. We already know a lot about their physiological needs such as nutrition, reproduction and the conditions that lead to a maximum meat yield during fattening. But pigs are also more than just meat suppliers. How do pigs think? How do they organize their social environment and…

Tobias | Pig

Nature is simply wonderful and the animals surprise us again and again. Despite being properly examined and castrated by the vets, the pot-bellied pig Bianca became pregnant and gave birth to the piglets Elisabeth, Karla, Curie, Annett, Kim and Tobias. Of course, they too can stay at Gut Aiderbichl and enjoy their lives to the…

Dodo | Pig

With the help of the documentary series "GewissensBISSE? Das Fleischexperiment", the TV station VOX took a critical look at its environment. Five families were asked to take part and look after so-called farm animals for four weeks. They were asked to learn more about the social behavior of animals, their intelligence and the impact of…

Knödel | Pig

We receive many requests for help regarding animals in need every day. So we also received a call for help from the six pot-bellied pigs. The caller told us that a couple was separating and the house was now to be sold. The animals would therefore have to be slaughtered and the date had already…

Wendy | Pig

Little Wendy is one of the daughters of the mini pigs Max and Biggy. Such a young mini piglet is even smaller than small and incredibly cute. That's sometimes the tricky thing: they don't stay so adorably small, and the garden gets dug up just like a domestic pig. Wendy is still in the care…

Gretel | Pig

Gretel and her foster Hansel triggered a fire department operation at the Garten Eden animal shelter in Klagenfurt. Their owners had squeezed the little pigs into the animal flap. As this flap was designed for a cat or rabbit, the pigs panicked. Both were freed by the men, but they were not allowed to stay…

Alf | Pig

Alf, Bine, Fexi and Tofu are black mini pigs and come from an animal sanctuary that has unfortunately been closed down. Before he was taken into the animal sanctuary, Alf and his fellow pigs lived in an apartment, where there were soon problems and the animals had to leave. Now Alf, Bine, Fexi and Tofu…

Willi | Pig

Pot-bellied pig Willi was given to an elderly lady for a short time, but was never picked up again. So Willi lived with the lady together with the chickens. But keeping Willi, a tame, affectionate pig, did not comply with the Epidemic Control Act. The veterinary office wanted to release Willi for slaughter, but Willi…

Stefanie | Pig

It was a large-scale rescue by animal lovers. They took in several mini-pigs from a farmer who was overwhelmed with keeping his many animals. But one of the pigs had gone into hiding and could not be found. She was pregnant and gave birth to at least two piglets in the forest. When we caught…

Fredi | Pig

We receive many requests for help regarding animals in need every day. So we also received a call for help from the six pot-bellied pigs. The caller told us that a couple was separating and the house was now being sold. The animals were therefore to be slaughtered and the date had already been set.…

Ronon | Pig

Around 3 million pigs are kept in Austria alone. We already know a lot about their physiological needs such as nutrition, reproduction and the conditions that lead to a maximum meat yield during fattening. But pigs are also more than just meat suppliers. How do pigs think? How do they organize their social environment and…

Eddie | Pig

Eddie, Helga and Yvonne - three more Kune-Kune pigs at Gut Aiderbichl in Henndorf. During a visit to Gut Aiderbichl, the pig owners found out that we were housing Kune-Kune pigs from the Clever Pig Lab in an outdoor pen. As they can no longer look after Eddie, Helga and Yvonne due to time constraints,…