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Rapunzel | 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…

Zardoz | 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…

Nibs | Pig

Little Nibs is one of the sons of the mini pigs Max and Biggy. A young mini piglet like this 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. Nibs is still in the…

Walli | Pig

Animal experiments are still widespread in human medicine. Tens of thousands of animals suffer a terrible fate - while humans often see their lives secured as a result. There are now many research methods that do not involve animal testing, but it is not yet possible for the industry to completely dispense with them. Walli…

Bernadette | Pig

Animal lovers contacted us and told us about 9 Göttingen miniature pigs that had been in the laboratory since 2019. Retirement was just around the corner, but no one seemed to want to take care of nine tame pigs. The Gut Aiderbichl team consulted and a decision was quickly made: The pigs had to be…

Ludmilla | Pig

Animal lovers contacted us and told us about 9 Göttingen miniature pigs that had been in the laboratory since 2019. Retirement was just around the corner, but no one seemed to want to take care of nine tame pigs. The Gut Aiderbichl team consulted and a decision was quickly made: The pigs had to be…

Wolfgang | Pig

Wolfgang, Amadeus and Mozart - there was a happy ending! Wolfgang, Amadeus and Mozart belonged to a group of pigs that had been officially confiscated. They were not being kept in accordance with the regulations - the owner himself had no alternative but to have the animals slaughtered. An animal welfare association found out about…

Bibi | 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…

Gunda | Pig

Gunda and Floyd - two Kune Kune pigs who served a special project. Gunda and Floyd lived on the grounds of a grammar school in Innsbruck for seven years. The pigs provided valuable educational material. The two Kune Kune pigs had a fixed place in the curriculum. The pupils were to learn how to care…

Bärbel | Pig

Bärbel is a pig with a strong hangover. Her conspecific didn't have much to laugh about with her. When there was a serious fight one day, Bärbel had to be separated from her. The family was desperate and asked for help, because the situation was too much for them - so Bärbel became an Aiderbichler…

Hanni | Pig

A neighboring veterinary office asked Gut Aiderbichl for help. They were confiscating six pot-bellied pigs and needed to find a new home for them. The animals were in a very bad way. We initially had to refuse as we were already at the limit of our capacity. But thanks to the help of our veterinary…

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…