Comments on: How to Castrate a Piglet

By: Quiver Mamma

Quiver Mamma — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:03:54 +0000

Do you eat pork or beef Jackie?

If so I guarantee you that those pigs and cattle were castrated without painkillers. No one uses pain killers for castration. Bulls, pigs, either way, it is all done without pain killers.

I have never claimed that this procedure isn’t painful. Killing an animal also results in pain. Both events occur in order to produce meat to eat.

I have in the past been a vegetarian for 12 years, but I am no longer one. I am willing to be honest about what it takes to produce meat. This is what it looks like in real life folks.

Our family produces our own meat organically and free range from start to finish, including the difficult and painful parts, so we are well aware of the unpleasant parts of the process.

If you don’t like it, don’t read articles about castrating animals. Also, stop eating meat if your conscience cannot handle inflicting pain on an animal. You simply cannot eat meat without pain.

I will be closing the comments on this thread as I feel quite enough has been said on the subject.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:41:46 +0000

How can anyone argue that castrating a pig without the use of any painkillers is not cruel? It is INCREDIBLY cruel. There is plenty of evidence showing that these animals do indeed feel excruciating pain, and it did not take a rocket scientist to figure that out. Moreover, it is not logical to argue that because this is a common procedure, it is also a humane one. It is not humane.

By: dani

dani — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:48:13 +0000

I agree with Quiver Momma it isn’t cruelty. Some people are far to righteous. Do they call it cruelty when they get it from the market, i think not.

By: Quiver Mamma

Quiver Mamma — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:08:56 +0000

Hi Christian,

I can tell that you are from the city and haven’t spent much time around agricultural communities.

How do you think pigs have been castrated throughout time? Or steers? Or geldings? Certainly not by taking each and every animal to a veterinarian.

This is a common agricultural practice, but small homesteaders need to re-learn it.

God HAS given us dominion over the earth – over every beast of the earth etc. This isn’t cruelty, it’s animal husbandry. Beating an animal day after day after day is cruelty, not feeding your animals, not providing shelter for them is cruelty.

I can guarantee you that the shepherds and farmers of the Old Testament were very conversant with the practice of castration. A 2 minute surgical practice isn’t cruelty, it’s a management practice.

By: Christian Kreutzer

Christian Kreutzer — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:27:09 +0000

This is highly wrong!!! Our first duty to them is to protect them, not to hurt them. Who gave u the right to do this? If u want ot save money do it in things that dont hurt others. And even worse u r showing others how to do it???! “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,”.-As “spiritual people” u should be light and act with kindness this is very far from it.
The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel. Proverbs 12:10

By: Quiver Mamma

Quiver Mamma — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:43:24 +0000

We haven’t had this problem personally, but my inlaws have. Proper hygiene really helps, use a fresh scalpel on each pig, spray with iodine before and after, make sure you cut low for proper drainage.

Hope your pig is okay!

By: Tex

Tex — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 23:08:51 +0000

I have castrated pigletts before and have never have a problem thin this time, a week ago i cut 2 small pigs and i just noticed that an infection has set in on one of them, unfortunately i didn’t catch it till today, he pretty swolen so i gave him some penicilin. Have you ever had this happen? What did you you do? Thanks

By: clifford

clifford — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:37:45 +0000

from 3 to 7 days is fine,,it only affects the meat if he has not been cut,before killing him..with a big hog you can not cut,,he can be killed by two expranced men,,the secret is remove the nuts before he can taint the meat,,hears how,,one man will shoot hog,other man will cut off organs before hog can taint meat..you only got a couple seconds to remove organ..but i all ways cut them,because its no big deal..but have helped kill several that was not cut..but killing a uncut hog is a gamble,,neverl put the meat on the stove in the house until you have tried to cook it outside,,because it can stink up a house worse than a skunk can..

By: clifford

clifford — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:26:52 +0000

i never cut a pig younger than 6 weeks old,,larger pigs cut easy..to cut a large boar..build a shoot.24 inches wide about 7 foot long,gate at both ends,,i mean strong,i use rough sawed 2×8 on 6×6 post..no less than 40 inch wide,,lead boar into shoot..then wrap two strapes about 4inch wide around hog,one towared back,one behind front legs,,then use sharp knife,,i like to have a large boar hungry,eating out of trough,while i cut him,but it should not cause anough pain to bother him much..some hogs are more sensitve than others,,but the secret is to not have the hog scared,and upset,when you start..and keep him calm.

By: clifford

clifford — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:16:08 +0000

just cut 5 boars today,,first if the pig squeeling,and making a lot of noise,,you are doing something wrong,,because it is a near painless,,first catch pig,yes it will squeel,,but its not being hurt,,to stop any pig from sqeeling its so simple,just slip a feed sack over his head..a pig that cant see you will not sqeel..take pig out of pen,,,take your time calm pig down,never cut a pig until its calm,,then use two people,,turn pig over on its back,,slow down calm pig down,use sharp knife if pig squeels out in pain,the knife is not sharp,,slow,cut thrugh skin,direct down middle,,pig should be not doing nothing but grunting,,the pig may squeel a little just for a secound as you pull nut out of slit,,go slow remove nut,,then pull other nut out,remove nut,,spray with idione,turn pig loose and it should go back to trough and start eating..frist,never spray idione before cutting,,clean with warm soap water,,then cut,,if pigs are squeeling like they are in pain,stop get some one who knows how to cut the pigs,because its a nearly a painless procedure..yes i have seen people cut screaming pigs ,,but thats not the way to do it…i have cut a thousand or more,,