Are Pigs Pristine?

Myth: Pigs are dirty and smelly animals.

False!

While hogs have a very distinct smell and look like they are very dirty animals, they are actually some of the cleanest animals!

Hogs do have sweat glands, but they are few and far between, and they are not useful when it comes to temperature regulation. Which means they cannot sweat as well as other animals.

Pigs cool off in a variety of ways; some of them have muddy areas that they will wallow in, others will have kiddie pools or if they are out on pasture area, they will find a cool and shady area. To learn more about pigs and their sweat glands visit http://bit.ly/1XIZnaE.

Hogs have obtained a reputation for being dirty because there are some that will wallow in mud. There are pigs kept in facilities do not have to find ways to cool off because the temperatures are being regulated. Even in said facilities, it is said that they are very dirty and smelly. Like most animals, hogs have a distinct smell and the different barns have to be extremely clean to keep the hogs healthy. In fact, hogs will separate their pens/space in two. They will defecate on one side and will sleep on the other. Thus, keeping themselves and their pens mostly clean. To read more about this, you can visit http://bit.ly/21lXeDS.

While many people think pigs are dirty and smelly, the truth is the opposite! There will always be pigs who will wallow in mud more than others and always be dirty, but pigs' natural instincts is to keep themselves and living areas clean.