Can pigs eat raw sewage?

[Xylitol]

I know that they have stomaches of steel, but I was wondering if eating raw sewage would kill them
Just curious

 

[ViRGE]

Yes they can, and yes it'll kill them. That won't stop them from doing it however.

 

[Nitemare]

What do you think they have been eating?

 

[Xylitol]

Originally posted by: Nitemare
What do you think they have been eating?

My trash food?

 

[Squisher]

I have never lived on a farm, but have had the behavior of pigs described to me by some farmers. If a pig shits in the area of a pen that pigs have designated for eating the other pigs will likely try to kill that pig.

I doubt they would eat raw sewage.

 

[FoBoT]

you don't feed pigs sewage

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Nitemare
What do you think they have been eating?

Not sewage.

 

[imported_Baloo]

Whatever you are planning, feeding sewage to your pig is a bad idea.

 

[ja1484]

Originally posted by: Xylitol
I know that they have stomaches of steel, but I was wondering if eating raw sewage would kill them
Just curious

Yes, they can eat raw sewage. So can you. The question is whether or not this is desirable.

 

[IGBT]

..never trust a pig farmer.

 

[sandmanwake]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilets_in_Japan

"In Okinawa, the toilet was often attached to the pig pen, and the pigs were fed with the human waste product. This practice was banned as unhygienic after World War II by the American authorities."

 

[SoundTheSurrender]

Pigs are pretty dirty animals. I don't get them anymore.

 

[waffleironhead]

Originally posted by: Squisher
I have never lived on a farm, but have had the behavior of pigs described to me by some farmers. If a pig shits in the area of a pen that pigs have designated for eating the other pigs will likely try to kill that pig.

I doubt they would eat raw sewage.

Not true,at least IME. I kept pigs for awhile. 3 at a time, and they will shit anywhere-even in their food trough.

 

[irishScott]

Anything can eat it's own sewage. The effects (nutritional and otherwise) aren't good, but unless you ingest a lot it won't kill you.

 

[0roo0roo]

i have doubts they could eat raw sewage. that would require quite an immune system
they can eat food scraps not fit for human consumption i guess.
dirty jobs had an eps where they show what scrap food from lasvegas casinos become... some of it gets trucked off for processing at a pig farm. they sort through it to get rid of unedibles, then boil it in a large vat and add vitamins. it quite literally looks like slop. i guess the heat treatment sterilizes it. gross but still not sewage.

 

[redly]

Originally posted by: IGBT
..never trust a pig farmer.

hahaha...beat me to it

 

[Pepsei]

Originally posted by: sandmanwake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilets_in_Japan

"In Okinawa, the toilet was often attached to the pig pen, and the pigs were fed with the human waste product. This practice was banned as unhygienic after World War II by the American authorities."

true, not only in japan.... they used to feed pigs with barrels of feces from the outhouse. but i think they do mix it with water and stuff. it stunk to high heaven.....

it is better now.... i'm reading about farmers in asia complaining about high prices of barrels of restaurant organic trash that they used to feed pigs.

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
you don't feed pigs sewage

No, but someone else might.

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: sandmanwake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilets_in_Japan

"In Okinawa, the toilet was often attached to the pig pen, and the pigs were fed with the human waste product. This practice was banned as unhygienic after World War II by the American authorities."

Still goes on in China

 

[NoShangriLa]

I'm not sure as to what you call as raw sewage, but pig, dogs, fish, crabs, and shrimp can eat human waste. And, it has been practice in many cultures.

Pigs are relatively clean animal, and they tend to shit in an area that is far away from their food source. Today pig farming practice isn't as hygienic as the past because the animals are densely pack together in steel grate floors that can cause damage to their hooves therefore cause/spread diseases much easier.

<-- Grand parents & aunts/uncles were farmers and has raised as many as hundreds of pigs at a time.

 

[Xylitol]

Originally posted by: NoShangriLa

I'm not sure as to what you call as raw sewage, but pig, dogs, fish, crabs, and shrimp can eat human waste. And, it has been practice in many cultures.

Pigs are relatively clean animal, and they tend to shit in an area that is far away from their food source. Today pig farming practice isn't as hygienic as the past because the animals are densely pack together in steel grate floors that can cause damage to their hooves therefore cause/spread diseases much easier.

<-- Grand parents & aunts/uncles were farmers and has raised as many as hundreds of pigs at a time.

Dogs can???
woah

 

[Pepsei]

Originally posted by: Xylitol

Originally posted by: NoShangriLa

I'm not sure as to what you call as raw sewage, but pig, dogs, fish, crabs, and shrimp can eat human waste. And, it has been practice in many cultures.

Pigs are relatively clean animal, and they tend to shit in an area that is far away from their food source. Today pig farming practice isn't as hygienic as the past because the animals are densely pack together in steel grate floors that can cause damage to their hooves therefore cause/spread diseases much easier.

<-- Grand parents & aunts/uncles were farmers and has raised as many as hundreds of pigs at a time.

Dogs can???
woah

well.. i'm sure dogs can if they can get access to your shit before you flush it...

i know my dog ate my cat's accident before i could clean it up.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

My dad had an aunt and uncle that owned a two story pig pen. They only fed the pigs on top....

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
My dad had an aunt and uncle that owned a two story pig pen. They only fed the pigs on top....

lol

 

[LS21]

Originally posted by: Xylitol

Dogs can???
woah

my sister always needs to get my shihtzus away their potty spot after they do theri business. if she doesnt they start licking and going at it...