History Main / HousepetPig

[[folder:Real Life]]
* Historically, Polynesians kept dogs -- the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Poi_Dog Hawaiian Poi Dog]], the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquesan_Dog Marquesan Dog]], the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahitian_Dog Tahitian Dog]], and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kur%C4%AB Maori Kuri]] as both companions and as food sources. All but the Kuri were mostly used as livestock, and all became extinct due to a combination of Western influence frowning on eating dogs, interbreeding with dogs from colonisers and pioneers, or (in the case of the Marquesan Dog) unknown reasons.

* ''TabletopGame/DeadOfWinter'': One random event has a dying man bequeath your character his beloved companion pig. It helps you hunt for food if you keep it; otherwise, it contributes [[EatTheDog more directly]] to the food supply.

* ''Film/MrNobody'': 2092 New York is bright {{Vegantopia}} in which pigs are popular pets and are also "stem-cell compatible".

[[folder:Anime and Manga]]

* ''ComicBook/{{Angele Et Rene}}'' has this as its entire premise: An nuclear family of two parents and a little girl, with her pet pig.

[[folder:Film -- Animation]]

* ''WesternAnimation/Oink2022'' is centered around a pig given to Babs by her grandpa and her trying to convince her parents to keep it as a pet. Given how messy the titular Oink can be, training the pig to get it under control proves to be a challenge, though Oink is eventually accepted as the family pet at the end of the film.

[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]

* ''Film/BlackWidow2021'': Natasha and Yelena's adopted mother Melina Vostokoff owns a pet pig named Alexei (after her husband Alexei Shostakov, due to the apparent resemblance they share), who she has used in experiments in the past. In the film, she is able to control the pig into coming into the house and even [[BreadEggsMilkSquick temporarily stopping his breathing]].

Related to AdoptTheFood, for other examples of livestock animals being treated as pets instead of food. Compare AllAnimalsAreDogs, which pet pigs are likely to be portrayed as. Related to UnusualPetsForUnusualPeople.

Compare AllAnimalsAreDogs, which housepet pigs are liable to be portrayed as. Related to UnusualPetsForUnusualPeople.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Cartman had a pet pig named Fluffy starting in Season 1 that [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome disappeared without mention]] after Season 4.

* At the begining of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' you can catch wild piglets for one of the families in the island to keep as pets. When you return to Outset you find out that one of the pigs has grown enormous and they named him after you... the other two are nowhere to be seen, but it's heavily implied they ate them.
* ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonMagicalMelody'' is the first game in the ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' series to include pigs. But rather than being butchered for meat, they're a pet like your dog and can be used to sniff out truffles to collect.

* Dug in ''WesternAnimation/EarlyMan'' has a pet wild boar named Hognob.

* ''WesternAnimation/PuppyDogPals'': Grace (introduced in season 5) has a piglet named Nougat for a pet.
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Cartman had a pet pig named Fluffy starting in season 1 that [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome disappeared without mention]] after season 4.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Cartman had a pet pig named Fluffy starting in season 1 but [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome disappeared without mention]] after season 4.

* In ''WesternAnimation/Detention'', Shareena has one (aptly named Pig)

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Tsunade' apprentice, Shizune, has a pet ninja pig named Tonton that she takes care of.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': Mabel's pet pig [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Waddles]] is a housepet, to the point where she makes Stan promise not to put Waddles outside while she's away because she fears for Waddles' safety. Her fears are proven right, as within minutes of being put outside, he is carried off by a [[PteroSoarer pterodactyl]].

* ''Rudy The Racing Pig'' and its sequel ''Film/RudyTheReturnOfTheRacingPig'' stars Rudy, an adorable pig, (especially when he squeaks). In the first film, Rudy was won by an urban family in a raffle, and in the second, is picked up by a lonely boy named Nickles for a pet.

In RealLife, pigs are uncommon household pets for myriad reasons. While piglets are [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter cute little critters]], adult pigs range in size from "medium dog" to "half a ton of raw porcine power" (so-called "teacup pigs" are actually piglets, not miniture adult pigs). If bored, they're fully capable of tearing apart furniture. Beyond that, proper veterinary care and a balanced, nutritious diet are more difficult to obtain for pigs than would be the case for a typical housepet such as a cat or a dog. If owners want to have a pig as a pet, they need to have big responsibilities — and big wallets — to raise them.

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Tsunade' apprentice, Shizune, has a pet ninja pig named Tonton that she takes care of.