Pig Links
Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while.
On the Snout Trail
- The Wonderful Pig of Knowledge blogger Brett Mizelle wrestles daily with pigs in history, art, animal studies and popular culture.
- The Butchers’ Arms has a porcine parody of the armorial bearings of the Worshipful Company of Butchers.
- The Big Pig Gig Hundreds of painted pigs celebrating the Queen City’s proud porcine heritage!
Pleasures of the Slop Bucket
- Theories of Bacon She likes bacon a lot, as in, she likes it very much and she likes eating it frequently.
- AmazingRibs.com by Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn is a massive site, bigger than many books, all about the Zen of Barbecue…
- The Bacon Show One bacon recipe per day, every day, forever.
- Pigman’s Bar–B–Que Pig–pickin’ good North Carolina BBQ!.
- Bacon Unwrapped, because there aren't nearly enough websites dedicated to the topic of bacon.
- Ask the Meatman Now you can chart your course with pork…
- Piggly Wiggly Grocery Stores Store locations, private products, buy a franchise.
- SPAM© Luncheon Meat One of the great wonders of the universe.
- Truffles Aromatic delicacy or edible fungi?
- U.S. Pork A visible symbol of a pledge to raise the world’s safest pork.
Cartoon Pigs
- Her! [Girl vs Pig] Chris Bishop tells us about a curious girl who enjoys seeing the pig experience pain and embarrassment.
- Pig Comics from Mark Parisi’s Off The Mark strips.
- The Return of Hans Adventures of a German tank mechanic, at the end of World War II.
- Pearls Before Swine A Rat who thinks he knows it all and a Pig who doesn’t know any better.
- pOnju, the Piggy Hunter A cursed warrior from ancient times, doomed to wander as a pig…
- Snoofle... Alas, www.snoofle.com is off–line for good… Thanks for the fun, Geoff!
Search & Reference
- British Saddleback Breeders' Club history, a noticeboard and pigs for sale.
- The Pig War the US almost goes to war with Canada over one pig!
- The Piggy Bank Page — photos, facts and histories about British and European piggy banks.
- The Pig Disease Information Centre (PDIC) Empowering animal health & welfare workers with high quality up–to–date information.
- Cambridge History of Food Hogs — this maligned beast yields the world’s best–tasting flesh.
- Swine of Yesteryear How many years has it been since you bumped into a swineherd?
- Pig Manure Production and characteristics of swine manure
Good Works
- The Meatrix take the red pill and learn about sustainable food movement and the problems with industrial agriculture.
- The Gift of a Pig just might combat hunger, alleviate poverty, and restore the environment.
- Behold The Hogritude pig appreciation and sanctuary info from the Dian Fossey of pigs
Good Rooting, and Maybe a Few Pigs…
- Pig Iron Press a trade publishing company crafting literary & art works in the steel–city of Youngstown, Ohio.
- Word Detective words and language in a humorous vein by Evan Morris
- TheDaily.Com a superb list of useful links — good choice for a home page!
- The Writer’s Almanac a daily poetry and history with Garrison Keillor
- Serious Juggling more balls than most
- Inconstant Moon views and answers to every lunar question under the night sky
It’s All Piggy To Me!
- Oly–hay Ible–bay A pig Latin translation of the Holy Bible (King James version).
- Just Say Oink Learn to speak like a pig in many of the world’s languages.
- The Dialectizer Convert the web into pig Latin or other dialects.
Sties and Wallowing Holes
- Hop Hog There's a new hog in the herd, an India Pale Ale featuring a strong hop flavor and an elevated alcohol level.
- Blind Pig Speakeasy in Cleveland where the bartenders pour stiff cocktails and never use a blender.
- H.O.G. Rides, rallies, revelry and a road ahead that looks long, winding, and scenic.
- Hambrecht’s Bradford Mountain Wines Their Zinfandel goes really well with ham.
- Lyle Cottage The poshest Pig Sty in the British Isles, now a self–catering cottage available to let!
- Hogwired Home of the Arkansas Razorbacks
- Pig Hill Inn The luxuries that you deserve in the Hudson Highlands.
Maestros of Swine
- Storm Pigs improvisational rock and the final answer to “What Happened to Curtis Martin?”
- Cincinnati Dancing Pigs Weddings, bars or pig roasts — the Queen City’s premier Jug Band
- When Pigs Fly Band Do the “Pigtown Fling” — musical performances steeped in Pigatude!
The Olde Pork Shoppe
- PORK Wearables suit up in the other white meat.
- Pig Bags — travel bags made from hi–tech sail cloth in the manufacturing of sails for racing yachts.
- Partners in Grime Absorbent socks make the world cleaner and safer.
- Pigadilly Honeyglaze a Boyds bear in pig’s clothing. Hummm…
- Pig Nose & Chin One of the world’s finest producers of film quality prosthetics
- Piggly Wiggly Grocery stores and gift shop.
- Snouts Mug Lift your glass & make a pig of yourself.
Porkonography
- The Sausage and the City Sausage figures prominently in 19th century literature and was present at the birth of the existential novel.
- The House on the Borderland read about the Swine–Things.
- Hampire: The Masked Ace Raid because it’s a dark world after all.
- Kune–Kune Extraordinary native pigs of New Zealand.
- PIGVision Collaborative research between artists and the pig industry.
- Tales of the Zen Pig Farmer Read about Popeye, Ralph and the Zen Pig.
- The Complete Pig With this book, the pig is now complete. Thank you Sara Rath!
Middlings
- Boneless Pig Farmers Assoc. of America suppliers of bone–free swine.
- Animals on the Underground Nick Thomas and friends show us animals made up like constellations using tube lines, stations and junctions on a map of the London Underground.
- KPIG Radio, 107.5 FM a throwback to the days when real DJs picked out the music.
- Radiopig.com rock Memphis style.
- Bath tub It’s made of paper and looks like a pig
- Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow a new place to nestle and snooze out of the wind.
- Gratuitous Pig Get your linguistic resources here.
Pork Links
- Groink is a pig sty and a home to pigs and pig lovers.
- Pigs in(Cyber) Space One of the first, and still out there…
- The Joy of Pigs Smart, clean, and lean, species spanning the globe.
- Pigville, Oinkario Gone… (Canadian town totally devoted to pigs! ) Thanks, Jude!
Biology is Destiny
- Pig and Boar Skulls Pigs' skulls are easily recognized, now you'll know how to ID them.
- Wild Boar in Britain a story of extinction and return.
- Dr. Temple Grandin
handling, welfare, and environmental enrichment for pigs.
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VPIG Detailed drawings of a virtual pig dissection.
- V.P.D.
Virtual pig dissection w/ real photos.
- Ear Notching (PDF) Learn the Universal Ear Notching System for swine.
- Boar Semen Superstore Need we say more…
Soaring Swine
- The Pig Wings Project the first use of living pig tissue to grow wing–shaped semi–living objects.
- Flying Pigment Studio — artist Darcy Gerdes says: “art is a pigment of your imagination.”
- W8PIG The Flying Pigs QRP Club International — No Dues, No Rules, Just Fun!
- Ham–Let a 100 ft. tall hot–air pig balloon — at the right cooking temperature he flies!
- Pig Wings Project New biological technologies could enable pigs to fly.
- Where the flying pigs fly View and report Flying Pig sightings to Rod Smith!
Out of the Pork Barrel
- EnergyHog.org improve the energy–efficiency of your home, you pig.
- A Cincinnatian’s blog on efforts to eliminate government spending.
- Senator McCain’s Guide Unnecessary or wasteful government spending…
- CAGW’s Congressional Pig Book spending sprees masterminded by the U.S. Congress.
100% Pure Pork (mostly)
- ARCA Pork Racing Team the National Pork Board has its own Pork Racing Program. Go piggy, go!
- Feed the Pig a national public service campaign to encourage Americans to take control of their personal finances.
Games Piggies Play
- Save the Sheriff — can the little piggy save the Sheriff?
- If Pigs Can Fly… then pigs must die.
- Javelina — paint a peccary…
- Draw a pig! Express yourself and draw a pig as unique as you are…
- It’s Peegies!! Now we can all play “Pass the Peegies”…
- ET’s Turbo Pig Bash This is a whack–a–mole for the porcine species…
- Pass the Pigs A web version of the favorite Milton Bradley game.
- Pig Mask Full sized art work mask to print out and wear.
- Swine Sweeper Find all of the 99 swine hidden in the Swine Field.
- These Little Pigs Let them eat cake.
