Sarah Canfield (19 ani) şi Megan Spina (23 de ani) şi-au găsit o îndeletnicire mai puţin obişnuită: cresc mini porcuşori. După ce au investit 20.000 de dolari într-o fermă de lângă Woodstock (SUA), cele două fete iubitoare de animale au decis să intrE în afaceri mai serios. Şi anume, cresc mini porcuşori, îi antrenează şi îi îngrijesc cum se cuvine, iar apoi îi vând, ca animale de companie. Mini porcuşorii sunt animale ruşinoase, dar intelingente, haioase şi uşor de antrenat. Sunt foarte curaţi şi independenţi şi cresc până la 30 – 40 de centimetri lungime. Greutatea lor maximă se situează între 11 şi 27 de kilograme.
După ce îi pregătesc şi îi dresează, cele două fete vând porcuşorii cu sume cuprinse între 1.500 şi 2.500 de dolari.
Se pare că mini porcuşorii au declanşat o adevărată isterie printre iubitorii de animale din Europa, dar mai ales din Statele Unite. Fermieri, dar şi oameni obişnuiţi se ocupă de creşterea şi vinderea lor ca animaluţe de companie.
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