Auction (rant)

[farmy]

So I went to an auction at the pound today. Our local pound does not adopt out farm animals, but auctions them off. We heard that there were two pigs there well only one was up for auction today.

I get there and I end up being the only person there! which has happened to me several times. So I bid 75 cents on the pig... this lady that works there starts in on me about how its not right, the pig has been there for a week and I should pay more....

Which is VERY VERY aggravating to me... I explained to her that by the time I have all the vet work brought up to date and have him castrated I will be about 500 dollars in the hole... AND that that doesnt include what I will put into him for the rest of his natural life...

I just hate when people get an attitude... the pig was either going to get a home with me or be euthanized... grrr...

Anyways this is him, its not the best picture because he was in the trailer (I will get better ones tomorrow) but he is just a little baby potbelly.

I named him Clemenza after the charecter in the godfather... he is too cute though and already very very friendly.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

He is cute.

The lady should have been happy he was getting a good home instead of having to be put down, which, would have cost them more money to boot.

 

[wynedot55]

he is a cute lil piggie.

 

[Rafter 7 Paint Horses]

AAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!! Too cute!

Jean

 

[haviris]

He is cute! Looks alittle like my Hilda! I would have told them if they wanted to adopt him out they could set the price, but since they prefer an auction that's how it goes. I'm glad you got him, he sounds like one lucky pig!

Our shelter also auctions farm animals, they had some goat kids once that I wanted, but I was told I'd have to go to the sale barn and bid, I didn't want them that badly, but I bet they'd have gotten more w/ an adoption fee then they probably did at the sale.

 

[nightshade]

omg I want him he is too cute! I would have defiantly bought him. I told hubby that we can get a pig as long as it stays little I don't want a hog, then he can get hogs to butcher but only after me and the son get a little pet one. I think it sounds reasonable to me.

 

[farmy]

yeah its frustrating for us because we are not in the business of buying animals, but, when it comes to these auctions we go.

Hav you should try sometime of all the auctions we have been to the MOST we have paid for an animal was 200ish dollars but that was for 12 goats all together... but other than that one time we are usually the only ones there.

I think hes adorable too. We dont get babies a lot so this is a fun time for me.Plus we also have a baby Yorkshire that is supposed to be coming to us from another rescue... 2 babies?!?! that makes me the luckiest girl ever!

 

[laughingllama75]

he is a cutie! You will have lots of fun with him. I agree on the woman.....if she/they didn't want to take what you bid, guess they should have started his bidding higher. Doh!

 

[miron28]

what a cutie!

 

[haviris]

Our shelter doesn't have their own auction, they dump them off at the sale. It's really crowded and not really much parking. I know there is no chance I would have been the only one there.

If it had been a shelter auction I probably would have gone, rather then the local auction.