This unfortunate pig story is what happens when some fools try to duplicate something that has evolved naturally on an Exuma cay ........... This so wrong and disgusting.

Yeah the part about **throwing the pigs into the waves** was just despicable. <br/>
It's hard to stop people who worship at the alter of the almighty Dollar!! smh

There is a similar project in Abaco which only gets rave reviews! Its about the motivation of the people involved in these projects. The question is who can step in and ensure it is done professionally and humanely? I suspect nobody!

It is funny (and suspicious) that these tourism-related miscues happen and little is done to address them by MOT ..... rogue jet skis, unsafe pleasure boats, Fyre Festival, downtown/crime, now abused pigs

Hear! Hear!

this is a snap shot of The Bahamas and the government's view of animals......there have been complaints "for months" and the operation is still on going? I guess Minnis will "appoint a committee" Probably the owner has paid or will pay the right person. Yawn.

An easily fixed problem - Bacon!

Not funny, Mudda!

People's attitude towards animals in this country is heartbreaking for the most part. Just take a look at the majority of the neighborhood dogs they call "pets" for goodness sake?! The integrity of a nation really shows in its treatment of its defenseless animals. That venture should be shut down and those pigs sent to a better place.

Only if there is enough bad publicity will the Government care. There is a supreme court ruling against the Dolphin facility on the island opposite Sandals in Nassau and still to this day they operate. If a dollar can be made it will be, whether legal or not, or even morally right or not. Swimming pigs is a great day etc and many islands now have them which makes sense. However if that picture of where these pigs stay is true then this one should be shut down as that is inhumane.

As they say "often imitated never replicated". how about creating some other interesting adventure tour instead of copying the existing model. Surely these 'celebrity eco' people could put some brain power into creating something new and interesting instead of trying to capitalize on the success of other enterprises.

This story is heart breaking and shows clearly how little interest we as a people have in the humane treatment of animals. In other areas of the country the pigs live on island with trees and bush for shade and a source for fresh water. What I see here are cages on a rock, nothing cclose to a normal environment for these animals. Shame

Indeed ......... its criminal. Who are these scoundrels??????

Celebrity Eco Sadists who should replace the pigs on the rock. Makes our sicko government look greedy and nasty as well.

..........hmmmmmmm........SEEMS REEKING.... OF... POLITICAL COMPLICIT EXPERTS.......EXPERTISE.....PORE PEOPLES RESIDENTS PUSHED INTO CARS TO SURVIVE.......PUSHED RESIDENTS INTO POVERTY....TO JOIN SOUP LINES TO SURVIVE...........PUSHED PLENTY TAXPAYERS MONEY INTO LUCAYAN HOTEL TO SURVIVE.......pushed taxpayers money further into deep water paying stamp taxes strugglin to survice........PUSHED TAXPAYERS MONEY INTO REDUNDANCY HOTEL WORKERS SALARIES SEPARATION FOR DEM TO SURVIVE.........YEP...seems officials wid expertise somewhere behind dis fiasco.....

The picture is in black and white and clear as day! And they have their own lil cay..more than the slaves got, and they pigs!

SMDH what next?

The developing world countries that grow pigs for yinna to eat DON'T HAVE WALLOWING PITS OR WHATEVER YINNA WANT TO CALL THEM!! Pigs are grown in pens about the same size for large scale productions!! Smaller farms usually have the whole pen as a mud wallow area because the whole pen is muddy!! Pigs and other mammals "rut" in mud to cover themselves with mud to keep away fly, mosquito and other pests. . .not because they like or need mud!! In African wild. . .elephants "rut" in the mud too. . .but are kept away from mud in captivity!

As for throwing the pigs into the water. . .to swim. . .is no different than having a pig launch from the beach. . .PIGS ARE NOT AQUATIC MAMMALS. . .IN THE WILD THEY TEND TO AVOID THE WATER!! AN EXCEPTION IS THE CAPYBARA IN SOUTH AMERICA. The swimming pigs are a hit around the world because they are an enigma. . .that is because pigs avoid swimming!! Check the world standard for keeping pigs. . .concrete floors with plenty fresh air. . .sans muddy pools!

Now this is no endorsement of the operation. . . this is only to say STOP JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS WITH EVERY THING YALL HEAR. ANALYSE INFORMATION FOR YA SELF. Yall "suck down" all the information given to yall by them white peoples dem. . .yet yall ignored anything "the lil local black girl" gave. Yall just will not change yinna ways. Use yinna heads. . .THINK PEOPLES. . .THINK!!

Watts up with using Colony of Out Islands animals as beachgoers picture taking selfie props, yes, no?...... Ain't long before when the 35 comrade red shirts MP's run out healthy 'imported' pigs - they'll turn using 'out paycheques' locally born and raised Out Islander PeoplePublic as 'swim da tourists' selfie props, yes, no.... There's no making this piggy props stuff up, yes, no?

No

typical Bahamians - can't come up with an original idea for themselves so it's back to the farm animals.....
We see how Bahamians in general and especially our politicians treat each other and our youth....why would we expect anything more for pigs?? Just put em in a box from 8 till 3 everyday and give em an arswiper job when the graduate....

Yes, yes would've presented slippery uphill muddy challenge list single fresh original tourism's It's Better in the Colony of Out Islands idea come up under red shirts voters slipped into Montagu's comrade Dionisio James, yes, no likes how much governing skill would it have taken to keep the tourists selfie props pigs, all muddied up, yes, no - not supposed Wash, Dry, Press 'Em Pigs, yes, no?

I'm sensing a lot of people posting here cannot swim. I'm also sensing many posting here have forgotten how inhumane the conditions are in our prison system. There are many prisoners able to swim who would happily trade places with any one of these 'abused' swimming pigs. And with the sweltering heat of summer around the corner, we can look forward to once again talking about the 'inhumanely' treated horses on our streets. Oh well, so much for keeping things in perspective.

Good points Mudda ............ We are collectively judged by how we care for the dumb animals

Shut it down. Stop the Madness!!

Why??? What is wrong with their housing. . .out there for them is better than all other pig housing in this nation except the beach pigs in exuma and the government agricultural station of Gladstone road. . .sloppy pens from birth to death. . .no cool sea breeze. . .all kind of crap for food. So Adrian. . .I fail to get your MADNESS.

"animals cant feel pain". a quote from Creed Bratton

"Everywhere there's lots of piggies living piggy lives, you can see them out for dinner with their piggy wives, clutching forks and knives, to eat their bacon!"
A quote from The Beatles................

Can't they come up with other ideas? This is crazy

Can you come up with better ideas??? You tell we how to "de-pig" our tourist product!! Yall just go off with any crap. . .then oppress us with yinna stupid bleeding heart nonsense!! For example, yinna cried bloody foul until we Bahamians can't eat turtle meat without going to jail!! Yall ninnies don't see that the rest of the region agreed that the turtles needed some kind of protection . . .but they also realized that their people had a cultural tradition of eating turtle meat as well! So their took a balanced approach. . .regulations were introduced reducing the killing and eating of the meat. . .but no. . .yinna ignoramus cut out all killing and eating the meat in the Bahamas. . . regardless of how the people them feel! That een the most dumbest part of the thing. . .them same turtles around here what we can't eat go swim right down south into them areas where there are controlled killing and eating. . . THEY EATING OUR TURTLES THEM WHAT SWAM RIGHT FROM HERE OVER THERE AND GET EAT. . .all the while our stupidity goes on. Even whales are allowed to be eaten by native whale eating cultures. . .the killing and eating is regulated but allowed on a limited scale!! Only in the Bahamas we are stupid when it comes to conservation. . .we are forced to leave the resource alone. . .while the rest of the sensible world regulate theirs. . .allowing their people to continue to eat their heritage foods!!

Who is "you" and "yinna"?????? ............. You are a jackass!!!!!!!!

WHO WOUDDA BEEN ADVISING DEM TO GO DAT FAR.......into da project..????......Knowing this would be in competition with da unique EXUMA...pigs...????? If instead of this pproject......perhaps they woudda been better off wid great care an attention.....TRAINING DESE PIGS TO DO DA JUNKANOO RUSH OUT ....for the tourists....

No issue with duplication of the concept ....... but it's the poor treatment of the dumb animals, that is at the heart of the issue here ........ Our people have a serious reading comprehension and "fake news" problem ............SMH