Pigs have always been throughout history a reliable source of cash and sustenance for family farmers. There are no shortages of pigs within the United States. Friend grew up on an apple farm now sold and developed into suburban housing. Tells a great story that they never had a problem with bears. If a bear came to feast on their apples, his dad shot the bear. None of the meat or organs were wasted. Whatever they did not consume was fed to the pigs. Now there are no farmers with rifles and the bears even come into the kitchens of those suburban homes where apple trees once stood.