I went to go venture one day to see Josefina's pigs. So I went over to the pig's pen which is located close to the house and to my surprise the pigs were MONSTROUS! I could not believe the size of these animals. The pen next to the monsters had younger pigs. The issue having the pigs so close to the house is that they attract many flies and the kitchen needs to be kept extra clean if no flies are wanted on the table or on the prepared food.
Josephina raises her pigs and when she is in need of money, her daughters help her kill her pigs. She explained that they each hold the pig's legs and she kills the animal by inserting a knife through its heart. In fact Josefina owns a three wheel electric knife sharpener in order to keep knifes she uses to slaughter her pigs with well sharpened. When the knife is well sharpened the pig does not suffer as the deed is fastly executed. Josefina then either sells the meat or she prepares the meat to sell it at a higher price. In other terms her pigs are the family's piggy bank.
