Edible rabbits and pet rabbits also edible pigs and pet pigs have much in common. Families that raised these animals did not need ration stamps to have the meat. Therefore, many people raised and ate more rabbits and pigs then during the pre war years. From what I observed in those days, pet rabbits and pigs, were only pets from birth to slaughter. Then they adorned the table as food for the family.
Some pigs are great pets and workers.
We had a pig that our children started out on a baby bottle. They named the pig Arnold. Arnold liked to watch television and play with the children. When the children went to school, Arnold would spend more time with us. Arnold was not destructive and would play in the swimming pool with the children.