Trauffer Wool pig big

The hairy wool pigs are descended from wild boars. Their piglets demonstrate this with their light stripes, which resemble those of wild boar piglets. However, they are not wild at all, but rather quite calm, stress-tolerant farm animals from a time when pigs were driven into oak forests and spent the winter outdoors.

In the past, almost every region of Switzerland had its own farm animal breeds. Many of these breeds went extinct around and after the World Wars. Among the animal breeds that have survived, several are still endangered today. Since 1982, they have been supported by the ProSpecieRara Foundation along with many dedicated animal keepers. The traditional company Trauffer Wooden Toys, in collaboration with ProSpecieRara, has dedicated an elaborately hand-carved collection to these endangered animals to raise awareness of the rare breeds. Additionally, 50 cents from the proceeds of each wooden animal goes to ProSpecieRara projects for the endangered animals.