Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe couple intends to breed and consume 'small-scale livestock', including guinea pigs (Getty)Dave and Mayu Phillips have secured planning permission from Pembrokeshire County Council to build an eco-home in rural Wales. The couple intends to breed and consume 'small-scale livestock', including guinea pigs, rabbits, and pigeons, as a food source. Their plans also involve increasing the production of honey and walnuts on the site, all part of an effort to live sustainably. The project is classified as a 'One Planet Development', a Welsh planning policy designed to encourage sustainable living and working on one's own land. Mr Phillips clarified that the guinea pigs they plan to raise are a specific breed for meat, distinct from common pets, and are similar to breeding rabbits for consumption. In fullCouple secures council approval for eco-home to breed guinea pigs for foodThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Couple to breed and eat guinea pigs at eco-home in rural Wales
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe couple intends to breed and consume 'small-scale livestock', including guinea pigs (Getty)Dave and Mayu Phillips have secured planning permission from Pembrokeshire County Council to build an eco-home in rural Wales. The couple intends to breed and consume 'small-scale livestock', including guinea pigs, rabbits, and pigeons, as a food source. Their plans also involve increasing the production of honey and walnuts on the site, all part of an effort to live sustainably. The project is classified as a 'One Planet Development', a Welsh planning policy designed to encourage sustainable living and working on one's own land. Mr Phillips clarified that the guinea pigs they plan to raise are a specific breed for meat, distinct from common pets, and are similar to breeding rabbits for consumption. In fullCouple secures council approval for eco-home to breed guinea pigs for foodThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
