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Pig welfareTraveler account · #40

Travel writer describes large pigs, floating waste and welfare concerns

Great Exuma area · Added 2026-09-20

Travel writer describes large pigs, floating waste and welfare concerns After an Exuma half-day tour, the writer says the pig stop did not match the images that had drawn her there. She describes large animals approaching for food, visible waste in the water and concerns about some pigs’ skin condition. She chose not to put her face in the water. Those are observations and impressions from her visit, not veterinary diagnoses or water-test findings. The article also includes her own photographs and explains that weather had canceled the longer tour. Source: Chasing A. Sun, August 18, 2018.

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Travel writer describes large pigs, floating waste and welfare concerns

After an Exuma half-day tour, the writer says the pig stop did not match the images that had drawn her there. She describes large animals approaching for food, visible waste in the water and concerns about some pigs’ skin condition. She chose not to put her face in the water. Those are observations and impressions from her visit, not veterinary diagnoses or water-test findings. The article also includes her own photographs and explains that weather had canceled the longer tour.

Source: Chasing A. Sun, August 18, 2018.

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https://www.chasingasun.com/blog/4-reasons-why-you-should-skip-seeing-the-swimming-pigs

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Guest safetyOfficial guidance · #37

Australia advises a high degree of caution in The Bahamas

The Bahamas · Added 2026-09-20

Australia advises a high degree of caution in The Bahamas Australia’s Smartraveller guidance warns about violent crime, sexual assault, food and drink spiking, and poorly regulated water sports. It says travelers can be affected even in resort areas and recommends staying alert and checking activities carefully. The warning is national travel advice, not evidence that a particular operator or property committed wrongdoing. Official Australian government guidance checked September 20, 2026. Read the live advisory before travel.

Source: smartraveller.gov.au

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Australia advises a high degree of caution in The Bahamas

Australia’s Smartraveller guidance warns about violent crime, sexual assault, food and drink spiking, and poorly regulated water sports. It says travelers can be affected even in resort areas and recommends staying alert and checking activities carefully. The warning is national travel advice, not evidence that a particular operator or property committed wrongdoing.

Official Australian government guidance checked September 20, 2026. Read the live advisory before travel.

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https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/americas/bahamas

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Guest safetyOfficial guidance · #35

UK warning: avoid baited water and check water-sports safety

The Bahamas / New Providence and nearby cays · Added 2026-09-20

UK warning: avoid baited water and check water-sports safety UK travel advice warns that fatal shark attacks can occur without warning and identifies increased risk around dusk, at night and in baited water. It also describes poor regulation of water sports and reports of sexual assaults by jet-ski operators in Nassau. The advice is to consider these risks before swimming or hiring equipment. It does not say that every operator is unsafe or that all pig-swim locations have the same conditions. Official UK government guidance checked September 20, 2026. Read the source for updates.

Source: gov.uk

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UK warning: avoid baited water and check water-sports safety

UK travel advice warns that fatal shark attacks can occur without warning and identifies increased risk around dusk, at night and in baited water. It also describes poor regulation of water sports and reports of sexual assaults by jet-ski operators in Nassau. The advice is to consider these risks before swimming or hiring equipment. It does not say that every operator is unsafe or that all pig-swim locations have the same conditions.

Official UK government guidance checked September 20, 2026. Read the source for updates.

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UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office → Guidance publisher

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https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bahamas/safety-and-security

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Sexual violence & misconductOfficial guidance · #8

Embassy warning urged visitors to avoid Bahamas jet-ski rentals

The Bahamas · Added 2026-09-14

Embassy warning urged visitors to avoid Bahamas jet-ski rentals Reported sexual assaults, crashes and injuries were behind a U.S. Embassy warning covered by Local 10 on June 15, 2026. The coverage described concerns about regulation of jet-ski rentals and advice to avoid them. It concerns the water-sports sector, not a finding against every operator. Check the original warning for subsequent updates. Source: Local 10 News. CBS Chicago also covered the warning on June 16, 2026. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2claKfpfvo Operator response: Our News reported jet-ski operators’ objection that the alert was inaccurate and threatened their livelihoods. Read their response: https://ournews.bs/jet-ski-operators-the-alert-is-not-only-inaccurate-it-threatens-our-livelihoods/

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Embassy warning urged visitors to avoid Bahamas jet-ski rentals

Reported sexual assaults, crashes and injuries were behind a U.S. Embassy warning covered by Local 10 on June 15, 2026. The coverage described concerns about regulation of jet-ski rentals and advice to avoid them. It concerns the water-sports sector, not a finding against every operator. Check the original warning for subsequent updates.

Source: Local 10 News.

CBS Chicago also covered the warning on June 16, 2026. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2claKfpfvo

Operator response: Our News reported jet-ski operators’ objection that the alert was inaccurate and threatened their livelihoods. Read their response: https://ournews.bs/jet-ski-operators-the-alert-is-not-only-inaccurate-it-threatens-our-livelihoods/

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https://www.local10.com/news/world/2026/06/15/us-embassy-issues-warning-avoid-renting-jet-skis-in-the-bahamas-after-rapes-crashes/

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