A Kunekune sits in two paperwork worlds at once. She is a pig in law, so livestock rules apply to her address — but she is also frequently a registered, purebred, much-loved grazing pet, so breed society papers, microchip records, and pet-style insurance follow her too. Moving house means updating both stacks, and the Kunekune's own traits shape the details: she grazes rather than roots, she carries the breed's wattles and short upturned snout, and she fattens on fresh air, which makes her pasture and weight records unusually important at a new address.
Identification: chip, tag, and breed society papers
Identification comes first, in both worlds. If your Kunekune is microchipped, update the registry with the new address and phone number and confirm the change shows; if she carries an ear tag or is recorded under a premises or herd number, update those records to the new property as well. Notify the breed society or registry that issued her registration papers of the address change — a registered Kunekune's paperwork is part of her identity and her value, and society mailings, show information, and transfer records all depend on the address being current. Photograph her markings and wattles for the file; Kunekune colours vary from ginger to black and white, and a clear photo settles which pig a document describes faster than any description.
Veterinary records and the weight story
Veterinary paperwork moves with her grazing story attached. Transfer her records to a pig-experienced practice near the new home: vaccinations, parasite control, hoof and skin care, and any breathing notes, since the breed's short face makes respiratory history worth flagging. Crucially, send her weight history too. Kunekunes gain condition on grazing alone, and a move from a sparse paddock to rich new pasture can pile weight on a pig who was already round; her new vet and anyone feeding her need the written trend, not a guess, plus her current ration and grazing hours. Note the new pasture's size and quality in her file so the next weight check can be read against the grass she is actually eating.
Land, permission, and insurance paperwork
Permissions are the third stack, because pig rules follow addresses. Check zoning, deed covenants, and local ordinances at the new property for pig-keeping: minimum land, pen setbacks, and number limits all vary, and the answer at the old address proves nothing at the new one. If her grazing is on rented or shared land, put the arrangement in writing with the new address, responsibilities for fencing, and what happens if the pig escapes — a friendly Kunekune wandering into a neighbour's garden is a paperwork failure before it is a fencing one. Update her insurance or your household cover to disclose a pig at the new address, and refresh any liability arrangements if the public can now reach her fence line.
Feed, helpers, and the single pig file
Close with the everyday documents: feed delivery accounts moved to the new address with access notes, the contacts for a pig-experienced sitter who knows her grazing routine and her friendliness with visitors, and the nearest transporter if she ever travels to shows or a new vet. Assemble everything — chip and tag records, registration papers, vet and weight history, permissions, insurance, contacts — into one file, and read it against the pig: wattles, colour, chip number, age. Filed as her KinsLe Pet Passport, a Kunekune's records stay together in one portable packet, so whether the next reader is a vet, a sitter, or a show steward, they meet the same pig on paper who is grazing in front of them.