For anyones info, shipping a pig coast to coast is about 70 bucks any way you look at it unless you got a commercial account. Best way is in a sealed plastic paint bucket. .
You have to watch those buckets. Sometimes the bottoms crack and the pigs may fall out. If you are going to use a bucket, I recommend cutting a circle of plywood and place it in the bottom of the bucket to help support and spread out the load.