A Hoppy Birthday

What Do We Do With Bunnies?

What do we do with bunnies?:

It's not just the bunnies that need help. We work to educate owners too. Often a little education about the proper diet and some coaching on how to talk to and live with your rabbit are all an owner needs to improve thier relationship with their pet 100% .  We also help owners find low cost spay and neuter and good rabbits vets in their area.  We have an inexhaustible supply of fresh Timothy hay available for a donation of $5.00 per BIG BAG and when you come to pick it up we'll happily trim your bunny's nails for you.  We get rabbits from EVERYWHERE. most often they get dumped in parks where the owners think they will be able to run and play with other dumped bunnies  -but the truth is - rabbits are picky about their friends and territorial.  A dumped bunny will be quickly beaten up by any existing semi feral rabbits in a park or wilderness area. Sort of like one gang member entering the territory of another. Then, flies may lay eggs in any resulting wounds and thumper will either die of fly-strike, starvation, the elements or predator.  They are not rodents, They are lagomorphs, an exotic animal. They are intelligent creatures with their own language and culture. They do best living inside  with a litter box and a family, rather than outside alone in a cage. They are considered to be poultry and classed as farm animals. Domestic rabbits are an entirely different species from their often endangered cousins in the wild, hares.  They are the most often dumped pet and the 3rd most often euthanized. The shelters are full! We rescues are full! The only things that will help save rabbits from terrible deaths and living conditions are  EDUCATION, RESCUE and RESPECT.        

March 25, 2010 at 05:10 PM