My cousin bought a bunny for her 2 children a few months ago, the children are 3 and 4:roll: . Well the novelty has worn off i think she was trying to copy me by having a house bunny. The bunny has now be stuck in the back garden in a small hutch and they have burned his run because it was in the way. My sister has just told me they have now bought a kitten but now the bunny is left out on his own, my sis has told me that everytime she goes round there is no water or no food and never any hay in the hutch and the only toy he has is the one i gave her when she first got him, I am going round tomorrow as i have just found out, I am going to confront her, What shall i do shall i try and make her take better care or see if she will let me take him and try and rehome him myself. Trouble is i am living at mother in laws and dont think i can keep another bunny.
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neglected bunny
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sillyrabbit
Wise Old Thumper
If I couldnt take the bunny and it was being neglected I would report them. I assume you have already explained the care rabbits need and they havent really listened if the bun never has hay or water? Maybe someone going round would shock her into looking after the bunny, but it doesnt really sound like they want the bunny anyways :? Good luck x
sillyrabbit
Wise Old Thumper
Well if they didnt listen the first time they probably wont take too much notice this time 
I am going to see if i can take him temp and go from there, I will keep him at my dads if not here, I can see her asking for money for him though, well we will see how it goes tomorrow. I cant just leave him as i know there is a family of foxes that live at the bottom of thier neiboughrs garden
Don't give her any money!!! Say you will be paying out for vaccs and food etc which they never have. You are saving them money by taking it off their hands and taking on the financial responsibility. If she gets funny about money or whatever tell her that you will report her to the RSPCA. I think it is disgusting the way she is keeping it.:shock:
Apperantly he has become very aggresive and has bit her little girl so the kids wont go near him now. MY cousin says everytime she goes in his hutch he has attacked her, I have suggested neutering him to her but we will see, hopefully she will just let me take him, I never mentioned it over the phone i want to see her and hopefully will let me without changing her mind. Fingers crossed anyway
in a way this may be to your advantage. I would just say oh dear do you want me to take him off your hands and she will prob jump at the chance. if you mention neutering or other ways of stopping it then she might not give him up.