I know, im dreading it too.......... their will already be people thinking about buying a rabbit for their child.
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Lets hope some people will listen...
So sad.Last year the garden centre by us had 2 does which had given birth in glass pens in the shop.As you can imagine it was a great crowd puller-"come and see the Easter bunnies"I felt so sorry for the does,imagine how stressful it must be for them to have their babies on display,lots of noisy children etc.If it happens this year I will have to say something
I can almost hear what will be going on soon in houses across the land:
"Mum, mum, mum, can I have a rabbit mum... mum, muuuuuum, I'll feed it and clean it and everything... go on mum, mum please, please mum, mum, mummy, mummmmmmm.... mum please, go on, mum, mum, mummmmm, I'll never ask you for anything else ever if you just buy me a rabbit for easter... mum... mum.... muuuummmmm... please, mum, I want a baby rabbit for easter mum, please, mum... I want that really big one we saw in the garden centre last Sunday... mum, mum... it wont cost much mum as that smallest 3 foot hutch is only £30.... mum, mum, can I mum, please, mum..."
"NO, NOW SHUT THE UP"
*fit of hysterics*
"Oh, go and ask your dad then."
Shortly followed by:
"Are you going to clean the damn rabbit out you wanted or am I taking it to the RSPCA?"
"It's boring and it bites me... mum, can I not have a hamster instead? I'll look after it and feed it and everything and it is nearly Christmas..."
I can almost hear what will be going on soon in houses across the land:
"Mum, mum, mum, can I have a rabbit mum... mum, muuuuuum, I'll feed it and clean it and everything... go on mum, mum please, please mum, mum, mummy, mummmmmmm.... mum please, go on, mum, mum, mummmmm, I'll never ask you for anything else ever if you just buy me a rabbit for easter... mum... mum.... muuuummmmm... please, mum, I want a baby rabbit for easter mum, please, mum... I want that really big one we saw in the garden centre last Sunday... mum, mum... it wont cost much mum as that smallest 3 foot hutch is only £30.... mum, mum, can I mum, please, mum..."
"NO, NOW SHUT THE UP"
*fit of hysterics*
"Oh, go and ask your dad then."
Shortly followed by:
"Are you going to clean the damn rabbit out you wanted or am I taking it to the RSPCA?"
"It's boring and it bites me... mum, can I not have a hamster instead? I'll look after it and feed it and everything and it is nearly Christmas..."
There are thousands of rabbits out there - sitting in hutches at the bottom of gardens - suffering unnecessarily from total boredom.
"This is worse than physical pain because there is no end to it.