Hi Guys,
Just wondering if any rescues would be able to spare 5 or 10 mins to help me with my dissertation. I’m researching rabbit toys and their effect on improving welfare. I’m testing 5 different toys to see which ones increase activity levels/promote natural behaviours etc and will then measure the overall success of adding toys to an enclosure. I need to justify what the benefits of this study could be-for example, a ‘happy’ rabbit is likely to have less behaviour problems/be less aggressive and therefore is less likely to end up in rescue or abandoned etc etc.
Would any rescues be able to give me a few pieces of information about their rescue?
Ie, how many (roughly is fine) rabbits do you take in each year?
What are the most common reasons people use as to why they are giving up their rabbit?
What type of enclosures have the rabbits lived in before coming to rescue? (again, just some examples is fine such as ‘we find most rabbits brought to use have been hutched for long periods without much stimulation’ or ‘most rabbits in our rescue centre are provided with a toy for stimulation’. What type of toys do you give to your rescue rabbits?
When rehoming do you advise new owners buy a toy? (‘toys’ can include plastic tunnels, jingle balls, willow sticks, hide houses etc...ie anything that furnishes the hutch that is not a bowl, bottle, litter tray)
Or you may believe that toys have little value. Are a waste of money and that hay and group housing is the best form of enrichment.
And finally, do you think this research could be beneficial/ is worth carrying out? Would you be interested in reading the findings?
If anyone can provide me with even a small amount of info that would be amazing-I will donate £5 to the rescue for your time, just write it on a word doc and email to mrskirijohnson@yahoo.co.uk, don’t forgot to put your address on top so I know where to send a cheque and your name on the bottom (like a letter please).
Thankyou!
Kiri
xxx
Just wondering if any rescues would be able to spare 5 or 10 mins to help me with my dissertation. I’m researching rabbit toys and their effect on improving welfare. I’m testing 5 different toys to see which ones increase activity levels/promote natural behaviours etc and will then measure the overall success of adding toys to an enclosure. I need to justify what the benefits of this study could be-for example, a ‘happy’ rabbit is likely to have less behaviour problems/be less aggressive and therefore is less likely to end up in rescue or abandoned etc etc.
Would any rescues be able to give me a few pieces of information about their rescue?
Ie, how many (roughly is fine) rabbits do you take in each year?
What are the most common reasons people use as to why they are giving up their rabbit?
What type of enclosures have the rabbits lived in before coming to rescue? (again, just some examples is fine such as ‘we find most rabbits brought to use have been hutched for long periods without much stimulation’ or ‘most rabbits in our rescue centre are provided with a toy for stimulation’. What type of toys do you give to your rescue rabbits?
When rehoming do you advise new owners buy a toy? (‘toys’ can include plastic tunnels, jingle balls, willow sticks, hide houses etc...ie anything that furnishes the hutch that is not a bowl, bottle, litter tray)
Or you may believe that toys have little value. Are a waste of money and that hay and group housing is the best form of enrichment.
And finally, do you think this research could be beneficial/ is worth carrying out? Would you be interested in reading the findings?
If anyone can provide me with even a small amount of info that would be amazing-I will donate £5 to the rescue for your time, just write it on a word doc and email to mrskirijohnson@yahoo.co.uk, don’t forgot to put your address on top so I know where to send a cheque and your name on the bottom (like a letter please).
Thankyou!
Kiri
xxx