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Pleased with a breeder!

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I have known a rabbit breeder online for quite a while and she is amazing. :) She even has a link to RR on her for sale page!! and it says this:

Have you thought about rehoming a rabbit in need from a rescue centre?Pixie Pet Rescue is a lovely local rescue that always has rabbits looking for homes.
Or why not visit rabbit rehome a site listing rabbits looking for homes throughout the uk

Then there's a big rabbit rehome button that you click and it takes you to the site. :)

She supports rescues and only occasionaly has pet rabbits for sale. Sorry just thought I should share. :oops: There's a lot of breeder bashing but they aren't all awful... :)
 
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I also know a couple of lovely breeders with fantastic accomodation etc. They also both promote rescue.
 
Yes there are good breeders, but I don't think there is any need to put it on a rescue orientated forum :wave:
 
The couple I got Blue from have been so lovely throughout the two years, we email once a month, they send him xmas and birthday cards :lol:

Theyve done a memorial tribute on there page for him too :love:
 
That's great. I'm off to a rat "show" tommorrow (show tanks are banned at this one so it's not the typical sort) which is more of an educational event than proper show. It is mostly run by breeders but the message is buy from an ethical breeder or go to a rescue, do not buy from pet shops. Very often rat breeders will point people in the direction of a good rescue if they need rats NOW as ethical breeders simply don't have any available as they work to a waiting list.
 
But why breed if they understand and promote rescues!!?? Sorry - i just dont get it??

Well - you were all waiting for it??? :roll:
 
Rhian33 said:
That's great. I'm off to a rat "show" tommorrow (show tanks are banned at this one so it's not the typical sort) which is more of an educational event than proper show. It is mostly run by breeders but the message is buy from an ethical breeder or go to a rescue, do not buy from pet shops. Very often rat breeders will point people in the direction of a good rescue if they need rats NOW as ethical breeders simply don't have any available as they work to a waiting list.
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They dont exist - you are kidding youself honey!!! :lol:
 
Grin said:
They dont exist - you are kidding youself honey!!! :lol:
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In the rat world they do. Breeders often help out with large rescues that happen or even take in rescues (which they don't breed from) if people call and ask them. Do you know any breeders in the fancy? If not then I don't really think you can comment.

I'm heavily involved with rescue but I have 3 breeder rats because they help socialise my rats with the worst behaviour issues which have arisen mostly because of being badly treated.

ETA: I would never buy a rabbit from a breeder as I don't think rabbit breeders are in the same league plus there are just far too many in recue needing homes. I have met rabbits from breeders and honestly couldn't see a difference in health or temperament. The difference between a rat originating from a breeding farm and from an ethical breeder who breeds for health and temperament is amazing.
 
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Rhian33 said:
In the rat world they do. Breeders often help out with large rescues that happen or even take in rescues (which they don't breed from) if people call and ask them. Do you know any breeders in the fancy? If not then I don't really think you can comment.

I'm heavily involved with rescue but I have 3 breeder rats because they help socialise my rats with the worst behaviour issues which have arisen mostly because of being badly treated.
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I dont know about rats but we were talking about a rabbit breeder initially. And 'ethical rabbit breeders' DO NOT exist when there are 35,000 rabbits in rescues up and down the UK alone. :)
 
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They dont exist - you are kidding youself honey!!! :lol:
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They definitely do in the ratty world. Yes; there are a healthy amount of unethical breeders in the rat fancy too but there are lots of lovely, very ethical breeders in the rat fancy. I am personal friends with a lot of them and have seen set-ups in person. :wave:

Breeding rats ethically is easier than rabbits though - entire bucks live together happily and entire does live together happily. There is not the massive rescue issue with rats that there is with rabbits (rescue situation with rats really seems be a lot better than a few years ago) and obviously as their lifespans are much shorter a massive amount of rats needing homes building up is unlikely. Have to stick up for the ratty world and say this!! :p

Out of interest; how *do* rabbit breeders claiming to be ethical get around the issues mentioned given that entire bucks / does don't usually live together happily and also given that entire doe rabbits are at such a high risk of cancer etc??
 
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Patiently waits for a 'no they're all evil' post :angel:
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Well we're nearly there

I don't really care what people think of me on here, it may be a rescue forum (Although I didn't actually know it was part of rabbit rehome until about a year of being on here), I'm here because this is the largest UK rabbit forum with great advice
 
Grin said:
I dont know about rats but we were talking about a rabbit breeder initially. And 'ethical rabbit breeders' DO NOT exist when there are 35,000 rabbits in rescues up and down the UK alone. :)
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I'm on the fence on this one. I edited my post whilst you were posting to give an opinion on rabbit breeding. I believe that in an ideal world that rabbit breeding could be like rat breeding if the whole thing was controlled. In an ideal world there would be no mass production to supply pet shops so there would be little demand for rescues as the breeder would take back any animal that could no longer be cared for and would insist their animal would not be bred from just like rat breeders insist.

We don't live in an ideal world though so I think your point about breeding rabbits is perfectly valid. In an ideal world i would be for breeding only as many as there is demand for in good loving homes which are homechecked by the breeder and these rabbits would be bred to ensure good health throughout their lives.
 
Hanlou said:
Out of interest; how *do* rabbit breeders claiming to be ethical get around the issues mentioned given that entire bucks / does don't usually live together happily and also given that entire doe rabbits are at such a high risk of cancer etc??
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That's what I have wondered. In the rat fancy a doe is mated up a maximum of twice normally and retired from breeding. It would make sense for rabbits to have the same rule and the rabbit neutered and homed to a pet home as soon as they have had 2 litters or fewer if she has proven not to be a good mum.
 
DemiS said:
Well we're nearly there

I don't really care what people think of me on here, it may be a rescue forum (Although I didn't actually know it was part of rabbit rehome until about a year of being on here), I'm here because this is the largest UK rabbit forum with great advice
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My question was genuine - not snide / sarcastic. :) x

Apologies if it came across to you that way as it wasn't meant to.
 
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it's my opinion that there should be a license for ALL animals. and a separate breeding license. pet shops should only sell supplies :)

i don't see a problem (imo) with breeding animals that aren't overflowing in rescues, however when breeding takes places away from rescue animals (which in most cases it does) i don't like it
 
Hanlou said:
Out of interest; how *do* rabbit breeders claiming to be ethical get around the issues mentioned given that entire bucks / does don't usually live together happily and also given that entire doe rabbits are at such a high risk of cancer etc??
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The figure on the risk of cancer is, I believe, the figure for unspayed does who have not had litters.
I know a breeder whose rabbits are house rabbits and spend a lot of time with people until they are neutered and bonded together after one or two litters.
 
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it's my opinion that there should be a license for ALL animals. and a separate breeding license. pet shops should only sell supplies :)

i don't see a problem (imo) with breeding animals that aren't overflowing in rescues, however when breeding takes places away from rescue animals (which in most cases it does) i don't like it
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Same here exactly. If breeding were to be tightly regulated I don't think we would have anywhere near as many problems with unwanted animals.
 
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