CharlotteMc
Mama Doe
I am not talking about a rescue rabbit or non rescue rabbit, just rabbits in general. are new rabbit owners given enough infomation?
When i got my first rabbit Penny, i got her as a single bunny. Her cage was far to small. She was vaccinated every 6 months. I over fed her on pellets. she didnt get as much hay as she need. Was this becasue i didnt care about her? no. It as becasue I didnt have the correct infomation on rabbit care. I read book ect but most are out of date
Obviously this has all changed now she is living in a 6ft X 3ft double hutch with attached 6ft run, 1 egg cup of pellets, unlimted hay, is now bonded and vaccinated!
New rabbit ownes will buy a 3ft hutch thinking that it is an ok size. New rabbit owners may not vaccinate - becasue they dont know about vaccinations.
I dont think shops will ever stop selling small hutches (or not for along time anyway) so instead of trying to change shops ect, shouldnt the new owner be educated ?
If a rabbt owner is educated this may well lower the amount of rabbit in rescues or being mis-treated.
Just my opionion though
When i got my first rabbit Penny, i got her as a single bunny. Her cage was far to small. She was vaccinated every 6 months. I over fed her on pellets. she didnt get as much hay as she need. Was this becasue i didnt care about her? no. It as becasue I didnt have the correct infomation on rabbit care. I read book ect but most are out of date
Obviously this has all changed now she is living in a 6ft X 3ft double hutch with attached 6ft run, 1 egg cup of pellets, unlimted hay, is now bonded and vaccinated!
New rabbit ownes will buy a 3ft hutch thinking that it is an ok size. New rabbit owners may not vaccinate - becasue they dont know about vaccinations.
I dont think shops will ever stop selling small hutches (or not for along time anyway) so instead of trying to change shops ect, shouldnt the new owner be educated ?
If a rabbt owner is educated this may well lower the amount of rabbit in rescues or being mis-treated.
Just my opionion though