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TeflonsShadow

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I am on numerous FB selling sites and am fed up of hearing people 'setting their bunny free'.

Please, share this message. People do not seem to be well educated. Life is not a fairy tale. Most of our buns have been bred to look different to those in the wild, things that would be a disadvantage to a wild bun, for example;

floppy ears - not as good to hear preditiors
long floppy ears - hard to keep dry on wet grass and not great to hear preditiors
rex fur - less hardy and weather proof than wild bunny fur
colours - bright white, grey, broken colours etc..... not as camolflaged as a wild bun
size - big buns, especially giant buns would struggle to get down holes, whereas dwarf buns may struggle to see over longish grass.

*Friends* If you, or your friends have a rabbit, please be aware; domesticated rabbits cannot be released; they will not be 'happy' or 'free'. As a domesticated animal, most have lost their natural camoflage, and none of them have the survival insticts of a wild rabbit, nor the support or shelter of a warren. As a domesticated rabbit, they aren't likely to be able to join one either. A domestic rabbit that is let lose into the wild is a danger to itself, and vulnerable to the elements, preditors and even wild rabbits. If ever you hear of someone who is going to 'set their rabbit free'- call a rescue. Thanks. X
 
I am on numerous FB selling sites and am fed up of hearing people 'setting their bunny free'.

Please, share this message. People do not seem to be well educated. Life is not a fairy tale. Most of our buns have been bred to look different to those in the wild, things that would be a disadvantage to a wild bun, for example;

floppy ears - not as good to hear preditiors
long floppy ears - hard to keep dry on wet grass and not great to hear preditiors
rex fur - less hardy and weather proof than wild bunny fur
colours - bright white, grey, broken colours etc..... not as camolflaged as a wild bun
size - big buns, especially giant buns would struggle to get down holes, whereas dwarf buns may struggle to see over longish grass.

*Friends* If you, or your friends have a rabbit, please be aware; domesticated rabbits cannot be released; they will not be 'happy' or 'free'. As a domesticated animal, most have lost their natural camoflage, and none of them have the survival insticts of a wild rabbit, nor the support or shelter of a warren. As a domesticated rabbit, they aren't likely to be able to join one either. A domestic rabbit that is let lose into the wild is a danger to itself, and vulnerable to the elements, preditors and even wild rabbits. If ever you hear of someone who is going to 'set their rabbit free'- call a rescue. Thanks. X

Good post! Don't forget it's not just the domestic rabbit that is vunerable, if the domestic rabbit carries a disease they could infect a whole warren of wild rabbits
 
Good post! Don't forget it's not just the domestic rabbit that is vunerable, if the domestic rabbit carries a disease they could infect a whole warren of wild rabbits

Yep, there are more things that just what I mentioned, like traffic, birds of prey etc but it was getting a bit long for a status on fb! :p
 
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