Rescue Poem

Posting the winning poem here as the message is important and I know some members don't visit the comp section
The poems can be used by rescues on posters web sites, ect as long as poets name included.
no other plagiarism please

If only everyone took on board the sentiment here we may not be having turning away so many at risk pets due to lack of space

written by Sara ( blackberry)

The Origins of Rescue Rabbits

So, you want a ‘breeder’ bunny,
‘Cos you want a certain size;
You want specific colouring,
Specific ears, specific eyes.

So why not look in rescues?
Why not save a life?
Amongst the many thousands of rabbits
Must be a bun that ‘looks just right’.

And where do you think they come from,
These homeless, unwanted buns?
Do they suddenly appear by magic
In the rescue’s rabbit run?

Ah yes, so many come from breeders!
Supplied to a pet shop, bought on a whim.
Then they end up in a rescue
Another bun just ‘handed in’.

Yes, some are accidental litters,
But every single domestic bun
Originates from human breeders,
Bred for human greed and fun.

A rescue rabbit’s just as good,
In fact they’re even better!
For most will have been neutered,
To prevent unwanted litters.

So look around the rescues,
They have every shape and size,
Giant buns and nethies,
Buns with different coloured eyes.

They have buns of every colour,
And their characters are known,
So your personalities can match
Before you take your bunny home.

Yes, look around a rescue,
Look into those eyes......
Could you still go to a breeder
‘Cos you want a certain size?

Brilliant :thumb:

Such a lovely poem...and directed at people like me who went to a breeder because I 'had to have' a lion head bunny

Since adopting Holly and Sheldon though - and seeing that it really makes no difference what breed a bunny is - I won't be doing that again. I love Harley to bits - but not because she is a lion head but because she is just an ordinary bunny who has no special powers just because she is from a breeder and is pure bred.

Well done Sara :thumb: