bunnylover1995
Alpha Buck
Went to P@H today to pick up some emergency cleaning supplies as a group of flies have moved in since wednesday! :shock:
And as always I went to look at the little bunnies for sale, because they're stupidly cute but to my surprise I saw baby rabbits! A litter of black and white dutchies, and they could have each fit in the palm of my hand. I asked multiple members of staff to confirm their age and everyone said they were 8 weeks, there was NO WAY they were 8 weeks old, they were all huddled up, stick-thin so you could see their ribs and just so tiny.
One girl let it slip that they'd been there for 1 week, which means, even if they are 8 weeks, they left mum before they were 7 weeks old :evil: all the bunnies, even the ones in the adoption centers had empty food bowls, and their water was almost all gone or had a slightly green tinge. I stood there ranting until someone changed their water.
I then came back to see them giving these baby rabbits, who couldn't be more than 6.5 weeks, VEGETABLES. OMG I went mental... :evil: how stupid are these people!
I found the person who was in charge of the pets, and she said she's never owned rabbits, but she went on a 6 hour training course so she knows what she's talking about. I nearly decked her.
There were 12 rabbits there, 7 baby dutchies and 5 lionheads who could have only JUST been 8 weeks old, it really maddens me. I would have bought them all if I could have. What start do they have in life. Why can't people realise that they're living creatures. I asked to speak to the vet to confirm their age, they said that it wouldn't be appropriate, as companion care is a separate business from P@H like WTF?! They're in the same room... They obviously don't give a **** about the welfare of these animals...
I absolutely want to shut down these rabbit farms who are letting animals go before they're fully grown, weaning them young, so that they're off to a pet shop, never feeling love, before being sold as a pet to a little kid for Easter, just so there's space for exactly the same thing to happen to the next generation.
Okay Rant over
And as always I went to look at the little bunnies for sale, because they're stupidly cute but to my surprise I saw baby rabbits! A litter of black and white dutchies, and they could have each fit in the palm of my hand. I asked multiple members of staff to confirm their age and everyone said they were 8 weeks, there was NO WAY they were 8 weeks old, they were all huddled up, stick-thin so you could see their ribs and just so tiny.
One girl let it slip that they'd been there for 1 week, which means, even if they are 8 weeks, they left mum before they were 7 weeks old :evil: all the bunnies, even the ones in the adoption centers had empty food bowls, and their water was almost all gone or had a slightly green tinge. I stood there ranting until someone changed their water.
I then came back to see them giving these baby rabbits, who couldn't be more than 6.5 weeks, VEGETABLES. OMG I went mental... :evil: how stupid are these people!
I found the person who was in charge of the pets, and she said she's never owned rabbits, but she went on a 6 hour training course so she knows what she's talking about. I nearly decked her.
There were 12 rabbits there, 7 baby dutchies and 5 lionheads who could have only JUST been 8 weeks old, it really maddens me. I would have bought them all if I could have. What start do they have in life. Why can't people realise that they're living creatures. I asked to speak to the vet to confirm their age, they said that it wouldn't be appropriate, as companion care is a separate business from P@H like WTF?! They're in the same room... They obviously don't give a **** about the welfare of these animals...
I absolutely want to shut down these rabbit farms who are letting animals go before they're fully grown, weaning them young, so that they're off to a pet shop, never feeling love, before being sold as a pet to a little kid for Easter, just so there's space for exactly the same thing to happen to the next generation.
Okay Rant over