I agree with this sadly. I think it would push more people into the arms of back yard breeders because a) rescues may never enter their head (until I joined here, I never thought of rescuing and would never have thought you could have gotten rabbits there either) and b) from my personal experience, it's very difficult adopting a bunny from a rescue. I may have just had the worst luck in the world, and it's only the fact my conscience won't allow it now I know the reality that's stopped me browsing the likes of preloved for another rabbit. Someone with less conscience perhaps will have lost out on their preferred rabbit & go straight on there to buy if they thought p@h bunnies were too expensive.
Personally, I think BYB need clamping down upon first before tackling the pet shops. (I know they also supply pet shops so you could say attack the pet shops and then the BYB have to stop, but the demand will shift from the supplier direct & just put the middle man out of business - p@h could better, but they are improving IMO.)
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