Hi there everyone. The kind hoppetylop has taken it upon herself to post on here for me. I was not aware of it existing.
To those of you wondering if I breed or hoard the answer is no.
My ex and I used to take them in when people couldn't look after them or posted that they were giving rabbits and guinea pigs away on sites like freecycle and that has been this way for the past 5 years.
Whilst they are not vaccinated or neutered they are all housed separatly and have equal time spent running around the massive gardens that surround the house.
Unfortunately the landlords to this house are my ex's parents and when said ex decided he did not want to be with me anymore not only did he wipe his hands of his responsibilities towards the animals and shacked up with what was our mutual best friend , his parents have done a posession order leaving me with 2 months to find somewhere else to live as well as re home the animals. ( I have to be out by the 31st March)
If I could take them with me I would. I can't. I am desperate and I am not a 'poor me' type person but I would appreciate it if you could choose not to judge me and recognise the kindness of someone who saw my predicament online. I don't mean that to sound defensive, I am just stuck and trying to get on with it and be positive and actually respect those who might find it suspicious as it shows they care genuinely. When I was trimming nails and brushing them earlier, Bruce got on my knee and I just burst into tears as one of the things I enjoyed most about bonding with the animals was providing them with reiki healing and chakra cleansing. It makes me kinda sensitive to when they are sad or happy. They are not stupid and I know they know something is not right. I am guessing Bruce is as sensitive as me
It is hard enough going through a break up, let alone being evicted and having zero help from what was once going to be in-laws and a fiance to help with rehoming the animals. I do my best with them and I am even paying an extra months rent to keep them here rather than left to starve which is what I am most afraid of.
I have flyers up in local schools and shops and my own parents who already have a bunny are helping to spread more flyers around to try and get the word out. I did have a girl phone interested in taking one on Friday this week (27th feb) so all being well she will do and bunny will go to a happy safe and loving home.
One rabbit was living in an outhouse in the pitchblack with a carrot thrown in once a week when a neighbour to the then owner called round to see me as she had seen my animals in my garden and thought I may help. He is called Morris.
Another was literally living in a cat carrier in a house full of 5 or 6 cats. She is called Smudge. A cardboard box would have made her happy compared to her then home.
Bruce was left on my doorstep (my house is directly opposite a shop so local people recognise my home and the animals) so I think someone just figured it was easier than looking after him
Madeline was from a family that 'got bored' and the pregnant mother decided that she was a mistake and didn't want to deal with her anymore.
Thumper is a bunny I have had for 5 years. My ex bought her from the dreaded pets at home adoption thing.
Sweetie was from a seemingly loving home but the daughter was going to university. I thought perhaps a bad choice for a birthday present was the most likely scenario.
The 3 guinea pigs are all male and apparantly from the same mother. A family who used to live around the corner were careless breeders and when I saw them and recognised the situation I took them off their hands.
So please do not think it is from a selfish perspective that I am choosing to move house and can't be bothered with them. They have always been my babies deep down and I am a 32 year old self employed home worker so I get lots of time to spend with them. I don't have a car and despite asking my ex and the landlords no one will take a trip to the tip with bin bags of poos and sawdust etc so I have to everyday try and beat other people to the public bins which I know is kind of sad but what other options do I have with so many animals.
Thankyou for reading. I will update my profiles online when I can upload more photos of sweetie and also the 3 guinea pigs. Whilst they dont have massive homes to live in, they get a lot of running time in the garden and right now I could use a hand not criticism as I really am doing the best I can under the circumstances. I never went out one day to buy multiple pets.
