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poor little new arrival at Barc (Warning , may be upsetting )

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bunnymadhouse

Wise Old Thumper






This little boy arrived with us last night


Shouldn't have really taken him as trying to reduce numbers but how could I not .
So here is his story as I know ..
He was seen at livestock market in Holmfirth by someone . He was being sold for a pound . So the person ( who had done this before several times ) paid £2 for him and took him home .
She cleaned his wounds and fed him .
The downside is that this person , although good intentioned , had no where suitable for him . ( or several others from the same place) so they were housed in tiny cages .
Now because of this the Rspca had a call about this person , who by trying to do good had got herself in a pickle . And the rspca took him and several other buns away .
Liz ( rspca) took this little boy to the vets . He is very underweight and his back is a mass of scabby bite wounds . Thankfully they all look clean except one tiny wound that has a bit of pus . He is now on treatment and should make a good recovery .
When Liz told me about him I couldn't help but take him .
He is such a sweet little soul .
There is a moral to this story though ... I see so many people taking buns from free ads , markets , et shop adverts etc. then not being able to give them what they need .
While the intentions are good if you can't proved properly for them the stay away from these places and don't get yourselves into bother .
This little mite has come good . He will get what he needs now .
But how many bunnies don't . Good intentions aren't enough
 
bunnymadhouse said:






This little boy arrived with us last night


Shouldn't have really taken him as trying to reduce numbers but how could I not .
So here is his story as I know ..
He was seen at livestock market in Holmfirth by someone . He was being sold for a pound . So the person ( who had done this before several times ) paid £2 for him and took him home .
She cleaned his wounds and fed him .
The downside is that this person , although good intentioned , had no where suitable for him . ( or several others from the same place) so they were housed in tiny cages .
Now because of this the Rspca had a call about this person , who by trying to do good had got herself in a pickle . And the rspca took him and several other buns away .
Liz ( rspca) took this little boy to the vets . He is very underweight and his back is a mass of scabby bite wounds . Thankfully they all look clean except one tiny wound that has a bit of pus . He is now on treatment and should make a good recovery .
When Liz told me about him I couldn't help but take him .
He is such a sweet little soul .
There is a moral to this story though ... I see so many people taking buns from free ads , markets , et shop adverts etc. then not being able to give them what they need .
While the intentions are good if you can't proved properly for them the stay away from these places and don't get yourselves into bother .
This little mite has come good . He will get what he needs now .
But how many bunnies don't . Good intentions aren't enough
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Firstly, hello Angie. Oh how you are missed on RU


As for the poor wee Bunny, well what can I say. This time someone (you) was able to step in to help. But as you say, how many other Rabbits are not so lucky.
I know that if someone sees a Rabbit in a bad way it is impossible to walk away. But taking the Rabbit means that the person has to be in a position to keep him/her and provide him/her with all the care needed. As you say, good intentions can go horribly wrong when heart over-rules head.

I hope Bunny makes a rapid recovery. Have you named him yet ?
 
bunnymadhouse said:






This little boy arrived with us last night


Shouldn't have really taken him as trying to reduce numbers but how could I not .
So here is his story as I know ..
He was seen at livestock market in Holmfirth by someone . He was being sold for a pound . So the person ( who had done this before several times ) paid £2 for him and took him home .
She cleaned his wounds and fed him .
The downside is that this person , although good intentioned , had no where suitable for him . ( or several others from the same place) so they were housed in tiny cages .
Now because of this the Rspca had a call about this person , who by trying to do good had got herself in a pickle . And the rspca took him and several other buns away .
Liz ( rspca) took this little boy to the vets . He is very underweight and his back is a mass of scabby bite wounds . Thankfully they all look clean except one tiny wound that has a bit of pus . He is now on treatment and should make a good recovery .
When Liz told me about him I couldn't help but take him .
He is such a sweet little soul .
There is a moral to this story though ... I see so many people taking buns from free ads , markets , et shop adverts etc. then not being able to give them what they need .
While the intentions are good if you can't proved properly for them the stay away from these places and don't get yourselves into bother .
This little mite has come good . He will get what he needs now .
But how many bunnies don't . Good intentions aren't enough
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Gracious, what a state he's in :(

I'm so glad he's found you.

It's really difficult when seeing a bunny in that situation, you want to rescue but can't sustain it. I hope there will be more rescuers and less of the cruel people who allow this to happen. I rescue and foster as many as I can, on top of my own rabbits, but boundaries have to be set where clean and spacious accommodation and vet's bills are priority.

Bless and you and him :love:
 
Jack's-Jane said:
Firstly, hello Angie. Oh how you are missed on RU


As for the poor wee Bunny, well what can I say. This time someone (you) was able to step in to help. But as you say, how many other Rabbits are not so lucky.
I know that if someone sees a Rabbit in a bad way it is impossible to walk away. But taking the Rabbit means that the person has to be in a position to keep him/her and provide him/her with all the care needed. As you say, good intentions can go horribly wrong when heart over-rules head.

I hope Bunny makes a rapid recovery. Have you named him yet ?
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hello to you too Jane .

im always full of good intentions to come on here ..but there are never enough hours in the day .. put that with the fact ive had a broken lap top and then probs with photobucket and im afraid .. well ive been away from here a lot .. sorry

hes not named yet ... but i have a couple of ideas that fit in with our tree / plant name theme ... il update when ive decided .

hope you are well x
 
Good to see you, even if it is in these circumstances. He is gorgeous :love: poor thing, he's got such a friendly face. I am glad he's safe now. Hope he finds a new home soon. I keep working on my mum to get more rabbits but it's not worked (so far, but I'll keep trying ;))
 
Oh my goodness, the state of his back! Just tragic and then I saw his adorable little face.
So glad that you are taking care of him now, but it must be so frustrating for you.
 
What a poor little mite :( He does indeed have a very beautiful and gentle face. I really hope he heals well and that someone lovely comes along to give him a wonderful home.
 
Aw bless him. Tough situation for whoever spotted him there - I bet I couldn't have left him either.
 
How awful! Am not surprised you took him in - but you are absolutely right. I avoid the free ads as its just too upsetting.....

Hope you are doing ok!! xx
 
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