Many people in our area seem to hand them over to the rescue I am involved with if they have accidentally or intentionally had a rabbit which has produced a litter and are unable to find homes for them. I am not sure on the numbers of babies we have taken in or the numbers of babies which have been born with us this year, but it is certainly a lot.
ciara said:I should have made it clear that it was a hypothetical question.
Remembering that it isn't always easy to find good homes for baby rabbits,
What if a rabbit had 10 babies in a litter?
Would you suggest keeping all of them?
jrn1310 said:Many people in our area seem to hand them over to the rescue I am involved with if they have accidentally or intentionally had a rabbit which has produced a litter and are unable to find homes for them. I am not sure on the numbers of babies we have taken in or the numbers of babies which have been born with us this year, but it is certainly a lot.
The idea for some people who initially say that they would keep them all is not always feasible. Lorna who is with me at the moment had 8 babies 3 weeks ago, keeping all 8 of them would initially be possible once they have been sexed and then separated, however the financual cost of neutering and vaccinating let alone finding them accomodation would be out of the question to most people. We are probably talking £400+ for neutering, £200+ for vaccinations per year and then accomodation would be variable depending on their sexes but a minimum of £300 depending on what you used and they still need to be fed. That is £1000 spent very easily and quickly :roll:
Janice
Hi Janice
I was just wondering about the ratio of surrendered buns you get in, to how many get humanely euthanised, if any?
if it is not financially viable to keep them they should not have let it happen, i am by no means rich, but when i had my litter it was my intention to keep them all, if it werent i would NOT have had them and since then i have taken on a further 11 and growing. my point is people/rescues take on humans stupidity for granted and when people are ingnorant to the damage we cause we dont even batter an eye lid we just clean up the mess! i am sure if it was ileegal to pts an healthy animal and rescue charged for taking in pets, humans may take more responsiblilty for the bloody actions!
jrn1310 said:Ciara wroteHi Janice
I was just wondering about the ratio of surrendered buns you get in, to how many get humanely euthanised, if any?
To answer this question would be virtually impossible as we have no idea on how many we save as a proportion that get euthanased, let free as food for the fox, given to unscrupulous people for food whether human food or animal food. As a rescue we are only able to take in those we have physical space for, the others we have to accept that we cannot always help. Most rescues do have waiting lists and many animals simply disappear when their owners are approached again to say that a rescue has room for them. As a rescue we are particuarly lucky and do not always have a waiting list which allows us to help other rescues (some nearby and others a distance away).
bunnylove wrote
if it is not financially viable to keep them they should not have let it happen, i am by no means rich, but when i had my litter it was my intention to keep them all, if it werent i would NOT have had them and since then i have taken on a further 11 and growing. my point is people/rescues take on humans stupidity for granted and when people are ingnorant to the damage we cause we dont even batter an eye lid we just clean up the mess! i am sure if it was ileegal to pts an healthy animal and rescue charged for taking in pets, humans may take more responsiblilty for the bloody actions!
I totally agree with Eve, unfortuntely if people were charged an economic cost for taking in their unwanted litters more 'accidental litters' would be set free in the parks and woods.
Janice