Since seeing the awful conditions the breeder kept the rabbits in that Snowy rescued the other week I've been pondering on this question.
As well as dreadful breeders like him, there are obviously good breeders. I've been wondering whether there is an argument that someone like me (or you) should take up breeding to provide high quality rabbits, sold only to suitable owners with suitable accommodation etc. Not for sale to petshops but to sell to good potential owners similar to the way that rescues homecheck. Dog breeders are accepted and if someone wants a baby pedigree dog, you go to a breeder. Would it not be a better situation that if someone wants a rabbit they go to a breeder who runs it as well as a rescue?
I just don't see the end point of the endless cycle of person buys bunny from petshop, sticks it in a 3ft cage, gets tired of it, gives it to a rescue where one of us goes along and adds to our already growing number of rabbits. People are always going to want to buy baby rabbits and maybe the future could be that similar to pedigree dogs rather than petshop sales.
As well as dreadful breeders like him, there are obviously good breeders. I've been wondering whether there is an argument that someone like me (or you) should take up breeding to provide high quality rabbits, sold only to suitable owners with suitable accommodation etc. Not for sale to petshops but to sell to good potential owners similar to the way that rescues homecheck. Dog breeders are accepted and if someone wants a baby pedigree dog, you go to a breeder. Would it not be a better situation that if someone wants a rabbit they go to a breeder who runs it as well as a rescue?
I just don't see the end point of the endless cycle of person buys bunny from petshop, sticks it in a 3ft cage, gets tired of it, gives it to a rescue where one of us goes along and adds to our already growing number of rabbits. People are always going to want to buy baby rabbits and maybe the future could be that similar to pedigree dogs rather than petshop sales.
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