About 2 months ago I visited a local city farm (used to go there as a small child). It's quite a nice place, they have goats, sheep, couple of cows, donkey, chickens etc... All very well kept and happy. They had a big group of buns outside on the grass and they looked well. Then i went inside the barn - the buns in there we not so well kept. They had a few lioheads and other long haired buns that were a bit matted but they had food and water. I held a bun who looked like my little Dandelion - he was so cute but very small. From their behaviour it seems like none are neutured.
Anyway i went back today and all the buns were inside but there were a lot less. The one that looked like my little Dandelion seemed very quiet so I asked to hold him and he was so thin. He tried to bite my jacket (old one) - he was pulling hard but never broke though the material so this suggests to me that he has teeth problems. I checked is bum and it was a bit yucky - not alot. I tried to look at the others but couldn't see anything as they had such long coats. He was so thin and it reminded me of when I first held Willow, my dental neglect bun. His plums were so shrivelled and Willow was like that due to malnurition. I asked a boy who 'worked' there why there were less rabbits than when i came before and he told me some had died.
This city farm is quite particular as it's used to educate children/young adults with learn disabilities so maybe the rabbits don't get the care they need. The larger animals and chickens looked really well and I have not doubt that they are well cared for.
I asked itf I could volunteer there and left my details. Not too sure what to do now. I don't think reporting them to the RSPCA or council will help in this case.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Anyway i went back today and all the buns were inside but there were a lot less. The one that looked like my little Dandelion seemed very quiet so I asked to hold him and he was so thin. He tried to bite my jacket (old one) - he was pulling hard but never broke though the material so this suggests to me that he has teeth problems. I checked is bum and it was a bit yucky - not alot. I tried to look at the others but couldn't see anything as they had such long coats. He was so thin and it reminded me of when I first held Willow, my dental neglect bun. His plums were so shrivelled and Willow was like that due to malnurition. I asked a boy who 'worked' there why there were less rabbits than when i came before and he told me some had died.
This city farm is quite particular as it's used to educate children/young adults with learn disabilities so maybe the rabbits don't get the care they need. The larger animals and chickens looked really well and I have not doubt that they are well cared for.
I asked itf I could volunteer there and left my details. Not too sure what to do now. I don't think reporting them to the RSPCA or council will help in this case.
Any advice would be appreciated.