No, that's true and I accept that I did make up my mind without hearing the second side to the story :wave: I just can't see how they could justify what they did. Nor can I see us ever getting the other side to the story!
That is why they had to make up all the lies though in an attempt to justify what they did. I have been approached by a number of organisations to go public with what has happened to me, and so please bear in mind that for me to do that, and falsely lie about what happened, would actually be a criminal act which could result in a custodial sentence.
What went so very wrong in my particular case was that the ..... found themselves in a very difficult situation, after being informed that one of their Inspectors had unlawfully seized my rabbits, believing myself to have been responsible for the acts of cruelty the rabbits had obviously suffered, and not gaining the information that they should have done first, and coming back to discuss each rabbit with me 4 days later, when they had already put them to sleep. Surely anyone reading this thread can understand why the information should have been obtained first, not once they were already dead.
Ironically, 3 of my 'special needs' buns were ..... buns, for which I had had home checks done, provided references, and a reference from my vet, and yet these buns thankfully have now been returned to me. Do you honestly think that that would have happened had there been any question at all of my not looking after them properly.
One of the other things that upset me greatly, was knowing how Scooter was suffering and in pain, because him being taken, prevented him from having much needed already pre-arranged surgery to amputate his near side hind leg. Over a 7 week period, I emailed the Chief Executive of the ...... the head of the legal department, and anyone else who I thought may be able to help, begging and pleading with them to let me have Scooter back so that he could have his surgery, and yes, not that I am proud of it, but when being decent and polite, fell on deaf ears, I admit to then advising them of my intentions to go to the press, my MP, anyone who may have been able to help, because I was so desperate to get Scooter released and the surgery he needed.
Instead of that though, this particular charity who is supposed to work tirelessly and endlessly to end the suffering and cruelty to animals, kept Scooter suffering and in pain for 7 weeks!! I even pleaded with them to be able to have a vet go out to him, to at least get him some pain relief, and keep him comfortable, and this was also denied. So, who was really causing his suffering then, and it certainly wasn't me, because he wasn't even in my care.
Before people are so quick to judge myself, just bear in mind that all of what I have said can be supported by others and most importantly by my vet.
Just as an example, although not quite how I had wanted this thread to go, Pippa was apparently put to sleep because she had 'multiple skin issues'. However, the following morning after the rabbits had been seized, they were all inspected by an ..... vet at one of the rehoming centres, but he noted nothing about any skin issues. Following legal advice an independent vet examined the rabbits the following Monday. He was a vet based in York, but as luck would have it, was in Birmingham attending a conference, and once this had finished, he duly inspected my rabbits, but again, no mention of any skin issues. My vet confirmed that Pippa was registered with him, and he had seen her on 3 occasions in the 11 months I had had her, but not for any skin problems.
Pippa was an extremely aggressive little madam, and although she was the prettiest, daintiest little Dutch bunny ever, everyone was terrified of Pippa when she was free-ranging at home. Pippa and myself understood each other though, and I soon realised after a few nasty bites to myself, that Pippa only really attacked when she felt threatened, and to be fair she was relentless in how she went for you. but I adored Pippa, and our cuddles when her beautiful big brown eyes couldn't stay open any longer were just the best ever, and her beautiful soft fur, how she actually demanded fuss and cuddles in the early hours, and would dig for however long it took to keep me awake, so that eventually I would then go and get her and take her back into bed with me, where she would lay in the crook of my arm, even though it must have been hot for her, because it certainly was for me.
So no, I can't prove it, but I think it is a fair assumption to make as to how Pippa reacted when she was seized and taken to the rehoming centre, but I can certainly prove that she didn't suffer from any skin issues, and 2 other vets had also just seen her, and so I personally think Pippa was put to sleep because of her aggression and behavioural problems. Which then should alert people to another totally shocking action on this charity's part, and that being, that she wasn't even their rabbit to put to sleep!!