Kittykat23uk
Mama Doe
Since some of you are aware, I enquired about two of the baby Lymington buns, Julie and Jordan, currently at Wood green. They won't hold them until I get back, so I'll have to hope they are still available in November. I expect they will be taken by then though.
But I took a look at their factsheet:
"Ideally the best set up for keeping rabbits is giving them free run of the garden with access to a shed or hutch, providing the garden is completely secure."
Well, ours isn't 100% secure and anyway we have loads of bulb plants, which would be poisonous or they'd get behind the shed or into the borders and we'd never find them. Plus there are lots of cats, not to mention next door's dog (although with our new fence on that side and the dog not really living there as far as we can see, that at least is not a big problem now).
"If this is not an option, you will need a run, including a shelter big enough for the rabbits to cuddle up in, out of the elements. The shelter does not have to be the traditional hutch but needs to be correctly sized for the breed and number of rabbits you adopt. The run needs to be a minimum size of 10ft x 5ft x 4ft. Runs should be constructed of galvanished wire mesh and NOT chicken wire. If for any reason the rabbits need to be enclosed overnight you will need a hutch of at least 5ft x 2ft x 2ft (rabbits are more active at dusk and dawn so we prefer for them to have access to the run 24 hours a day)."
This is even more stringent than Martlesham' requirements!!! At the moment, the aviary is 6ft by 5ft by 5ft with some platforms. The kennel is 8ft by 4 ft by 5 ft. So together that should just about meet the minimum requirements, but not while they are seperated. I've asked for clarity on this point- would we meet their housing requirements?
I have to ask the question, with so many rabbits in need of forever homes, being PTS because there's no room in rescues, surely some of these requirements are just getting a bit OTT? :? Another thing, it wouldn't be so bad if all rescues could agree one set of housing requirements, but I've had two homechecks now, the first one for PACT and the kennel was considered to be plenty of room on its own. The second one for the RSPCA which was only okay after we got the aviary in place, which is fine because we needed an area we could keep seperate for the third bun. But not I wonder if we're faced with another set of requirements to meet?
But I took a look at their factsheet:
"Ideally the best set up for keeping rabbits is giving them free run of the garden with access to a shed or hutch, providing the garden is completely secure."
Well, ours isn't 100% secure and anyway we have loads of bulb plants, which would be poisonous or they'd get behind the shed or into the borders and we'd never find them. Plus there are lots of cats, not to mention next door's dog (although with our new fence on that side and the dog not really living there as far as we can see, that at least is not a big problem now).
"If this is not an option, you will need a run, including a shelter big enough for the rabbits to cuddle up in, out of the elements. The shelter does not have to be the traditional hutch but needs to be correctly sized for the breed and number of rabbits you adopt. The run needs to be a minimum size of 10ft x 5ft x 4ft. Runs should be constructed of galvanished wire mesh and NOT chicken wire. If for any reason the rabbits need to be enclosed overnight you will need a hutch of at least 5ft x 2ft x 2ft (rabbits are more active at dusk and dawn so we prefer for them to have access to the run 24 hours a day)."
This is even more stringent than Martlesham' requirements!!! At the moment, the aviary is 6ft by 5ft by 5ft with some platforms. The kennel is 8ft by 4 ft by 5 ft. So together that should just about meet the minimum requirements, but not while they are seperated. I've asked for clarity on this point- would we meet their housing requirements?
I have to ask the question, with so many rabbits in need of forever homes, being PTS because there's no room in rescues, surely some of these requirements are just getting a bit OTT? :? Another thing, it wouldn't be so bad if all rescues could agree one set of housing requirements, but I've had two homechecks now, the first one for PACT and the kennel was considered to be plenty of room on its own. The second one for the RSPCA which was only okay after we got the aviary in place, which is fine because we needed an area we could keep seperate for the third bun. But not I wonder if we're faced with another set of requirements to meet?
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