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Wise Old Thumper
I think this is a very interesting subject, I think a lot of the time breeders get a lot of bad press and don't get me wrong I'm not talking about bad street breeders, I'm talking about ones that breed specific breeds who don't over breed their stock and keep certain types of breeds going. Can we blame the entire homeless rabbit population on breeders, or is there a point when we have to look at the owners who take on animals and end up rehoming? Most of the time the rabbits in rescues have come from a home who either couldn't be bothered any more or for some reason couldn't care for the rabbit anymore, not straight from a breeder. I know that if there was less people breeding, then this would I suppose have a knock on effect. However surely it's supply and demand if we limit the registered breeders would we not only encourage back street breeding?
Also is there anyway possible to stop impulse buying of rabbits and other small animals, as I think that it is this that creates the problem, I've been in a pet shop so many times and saw people just buy an animal without thinking it through before hand, I know I've been guilty of this myself, I mean Beatrix come from a garden centre and I only went to buy plants? Would some sort of cooling off period be a good idea after choosing an animal would be a good thing?
I am just interested on hearing your thoughts
Also is there anyway possible to stop impulse buying of rabbits and other small animals, as I think that it is this that creates the problem, I've been in a pet shop so many times and saw people just buy an animal without thinking it through before hand, I know I've been guilty of this myself, I mean Beatrix come from a garden centre and I only went to buy plants? Would some sort of cooling off period be a good idea after choosing an animal would be a good thing?
I am just interested on hearing your thoughts