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Wise Old Thumper
Posted oh behalf cjmaclean
I am contacting you on behalf of Heathlands Animal Sanctuary in Royston, Hertfordshire. The lady who runs the rescue (Gillian Knight) is not computer literate and relies on me (a volunteer) to post her photos and take emails, etc. I have been doing this for her for the past two years or so.
She rang me tonight with a crisis on her hands. Her rescue is full as her volunteer who used to take all the rabbits is very ill and she herself can only take around 10 - 15 rabbits. She is full at the moment (as are most rescues unfortunately). But she received a phone call today from a woman who breeds rabbits for a pet shop. The pet shop apparently said they have a slump in sales now and don't want any more rabbits. So this breeder is going to take 9 baby rabbits and dump them in a field if no one can take them (Grrr--- how responsible is that??).
So Gillian is livid about it but can't bring herself to turn these poor babies away knowing full well they will die if left out in a field. There are 9 mini-lops: 5 that are 7 weeks old and 4 that are 13 weeks old. I have a couple of spare hutches and can take a few as an emergency situation, but Gillian would like to know if there are any rescues within an hour or so drive from Herts/Cambs that could take the buns? Me and my husband will offer to drive them to whatever rescue can help.
You must hear this story repeated so often. It is very sad.
Thanks very much.
Best wishes,
Cathy
I am contacting you on behalf of Heathlands Animal Sanctuary in Royston, Hertfordshire. The lady who runs the rescue (Gillian Knight) is not computer literate and relies on me (a volunteer) to post her photos and take emails, etc. I have been doing this for her for the past two years or so.
She rang me tonight with a crisis on her hands. Her rescue is full as her volunteer who used to take all the rabbits is very ill and she herself can only take around 10 - 15 rabbits. She is full at the moment (as are most rescues unfortunately). But she received a phone call today from a woman who breeds rabbits for a pet shop. The pet shop apparently said they have a slump in sales now and don't want any more rabbits. So this breeder is going to take 9 baby rabbits and dump them in a field if no one can take them (Grrr--- how responsible is that??).
So Gillian is livid about it but can't bring herself to turn these poor babies away knowing full well they will die if left out in a field. There are 9 mini-lops: 5 that are 7 weeks old and 4 that are 13 weeks old. I have a couple of spare hutches and can take a few as an emergency situation, but Gillian would like to know if there are any rescues within an hour or so drive from Herts/Cambs that could take the buns? Me and my husband will offer to drive them to whatever rescue can help.
You must hear this story repeated so often. It is very sad.
Thanks very much.
Best wishes,
Cathy
