I am probably going to get hung drawn and quartered now but here goes...
(Sorry in advance if I offend anybody)
I as a rescue a feeling under a hell of alot of pressure with all the ads for rabbits that keep appearing on RU, I thought RU was for getting help and advice for rabbits but it seems to be turning into a crusade to try and get as many rabbits off Freeads, Preloved or any other place that advertise rabbits.
As a rescue I would love to help every rabbit in the country and I am sure alot of the other rescues would too, unfortunately most rescues on here are all self funded and most of the money comes from our own pockets with very understanding o/h's doing extra work to help us run and keep helping the rabbits we can also with the help of fundraising that is done here and there which every rescue appreciates more than you will all probably ever know. We all have waiting lists for rabbits and guinea pigs to come in but for one reason and another we cannot take them straight away. In the last few months most of us rescues on here have all been scratching for the odd spare hutch so we can fit in an urgent case which to me as to come before someone who as just put their rabbit up for sale on one of the free ad sites, As a rescue we have to priortise what rescues come in and when. I think all us rescues wish we were millionaires :lol::lol:
I am not having a go at anybody but I just want people to understand that from a rescue point of view it doesn't mean we don't care about an animal if we don't respond to one of the threads asking for help with a rabbit on freeads, we will probably already have a more urgent case ourselves as we do not need to go looking for rabbits to rescue as they always seem to find us it would probably just be better if people saw ads on these sites to just email the advertiser with a polite email and mention RR to them.
Sorry Tamsin if I have over stepped the mark but just felt something needed saying
(Sorry in advance if I offend anybody)
I as a rescue a feeling under a hell of alot of pressure with all the ads for rabbits that keep appearing on RU, I thought RU was for getting help and advice for rabbits but it seems to be turning into a crusade to try and get as many rabbits off Freeads, Preloved or any other place that advertise rabbits.
As a rescue I would love to help every rabbit in the country and I am sure alot of the other rescues would too, unfortunately most rescues on here are all self funded and most of the money comes from our own pockets with very understanding o/h's doing extra work to help us run and keep helping the rabbits we can also with the help of fundraising that is done here and there which every rescue appreciates more than you will all probably ever know. We all have waiting lists for rabbits and guinea pigs to come in but for one reason and another we cannot take them straight away. In the last few months most of us rescues on here have all been scratching for the odd spare hutch so we can fit in an urgent case which to me as to come before someone who as just put their rabbit up for sale on one of the free ad sites, As a rescue we have to priortise what rescues come in and when. I think all us rescues wish we were millionaires :lol::lol:
I am not having a go at anybody but I just want people to understand that from a rescue point of view it doesn't mean we don't care about an animal if we don't respond to one of the threads asking for help with a rabbit on freeads, we will probably already have a more urgent case ourselves as we do not need to go looking for rabbits to rescue as they always seem to find us it would probably just be better if people saw ads on these sites to just email the advertiser with a polite email and mention RR to them.
Sorry Tamsin if I have over stepped the mark but just felt something needed saying