Safety warning about an enclosure - please read

[AndyRachel&Jack]

It's also a warning to anyone making their own runs out of materials they buy or find lying about. That poor rabbit must have jumped up higher where the wires would bend apart more easily and then slid down to where it's hard to pull them apart. They need to be threatened with legal action if they don't remove the word rabbit from the advert.

 

[Jonm]

Still going strong...

 

[MightyMax]

If you look back on this thread, you'll see ...

Yes I have .. from the beginning

 

[MummyBunnyEm]

Still going strong...

:roll:

You know i just don't get it with you!

 

[Zoobec]

Still going strong...

:shock: They might look strong, until a dog or cat jumps on them, or a rabbit runs at speed into the bars. Then they give and bend and buckle.

 

[tulsi]

Its a risk that you can take (obviously) but it is still a great idea to warn other people that it IS a risk. It may save a rabbit's life after all.

 

[Babsie]

I wonder whether people would take the same risk if their child was involved - ie would they continue to use a particular car seat/bed/buggy if children had been killed or injured using the same ones?

 

[William]

Why on earth wouldn't you at least mesh the inside of the run after knowing the risks? :? And if it bends with the force of a rabbit running into it I can't see how it's fox proof.

Goes to show how important it is to read reviews etc before getting accommodation! It's not something you would usually think of, especially if the bars seem sturdy.

I've had a similar incident happen. Absolutely horrific and really not something you want to experience. If in doubt, mesh it.

 

[MiniC]

Oh my! I'm glad this happened to be bumped! I ordered a metal bar enclosure last week and didn't read past the good reviews - mine was for indoor use, and I assumed all 1stars would be related to outdoor issues! I'm off to hunt down bad reviews now, this is just horrible. How can amazon still sell this after so many deaths? Like people say, if a kid died in a malfunctioning pram, there would be mass recalls.

Edit: not many negative reviews of our enclosure, and none of this nature. I'll still look at ways to make it better though, as I don't think I could live with myself if this happened to ours given i'm now aware of the risks!

 

[Jack's-Jane]

I have just submitted this 'Review'

'This enclosure is completely unsuitable for Rabbits. The bar spacing is such that even a medium sized Rabbit can get their head trapped causing a prolonged and terrifying death. Given the fact that this issue has been raised on numerous occasions, including submission of personal (devastating) accounts of fatalities and of photographs of deceased Rabbits hanging from the bars by the neck I find it incomprehensible that this enclosure remains on sale.

I for one would never buy ANYTHING from a retailer who was willing to sell an item known to be unfit and UNSAFE for purpose.
I guess that to some Retailers profit margins are more important than Animal Welfare'

 

[MummyBunnyEm]

I have just submitted this 'Review'

'This enclosure is completely unsuitable for Rabbits. The bar spacing is such that even a medium sized Rabbit can get their head trapped causing a prolonged and terrifying death. Given the fact that this issue has been raised on numerous occasions, including submission of personal (devastating) accounts of fatalities and of photographs of deceased Rabbits hanging from the bars by the neck I find it incomprehensible that this enclosure remains on sale.

I for one would never buy ANYTHING from a retailer who was willing to sell an item known to be unfit and UNSAFE for purpose.
I guess that to some Retailers profit margins are more important than Animal Welfare'

:thumb:

 

[Den]

When I saw this thread again I was really hoping to see it had been removed from sale.

Can't believe it is still available and that some are still using it without modifications.

Beggars belief.:evil:

 

[Casco]

Does this apply to all the metal pens or just particular ones? I have a metal pen but not the one linked to in this thread.

 

[Jonm]

I have just submitted this 'Review'

'This enclosure is completely unsuitable for Rabbits. The bar spacing is such that even a medium sized Rabbit can get their head trapped causing a prolonged and terrifying death. Given the fact that this issue has been raised on numerous occasions, including submission of personal (devastating) accounts of fatalities and of photographs of deceased Rabbits hanging from the bars by the neck I find it incomprehensible that this enclosure remains on sale.

I for one would never buy ANYTHING from a retailer who was willing to sell an item known to be unfit and UNSAFE for purpose.
I guess that to some Retailers profit margins are more important than Animal Welfare'

I'd say Floki is a small rabbit and even she can't get it all the way through...

 

[MummyBunnyEm]

Jonm... If a GIANT (My continental GIANT Barney) can get his head through then your little bun can too. He's dead now by the way.

 

[Jack's-Jane]

I'd say Floki is a small rabbit and even she can't get it all the way through...

 

[William]

I don't get you. It's almost like you're bragging about having a dangerous run. Have you looked at the first review with the picture of the dead rabbit with its head stuck in the bars? That was a small rabbit too. It doesn't matter if she can't squeeze through while standing there, that's not the point. The danger is if she runs into the bars and gets stuck.

 

[Jack's-Jane]

Jonm... If a GIANT (My continental GIANT Barney) can get his head through then your little bun can too. He's dead now by the way.

He's not going to listen, but hopefully others will and if one Rabbit's life is saved as a result that is at least something.

 

[William]

He's not going to listen, but hopefully others will and if one Rabbit's life is saved as a result that is at least something.

I don't get WHY though...it's totally bizarre?! It's like he's trying to prove a point. It's not even like he needs to get rid of the run though, just mesh the inside for goodness sake!

Ugh, stupidity like this irritates me because theres just no justifiable reason to take that risk when people have actually told you that their rabbits have died like this. It's not a big deal or expensive or anything to mesh a run.

 

[Babsie]

I wonder whether people would take the same risk if their child was involved - ie would they continue to use a particular car seat/bed/buggy if children had been killed or injured using the same ones?

Repeating this.