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From: https://twitter.com/hashtag/VCUFAW2020?src=hashtag_click&f=live
Dr. Dan O'Neill presented on "What's Up Doc? - Exposing pet rabbit welfare issues using VetCompass veterinary clinical records". Twitter summaries from attendees (of which I am not one!) include:
"should we even keep #rabbits as "pets" or is there a full-blown albeit hidden #animalwelfare crisis in plain sight?"
"#Rabbits do not make good #pets for a whole series of reasons. We also know that they are not adapted to being kept as "production" animals. Possibly best to leave them alone once and for all?"
"#Rabbits have very complex needs meaning they don't make good #pets. There's a welfare crisis in plain sight. Dan O'Neill from @RoyalVetCollege discusses how @VetCompass data reveals demography, mortality and clinical problems in England"
"Dan O'Neill rounds off #VCUFAW2020 by showing that male rabbits are more common as companion animals than females, and live longer. Why is this? Nail and dental issues are common"
"#DYK a study reviewing conditions in rabbits found that top causes of death in pet rabbits were: flystrike as top cause, followed by anorexia & myxomatosis, all these issues are related to rabbit care! Many opportunities here to improve rabbit welfare! D. O'Neill"
"#Rabbits as #pets: top cause of mortality is flystrike (preventable & very painful). Myxomatosis (for which a vaccine exists) also common, and so is obesity. Conclusion: there is an ongoing #animalwelfare crisis that requires rethinking of societal licence to "own""
"Dr. Dan O'Neill from @RoyalVetCollege
at #VCUFAW2020 talking about welfare issues in rabbits.
Unpleasent reality: Many rabbits are suffering every day due to insufficient husbandry.
Plus a reminder: Rabbits arent pets for children!!"
"Dr Dan O’Neill: “we need to start to move away from what the owner wants, and towards what the pet needs”
Just because people ‘want’ pets which appearances that compromise their welfare, they do not necessarily have the right to have/breed such an animal"
"What's up doc? #VCUFAW2020 Dan O'Neill @RoyalVetCollege: @VetCompass #bigdata on UK pet #rabbits highlights widespread health & welfare issues. Argues not a suitable kid's pets, being ground-living, nervous prey animals - "should think of 'animal guardianship' not 'ownership' "
A snapshot of that particular talk, but I thought it would be interesting, if not 'new news' to people here
Dr. Dan O'Neill presented on "What's Up Doc? - Exposing pet rabbit welfare issues using VetCompass veterinary clinical records". Twitter summaries from attendees (of which I am not one!) include:
"should we even keep #rabbits as "pets" or is there a full-blown albeit hidden #animalwelfare crisis in plain sight?"
"#Rabbits do not make good #pets for a whole series of reasons. We also know that they are not adapted to being kept as "production" animals. Possibly best to leave them alone once and for all?"
"#Rabbits have very complex needs meaning they don't make good #pets. There's a welfare crisis in plain sight. Dan O'Neill from @RoyalVetCollege discusses how @VetCompass data reveals demography, mortality and clinical problems in England"
"Dan O'Neill rounds off #VCUFAW2020 by showing that male rabbits are more common as companion animals than females, and live longer. Why is this? Nail and dental issues are common"
"#DYK a study reviewing conditions in rabbits found that top causes of death in pet rabbits were: flystrike as top cause, followed by anorexia & myxomatosis, all these issues are related to rabbit care! Many opportunities here to improve rabbit welfare! D. O'Neill"
"#Rabbits as #pets: top cause of mortality is flystrike (preventable & very painful). Myxomatosis (for which a vaccine exists) also common, and so is obesity. Conclusion: there is an ongoing #animalwelfare crisis that requires rethinking of societal licence to "own""
"Dr. Dan O'Neill from @RoyalVetCollege
at #VCUFAW2020 talking about welfare issues in rabbits.
Unpleasent reality: Many rabbits are suffering every day due to insufficient husbandry.
Plus a reminder: Rabbits arent pets for children!!"
"Dr Dan O’Neill: “we need to start to move away from what the owner wants, and towards what the pet needs”
Just because people ‘want’ pets which appearances that compromise their welfare, they do not necessarily have the right to have/breed such an animal"
"What's up doc? #VCUFAW2020 Dan O'Neill @RoyalVetCollege: @VetCompass #bigdata on UK pet #rabbits highlights widespread health & welfare issues. Argues not a suitable kid's pets, being ground-living, nervous prey animals - "should think of 'animal guardianship' not 'ownership' "
A snapshot of that particular talk, but I thought it would be interesting, if not 'new news' to people here