I've recently started work at a petshop, and the other day, during my shift, we had a lady walk in with a rabbit, claiming she had found it as a stray, and was bleeding from a leg.
She was carrying him (not in a box) and handed him over to me (being the first member of staff she found). I took him in my arms, and turned around to find my manager. When I looked around the lady had gone! I was left holding a rabbit!
I carried him into the back to find my manager, who wasn't best pleased I'd taken a stray rabbit in! He told me to call the RSPCA straight away. So, with a collegue, I got the yellow pages, and gave them a call.
It was after 5pm, and the RSPCA was closed.
So, feeling sorry for this poor rabbit with no place else to go, I offered to take him home overnight.
I took him home, and gave him a look over. There was no bleeding leg, and infact seemed to be in good condition, apart from some very overgrown nails, and moulty. I clipped his claws, settled him into his hutch and gave him a big bowl of food with some greens, which he gulped down.
The next morning I phoned our local RSPCA, to report him being handed in as a stray, and to see whether anyone had reported him missing. The hadn't had any reports, and couldn't take in the rabbit as they were full to the brim. They said that many rabbits at this time of year are handed into them as 'strays' by their actual owners who were going on holiday etc, and couldn't look after their rabbit any more.
I said as I had the hutch vaccant, I could keep him here.
I've advertised him as found in vets and the local paper just incase it is genuine, but as yet have heard nothing.
So, for now, meet my new arrival He's a lovely little boy, who I'm spoiling rotten for all the upset he's been through recently. He's settling in well
Veronica
She was carrying him (not in a box) and handed him over to me (being the first member of staff she found). I took him in my arms, and turned around to find my manager. When I looked around the lady had gone! I was left holding a rabbit!
I carried him into the back to find my manager, who wasn't best pleased I'd taken a stray rabbit in! He told me to call the RSPCA straight away. So, with a collegue, I got the yellow pages, and gave them a call.
It was after 5pm, and the RSPCA was closed.
So, feeling sorry for this poor rabbit with no place else to go, I offered to take him home overnight.
I took him home, and gave him a look over. There was no bleeding leg, and infact seemed to be in good condition, apart from some very overgrown nails, and moulty. I clipped his claws, settled him into his hutch and gave him a big bowl of food with some greens, which he gulped down.
The next morning I phoned our local RSPCA, to report him being handed in as a stray, and to see whether anyone had reported him missing. The hadn't had any reports, and couldn't take in the rabbit as they were full to the brim. They said that many rabbits at this time of year are handed into them as 'strays' by their actual owners who were going on holiday etc, and couldn't look after their rabbit any more.
I said as I had the hutch vaccant, I could keep him here.
I've advertised him as found in vets and the local paper just incase it is genuine, but as yet have heard nothing.
So, for now, meet my new arrival He's a lovely little boy, who I'm spoiling rotten for all the upset he's been through recently. He's settling in well
Veronica