I agree with you to some extent on that one. I hate the idea of rabbit shows but I do attend rat shows(I don't show any myself). The first thing that's looked at in a rat which will win a show is temperamant. If the rat is at all scared or angry about being there then it has no chance of winning and only relaxed well socialised rats are ever shown.
I don't see how a rabbit could be relaxed in this sort of suitation, even my most unhandleable rat (I take the ones with behavoiur problems and/or other issues) would react better in a show than any rabbit I have met to date and there is no way I would even contemplate taking her along to a show.
:shock: Eats his stock???? god ive never heard something so sick xx
can I just ask why you find it so "sick"?
Im sure farmers eat thier own stock.
(btw, i personally couldnt/ wouldnt do it...i am just courious to see why you think this thats all)
:shock: Eats his stock???? god ive never heard something so sick xx
I agree, that's awful! But I know for a fact that not all breeders are like that, and I feel sorry for the breeders on here who treat their rabbits like members of the family. They are being made out to be bad which isn't true.
can I just ask why you find it so "sick"?
Im sure farmers eat thier own stock.
(btw, i personally couldnt/ wouldnt do it...i am just courious to see why you think this thats all)
I know what you mean, but these rabbits are being bred and kept as pets not livestock.
To be honest I hate the idea of eating animals. I do eat meat but I can't even think about where it came from. The idea of thinking 'ah, here's [name], nice and tasty'... awful. I know this is hypocritical of me because I eat meat, and I am trying to slowly phase out my meat-eating. I don't judge others for eating meat, it's just my personal opinion.
I do buy organic meat because I don't want to eat an animal that has been raised in a bad way, so I suppose... but it just doesn't sit right with me. I know rabbits raised for meat are domestic not wild, but it just really makes me feel sick. Perhaps I would feel the same if I had a pet pig or chicken.
That's how I feel too Julie I can't really justify it though I think is what I'm trying to say because I don't feel that way about it happening to other animals.
that is awful. I know there are some reputable breeders around, but stories like that are just disgusting I would have hated them too xxxxxxxxxx
Ive never forgotten it i was so shocked, its an easy way to make someone dislike you and i really dislike that family after what she told me xxx
I can't believe they are going around boasting about it as well xxxxx
I think as you knew i love rabbits it was to hurt my feelings i really do. xx
wouldn't surprise me. Everytime the rabbits are mentioned to the OH's mum she goes 'should have called him Stew' and laughs for ages even though she knows it will upset me. I don't really think there's any laws or anything to stop them from doing things like that xxxx
I get the same nicola, just let them show their ignorance.
I get oh what you doing fattening them up for the pot, total idiots :roll: xxxxxx
Yeah, my manager at work made all kinds of jokes about stuff like this, but then when the girls were at the vets he made me leave early to pick them up and kept asking how they were! So I think sometimes it is just to get a reaction or because they really think it's funny. I just refuse to react, it soon shuts them up :roll: xxxxxxxxxxxx
I think thats just what i need to do, not react, i think you are right they love the reaction because i always give one, why didnt i think of that :shock: xxx