This thread is so skewed. Yes this breeder was bad, yes the OP made a mistake thinking they were reputable. That doesn't mean there aren't any reputable breeders.
no but many many are awful breeders who put profit over ensuring they dont breed to much and have over cramped and have way to small living areas, do not feed the right diet and pass on incorrect information on size of living space and care to the new owners.
Nobody ever mention the fact that there's rescues that are just as bad, if not worse. Nobody ever mentions that many rescue rabbits have tons of health problems (after all nearly all rescue rabbits are from pet shops and backyard breeders) but that's one of the first things people say to someone who's bought from a breeder. Everyone acts as if breeders are evil, greedy people with no morals and no knowledge of rabbits.
breeders are doing this for profit not to help animals rescues do it to help animals all profit goes back into caring for the animals they are not paid.
they are volunteers. Breeders choose to put their animals in that situation, choose to over bread, choose to put them in inadequate living quaters... rescues though some do not provide as good quality of care, size of living space, diet etc... as others they have taken an animal who would otherwise be dead, pts, abandoned etc... they are saving lives.
There are some places calling themselves rescues who do not provide the minimal standard of care etc... these ARE NOT proper rescues.... they may have started with good intentions but they are not officially or properly recognised rescues.
but even so these places though not providing enough are still taking animals someone else has mistreated, abandoned or were going to die. They had not put them in that position they had not been the direct cause etc...
These bad breeders choose to stay uneducated choose to no inform themselves and give miss information that like when pet shops do it, leads to the animal being treated cruelty, not getting what they need or being pts or abandoned....
There are good breeders yes but I have to ask the question why do you want to get a bunny from a breeder when theres so many in need bunnies in rescues, some very young? why give money to someone bringing more bunnies into the world when theres so many needing homes?
if theres a particular breed you want there are sitting in a rescue somewhere? worried about a home check? if you dont pass its more than likely you cant meet the minimum requirements and if you disagree appeal and say why you think you meet it, my friend did this after she was told no and they changed their mind as she showed and proved she was going to do all she promised. rescues have to make sure rabbits are at least getting the min why is that not a good thing?
Threads like this if anything make me more pro breeder. Rescues in general are so distasteful imo. Constant over-zealous remarks and blaming owners and only reporting the facts that make rescues look good, never the whole truth. Bleh. It's grating and all very animal activist/PETA like.
why would it make you more pro breeder? thats silly? why do you think they make those remarks? its soul destroying to see animals abandoned in a state, neglected, dying, suffering and hurt day in and day out knowing it could easily be stopped but it wont be... knowing that animal will probably spend the the rest of its life in a rescue for various reasons, people prefer to buy from pets shops or breeders ect.. but also knowing some of those people who choose to buy will get fed up or bored or will find it to much or will be given misinformation so those bunnies will end up in a rescue and the cycle will continue. They are brimming full but if they turn someone away its probably a death sentence for that animal
i dont agree with the rescues making snippy comments I do agree it can put people off rescuing but to say it makes you pro breeder is silly knowing the affects of over breeding and awful breeders.
i dont see how they are disgraceful just over worked, heartbroken and just wishing that more people would adopt.
people try to educate others on why breeding isnt the best choice for rabbits as a whole
so why not take a stand and not give money to breeding?
if no one bought it wouldnt happen then we could start again once the animal situation has improved and only have well informed breeders with spacious living accommodations who provide proper diets
it will never stop unless we stop
