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bach2yoga
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oh my....that's still a lot of rabbits to take care of! where do all of these rabbits come from to need rescuing?
renee
renee
Mostly people would get or give the rabbits at Easter, thinking "oh it's just a rabbit" and little realizing how to take care of a rabbit (the information that most pet stores give, if any, is complete junk). Soon Peter Cottontail would be the size of a cat (rabbits aren't hamsters!), eating wires (you need to "rabbit proof" your home, because rabbits will chew on many, many things), or doing some other things that rabbits are meant to do, like sheding. So folks wouldn't want their pet anymore and dump their rabbits either on us or on a shelter, who would then call us. Actually, those were the lucky ones. The unlucky ones were "set free" in the wild (a house rabbit will do as well in the wild as a house cat, probably worse, because house rabbits don't always realize to run from things with teeth) or died of malnutrition from a diet of strictly carrots (they need hay for ruffage, leafy greens for vitamins, and dry rabbit food, although they like carrots and apples and all sorts of other things too).
Rabbits make wonderful pets, but not if you're going in blind.
Most time at the rescue was spent educating folks about house rabbits (I was amazed at how many phone calls with rabbit questions my friend would field each day) and adopting them out to good homes... with instructions this time
Rabbits make wonderful pets, but not if you're going in blind.
Most time at the rescue was spent educating folks about house rabbits (I was amazed at how many phone calls with rabbit questions my friend would field each day) and adopting them out to good homes... with instructions this time
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bach2yoga
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Irishman ~ I'll check with my friend if she knows of anyone in Salem County involved rabbit rescue (she's relocated to Florida, but she keeps tabs on everything that's going on).
There are plenty of ways to get involved. One is helping with the grunt work, cleaning cages, feeding rabbits, playing with the rabbits, etc. Another good way is, if you are able to, taking in a foster rabbit, as a rabbit with indivual attention is better off than one who has to compete with a bunch of other rabbits for attention (this is how I started with my rabbit before deciding to adopt him). We used to do a letter campaign to pet and feed stores asking them to please either a) discontinue the sale of rabbits at Easter time or b) include information on the proper care of rabbits with each rabbit sold, but I think once Kris went off to Florida, that feel apart. Several stores did discontinue rabbit sales though, and every bit helps.
The website for the rescue is http://www.littlemiraclesrr.com
There are plenty of ways to get involved. One is helping with the grunt work, cleaning cages, feeding rabbits, playing with the rabbits, etc. Another good way is, if you are able to, taking in a foster rabbit, as a rabbit with indivual attention is better off than one who has to compete with a bunch of other rabbits for attention (this is how I started with my rabbit before deciding to adopt him). We used to do a letter campaign to pet and feed stores asking them to please either a) discontinue the sale of rabbits at Easter time or b) include information on the proper care of rabbits with each rabbit sold, but I think once Kris went off to Florida, that feel apart. Several stores did discontinue rabbit sales though, and every bit helps.
The website for the rescue is http://www.littlemiraclesrr.com