plasticbunny
Well-Known Member
Well, I work in a pet store, and people love to try and dump their animals in pet stores. I'm constantly being asked if we would take puppies/kittens/a pet no longer wanted. Very sad.
Today, a lady came in WITH her rabbit in a beat-up cloth carrier. She reeked of alcohol. She went on about how her boyfriend had kicked her out and she needed to find a home for her bunny. She also mentioned that he pooped everywhere (I secretly think this is why she was rehoming him). We suggested our local humane society as an option, because they don't euthanize healthy small animals no matter how long they stay there. She gave us the impression that if we didn't take her bunny she'd let it loose, or worse. She did seem highly unstable.
So, I looked the rabbit over. He's an adorable lionhead but he had matted fur that was obviously not brushed. One of his incisors is chipped, and his nails were extremely overgrown. And the bottom of his feet were stained like he had sat in pee and then mud. How could I say no?
Well, he's here for the night, has been groomed and cleaned and clipped and snuggled. But the boyfriend said no way are we keeping him... which I'm kind of OK with because Gus needs all of my bunny attention right now to become the lovebun I know he can be. But it is still kind of disappointing because he is so darn cute.
Anyway, he's off to the no-kill shelter tomorrow, where I'm sure he'll be adopted right away.
Today, a lady came in WITH her rabbit in a beat-up cloth carrier. She reeked of alcohol. She went on about how her boyfriend had kicked her out and she needed to find a home for her bunny. She also mentioned that he pooped everywhere (I secretly think this is why she was rehoming him). We suggested our local humane society as an option, because they don't euthanize healthy small animals no matter how long they stay there. She gave us the impression that if we didn't take her bunny she'd let it loose, or worse. She did seem highly unstable.
So, I looked the rabbit over. He's an adorable lionhead but he had matted fur that was obviously not brushed. One of his incisors is chipped, and his nails were extremely overgrown. And the bottom of his feet were stained like he had sat in pee and then mud. How could I say no?
Well, he's here for the night, has been groomed and cleaned and clipped and snuggled. But the boyfriend said no way are we keeping him... which I'm kind of OK with because Gus needs all of my bunny attention right now to become the lovebun I know he can be. But it is still kind of disappointing because he is so darn cute.
Anyway, he's off to the no-kill shelter tomorrow, where I'm sure he'll be adopted right away.