Well my ad is still there and here is a response that was posted back to the forum:
"A bunny can be a terrific pet for a child but it does depend on the child. Does the child REALLY like animals or just like the idea of the "play" part of having an animal? I got my first rabbits when I was about 8 and then both lived until I was in high school. I always took care of them myself and it was relatively easy to do. I later raised rabbits for awhile.
While it may not be a good pet if the child is totally irresponsible, for one that is responsible, it is a good pet to teach a child about tking care of pets. They are not high maintenance at all as was stated and have their benefits over other pets like a dog. You can buy a 25lb bag of rabbit food for about $5 and it will easily last a month or two. Also, a rabbit in a proper cage is much like a bird. With the food and water feeders available today, you can easily leave plenty of food and water to last for at least two or three days if you go away. The biggest concern, like most animals, is whether the child will feed, and very importantly, clean up after the rabbit whether in a cage or litter trained. Don't count on litter training though, some rabbits just won't use a litter box or even a tray in their housing no matter how much time you put in trying to achieve this. I have 4 chihuahuas, one uses a litter box religiously, the others..well....they are NEVER gonna use it. Most rabbits usually only live 6 to 8 years, 10yrs is really rare, so it's not a bad pet for a child if you don't want to be taking care of their pet when they grow up and leave the house. A better choice may be a hampster which will live only 3 yrs on the average, obviously needs a lot less room to house, and also easy to feed. The cages with the slide out trays also makes it easier to clean and to help remind the child of cleaning up as you teach them without the pet sitting in filthy substrate. The child learns about taking care of a pet and the parents are not stuck taking care of a pet you don't want for 10 yrs.
I would not give a bunny to a child less than 7 or 8 yrs old unless you want it to really be YOUR pet in regards to taing care of it properly. After that age, they are more than capable of the minimal care needed to take care of a rabbit."
One would think that considering this will only happen 1x a year, that CL would have an exception to these messages, but looks like that's not happening.
