I_love_my_chubby_bunnies
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hi, quick mention about this because I couldn't believe it.
I live in central PA where every year there is this thing called theGrange Fair(http://www.grangefair.net/).It's one of the only existing fairs that people can campthere in RVs or tents. We are lucky enough to have a tentevery year (the waiting list is something like 10 years long, with 500people waiting). It's a week long fest but it's over andwe're moving out tomorrow. There are rides, food stands,games, concessions, things to see and do, old friends to visit,etc. Of course there are also animals and judgingshows. I used to help my friends show their cows - it was agood time growing up.
Anyhoos, they have a bunny barn where 4-H kids can show theirbunnies. The conditions are tollerable, and most of the kidsare good about making sure their animals don't get over heated (usingfans and frozen water bottles). Any fair situation isstressful and crowded for the buns though of course. Anyway,my mom and I like to walk through the little barn because weare so in love with these creatures and it's fun to see all thedifferent breeds. The kids often bring theirbunnies out and let people pet them.
We were talking to one girl who was in 4th grade (she goes to theschool i taught at last year), and I was telling her about my Emmit andAmelia. She was telling me that she perferred boy bunniesbecause she thought they were nicer, and I told her how my girl doeshave a big temper compared to laid back Emmit. But I told herthat some boys can get aggressive if they don't get neutered, and shesays to me, "oh well I don't think bunnies can get fixed likethat."
I couldn't believe it. This kid had been in 4-H probably forseveral years, and she raises bunnies, learns about them for herprojects, and even shows them, and had no idea that they can (andsometimes should be) neutered and spayed. She didn't believeme either that mine used a litter box and that they had their own roomin my house. Ugg...my mom and I just kinda gave each other alook, like "oh brother!" Shouldn't a 4-H rabbit person knowthat kind of thing?
I live in central PA where every year there is this thing called theGrange Fair(http://www.grangefair.net/).It's one of the only existing fairs that people can campthere in RVs or tents. We are lucky enough to have a tentevery year (the waiting list is something like 10 years long, with 500people waiting). It's a week long fest but it's over andwe're moving out tomorrow. There are rides, food stands,games, concessions, things to see and do, old friends to visit,etc. Of course there are also animals and judgingshows. I used to help my friends show their cows - it was agood time growing up.
Anyhoos, they have a bunny barn where 4-H kids can show theirbunnies. The conditions are tollerable, and most of the kidsare good about making sure their animals don't get over heated (usingfans and frozen water bottles). Any fair situation isstressful and crowded for the buns though of course. Anyway,my mom and I like to walk through the little barn because weare so in love with these creatures and it's fun to see all thedifferent breeds. The kids often bring theirbunnies out and let people pet them.
We were talking to one girl who was in 4th grade (she goes to theschool i taught at last year), and I was telling her about my Emmit andAmelia. She was telling me that she perferred boy bunniesbecause she thought they were nicer, and I told her how my girl doeshave a big temper compared to laid back Emmit. But I told herthat some boys can get aggressive if they don't get neutered, and shesays to me, "oh well I don't think bunnies can get fixed likethat."
I couldn't believe it. This kid had been in 4-H probably forseveral years, and she raises bunnies, learns about them for herprojects, and even shows them, and had no idea that they can (andsometimes should be) neutered and spayed. She didn't believeme either that mine used a litter box and that they had their own roomin my house. Ugg...my mom and I just kinda gave each other alook, like "oh brother!" Shouldn't a 4-H rabbit person knowthat kind of thing?