Kipcha
Well-Known Member
It seems whenever October/November comes around, we get bombarded by people trying to surrender their rabbits to us (Even though we blatently state that we are a club, not a rescue) and the top 3 excuses seem to be,
1. Allergies. What are the chances that all these people are so brutally allergic to their bunnies?
2. My kids got bored. Okay, so if a parent gets bored of their kid, do they just dump them off at the local shelter? Then why should it be okay for someone to do the same with a bunny.
3. We got a puppy and it tries to attack it/Our dog doesn't like it. Doesn't it occur to them beforehand this could be a possibility? In my experience, it seems pretty easy to tell a dog with high prey drive. And with the puppy, if you've had your bunny for a couple years and you get a puppy, how is it fair that the bunny is the one that gets punted to the curb? But I guess that's how that works.
It just makes me feel ill to come home and have messages on the machine from people trying to dump their rabbits off on us. I guess if anyone here wants a bunny, we have plenty that come through here :X :X :X
/rant.
1. Allergies. What are the chances that all these people are so brutally allergic to their bunnies?
2. My kids got bored. Okay, so if a parent gets bored of their kid, do they just dump them off at the local shelter? Then why should it be okay for someone to do the same with a bunny.
3. We got a puppy and it tries to attack it/Our dog doesn't like it. Doesn't it occur to them beforehand this could be a possibility? In my experience, it seems pretty easy to tell a dog with high prey drive. And with the puppy, if you've had your bunny for a couple years and you get a puppy, how is it fair that the bunny is the one that gets punted to the curb? But I guess that's how that works.
It just makes me feel ill to come home and have messages on the machine from people trying to dump their rabbits off on us. I guess if anyone here wants a bunny, we have plenty that come through here :X :X :X
/rant.