Oh, same here Helonor. I did a little research and bought my bunny Acacia off some idiot BYB in a small town in Newfoundland. My roommate at the time had a rabbit and I figured since she was offering advice and whatnot I could trust her. . Acacia has serious trust issues and my roommate probably caused them by chasing her around and yelling to "scare her to stop" etc. . . I cannot believe she still has her rabbit. Poor thing, she used to let her ferret free roam the same room the rabbit lived in. The ferret constantly harrassed the bunny, I spoke to her about it but she has issues of her own. She is a hoarder and has paranoia so there is no getting through to her
What a lot of people do not see is the fact that many people who buy animals and dump them off are not only irresponsible and ignorant but have social problems like anxiety, schizophrenia, ADD, um. . . well problems which cause people to become social outcasts. This also includes people with chronic pain and seniors. IMO urban societies are to blame for many of the health problems today. They're psychological and many are caused by growing up in dysfunctional families too where the only love one feels to receive is from animals. Since animals are so easy to obtain and dispose of it fits people's changing lives. It's unfortunate and I know everybody here has rescued and supports rescue and hates idiots that dump animals on shelters etc. . . But I think more outreach needs to be done to these groups of people and we should be responsible for getting out there and supporting them by helping them rather than slandering them.