Story time
So i work with special needs kids and today my work decided to take the kids to a corn maze. There is one near our town, so we drive out to it.
Right away i see this little black and white bunny with big ol ears eagerly jumping up at the bars of a dirty little petsmart cage, much too small for him. It was filled with plain grass amd a head of browning iceberg lettuce. It had mangy, rough fur and stained urin feet, as well as fur thinning around it's neck amd slightly goopy eyes. I was instantly alarmed but had to follow my group out to the cornmaze. Outside i saw another tiny handmade, triangle shaped hutch made out of wood and wire, with a wire bottom. Again there was no hay inside, just water and a head of iceberg lettuce? This bunny seemed healthier, but was picking at hrass through the wire bottom.
I found more bunnies in the petting zoo, in a larger pen covered with straw and no hay, getting grabbed at by kids, as per petting zoo protocol. I was very stressed and ended up spending time with the little mangy rabbit who was inside the building in the shade since it was really hot out.
The little black and white guy is probably not even a year old, he really wanted attention and tried to binky in the tiny space when i pet him through the bars. He melted into head rubs and started purring.
I asked the owner why some rabbits were in tiny hutches and he just said it's because they are males. So they apparently do live in these tiny cages, and he said he has more all over the farm.
I didn't really know what to do so i called the local SPCA and asked if they can do an animal welfare check. They said yes as it didn't sound super great.
I am very nervous as I don't like to meddle but it was alarming and now i can't stop thinking about that cute little bun. I think he is a bit malnourished and I want him to be somewhere in a loving home where he will get lots of cuddles.
Has anyone else had to report bunny concerns? It makes me feel weird. It might just be a farmer being old fashiones and thinking the bunnies are fine. I feel guilty but also relieved
So i work with special needs kids and today my work decided to take the kids to a corn maze. There is one near our town, so we drive out to it.
Right away i see this little black and white bunny with big ol ears eagerly jumping up at the bars of a dirty little petsmart cage, much too small for him. It was filled with plain grass amd a head of browning iceberg lettuce. It had mangy, rough fur and stained urin feet, as well as fur thinning around it's neck amd slightly goopy eyes. I was instantly alarmed but had to follow my group out to the cornmaze. Outside i saw another tiny handmade, triangle shaped hutch made out of wood and wire, with a wire bottom. Again there was no hay inside, just water and a head of iceberg lettuce? This bunny seemed healthier, but was picking at hrass through the wire bottom.
I found more bunnies in the petting zoo, in a larger pen covered with straw and no hay, getting grabbed at by kids, as per petting zoo protocol. I was very stressed and ended up spending time with the little mangy rabbit who was inside the building in the shade since it was really hot out.
The little black and white guy is probably not even a year old, he really wanted attention and tried to binky in the tiny space when i pet him through the bars. He melted into head rubs and started purring.
I asked the owner why some rabbits were in tiny hutches and he just said it's because they are males. So they apparently do live in these tiny cages, and he said he has more all over the farm.
I didn't really know what to do so i called the local SPCA and asked if they can do an animal welfare check. They said yes as it didn't sound super great.
I am very nervous as I don't like to meddle but it was alarming and now i can't stop thinking about that cute little bun. I think he is a bit malnourished and I want him to be somewhere in a loving home where he will get lots of cuddles.
Has anyone else had to report bunny concerns? It makes me feel weird. It might just be a farmer being old fashiones and thinking the bunnies are fine. I feel guilty but also relieved