Understanding rescues

Thanks to impulse buys of cute fluffy baby bunnies from pet superstores and garden centres and their inability to guarantee the sex of the rabbits they sell, together with the odd rogue breeder and poor information when the rabbit was first obtained, UK rabbit rescues are bursting at the seams with unwanted rabbits.

Most rabbit rescues are run by individuals, couples or very small teams and the pressure on them can be intolerable in terms of both workload and finance.  Offers of help fundraising and mucking out are normally very welcome.  You can also adopt a bunny that cannot be re-homed for medical reasons and sponsor his or her care to help shoulder the burden that rescues face caring for very sick bunnies.  Adoption certificates make a wonderful gift for bunny lovers unable to take on the physical care of a rabbit.

Don’t be surprised if rabbit rescues give you the third degree and won’t let you have a rabbit without a home check.  They know only too well what happens when someone takes on a rabbit without thinking it through properly in the beginning.  Rabbit rescues are at the sharp end, having to find vets fees for hideously neglected rabbits with skin problems, overgrown teeth and fly strike.  Nursing them back to health and helping them regain their confidence in human beings.