if you are so appalled go adopt them all…now! Oh wait…don’t tell me…you’re busy right? Your TV show is on tonight and you don’t want to miss it…or you’d rather spend your money on starbucks then on feed.

morgan

You also seem to imply that the rabbits aren’t being fed the right portions of food. A rabbit’s diet should consist of unlimited fresh hay, water, and greens. This is provided to them in the pasture.

And finally, they have shelter in their habitat. They’ve dug a warren in the pasture, and they have access to a barn as well.

As far as feral being….the only reason they are is because they’ve been dumped outside and left to fend for themselfs against each other. It doesn’t matter that they’re recieving food/water every day, the stress placed on these buns by being put into “groups” is crazy. While rabbits can be social and get along quite nicely with others, not every one of them is going to get along. And on the health issues reason, if it were the case that they are in such poor health, why are they being stuck outside in the freezing cold to die? After all the “must be inside” spoofing from the House Rabbit Society and other like groups, one would think this group would be shut down for being inhumane. I certainly think they should as they don’t know how to care for rabbits at all. But that’s not going to happen because they’re a rescue and its alright because of that as long as they’re not being used for any purpose other then what their ideal is.

I know not every one eats rabbit or wants to hear about it and that’s fine. I would never eat one of my babies ever and I never want to catch some one considering it either but I know that there are no alternatives and that it is a better thing to happen then to leave them outside to fight to live. No one said that they had to be eaten exactly but the alternative of being put to good use is better then being dumped out and forgotten in some pen and left to fight over food with others. I know I’d rather be put to use then to have a hole dug and thrown away. Hundreds of animals get this done to them from shelters and rescues just because they don’t want to face the fact that if its a multipurpose animal and the animal is not pet/show/breeding material then it should be put to use other ways. Yes they feel, yes they fear, but they deserve the respect of being useful and not just dumped in the ground because some one thought it was better to put them to sleep and burry them instead of using them to the fullest. I’d rather be used then just thrown in some hole. Sounds and looks more like a death pit to me as far as the rescue of rabbits picture and info goes. And while forgotten to you may mean just left to starve in some shit filled pen, forgotten to me means left behind to fend for themselfs and these rabbits HAVE been FORGOTTEN. They are DOMESTIC rabbits not wild rabbits and should be housed and kept that way or used responsibly!

You may have had different experiences than I have but I have seen the worst of the worst. I worked with animal control and some of the situations we encountered from hoarders were sickening. There was one home in particular where a hoarder had over 500 cats and dogs. There were emaciated animals everywhere and several carcasses. The animals there were obviously not being fed and there was a layer of feces on the floor more than a foot deep.

From what I gather the animals here are feral and unadoptable. After reading the articles and watching the videos I learned that they are cared for daily. The yard is fenced in and secure. Some people don’t realize how difficult of a job it is. From my interpretation they have many volunteers that care for the animals daily. There was even one video of a vet, or vet tech or equally trained person treating an animal with a serious wound. Domestic rabbits can live outside. They actually do better in the cold than they do in the heat.

If you could go to this place and take the 500 rabbits what would you do with them? Shelters are over populated with unwanted animals and that is just a sad fact. It would be impossible to find homes for 500 feral rabbits. These rabbits have not had the best of life and can be aggressive. People wouldn’t want them for pets and those that did would be few and far between.

I know you said you worked for rescues and think they are in it for the money. I tend to disagree. Our rescues in this area are struggling to make ends meet. Vet visits, treatments and spays and neuters really add up. It comes down to a point of what else are you going to do with them. Is it more humane to euthanize them when they seem to be living happy lives?

Like I said before I am all for animal reserves. To me this is what this farm is except it is for bunnies. It is something I would do if I could. We spay and neuter all rabbits at our home and then bond them. This cost alone is more than I make in 1 year.

I am going to ask a friend of mine her opinion. She is a PhD in biology and runs etherbun. I know that they have wild hares and that they are also kept outside.

I just don’t think we should give these people such a hard time. They are doing the best they can with the resources they have.

Not all rabbits are capable of living in a house, s/n or not. They also enjoy the company of other rabbits since they are social creatures.

Like I said, I have never visited the place but I see no double standard here.

My opinion anyway, and you are certainly entilted to yours.

I am not personally