Apparently Easter is this weekend, which means, oh, let’s see, a shorter work week, some religious festivities for those who celebrate them, a potentially annoyingly meat-centered family get-together for some, and oh yeah, an influx of bunny rabbits.
It’s like when 101 Dalmatians does a product launch and every kid wants one (I think there was even a surge in demand for hawks after one of the Harry Potter books or movies), except this happens every year: well-meaning relative buys rabbit for child. Family discovers that raising a rabbit is not as simple as it seems (while rabbits discover that being picked up and cuddled kinda sucks when you like to stay low to the ground).
A few weeks back, someone working on an article wrote to me with questions about this stuff, and it’s not something I know too much about, so I referred her to Kirk, who some of you may remember from the VP days as being involved in this area. That worked out well, but I realized that it doesn’t help the rest of you get the word out – I’m guessing that this is the week where most of these ill-advised purchases take place, so here’s some info that might help if you’ve got a friend or colleague who’s thinking of adding a rabbit to their family for no good reason other than the fact that it’s Easter. Kirk writes:
“Here are some excellent links about the problems with for rabbits at Easter:
This site has great information and wonderful activism ideas (including posters, handbills and cards that people can print out and spread around their city to help spread the word). [ed: you can find vegan chocolate bunnies here]
The National House Rabbit Society web site has good information.
And, of course, my organization’s website is at http://www.michiganhrs.org
In addition to rescuing death-row rabbits and finding them good permanent homes we also provide free educational support to anyone who has questions or problems regarding rabbit care and behavior.”
Thanks Kirk!
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