April 13, 2008 Last Thursday the House Rabbit Network was contacted about 29 rabbits being turned into a shelter. Two weeks ago we received a call about 40 rabbits surrendered to the Winchendon ACO. The man commented that last year he only had two rabbits. Since they weren’t fixed, the rabbits did what rabbits do and multiplied. Sadly, HRN receives many phone calls like this each year.
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The House Rabbit Network would like to remind people that rabbits, just like dogs and cats, should be fixed. Please take your rabbit to the veterinarian to be properly sexed. The average pet store employee does not know how to properly sex rabbits and every year we get calls from people who thought they had two boys or two girls and suddenly they have a litter of babies. Unfortunately even after a litter is born, some owners fail to separate the parents and the cycle continues. They will end up with 40-50 rabbits in less than a year. Please do what you can to help control the pet over population problem!
Even if you have a single rabbit, you should get them fixed. Female rabbits have at least a fifty percent chance of getting uterine cancer by the time they are five years old. Male rabbits, like cats, will spray. Getting your rabbit altered will also calm them down and improve litter box habits. Please take your rabbit to the veterinarian for a check up and schedule to have them spayed or neutered. Keep unaltered males and females separate from each other.
If you have considered getting a rabbit as a pet, and can provide a good, indoor home, we have many rabbits from these two large rescues available for adoption. All of our rabbits are fixed before we adopt them out. Rabbits available for adoption are posted on our web site at http://www.rabbitnetwork.org. As with all animals you should learn as much as possible before bringing them into your home so you can be sure you can make a lifetime commitment to them. For information on rabbit care please read our Bunny Basics at http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/wp-content/hrn/articles/basics.shtml. You can call our hotline at 781-431-1211 to schedule an adoption interview. We are also happy to answer any questions you may have.
The House Rabbit Network is a Massachusetts-based 501 ©3 non-profit, all-volunteer organization. We are dedicated to saving and adopting out unwanted bunnies and educating the public about rabbits. We can always use more volunteers! Donations of any amount are always welcome and are used to support our efforts to find loving, forever homes for each and every bunny. Thank you for your continued support.
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