Fuck Yeah, Animal Welfare!

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bethanysb:

“It is best to keep rabbits by themselves except when you want to breed them. Don’t get the idea that they are lonely, because they are not. They are territorial animals, not social. This means that they normally want their own place, not to share their lives with one another. Keep in mind, that when you let rabbits run together, they will fight.”

Not social animals? No thats why they obviously don’t live together in the wild and all good advice websites urge you not to keep rabbits in pairs so they become lonely. They obviously never play together or groom eachother, they just fight and get annoyed that someone else is in their ‘place’. obbvviioussslllyy.

I fricking hate websites like this, no wonder theres so many shit, ill informed owners and abused animals when websites are giving out horrendous advice.

Rabbits are extremely territorial! A rabbit doesn’t register ‘loneliness’. Odds are if you put two males together they’re going to threaten each other, and if you put a male and a female together, they’re going to reproduce. Raising an animal on its own isn’t ‘abuse’, it’s sensible. 

Hey, guess what?

FAQ: Should I Get a Second Rabbit?

Also,

Should You Fix Your Rabbit?

“Yes, yes, yes! I highly recommend that pet rabbits be neutered or spayed. Males can be neutered as early as three to four months of age, while females should be spayed sometime around five or six months. Unaltered rabbits exhibit territorialism and may spray urine and poop everywhere to mark their territory. Both females and males may be moody and may even bite out of their restlessness and preoccupation. Altered rabbits are also much easier to litter train, and if you want your rabbit to be able to run around outside its cage or have a bunny companion, it must be fixed. Almost all behavioral problems with a rabbit can be fixed or greatly reduced with spaying or neutering!”

“Not only does neutering/spaying make the rabbit happier and easier to live with, but it has important health benefits as well. Unspayed female rabbits have up to an 80% chance of developing uterine cancer within their lifetimes, and unneutered male rabbits may develop testicular cancer (this has been on the rise!).”

Rabbits that have been spayed/neutered can be bonded with each other just fine, and it’s highly recommended to spay/neuter pet rabbits. Amazing, huh?

Educate yourself a little.

(via frontrowbitches)