Rabbits have been neglected and abused for years and it is not okay anymore. Rabbits are used for food, fur, and simply for a pet but most people that own a bunny are mistreating them. 

 

Pet rabbits 

If you are looking into getting a pet rabbit that’s great, if you know what you’re doing that is. Most people mistreat their rabbits by accident or for content. This is not okay because bunnies are very sensitive animals. You have to remember they are prey animals not predators. What makes people the most inferated by people who own rabbits is, some bunny owners let their ten and under kids care for them and that goes down bad. For example my neighbors cousins had bunnies and their four year olds were playing with them unsupervised. The kids ended up throwing the bunny across the room  and the sweet little baby bunny died.

 

Meat

It is very tragic but there are companies out there that harvest thousands of rabbits for meat. Some companies use domestic rabbits { rabbits that are pets } for their meat which is very horrifying and gross. 

 

Animal abusers 

Animal abusers have been known for picking up rabbits and other small animals to kill, mutilate and torture rabbits. For example, Patryk Sochocki bought a rabbit from the local pet store and cut off its hind legs, tail, and genitals with a pair of scissors. The police found the man with bottles of alcohol, and a strong smell of marujana. The rabbit was rushed to a local animal hospital, but sadly passed away from bleeding out too much. Another case of animal abusers abusing rabbits, Dorota Trec, a music teacher who was found keeping her rabbits outside and not taking care of them. The A.S.P.C.A took dozens of rabbits away from here and then came back three days later to get the rest. When they were looking closely at them they realized, two thirds of the rabbits had wounds due to bites. Half of the rabbits tested positive for syphilis, nearly three dozen had genital or anal trauma. 

 

Parents 

Parents are one of the biggest problems for most animal abuse cases .

Most parents leave their kids or people around these rabbits and don’t think of it. They come back later to find their pet bunny dead. So when you have pet rabbits you have to be mature and have a good right mindset. If you lack that kind of responsibility you probably should not own a pet bunny. 

Doing your research

Getting a new pet is exciting but you have to do your research or else you can abuse that animal or harm it without you even knowing. When you get a bunny on the other hand people think “oh there like rodents there rodents. But no they are not rodents and no they should not be put into cages. Bunnies are super needy and if you can’t provide that care then either try to make it work or change your ways but when worse comes to worse don’t get the bunny. When you put it into perspective every animal and human is needy but with rabbits it’s not like putting it in a cage all day and never letting the bunny out. If you do that you can get charged or even worse arrested. When you are taking care of a rabbit don’t put it outside, let it in your home and free roam. When you have a pet bunny give them attention and love treat a bunny how a dog or a cat would be treated. Give your bunny the right kind of food. And most importantly, do your research. 

 

I will like to give credits to 

Google pictures. 

The new york times 

Journal inquirer