Wanna Hear A Good One?
We hesitate to use the word "jaded", but we have certainly become "insulated" to the various
conscience-clearing stories that we continually hear.
By definition, to
abandon something is to "walk away" from it. With that in mind, I have personally asked people, "Why do you want to abandon this bunny?" ... To which they reply (our newest favorite), "Oh, we don't want to abandon it -- we want it to go to a good home."
Ain't that a "hoot"?! You know ... If you think about it, there's more truth there than they realize.
... Speaking of Abandoned ...
We realize that there are many unavoidable situations where pets may have to be placed elsewhere.
But when we get a little lover like
Savannah in ... well, we've said it before ... In this age when families are expendable, what chance does a pet have?
Click on her name above or the photo below for the whole, sordid tale ... don't forget the tissue.
Summer Fun ... (not)
Whew! .. It's sure been a hot summer -- and we've paid the price ...
literally !!
We had planned on replacing one cooler in the "bunny barn" as routine "depreciation" and figured we could handle it if another failed. Well, guess what?
We have had to replace ALL OF THEM (four, total) !!
With the additions that we had planned already either completed or started, we definitely felt the bite.
It didn't bite us hard enough to make us back up on our committment to caring for the bunnies, though. We just keep "thinkin' those good thoughts".
Exactly What We've Said. ..
Over and over we have said, "Bunnies left outside are excellent candidates for neglect."
Fargo and Chandra are ugly examples of just that. They had a home where they obviously didn't think bunnies were indoor pets. They were kept in a simple wire cage in the back yard. The lack of protection from even the elements was evident by the trails of bird droppings all over the cage they came in.
There were old, wilted feathers stuck to the floor of the cage. The food dish had some sort of "great for your pet" concoction of sunflower seeds and grains. It was more than obvious that they'd had plenty of wild birds for cage companions. After all, birds are great at getting into things like 1 x 2 inch cage openings. They wanted the "bird seed" that these owners were calling rabbit food.
The birds gave as well as took, though. They gave contamination and disease. Chandra had a serious case of ear mites (her most notable affliction) and poor Fargo had overgrown teeth coupled with rolling Wry Neck! hmmmmm ... I wonder why the people felt like they didn't want them anymore?
Chandras' ear speaks for itself, but you'll notice Fargo's right back leg jutting out. He had it out as far as he could reach to keep himself from rolling over!
His picture at the bowl shows the very best he could hold himself. The "bowl" picture was taken as soon as he was placed in his cage after medication and clipping his teeth -- He
attacked the pellets! No telling how long he'd been without eating a tummy-full.
Neglect
IS Abuse. Love your bunny just a little extra tonight and pray for Fargo and Chandra (as well as the rest of our "kids"). It looks like they're doing better, but we're still "touch and go".
