I am so sorry. That stinks.

Oh you poor thing! Where did she take her? Is Willow at least in safe place? If she’s at a shelter can you go volunteer there to be with her and make sure she’s taken care of? (((hugs)))

I’m so sorry about Willow.

oh my god! THAT IS SO HORRIBLE!

That’s horrible. Do you know where she took her? What a horrible way to betray someone’s trust.

What did your mother tell you about why she re-homed Willow?

WOW, you don’t want to know what I think about that, let alone what I might do.

I’m very sorry she did that to you, it must be heart wrenching.

I don’t know the entire situation of course, but since you are a minor, ultimately any pets in the house are your mother’s responsibility. That being said, I don’t agree with rehoming a “child’s” pet without telling them what’s going on (assuming that child is old enough to understand.) I am really sorry. I hope she is somewhere where she’s being loved and cared for.

I keep coming back to this as it really disterbs me. Please tell us somemore.
Were you in charge of caring for your bun, cage cleaning & feeding? Were you doing it?
Does someone have a bad allergy?
Your Mom must have had a reason.
I know it must be very hard for you, you must miss Willow a lot.

I’m sorry to hear this.
When I went away to camp, my mom declawed my cat when I specifically asked her not to and asked if we could talk about it when I got back. I was very angry with her for doing that, but I was in sixth grade at the time and had no say. Since my cat couldn’t protect herself outdoors, I learned how to do it for her.
Beka is right, we don’t know the whole situation, but it is sad when children and parents have trouble communicating at a time like this. I do hope you can work things out together.
Hopefully, Willow is at least in a safe place. If this lady has another rabbit, surely she must know how to care for them.

Posted By MimzMum on 06/20/2009 09:18 PM
Hopefully, Willow is at least in a safe place. If this lady has another rabbit, surely she must know how to care for them.

Oh, if only that were always the case tho. 

I’m sure we can all name off a dozen people we know or used to know who had rabbits and had no idea how to care for them properly, showed no interest in learning… or worse… they knew but didn’t care.

From what I know, you worked very hard with Willow.  I’m proud of what you did and how you’ve been able to take care of her.

Oh geez that’s horrible! I’m so sorry *hugs*!

I’m so sorry!  No words of wisdom or anything, just {{{hugs}}}.

That must feel so rotten.  I know you miss Willow. I am so sorry it worked out that way.

If my mom did that I would be so mad.

Luckily my mom and me have a good understanding of each other and we both love animals so its all good, plus she does not do anything for Fern except maybe making a vet appointment for me once and a while.

We both love each other a lot too!

I am so sorry

Again, it’s hard to say why your mom did that without details. could you ask your mother to give you a ride once or twice per week so you can look after Willow? you could treat this situation as a kind of bunny-boarding that is challenging you to show to your mother how much Willow means to you. This depends of course on the lady that has her now, but seriously I doubt anyone has as much of an interest in Willow as you do seeing as how she was your pet.

I’m really sorry – this is sad. I hope you’ll be able to see Willow from time to time.

Hopefully you and your Mum can talk about this more – you don’t want this causing a big rift in your relationship into the future. You learnt alot by having Willow and perhaps you’ll get another rabbit when you’re an adult & you’ll always have the BB.com community for support.

Good point from JerseyG. I agree: as hard as it is,, don’t let this burden your relationship with your mother.. . (I know, easier said than done)

Yea I know that my bunnies have really taught me a lot, not just stuff about bunnies. They taught me responsibility, and they gave me the courage to call professionals and ask questions (I don’t know why but calling professionals, like vets, used to make me really nervous).

I’m SO MAD at your mom! That sucks =(

Go ahead and let it cause a rift in your relationship. It’s her fault anyway. That is definitely not an example of authoritative parenting… letting you get a bunny then changing her mind and not even telling you when she got rid of it. And if that’s the way she always handles things I’m sure it’s not the only thing that’ll be causing a rift between you two. Go ahead and whine and be miserable. When people know they’re wrong they’ll renig. We moved when I was little to Ithaca (ick) and I was MISERABLE living in such a small town… I had a hard time as a little kid and was just coming out of my shell when we moved. So after a year we moved back (my mom couldn’t find a very good job there anyway so it wasn’t just about me, but I did have a large say in it).

Just don’t let it effect YOU in what you do. Like don’t act out because of it. I know a girl who just turned 22. Her parents wouldn’t let her have pets and now she has two dogs, two cats, a year old baby, another on the way, and a husband who got kicked out of the army and was in jail before that. She got one of the dogs behind their backs before she graduated from high school (which she just barely did because she felt trapped) and chose to move out rather than get rid of the dog (and her parents paid for the apartment… not like that helped her become responsible)

Oh my!  How terrible for someone to do that to their child!

I definately think you and your mom need to sit down and have a talk.  Parents always want to be able to talk to their child and trust them…well it should work the other way around too!  When a parent does something like this behind their child’s back, then how can you trust them and tell them stuff?  You (and I’m sure your mom) don’t want to cause a rift in your relationship.  Make sure she understands how much this has hurt you and how much it feels like she turned on you and it’s hard to trust her now.  She definatley has some explaining to do and she can’t just answer “it was for the best”, she needs to be descriptive.  Hopefully you guys will talk it out; please let us know how it all goes.  Good luck and I hope Willow is safe and happy right now and you get to see her again.

Wow.
Hugs for you.

That’s sad I’ve had friend’s who’s parents did this to them. I think it’s cruel to do that to your own child. If there’s a problem, it should have been discussed, not just given away. Sometimes people just want an easy answer but when in involves an animal, it’s very wrong.

Sorry this happened to you

I had this done as a child with one of my first puppies it is heartbreaking. I think parents should at least discuss this with the child.

I’m so sorry… (((hugs)))

Willow that happened to me too.    When I ws in jr high I had rabbits in 4H n stuff.    My parents said they are getting a divorce.  

I came home from school one day all my rabbits were gone.   Even my special one Mister.   I was so mad.   I cried I asked Mum if I could keep mister in the house.    She said no..

Me and Mum had to move and they couldn’t come with us and Dad went to another state.

I am so sorry this happened to you. I would be furious! I would want some kind of explanation for it, but that most likely wont happen I know, or why she wouldnt have talked to you first about it. You just have to hope that she is safe and well cared for, even though it can be scary to think about. (((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))

What the f^$%. That is seriously f%^$@# up. Requires the f word.

This reminds me when I was a kid, I grew up with this basset mix dog. He got old, but he was still getting around just fine. He still played and all, ran around and howled at things. I was just starting High School and I went to this girls house to stay for the weekend for slumber party girl stuff. I came back home either Saturday or Sunday evening to find that my mom had put my dog to sleep while I was away because she felt he was too old and was feeling pain. She thought that would be best for him, and she knew if I knew about it, I would talk her out of it. So she did this behind my back. I never got to say goodbye or anything. I was completely heart broken. I remember it so well and was angry with her for so long. I’m 28 now and still think that was so wrong of her.

I understand a parent putting their foot down and saying “this pet has got to go” because that’s their decision. But doing it without the child knowing is awful. Let the child say her goodbyes and find closure in the relationship.