The thing is, this hits the line with the rules. It’s discussing meat rabbits and that’s the rule–very general which leaves room for alot of gray area. however, I understand Karla your feelings about it. This kind of thing hurts. Here are my feelings about this.
This is one of those situations that represents many. If people buy from these people selling rabbbits for food, even to save a bunny, then it also financially supports what they are doing and the sellers can continue to do this, putting more bunny lives at risk. What can be found on craigslist and other sites is more than we can count. The people and businesses that do this may not care what we do with the rabbit — they make the money and it just continues to support them even if someone is “saving” a rabbit. So this situation is not something that I would want to be posted on a regular bases. (however I absolutely fully understand the reason and desire to save a bunny from this situation… it’s heartbreaking)
The only way to really stop this is from the core and it’s long long process. (it’s something that hasn’t happened overnight– part of a food source for a long while). So I feel it would be better to reference other organizations that are working to discourage this at a larger scale. Those that are trying to change the minds of the people that buy the rabbits for food as well as targeting the people that sell them for food.
For example SaveABunny has an “Activism” section on their home page, and HRS(rabbit.org) home page shows current events that include activism things as well, and other rescues will many times have things they are locally working on. HSUS and SPCA will also have current activism issues that people can support. So I encourage that route.
It’s not that I want people to stick their head in the sand with many of the disturbing things that are going on, but I would be very surprised if people were completely oblivious and sometimes we just need a place to come to get relief and celebrate the individual owner’s joy and challenges of having a bunny. That’s the main goal of BB. Plus, if more people learn how to properly house, care for and make them part of the family via this site and other educational sites, that too can have a positive change in how rabbits are viewed.
P.S: Though if someone was put in the situation and you wanted to save a bunny from this, I certainly understand and do not judge the individual for that! I am just stating the larger picture as I see it.