crusade letter-writing tips needed

[babybunsmum]

okay i need your advice.  i need to write a (or some) letter(s) to my city hall parks department regarding the animals kept at one of their parks.  they have a farm animal display there with miniature horses, donkeys, lhamas, swans and other animals.  they also have rabbits. 

yesterday i was in the park for a family fathers day picnic (my dad’s memorial tree is also in this park… in another section… haha) and they had some city parks employees so i started chatting with the one girl and found out that none of the buns are spayed or neutered!!!  i couldn’t believe it!

i’ve always wondered about the care these buns receive.  i’ve never seen a hurt or obviously sick bun there and i know the anmal displays are well kept including the bunny area.  but i think it’s terribly irrisponsible to let all those buns reproduce randomly.  i want to check out this information (the girl may not know for sure) and find out more about how they’re cared for.  all i know so far is that they’re moved into an enclosed space on the property in the winter time.

i want to find out how the buns are cared for, who loks after them, what vet treats them… that type of stuff.  what i’m curious about is this… in your experience, what type of letter do you think would get the best response?  a strongly but respectably worded letter or an innocently questioning letter? 

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Oh that’s awful.  I’d write a strong diplomatic letter! What the heck is under the wood in the last picture????????? It looks like a giant turtle or something!  I agree, how totally  irresponsible to not fix the buns. And why are they there? (I am lovin these great faces!) That last bun needs his butt brushed!

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Jeez I just noticed the sign “The tortoise and the hare”!

[babybunsmum]

lol… yeah it’s a tortoise.  he was taking shelter because it had just rained.  i have no idea how many buns are there now… there must be more if they’re not altered but i think they were in their ‘palace’. 

i think about those hundreds of buns that were rescued & that are all staying outside.  where is that… in michigan some where?  and they’re all well cared for and hope that these guys are too but if they’re not altered what else are they needing & not getting? 

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[Deleted User]

Make sure you write a well educated letter. Let them know that you know ALOT about buns and the care they need and deserve.

[Sarita]

I would definitely do the education letter. It’s very possible that these rabbits were dumped on them too or they came from city shelters since this is a city park.

I would imagine if they are not altered you would have seen more or all the rabbits are male or female – did she know the sexes of the rabbits?

In fact I would find out if you can actually speak to the director of the park and also write a letter. They have to have a vet of some kind to take care of all these animals, just inquire about that.

[Beka27]

you should sneak in and sex the bunnies yourself.

[babybunsmum]

lol beka.  and give the fuzzy lop a good brushing!  i feel like staking out the pen to find out when / what they feed them and then make sure i’m walking the dog at that time every day.  making friends with whoever’s job it is through casual conversation would make it easier to find out info.  sneaky huh? 

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

LOL Beka!

That’s a good idea bbm…I think in situations like this your approach is good! Making friends will help alot but if you get ignored and/or they don’t respond to your letter, you might see if a local news/radio station wants to help you take them on!
‘You catch more flies with honey then with vinegar, But sometimes you need a flyswatter!”

[babybunsmum]

‘You catch more flies with honey then with vinegar, But sometimes you need a flyswatter!”

now ain’t THAT the truth!  lol.  so i’ll see how early i can get my sorry butt out of bed and ‘take the dog for a walk’ hoping to see when the buns & tortoise are being tended to.   saturday would be a perfect day to do it so i could hang out for a few hours but this friday i have an all-night thingy (relay for life cancer fundraiser) and will likely be needing my bed when we’re done saturday morning.  maybe sunday? 

[Beka27]

nice job using Bogart as a “cover”. they will never suspect you are an undercover bunny activist… BwaHaHaHaHaaaa!!!!!

[Sarita]

I do agree that you need to get more information about their treatment – it’s best not to assume they are being mistreated or anything else at this point since you really don’t know alot other than what you see and what the park worker told you (and she may not know alot either).

[babybunsmum]

i was thinking that too… if i come across like i have the proverbial guns ablazin’ i’d just get defensive pat answers.  plus, in the spirit of this website, if there is something they could be doing differently i like to think they’ll be more open to suggestion if approached thoughtfully.

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