I saw this on another forum and i wanted to scream

[Auburnie]

I’m in the process of learning a LOT about bunnies. I’ve had Harlow since Jan. 25th and have been bending over backwards to learn as much as I can. I’ve dumped so much money into her to give her the things she needs, because as her owner it’s my responsibility to provide her with these things.

On another pet site, someone was posting about an aggressive bunny. And this was one of the responses they got…

“That rabbit is VERY lucky she has an owner like you and not like me. I have a very very short fuse and a high temper. I probably would have slapped or kicked the daylights out of her. I am the first person to hit then ask questions later.”

I mean, I understand this member wasn’t suggesting kicking the bunny, but in a way it made me look at the screen and yell “REALLY??”

How do you keep calm when you see people giving advice for bunnies when it’s clear they have
1) never actually had a bunny
or
2) cant even spend 5 seconds of their day reading up on them before making suggestions.

… kicking the poor bunny. 

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

I think you can keep calm by taking a step back. You can’t fix everyone (would be great if you could!) and there are all kinds of terrible things happening in the world-just because you know of this one (or this terrible person) doesn’t mean you are personally responsible. So I try to tell myself that.
And remember-not just terrible things are happening, but wonderful great things are too-so don’t get down. Just know you can’t fix everything

[Moothebun]

smh someone once told me that you can tell a lot about a person by how they treat their animals and let me tell you I feel like I’ve known that person for years

[BrunosMama]

Every once in awhile, someone comes on here who should NOT have pets or bunnies. It’s difficult not to virtually slap them, but you don’t have to be passive. Be gentle but firm when addressing these people. Don’t yell or call names or blame, but if you feel you must speak up, do so with kindness.

It’s hard!

[drwil]

Someday said person might actually give an account of really kicking or otherwise abusing a rabbit. A visit to their county jail might change their minds.

If you ever read about actual animal cruelty including improper euthanizaton of an animal it should be reported. It is a felony in my state.

[Auburnie]

Upon reading more posts into this topic this person said they got their rabbit to stop biting them by hitting him. 

i didn’t call names or say anything to the person giving this awful advice. Though I wish someone would.
But i did type out a lengthy response sharing everything i’ve learned and directed the original poster to come here. 

[Sr. Melangell]

I can’t say Olly was easy to look after at first, I was more upset than angry, I used to go out and have a cry, Olly is a rescue bunny, after all the problems he had at his old house coming here for him was a new start, when he did naughty things I got down to his level and said. “No you don’t do that.” He soon learned not to do things and I learned to put things away so he couldn’t chew them, out of sight out of mind, but he has turned into a very friendly loving bunny and helps me when I have bad Arthritis flare ups, he helps by moving his bowls so I can feed and water him, he will move his litter tray when it needs emptying, he will climb up to get his treat if I can’t reach him, he will rattle his bars if my phone rings or someone is at the door, Auburnie, sometimes some people online don’t tell the truth or just make something up to get noticed or a reaction from people, or to sound clever, I see it everyday on my site, I’m a moderator for another site, I’m sure if anyone came to BB’s Site and said they hit their bunny BB and her team will look into it.

[Moothebun]

@pinky hearing the things olly does for you honestly made me tear up. You have such an amazing relationship with him. You two were made to be together. Things like that make me wonder why people think rabbits are stupid animals when in reality they are extremely intelligent and loving animals

[vivi]

that is horrible!!!!

[Bunbun]

Oh no! Any animal who has an owner like that is one poor thing. How can you stand to see a little, tiny, fluffy, innocent, adorable ray of sunshine upset? It doesn’t matter how bad they are – they just don’t deserve to be treated that way. Would you like to be hurt? NO! So why would the little bunny like it? WHY?

I really don’t like people who don’t appreciate these little gifts.

[Moothebun]

If a bunny is bad, it means A. they were treated badly B. they dont have enough to entertain themselves. C. no one has taken the time to train them

[Moothebun]

When my bunnies do something bad and i am there to see it within 30seconds i tap ( literally a simple tap just to get their attention) them in the nose and say no don’t do that. But if i don’t see it happen and i find out what happened later in the day that window to tell them has closed. Because they are on to the next thing and if you do ridicule them hours later they will think what they are doing in that moment is wrong.

[Stickerbunny]

Posted By Moothebun on 3/07/2016 10:23 PM

If a bunny is bad, it means A. they were treated badly B. they dont have enough to entertain themselves. C. no one has taken the time to train them

Or, D) They are spoiled brats that ignore all their toys in favor of whatever they can get their teeth on they shouldn’t chew (even if it’s the floor or wall), watch you until you turn your back to try to be sneaky (and stop when you look at them, cause they know they aren’t supposed to do that) and thump at you when you tell them that you saw them being bad anyway. 

Why do I put up with mine? 

Hopefully someone writes up a reply to that person. No one should hit a rabbit. Powder bit me the other day, but he didn’t really mean to… I mean, I was feeding him pellets and he got overly excited and reached for the pellets and grabbed my finger (why he can’t just wait til they hit the bowl, I have no idea). Otherwise, he’s only ever bitten me when my foot was in the way and he wanted off the bed (yes, he thought it was less rude to bite my foot than to walk on it.. I assure him, it was more rude to bite it and leave a bruise! lol)

[Bunbun]

Haha, Stickerbunny I agree completely!

My bunny does get aggressive, but I can’t get mad at him. Even when he puts his ears down an growls I can see the adorable little bunny in him! And I remember one time when I changed his water and he got so excited he RAN and hit his nose on the water bowl that I was holding! He was so confused… 

Sorry, random story.

[Sr. Melangell]

Lol Stickerbunny.

[Azerane]

I think everyone gets the “oh my gosh I could kill you right now” moments with their pets when they have really misbehaved, but it’s not actually meant. It’s a figure of speech. Obviously there are some people who actually mean it when they say they would have kicked or hit the rabbit, and that’s really not cool. Otherwise, I think that sometimes saying those words is a way to let off the steam of anger about what has happened. It happened once for me with Bandit. I came home to find that he had chewed all around a window frame of a place I was renting. I was so mad and upset at him, that I walked right over and started petting him as calmly as I could, haha. I was super mad, but he looked up at me so innocently and I knew that I had to just pet him to get over it. It was tough to be calm, but petting him helped calm myself down too after which point I think I may have cried about the destruction, haha.

[Bunbun]

I totally get you, Azerane. My bunny is so destructive. He chewed apart a VERY expensive bag and a shoe. But he just looks at me like “Did I do something bad?” in a really adorable bunny face, and I just can’t be mad at him!!

The only times I do get mad at him a little is when he bites me. He literally puts his ears down, growls, then lunges. But still, I can’t really get mad at him… Bunnies are just too cute!

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