WHAT NERVE

[Deleted User]

Okay yes rabbits may have there ill- tempered moment but come on this is pure…URGH   http://www.mindspring.com/~tbgray/rabbits.htm

[bunnytowne]

Yes I read that a while back. Apparantly that persons did not give rabbits a chance. Some people are not made for rabbits. Just as some people aren’t made for dogs , birds, snakes, lizards and what not. At least that person won’t have a rabbit again. Apparantly that person didn’t really have what it takes to have a rabbit.

Fortunately we have our website and can enjoy each others stories. Maybe he should have had binky bunny.

[kralspace]

geez, I read it, sounds like the kind of person that demands a fawning dog, one that will idolize him no matter how stupidly he treats him. Which is the reason I like cats, horses and rabbits, you have to earn their respect.

[MarkBun]

He wanted a low-maintenance pet. Rabbits aren’t that. Dogs and cats are. It’s just personal taste and that’s all. Same reason why I think Guacamole is a terrible food/condiment. It’s my taste and not what I want in a dip for chips.

[Beka27]

i don’t think this guy is a bad person. he was expressing his opinions of rabbits as pets, altho maybe a little bit harshly. i think we all agree with most everything he says (high maintenance, specialized diet, housing, destructiveness) and it’s obvious they were just not the right pet for him. at least he did not dump the bunnies somewhere and he did spay the boy eventually so there was only one accidental(?) pregnancy that resulted in live birth.

like i’ve said before, rabbits are a wonderful pet for the right person, an awful pet for the wrong person…

[TARM]

I run into that attitude a lot with my dogs. I have a pit bull and a rottweiler and I get flak all the time about how I shouldn’t have “those dogs” since I also have kids. This is not a combination I would reccommend for most people but I’ve got some pretty extensive experience dealing with these types of dogs in rescue and it’s been easy for me to manage my dogs at home. It takes diligence to do it right and most pet owners don’t have the desire or the know-how to deal with powerful breeds like these.

I like small animals but dogs have always been my passion. But, ever since I got the bunny boys I’ve felt that passion shift to rabbits. Part of it is because I’m burned out on dog rescue. Most rescues don’t operate up to my standards and I would start my own if I had the resources. I can’t walk away from rescue all together because it’s a major part of who I am. I did ferret rescue for a while, and though I like ferrets they’ve never clicked for me like the bunnies have. I honestly feel like I could survive with rabbits as my only pets…with no dogs someday in the far, far future. I’ve never felt a connection with a type of pet like this other than dogs before.

I personally like it that rabbits aren’t that needy. I like the idea that they can be content to coexist with me and that they will seek me out when they want attention. Again, most people don’t have the desire or the know-how to live with rabbits.

I agreed with most of what this man said in his post. Though I think he would have had a different experience if he would have researched breeds instead of just rabbits in general. He happened to wind up with rabbits that are known to be more antisocial with people. If he had gone to a rescue and let rabbit experts pair him up with a rabbit to fit his lifestyle I think he would have had a very different experience. Then again, maybe if he had known how to interpret a rabbit’s language he would have recognized that his rabbit really did show him affection. It’s sad to think that he missed it.

[Deleted User]

Exactly they aren’t really high mantenince as long as you know how to deal with them , well they are but still.

[PeppersMama]

aww i cant believe he said rabbits arent loving….my pepper seems very loving, even more than i expected him to be for a rabbit. i can tell when he misses me, when hes excited to see me, and when he wants my attention. although i can also tell the opposites of these things, when he doesnt want to play and when he doesnt want me around, the affectionate bunny is coming out more and more everyday as he grows…its amazing. Before i bought him, and even still when i was doing research, i was so worried he was going to end up like most other “prey animal” pets (hamsters, mice, gerbils, etc) and be constantly looking for a way to escape, constantly trying to get away. Hes not like that AT ALL. never was. Hes more affectionate than i could ever ask for and i love him more and more everyday. hes my baby i wouldnt give him up for the world. hes one of the best pets i have ever owned

[Binkles]

Freaking LOL!!!! I just HAVE to comment on some things that are REEEALLY hypocritical here. (Then again, what else would you expect from a mentality like that..? =/ ) :

“ I truly hope that not all rabbit owners are as mean-spirited, as judgemental, and as immature (is the average rabbit owner a 13-year-old girl or something?) as the folks who have sent me such nasty e-mail messages.”

=P I truly hope that not all rabbit haters are as mean-spirited, as judgemental, and as **immature** (is the average rabbit hater a 26-year-old man who doesn’t expect to put any work into his pets’ well-being and happiness or something?) as this guy who has posted such nasty blog messages.

“Besides, I have better things to do with my time than engage in ongoing arguments with people about lagomorphs.”

Ohhh…he’s one of those -FUNNY how the rabbit’s death and the birth of his child coincide…Lady and the Tramp syndrome, much?

Pah. I didn’t even bother to read the whole article. I bet the thing is chock-FULL of hypocrisy like that. But the first two sentances let me know that I might as well be reading a text that says plain and blunt, ‘I like low-maintainance pets because I don’t want to put any work into a relationship with an animal, and because of that, I don’t care enough to do my research on an animal before I adopt it!’

Aye, ignorance. Sad.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

IMHO the first time I read that I wanted to tear a strip off that guy…but really maybe he’ll prevent some inappropriate homes from aquiring rabbits.

They aren’t easy or simple pets and that’s what most people want. If that scares people off, then those people never would have been good parents anyways. Soooooo I am actually (although didn’t read it word for word this time, or last time I saw it…) quite happy with the article and wish it was posted in pet stores!!

[Binkles]

=P Heheh. On that note, here-here!

It just pisses me off that he has the nerve to beeotch (yes, ‘beeotch’, not simply complain -this is more than mere complaining) about a species so much when HE is the one who failed to do his research before adopting. All of his ‘where were you”s have a nausiatingly obvious answer:

We were right here.

You simply LACKED the innitiative to even glance at the internet to find us! Bunny books? Come ON. When is the last time you’ve ever heard of someone rearing a parrot properly off of only reading parrot books..? Come on, man. Show some responsibility.

Sadly, though, this guy is plagued with the disease that ALL ultimately bad bunny owners are plagued with -laziness. Which unfortunately means that even though this article MIGHT have the potential to divert some potential non-matches, like this guy, the majority of them aren’t even going to glance at reading up and doing their research on the species. They’re a breed -they’re all the same. =/ Just plain lazy. So unfortunately, unless it’s posted in pet shops like you said, or heck, even on a BILLBOARD, this message isn’t going to reach any of those people.

It’s only going to reach the people who actually care; us.

[kimberleyanddarren]

I think its quite a personality thing, those people who are not really ‘Pet’ people (you know the kind they like animals but having to look after one for 10years? hmm) and they just dont want to put in the work to have an amazing pet, its like if you have a hampster they can be a really rewarding pet to have if you teach them and play with them constantly.

In my opinion its their loss, they are never going to understand the cute nose pushed up against the bars to get a good morning cuddle and grape their opinion also imprints nothing onto my life therefore *shrug* LOL

[Deleted User]

Yup, I agree but still it takes to days to teack them something ya know like I have been working with willow to get her on her hind feet for her treat.

[Deleted User]

Well at least he is honest with himself and obviously wont be getting any more rabbits as pets.

We all have differing views on what pets we like and dont like … some people need to vent and he did.

 

[BinkyBunny]

It’s too bad he didn’t get prepared somehow. Doesn’t seem like the they went to the vet (at least not at first to establish sex) — So much information was available via the HRS and other online resources even back then. 

He could have avoided his disappointment with unrealistic expectations for rabbits, and maybe the female rabbit wouldn’t have had to give birth so early, maybe the baby would have lived longer than 7 months, with female only living 2 1/2 years and the male wouldn’t have had to live all by himself outside in a hutch for the remainder of his short lived life. (something like four years?)

He said rabbits make poor pets. I say some unprepared humans can make poor rabbit owners.  From the description of his expectations, I feel sorry for the rabbit he had. The guy certainly didn’t know how to really bond with him, and just seemed to keep him as a form of obligation….So not only does this bunny’s mate die, but now the bunny is alone outside until he dies….nice.   And he wonders why there are people that might be a bit upset.  It’s not about his opinions about his experience, but how he overlooks much of the rabbit’s experience too.

Well, it’s good he’s not going to get a rabbit again.   I hope, for the sake of any animal companion he gets, he researches more thoroughly, so they both can get something positive out of being together. 

[kimberleyanddarren]

i was thinking about this in bed last night (yes bunnies on the brain!) and i came to the conclusion that this article is a GOOD thing because if someone is looking at information about getting a rabbit and they see that article and then decide not to get one it will probably be for the best because lets face it if someone is going to base a 10 year decision on one article then the chances they will want to spend 4/5 hours a day with a bunny is slim anyway right? However people who do their research thoroughly and those who will generally (but of course this isnt a guarantee) be better bunny mommies and daddies. These people will know of websites such as BB and know that is just one persons biast opinion.

So if people are going to not get a bunny based on that article alone and no other research then they will probably not make good rabbit parents anyway. Those who do all their research and look at more ideas, thoughts etc. will have a better understanding and are more likely to be up for the ‘challenge’ therefore i think it may be a blessing in disguise.

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