Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Say NO to the Easter bunny craze

With Easter just around the corner, we are seeing rabbits everywhere, in TV, packages of candy, as well as stores filled with stuffed animal bunnies. It may be so tempty to buy an Easter rabbit for your child. Unfortunately, in the months following Easter, local humane societies and rabbit rescues are flooded with rabbits, former Easter gifts whose "owners" no longer want them once they grow up.

Although rabbits can make wonderful pets, they are naturally fragile and timid. They do not make good pets for small children who want something to hug tightly and carry around, especially if the child and rabbit are not adequately supervised by an adult.
Also, a well-cared for rabbit should live ten years or more and will require just as much love, attention, and veterinary care as a dog or cat would.

If you want to make a child’s Easter happy, don’t give a live rabbit unless you know it will be loved and cared for throughout its natural life.

Therefore, let us all say NO to the Easter Rabbit hoopla and say Yes to caring for these wonderful creatures!

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