I do not sell pet rabbits anymore for a couple of reasons but the main two may seem like contradictions to each other.
Curious? The first reason is because people see rabbits as disposable. You can screen potential buyers all you like but you are always going to get people who are gung-ho about owning a rabbit and seem educated and nice, then a month later they just aren't interested in the rabbit any longer. Next thing you know it's for sale on some classified site and is constantly being re-homed or worse they just don't care about it and some nights it may not be fed, or it may not be cleaned for a week or two.
I realize not everyone is like that which brings me to reason two. People love their animals too much. Although it may not seem like a bad thing when you see how much someone just adores their pet. The truth is a lot of animals are literally loved to death. Confused? How about that special gourmet pet food fluffy gets, all those treats, and extra fruit and veggies he begs I get it. So he's a little fat it's better then being skinny right?
Actually it's downright deadly. Fluffy's insides are in turmoil as large amounts of mesenteric fat surround his major organs, slowly and painfully killing him from the inside out. Even scarier is a poor diet disguised by lots of excessive does not help Fluffy's insides a rabbit can have extremely high levels of mesenteric fat while being deceivingly fit on the outside.
What's worse then mesenteric fat? Does fluffy have a litterbox? Does Fluffy like to chew on his litter box or any other hard plastic toys? It's cute that he just ate nearly an entire litterbox? Well Fluffy is at risk now of dying from perforated intestines. It's a much faster way to go then being fed to death, but it's much more painful.
What's next? Fluffy doesn't eat all his food one night so it's an emergency trip to the vets who prescribes an appetite enhancer that costs $100.00 a but he tells you Fluffy needs it, then he says it also could be a small blockage so he also sells you another prescription for laxatives. Not to mention the $40.00 just to walk into the office. So you're now spending $200.00 a month throwing Fluffy's digestive balance off when the only thing Fluffy needs is a diet.
This is why I don't sell pets, people don't realize that they're hurting them with their love. People tend to forget that rabbits are animals and do not realize that rabbits do not hold the same morals and values as we do, and they definitely should not live like we do. They're animals and people always forget that because we tend to humanize everything which can be deadly.
Monday, June 27, 2011
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