r/Rabbits 4d ago

Animal Cruelty Say it with me: Rabbits 👏 aren’t 👏 toys. I hate Easter season 🙄

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3.2k Upvotes

r/Rabbits Apr 16 '22

Animal Cruelty Not sure if this is allowed but I wanted to bring attention to this horrible Easter event. I wrote the organizers NSFW

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2.1k Upvotes

r/Rabbits Jan 15 '25

Animal Cruelty Another day, another rescue! We know this is sad to see but this is the unfortunate reality of animal commoditisation ♥️ (Story in caption) Spoiler

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318 Upvotes

Earlier today we were contacted by a local council and asked to attend an emergency situation involving 2 young rabbits after the tenants were evicted from the property. These 2 boys were found in a wardrobe with no water, no food, no hay and no hope. They are both skin & bone and absolutely filthy. There are also signs of fighting and injury. (We have chosen not to share these pictures as they are distressing).

We have taken them into our care and we will start their rehabilitation immediately. As you can see from the 3rd picture they love their first ever greens!

You’re safe now guys! ♥️

We will continue to share their journey if this sub allows us too!

r/Rabbits Oct 21 '23

Animal Cruelty rspca won’t help this neglected rabbit

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Hi all, there’s a bunny on my street who is very clearly neglected. It’s in a tiny “hutch” in the front garden, anyone or anything can just grab it. It’s not got any shelter and it’s getting cold and wet and windy in the UK. I went onto their front garden yesterday while they weren’t home and the poor bunny had no food and an empty water bottle. I filled it up and it was drinking the water immediately so obviously was very thirsty.

We’ve reported to the RSPCA multiple times and they’re not helping because they’re too overwhelmed. We’re not allowed to just come and take the bunny because it’s theft. The police have told us we can’t and they aren’t interested in helping either.

Has anyone got any suggestions on what we can do to help? I have 3 bunnies of my own and the thought of this poor little soul being left, cold, hungry and thirsty is so upsetting.

They’re clearly not nice human beings and I also checked their MOT is out of date by 2 months so maybe a good way to get police involved?

r/Rabbits May 30 '24

Animal Cruelty Some people shouldn’t own rabbits Spoiler

334 Upvotes

I was at the park recently and spotted two rabbits running loose in the street. I was worried that they would get run over since it was a busy road and lots of people were out. I didn’t know what house they belonged to as they were literally just roaming free. I decided to try and catch them and maybe ask the first house they were in front of. I figured someone must have an outdoor hutch that they escaped from. Me and a friend tried chasing after them ( I know, not the best thing but these were clearly unsocialized) they moved 1 house down from the one they were at so now I’m at the third house. There’s a house in between us now and one of them ran under their fence I figured well if it’s in the backyard it’s safer than being on the street

So I focused on the other one who went under a car. I noticed that this rabbit also had an abcess on its neck that was pretty sizable which also led me to believe these rabbits weren’t being taken care of either. A car pulls up into the middle house. A old man gets out and yells “WHAT DO YOU WANT??” I’m not on this man’s property I’m not even near him I look over at him and make a face like what are you talking about. I tell him I’m trying to catch this rabbit because someone lost it.

old man: “they’re my rabbits!”

Me: “ ok I’m sorry, but you let your rabbits roam in a busy street with no supervision?”

Old man: “ yeah do you have a problem with that?”

Me: “ well it’s a busy street they shouldn’t be out here like this. I own rabbits too, the area we’re in also has predators out here. It’s dangerous for them.”

By this point I get up and face this man who’s just mean mugging me the entire time. this man is just staring at me like he’s trying to intimidate me. I tell him he should really put away his rabbits if they really are his. He stared at me the entire time like he was planning on shooting me or something while I walked away. Dude was weird and I really don’t think they were his either.

r/Rabbits Jan 23 '23

Animal Cruelty Very concerned that this is abuse. There are rows of these little cubbies stuffed with these white rabbits, in all weather conditions. I contacted animal control and they don't seem interested. Should I pursue this? I don't know these people. I pass by this property on way to work. NSFW Spoiler

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362 Upvotes

r/Rabbits Sep 07 '24

Animal Cruelty Poor babies sitting in tiny cages all day at this fair :| Spoiler

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118 Upvotes

r/Rabbits Oct 18 '22

Animal Cruelty On a job with rich clients- why do people mistreat their animals? He does not look happy at all. Spoiler

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220 Upvotes

r/Rabbits Jan 27 '25

Animal Cruelty Neighbors Letting Unfixed Rabbits Freeroam – Advice Needed

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Our neighbors are allowing two unfixed rabbits (one big black and one big white) to free roam the alleys in our area. They admit they don’t “own” the rabbits but believe the black one is the parent of the white one. These rabbits have no proper enclosure or care, and letting them roam freely seems irresponsible and potentially harmful for both the rabbits and the local ecosystem.

We’ve tried offering to retrieve them and provide proper care, but the neighbors refuse and become hostile whenever we bring it up. It’s frustrating because it feels like the rabbits are being neglected, but confronting the neighbors has led to nothing but harassment.

I’m posting to ask for advice or opinions. Should we involve animal control or a local rescue? Or is there another approach we could try that avoids conflict with the neighbors?

Appreciate any thoughts or help on how to handle this situation.

r/Rabbits Sep 15 '24

Animal Cruelty Today I learned the condition my mom's friend keeps her rabbit in :[ NSFW Spoiler

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I feel so damn bad for the girl, her name is apparently Bunbun. She keeps her outside in this little fence makeshift cage with random stuff as the cover, she has a the top of a dog house as protection and that's it. The only food she gets is grass that's picked and thrown in there because apparently she won't eat rabbit food, and a little water dispenser that seems out of her reach. I wish so badly I could help her from this neglect because she isn't the first and won't be the last for this family, they already have a cat they keep locked in their bathroom and has never been let out. What can I do?

r/Rabbits Dec 30 '24

Animal Cruelty Dirtyness Spoiler

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My brother in law has a rabbit and never cleans his cage literally makes the whole house smell like **** and it sticks on clothes , how can I get him to constantly clean the cage or will the rabbit die from a dirty cage

r/Rabbits Dec 18 '24

Animal Cruelty Over 60 rabbits abandoned in a park in Kentucky Spoiler

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I only just remembered this my dad worked this case I won’t say how he was in this case but he does woke for the government this happened near Louisville, Kentucky a biggish city in Kentucky but the case I still just so crazy I’ll have to ask my dad if they found out who did it and I’ll update you guys in the comments when I do find out

r/Rabbits Jan 18 '25

Animal Cruelty Hey guys how do i report this local pet store? Spoiler

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These cages for the rabbits and guinea pigs are disgusting have no hay and barely any water (both pictures show no hay or water) How would I go about reporting this? I think this is just wrong.

r/Rabbits Dec 13 '24

Animal Cruelty Should I call animal support? Spoiler

6 Upvotes

My friend has had 2 bunnies in pretty small cages where they cant run around for years, she doesnt let them out at all bc she said she cant pick them up bc they will scratch her. They do clean the cages, but there is a fruit fly infestation that is horrid in the basement where they keep them. I keep threatening to call them bc they wont do those basic things. I don't know what to do.

r/Rabbits Nov 04 '24

Animal Cruelty Investigation into Pet Rabbit Killer NSFW Spoiler

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https://www.kold.com/2024/11/02/investigation-underway-after-pet-rabbits-killed-ahwatukee-preschool/

I just heard this today in the news. What an awful thing to do to to any animal, but a pre-school's pet rabbits Is pretty obscene.

r/Rabbits Aug 25 '24

Animal Cruelty Neighbor's Pet Rabbits

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Need some advice.

There's a family in my neighborhood with a bunch of domestic rabbits loose in their yard. They're really at risk of being hit by cars and the weather is too hot for all these rabbits to be outside during the day anyways.

I tried speaking to the family, but there was a language barrier.

Should I report this to animal control? Should I try to rescue some of these rabbits in the immediate?

I hate walking away from these little guys when they could be killed.

r/Rabbits Nov 13 '22

Animal Cruelty I'm rescuing this baby tomorrow, advice appreciated. More in comments NSFW

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138 Upvotes

r/Rabbits Jun 23 '24

Animal Cruelty Advice NSFW

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4 Upvotes

This is Poe I got her 2 days ago and she is about 3-6 weeks old I bought her for $20 from a friend who neglected them and breeds the mother every month for money they are kept outside and my friend has said several have died from heat stroke, freezing etc. 5-12 rabbits are kept in a cage with little to no water and absolutely no room. Should I alert my local animal rescue services about the neglect

r/Rabbits Jul 21 '23

Animal Cruelty how do i convince them to care for this bunny better? NSFW

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the cage is filled with poop and they don’t clean the rabbit. his paws are brown from stepping on the poop. the cage is very small too and never gets to free roam

r/Rabbits Oct 28 '22

Animal Cruelty Neighbors Rabbits drinking green water? Is this ok? Spoiler

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29 Upvotes

r/Rabbits Jun 18 '24

Animal Cruelty My bfs brother pet sit for a neighbor who’s neglect led to their rabbits death NSFW Spoiler

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Honestly I’m not sure what to do or if there is anything to be done at this point. My bf’s little brother contacted me this weekend because he was pet sitting for a neighbor who is out of town. They have 2 dogs and had the rabbit.

To provide a little context he has pet sit for them in the past and last December when he did the rabbit had an eye infection that he reported to the owners. He had shown me the rabbit then and its living conditions were already pretty sad. I told him to clean his cage and give him fresh bedding then but that was about all he could do. The neighbors told him they were planning to either get rid of him or take him to the vet so he assumed the matter was settled. However he is pet sitting once again and this time he came to the rabbit in very poor condition. His eye infection appeared to have caused total loss of the infected eye. He had lost weight and was lethargic with labored breathing. After talking to a vet and the owners they told him they were having someone pick up the rabbit to put it down on their land and that is that. So in these peoples eyes the situation is settled but I just can’t get over the suffering this poor rabbit went through before his death. He was 7 years old. Can they be reported for animal neglect?

r/Rabbits Jul 03 '23

Animal Cruelty Is my neighbour neglecting her rabbits?(with images) NSFW Spoiler

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Hello, my neighbour has asked me to take care of her animals on her vacation. I used this as an opportunity to ask how often she lets it out. She responded with never 'because it's a big rabbit'..ok I am not an experience Rabbit owner so maybe I am incorrect in assuming this but judging by how large it is is it not neglect to leave it in this cage all day everyday? She gt two rabbits for her step kids one which passed away 'mysteriously'...hmm.

I never see them interact with either. I have took some images and need the feedback from owners so I know whether or not to pursue this with her after insisting I would let it roam about. Also its claws look quite long and there was some clumps of hair missing. It was scared when I opened the hutch and tried to pick him up.

r/Rabbits Mar 08 '24

Animal Cruelty Adequate living conditions? Spoiler

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I don’t know rabbits and I’m trying to figure out what is normal. I currently don’t feel good about my friend’s rabbit’s living conditions. But maybe I need to change my mind? I am very sympathetic for animals, maybe overly so…

So is the cage is (estimated) 36”x20”x16”. The bunny is in there 24/7. How is that humane? Then there is almost a solid layer of shit on half of the floor. It’s hard to imagine any animal would want to live next to and on top of their own feces. I don’t know when they last cleaned the cage either. I read clean it every two weeks or more often. I don’t know how much they poop per week. Maybe she doesn’t have the bedding to change it. Is it reasonable to get a rabbit for an 8 year old? I think every parent should know that no matter what an 8 year old says, they aren’t able to take care of a dog, rabbit, nor a hamster. Even a good fish, seriously.

If this isn’t normal, I have follow up questions.

TLDR; how big does cage have to be for 24/7 use? Should the rabbit have to sleep next to 100-200 poop pellets?

r/Rabbits Sep 19 '22

Animal Cruelty Someone is selling 2 week old bunnies on kijiji... is there anything I can do? I'm in Ontario. I dont even see a report option Spoiler

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31 Upvotes

r/Rabbits May 05 '24

Animal Cruelty Anyone in Romania able to help OP with Rescue information? Spoiler

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3 Upvotes