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Rabbits are rapidly becoming one of Britain's favourite pets, due to their lovable temperaments, their cleanliness, and above all their adorable faces. They are the ultimate in cute and cuddly.
Unfortunately they are also chosen as a pet as they often regarded as being good pets for children and relatively simple to look after as well. They are time and again bought as Easter or Christmas gifts for children (or indeed adults), and then forgotten about later as the novelty wears off.
Many people are happy just to leave their rabbits languishing in a hutch at the bottom of the garden, assuming that as long as they are fed and watered, then that is sufficient to keep them happy. Job done. This is not helped by many members of pet shop staff who are happy to let a rabbit leave the shop without giving its new family sufficient information on how to care for their new family member.
Rabbits are intelligent creatures (some more than others perhaps!), and while you may not have to walk it every night as you would a dog, your pet rabbit still requires a lot of attention to be a happy and healthy rabbit.
It is most definately worth the effort though. You will find that, given the attention it craves, your rabbit will reward you with hours of entertainment, as you enjoy their daft antics. They can learn to respond to their own name, follow you around the house and even play games with you. At the end of a long day, you will find many rabbits are happy to curl up in front of the fire and watch TV with you. By leaving your rabbit in a cage at the bottom of the garden, you are missing out on the true joy of having one of these amazing creatures as a pet.
We hope that you will look through the pages of this site, and discover all of the information you need to have a healthy and contented pet.
Please email us if you are having any problems with your pet rabbit and we will try to advise you how to solve them. Many people are too quick to give up on a difficult pet, and so we hope that the information provided here will help reduce the number of rabbits who are given up to already stretched rescue centres, or worse, simply left to die.
Ideally we would love to see the selling of rabbits in pet shops banned, however, as this does not seem to be likely any time in the near future, we hope to at least educate people on the best way to look after their bunny, and to consider very carefully whether having a pet rabbit is really the right thing for them, and for the animal.
If you have decided that having a rabbit is a responsability that you are happy to take on, please see our page describing the benefits of buying from a breeder rather than a pet shop. And please don't forget the rabbits that have been given up to rehoming centres that would make wonderful pets, given the right care and attention.
We would love to hear any of your views on the issue of rabbit care, the sale of rabbits in pet shops and any ideas on how we might be able to improve the situation for our furry friends.
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