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Rabbit exhibition held to greet Year of Rabbit
Photo taken on Jan. 13, 2011 shows a Holland lop at the provincial museum in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. A rabbit exhibition was held at the museum on Thursday to greet the traditional Chinese lunar year of Rabbit
You can see the full article and more cute pictures at the link below
http://english.sina.com/life/p/2011/0113/355854.html
If you are considering getting a pet rabbit this year we would recommend that you do your homework first as they are a big commitment. Take a look at our Large Rabbit Hutches if you are thinking of keeping your rabbit outside.
How to Build a Rabbit Hutch
We are often asked for rabbit hutch plans and how to’s for building hutches. I found these instructions online today and they look about the most comprehensive that i have seen.
We have not tried to follow them and have not built a hutch using them but they look like a reasonable place to start so i thought I would share them. In most cases, unless you are particularly good at diy and have all the tools we would recommend that you buy your rabbit hutches.
Here is a list of items you will need from the article
Things You’ll Need
•Staple gun
•12;-inch-long Industrial Staples
•1-inch-long Wood Screws
•3-inch-long Wood Screws
•12;-Inch-thick Treated Plywood
•60 feet of Treated, 2-inch-wide by 4-inch-thick Lumber
•Skill Saw
•20-foot length of 3-foot-wide Wire Mesh
•4 Elbow Joiners
•2 Hinges
•Table Saw
•Chop Saw
•Measuring Tape
•Wire Cutters
to Take a look at the full step by step instructions click here (you will need to scroll down)
Animal Activists Caution against Pet Rabbit Craze
Animal Activists in China and Taiwan are concered about an increase in abandoned rabbits during the “year of the Rabbit”, they fear that this will cause a pet rabbit craze and lead to increased number of rescue rabbits
A lot of people buy rabbits because they assume they are small and easy to raise and some parents chose rabbits as pets for their kids under this impression. We’ve seen many abandoned rabbits around schools and neighborhood parks and we could find more abandoned rabbits this year
You can read the full article here. There are similar concerns here in the UK and with the rspce and other rescue charities asking people to give careful consideration to the long term commitments of owning any pets.
If you are getting a pet rabbit you might need a Large Rabbit Hutch and Run
Thinking about Showing Rabbits?
If you are thinking about showing rabbits here is an intersting interview with Leslie Sturgill that highlights some of the benefits young people can gain from showing rabbits
“The rabbits are fun. They’re characters. They’re like little pets,” she said. “They’re like little puppies. They’ll lick you, and they’re real soft and cuddly and fun to watch. When they play, they’re really cute.”
Please use the comment box below to share your experiences with showing pets.
Check out the full article here
Nike Launch Year of the Rabbit Trainers
Nike have launched a specail year of the rabbit trainer, The first time that Nike Tennis Classic as the base for a Chinese Zodiac Series, the Year of the Rabbit Edition comes in 2 different variants, for men and women. An all white leather with red “2011″ letterings on its tongue tab, a representation of a white rabbit and its red eyes. The women’s version comes with a large red metallic Swoosh and heel tab while dashing acrooss the men’s version will be a metallic gold one instead, both colors of fortune and luck in the Chinese believe. A rabbit leaping icon is adorned on the inner sockliner.
Click Here to see the full article and pictures of the trainers
Beautiful Bunny Broach!
I came across this beautiful bunny broach and it got me thinking. If you have any unusuall bunny items why not share them on our facebook page. 
In any case here is a link to the broach page.
http://www.ashleyording.com/2011/01/inebriated-rabbit.html
“This
rabbit brooch is one of my prized possessions. I found it at the
Vintage Fashion Expo (perhaps my favorite event of all time) last year.
One look at those huge teeth and loopy drunk eyes and I was deeply
smitten. In fact, buying this brooch set me off on a bit of an
animal-brooch-buying frenzy.”
Video Guide to Houseing Pet Rabbits
I just found this awsome video put together by the Happy Hoppers Rabbit Forum. It is ram packed full of great housing tips, ideas and suggestions for keeping pet rabbits the right way both inside and out.
Seriously if you have rabbits or your thinking about it take a loook at this. There are also some great ideas for building your own rabbit hutchs, converting shed, or keeping them indoors. Also you should join the Happy Hoppers Forum!
Here are the main points.
1) For a pair of rabbits you need large rabbit hutches at least 6ft x 2ft x 2ft
2) Rabbits need lots of room to excercise, run and play, they should have a big Rabbit hutch and run, and/or access to a large secure run most of the time.
3) If you are keeping house rabbits you need to bunny proof your home!
Take a look at the video it is great
Update on Pact Rescue Rabbits Norfolk
Here is the latest update from the rabbit wefare association and fund regarding the 74 rabbits rescued in norfolk, A big thank you to everyon who has helped.
The final total of rabbits taken out of the most appalling conditions now total 74. These range from tiny babies to adults. Typical accommodation for 8 rabbits were hutches measuring 24 x 18 x 8 deep.
At least 30 females were running with bucks, so it is estimated that there will be approximately 250 rabbits to house and feed within the next two months. Sadly one doe has already aborted her litter, some rabbits have Syphilis, some have snuffles and there are 4 suspected cases of myxi. Many rabbits have rat bites and will need antibiotics Obviously all of these bunnies are segregated from the resident rabbits which is a logistical nightmare.
Wood Green have pledged support to help vaccinate the rabbits in the next few days.
Following our alert, this was picked up by Maeve Moorcroft of Pets at Home who passed on the information to their charity department. £2,000 has been pledged. One of our members also picked up on the alert and has passed the information on to other groups and we understand that so far £1,500 has been pledged in donations. Burgess Petcare have today despatched a pallet of nuggetts. A local firm have donated £1,200.00 worth of building material to help construct a new bunny village which was already in the pipeline, as PACT Sanctuary have an average of 100 bunnies in their care.
Hutches are desperately needed and if you are able to help, please contact George or Chris on 01362 820775.
Thank you to members who are contacting the media to gain support.
Pet Rabbit Photo Shoot, Cute or Cruel?
Take a look at this video of pet rabbits getting dressed up for a photo shoot in japan. Rabbit Cards and gifts are expected to be flying of the shelves this year as it is the “year of the rabbit”. I Cant deceide if this is just good fun or if it is cruel to the animals.
Take a look at the video and let us know what you think
Check out the you tube video here
Forget Show Jumping check out Rabbit Agility
Rabbit agility is taking the uk by storm and this year sees the first international competition at the small animal show in harrogate 29-30th january.
Here is last years event shown on sky one earlier this year.
So Get yourself some agility jumps and get your rabbits out of their rabbit hutch and run and start training. Look out for this years clips from the burgess small animal show.
