US
Pair let rabbits starve to death
Two pet rabbits found starved to death in their hutch had suffered for at least two weeks, a court heard yesterday.
Their bones protruded through taut flesh, their vertebrae were sticking out and there were serious signs of dehydration, said Sara Young, prosecuting for the RSPCA.
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Rabbit Proofing Your Home
Pet rabbits should have daily time outside of their cages for exercise and socialization. However, rabbits are curious and love to chew and dig, which can put both your rabbit and your belongings at risk. Rabbit Proofing Your Home - Making Your Home Safe For Pet
Rabbits highlights some of the ways you can make your home safer for your pet rabbits.
Related Reading: How to Stop Rabbits from Chewing Everything
and How to Stop Rabbits from Digging Up the Carpet
source: about.com
US
Man Stoops To Rabbit Burrows For $50,000
The trend of holding humans as
hostages in exchange for ransom or other benefits seems
to have seeped down to the burrows of little innocent rabbits
in the USA. Sounds really strange, but it is unfortunately
true.
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little innocent rabbits in the USA
Magician
Rabbit Goes Missing
In one
of its rare cases, a magician rabbit was stolen by
an audience while the show was halfway through. Read
More
Rabbits
Attacked By Cancer In Different Forms
The deadly disease ‘cancer’ has
not even spared our little bunny rabbits and unfortunately, there
are several
types
of cancer that can be seen in these animals.
Read Next - Most frequent types of tumours found
in rabbits
Rabbits
Falling Prey To Fatal Illnesses
Diseases like Myxomatosis
and Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (VHD) have been
found to have killed several
pet rabbits in the previous year. These rabbits
suffered such unfortunate and painful deaths merely
because they were not vaccinated against these
diseases.
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Haemorrhagic Disease slays its victim
Rabbits
Kick Out Rare Medieval Glass Pieces
Rabbits
can be handy at times! A group of rabbits who were
digging their warren threw out, apart from soil
and roots, something unusual – a
rare medieval glass window pieces.
Deadly Rabbit
Disease Outbreak
in Utah
The USDA/APHIS has confirmed that a rabbitry in Utah
has been infected by VHD/RCD. Pamela Alley, director
of the Rabbit Industry Council, shares the details of
the second outbreak of this deadly rabbit disease in
the United States.
Read New VHD/RCD Outbreak in Utah Confirmed.