Rabbits
are the most forgotten pet in Britain; more often than
not they are left in hutches on their own 24/7 for years,
rarely cleaned, fed, watered and handled-this is cruelty.
We are looking for dedicated and caring rabbit owners
to ensure our rabbits do not become a statistic!
Are you aware that rabbits can easily become bored and
need regular handling, grooming, toys for stimulation,
access to the garden to run, jump and even burrow, a good
and balanced diet including a constant supply of hay to
live a healthy and happy life?
Conditions of adoption:
We are looking for life-long, permanent homes for our
animals and we need to be sure you can provide such a
home. This means we have to ask questions about your personal
circumstances, including your ability to meet routine
and emergency Vet bills, which will become solely your
responsibility following adoption.
Ideally all members of the household must come and meet
the rabbit/s before a rabbit can be reserved for you.
We also require permission from the property owner where
the rabbit will live. A home checker will need to visit
you at home before you can adopt any rabbit.
As a minimum requirement we do not adopt rabbits out into
hutches less than minimum of 6 x 2 x 2 feet - ideally
with an attached run to allow the rabbits to exercise.
Please note that these lengths may need to be bigger depending
on the size and breed of rabbit.
You will also need a suitable exercise run or area for
your rescue rabbit. We also encourage rabbits to be kept
in the house to protect them against predators and severe
weather conditions, however a shed would be fine.
We
do not adopt rabbits out for breeding purposes. We do
encourage that rabbits are kept in pairs or in groups
therefore ideally we will only rehome one of our rabbits
with a resident rabbit or a pair of our rabbits together.
Regardless
of where the rabbit is housed they must be handled daily
and allowed a break from the hutch. We may arrange to
do a post adoption visit to see how your new rabbit is
settling in Veterinary fees become the sole responsibility
of the adopter once the rabbit has left the re-homing
centre.
Adoption fees are:
£20 per Rabbit
£15
per Gunea Pig
This is generally not normally refundable........................
This
does not even cover half the cost to us of the mandatory
vaccinations,
worm, flea, micro-chipping and neutering of all rabbits
in our care.
