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Gijinka
Korn the rabbit that Fucks my shit and eats my sketchbooks has been gijinkad…your welcome
Every day my rabbit wakes up and chooses violence
I automatically win every online argument because I have a rabbit snoring in my room and you don't
With Easter approaching, just a little PSA not to buy or give rabbits for Easter.
Yes, they're very very cute, and yes, you can get some adorable pictures of them in Easter baskets. But rabbits are not toys. They are little living beings. They need to be cared for and not discarded. They are not starter pets, and they are not good pets for children. A child cannot be the primary caregiver for a rabbit. They're very fragile, have complicated diets, and can be quite expensive. Rabbits can live to be 10+ years, they are not a short term commitment. They are not low maintenance, and can't live in the kind of cage you most often see advertised for rabbits. They either need a large exercise pen or to be free roamed, aka let them live in your home with you like you would a cat or dog. They are very easily litter trained and can become a member of the family just like any pet if taken care of properly.
Rabbits are very social animals and require a lot of attention, they can't be left in a small cage until your kid comes home from school or you come home for work to play with them for an hour. Rabbits are also not cuddly. They're prey animals, and slow to trust. Getting picked up scares them and they need a lot of time to warm up to you. A rabbit that's constantly picked up or grabbed can become aggressive out of fear, you need to approach them differently than you would cat or dog.
The majority of rabbits given as Easter gifts are either surrendered to shelters or abandoned outside. Please please never set a domestic rabbit free in the wild. Domestic rabbits are not wild rabbits, they do not know how to survive. They will likely die within days of being released.
They can be wonderful pets, but there is a lot of misinformation and misunderstandings about how to care for them, and there are a lot of abandoned rabbits. Most toys and treats marketed for rabbits in pet stores are actually not safe for them.
If you are considering getting a pet rabbit, I am begging you to do your research. Understand the commitment for what it is. A few great resources for learning about proper rabbit care are:
The House Rabbit Society
The Bunny Lady
Sincerely, Cinnabun
101 Rabbits
The shelter I got my bunny from is having a fundraiser!
The way it works is people enter their pets to be chosen to be used in the yearly calendar they make and people give a donation in order to vote on the pets. I entered my rabbit since I got him from this shelter and wanted to show support for it. All funds raised by voting on him will be going straight to the shelter and supporting more animals like him. I'm very grateful to this shelter for bringing me my wonderful boy and would love if he could help raise some funds for them. I entered him last year as well and he was actually featured in the calendar!
Get on your back feet for a 1000 follower celebration!! Thank you all so much, from Bella and from me. I don't really know what to do as thanks, so if anyone has any ideas, let me know! An example would be seeing how Bella reacts to new treats (bananas for example).
Okay, so maybe these aren't the best pictures of Bella, but they make me laugh and maybe they'll make you laugh too.
New Loaf Unlocked
Would you take him on your journey?
Five years ago Vs. Last Week
Bella is about nine and a half now, and I am so incredibly lucky and thankful to have such a wonderful bunny to share so many years with. I got him when he was four years old, but if I didn't know better I would guess he was four today. I still can't believe he'll be 10 in a few months.
My darling baby boy celebrated the holidays this week...
It seemed like his enjoyed his gifts!
His winter coat is coming in and he could not be softer!
My new camera lets me loaf-spot from a distance so as not to disturb the bread
I can easily catch him in this pose because he always surreptitiously licks his right paw before laying his head down, as if to say "and while I'm here, I may as well..."
Off-season training
Not a throne of thorny roses
Nor a throne of ash and bone
A simple lay on Timothy hay
Is where he makes his home
This year's holiday gifts arrived unwrapped!
Almost 11 years old but he's still conquering the stony mountain peaks
Near and far