As an animal guy this dad is all for getting a pet for the family. Any pet that is being adopted should always have plenty of thought regarding expenses, lifestyle and considerations if said pet is appropriate for your situation. Lastly, the adoption process shouldn’t be motivated by popular trends or holidays. If Disney releases a movie about the cute exploits of a porcupine dog that smells of sulfur, but has cute eyes and loves children then parents around the world would be looking for this smelly beast to adopt.
Animal shelters have this problem after the release of every dog movie and rabbit rescues have this issue after Easter. Rabbits are cute animals and are great pets for the right situation, however, these situations do not include:
Getting a bunny because you don’t want a cat or a dog, but feel like your child should have something
I had a rabbit growing up. Two actually, their names were Clyde and Georgeann. They were cute and fuzzy and totally non interactive, unable to enter the house and led a horrible life in a coop in the back yard. L Those bunnies were eventually released into the wild in a country club where they had much more fun and where they could probably reproduce like rabbits.
Easter is here!
No. No. NO. Lots of farms will have tours with lots of cute bunnies hopping around. They are great little critters that can make super pets, but you need to do your home work. Any pet that is an impulse adoption is a bad choice. If you find yourself at one of these farms and cute bunnies are bouncing around your child will say, ‘Dad, can we have one, I want one!’ No.
Rabbits can live inside and be happy little pets that can live very well with other pets.
Much like your house has to be baby proofed, the rabbit proofing of a house can be done, but needs to be thorough.
They’re cute, but don’t get sucked in by their long ears and soft pelt. Adopting a bunny is serious business and can be done, but do your homework first.
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