raising rabbits

With Easter just around the corner, Quebec's agriculture ministry says too many small rabbits, chicks and ducklings are abandoned by their new ... “Easter only lasts 24 hours, but animals live a long time and become big very quickly — a rabbit can live for 10 years,” the department said in a press release.

This time of year, you'd think rabbits were still a fairly popular dietary option, but these days most Americans are mainly content with the chocolate and marshmallow ones one sees everywhere, and would rather keep the domesticated one as pets.

“Domesticated rabbits don't do well in the heat, and they can be killed, by the way,” she said. Baby Blue and Little Man, two of the therapy bunnies Pickard brought to the fundraiser, seemed to have no problem, however, adapting to and basking in the attention they received from Concetta Ceraolo, 4, and ...

Last week the rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) was re-released into the countryside to curb an ever-burgeoning wild rabbit population. ... An emergency disease response was put in place by the then-Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), and the farm was put under quarantine. Several months ...

Kids and parents got the chance to hold small, soft, wiggly animals, watch rabbit hopping contests and learn about raising rabbits for meat or fun and ... Mike and Kathy Uhtoff started Northwest Nature Shop's annual rabbit event more than 20 years ago because they saw so many bunnies abandoned after ...

Anyone wanting to bring the Easter Bunny to life by adopting a rabbit is being asked to think again – as charity bosses warn they are among the most neglected types of pet in Britain. Hundreds of thousands are left pining and miserable in hutches which are far too small, and are given unsuitable food.

The 31st annual Iowa Rabbit Festival is set for March 16-17 at Burton Coliseum and promises to deliver great music, food, arts and crafts vendors, carnival rides and a cook-off. The event is 5 p.m.-midnight on Friday, March 16, and 10 a.m.-midnight on Saturday, March 17. Admission is $5 each for those 12 ...

The 2018 Navarro County Youth Expo brought in over 70 contestants for the Rabbit Breeding Show. Multiple contestants won first place in their respective breed categories, but the best overall rabbit was Tianna Glenn of Blooming Grove FFA's New Zealand rabbit. Glenn was practically speechless about ...