
08/07/2025
We're often told that our adoption requirements are the reason we're failing to find homes (and thereby failing rabbits). Yet, Latte and Bunza's adoption is a classic example of what happens when we don't listen to our instincts.
Latte was abandoned to breed on the streets before she was rescued by a lovely human, along with her sister and their babies. We agreed to support them with vet care and food, so long as they didn't come directly into our already over-burdened foster network. Their rescuer did an amazing job, and eventually, Latte and her new husbun Bunza finally went out on trial adoption.
During our vetting process, we make it very clear that we will only adopt to families who include children, if it is done so with the full expectation that the adults are responsible for the lives they're committing to.
Sadly, this time, that message didn't sink in, and Latte and Bunza were soon returned. Unfortunately, due to the current animal welfare crisis, their original rescuer had already filled their foster space, and we didn't feel we could return them when she already had so many lives to care for.
It's lucky that Latte and Bunza were adopted through an ethical rescue, instead of a breeder or pet shop who would have wiped their hands clean the second the payment cleared. But, now, not only have they been uprooted once again, but our volunteers wasted precious hours and resources, and our foster network is now worse off than when we started ๐ฎโ๐จ
Please, if you can not guarantee that rabbits will continue to lead fulfilling lives if your child loses interest or moves out of home, don't get them! Rabbits aren't toys; they're sentient beings who deserve to spend what little time they have in safe, stable homes with people who adore them.
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