30 August 2022
South Australia
Here's an update to my previous Rescue Rabbits post:
It's time to dance and celebrate! The following darling bunnies from July have been rescued:
Turnip
Benjamin & Peter
Maple
So there we have it. New companions; new bunnies, new humans, new homes — together! It's enough to bring a smile to any face!
That means Arthur, Charlotte and Sky are waiting still for their new homes. For that special person to walk through those shelter doors. Maybe they're waiting just for you?
Arthur
Sky
Charlotte
And also, Lily & Bonnie have made a return...
Lily & Bonnie
Lily & Bonnie made their first appearance in June and were adopted later that month. However, as of today, they've found their way back to the shelter. This can happen. Life being life and all. Plus everything else. Examples abound: having to move house, a change of job, sudden injury or hardship. Loss. Adversity. Illness. Circumstances change. There's any number of reasons why taking on two new pets can go from simple to overwhelming in the span of a few weeks. Such is life.
First-time rabbit keeping, and of course pet ownership in general can quickly become too much. Morphing rapidly into a responsibility that is too demanding. None of us live our lives in a vacuum. We prioritise and re-prioritise every day while we juggle the competing demands brought about by simply trying to survive upon this here living Earth.
Accepting that you've taken on more than you can handle is actually the mark of a strong character, in my mind. The wise individual knows their limits. Why else does the word realisation contain the word real?
The point is, that even though Rabbits are pretty low-maintenance pets, they of course require some work to keep healthy and happy.
And sometimes, you might have to make the difficult decision to do what's in the best interest of the animals and take your rabbits back to the shelter, rather than keeping them in a less-than-optimal situation.
That's just the way things go sometimes. We all go through a bit of chaos now and again. It really takes a big person to make that call. True character. Rather than grit your teeth and push through — or pretend there's no problem at all. Genuinely, it takes courage. "I thought I could at the time, but now I realise I cannot. And the best thing for these two beautiful little animals is that they go back in the round and have the chance to meet and be adopted by somebody else."
Well, there's no harm done and truly lot of potential good that can now be realised.
Whoever it was that made decision, kudos to you! You have done the right thing. Genuinely, good for you. Now Lily and Bonnie have the chance to meet somebody else!
If you realise that you're not able to provide the kind of company and companionship that a pair of rabbits requires, that option is always there. The folks who run the shelter are always understanding because they know that taking on the responsibility of pet ownership is a big deal!
So there we go, Lily and Bonnie are back up for adoption
There's so many new bunnies looking for homes since July, and I'm working on a new post about them all. In the meantime, why not take a look at the RSPCA adoption page for South Australia yourself?
Perhaps today is your day to rescue a rabbit?
