With the Easter holidays fast approaching, especially in the Year-of-rabbit, many might consider bringing an auspicious pet bunny home. Experts from Hong Kong Rabbit Society (HKRS), the non-profit rabbit rescue group, stress that raising rabbits is a lifetime commitment. Yvonne Tong, executive director of HKRS, a group caring for forsaken rabbits since 2003, said in…
With Emigration More Pet Rabbits Abandoned in Hong Kong; Some Tips for Adopting and Caring for the Fury Friends
Kung Fu Bunnies: Rabbits Caught Midair in Epic Battle Look Like Fighters in an Action Movie
If you’ve never seen a pair of rabbits fighting, these images captured by a Japanese photography team are a must-see. Suspended in midair in scenes resembling a martial arts movie, the furry creatures are fiercely engaged in a bunny battle. Poised above ground executing punches and side kicks, the “black-belt” duo look like they’ve been training…
Mast Cell Tumor Most Common Canine Skin Cancer
Q: My Lab mix has a mast cell tumor. What can you tell me about this condition? A: A mast cell tumor, or MCT, is the most common form of skin cancer in dogs. Mast cells are white blood cells designed to fight parasites and allergies. It’s not clear why some of these immune cells…
Rabbits Are Social Animals, so Adopt More Than One
Q: I’ve fallen in love with my friend’s rabbit, and I want one of my own. I wonder if the rabbit is lonely when my friend is at work and whether I should acquire two instead of one. Also, do shelters have rabbits, or should I go to the pet store? A: Rabbits are the…
Grass Hay Should Be Freely Available to Pet Rabbit
Q: Fern, our daughter’s first rabbit, just joined our family. May she eat only rabbit pellets, or should we also give her lettuce and carrots? A: Most of Fern’s diet should consist of a variety of fresh grass hays, such as timothy, Bermuda, brome, oat, rye, barley, meadow, and orchard grass hay. Avoid alfalfa, which…
Raising Rabbits—These furry friends also have a fickle side
In one scene from the 2006 British film, “Amazing Grace,” about William Wilberforce and John Newton, Wilberforce, a young British parliamentarian, picks up a large brown pet rabbit from a chair and carries it around while his friend, Prime Minister William Pitt, jokingly suggests the rabbit would make a fine meal. While rabbits have been…
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