Normally most bunnies are dumped about 1 to 2 months after Easter. Because then it turns out that having a bunny as a pet is not that easy as it looks.
Our shelter almost never refuses bunnies who are no longer wanted or are in need of a new home due to circumstances, on one condition: that people pay a “modest” fee for taking in their bunnies (most bunnies need to be neutered and need to be vaccinated). But even that is something a lot of so-called pet owners are not willing to pay and instead they dump their bunnies just like that.
That is what happened with Stribbel and Beattle in the early morning of Saturday April 15th, 2006: just before Easter. They were found in a very filthy cage at the side of a road.
[1] The cage was a real mess and smelt horrible. Just have a close look at it.
[2] As soon as they were brought in we made two clean cages for them as it turned out that Stribbel and Beattle are two male rabbits and don’t like each other very much. They immediately started to eat the hay we provided to them.
[3] Luckily Stribbel and Beattle seem to be healthy and we are positive we can rehome them as soon as they are neutered. Especially lop eared bunnies are much wanted.
[4] Our shelter is located in The Netherlands (Province Limburg).