I wasnt going to tell you guys but cant keep it in.

[sasvermont]

Well, say what you want, she should have taken it to a shelter or rehomed it if she didn't want it. I feel as though pets deserve their best chance in life. If she was unable to take care of it or didn't want it, then the animal is better off in a new home. It will adjust.

People eat rabbits you know.

I won't go on and on with this. I think you guys are being way over the top of this bunny situation......as much as I love bunnies, they can be a bit much to handle.

I know that the majority of you think this child did something horrible. I don't think that .... and thus ... we do not agree.

No more from me.

You guys can book it out with someone else.

[My Peanuts]

Well, say what you want, she should have taken it to a shelter or rehomed it if she didn't want it. I feel as though pets deserve their best chance in life. If she was unable to take care of it or didn't want it, then the animal is better off in a new home. It will adjust.

People eat rabbits you know.
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First of all, what does eating rabbits have to do with this conversation? People do a lot of things to rabbits that have nothing to do with this situation. If you are saying things could have been worse, then I agree, but it's really irrelevant to this discussion.

Secondly, when someone gets an animal it's for that animal’s entire life. The mind set when getting a pet should be, “this animal lives X amount of years so I should be prepared to have them that long.” It's not for a few months or years. It's a commitment. If, for a GOOD reason, the commitment cannot be fulfilled it is the owners responsibility to re-home the animal. Shelters are for people who can't be bothered to re-home and want someone else to take on their responsibility. Thank God there are shelters out there, where would poor Roxy be without them.

The fact that this girl is young makes it even worse. Thinks of all the animals she can do this to throughout the course of her life. Most of us have broken the chain of animal neglect, but she is a strong link still as far as I'm concerned. There are so many homeless animals and she bred this bunny and threw her into the mix. By bringing another animal to a shelter she is taking up more space and another rabbit or possible Roxy will need to be euthanized. I honestly don't know how she sleeps at night.

It's you're prerogative to stick up for this girl, but what we are doing is not wrong. We have to be the voice of the defenseless animals otherwise neglect and abuse will never stop.

[beeniesmom]

Roxy probably got aggressive because she was tired of you dressing her up.

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=96018

[Alysser]

I KNOW your sick of hearing it but, that is the disgusting. Im *not* trying to be mean or anything but I feel I have to say something to get it off my chest. I've been staying away from this thread but now I am stating my opinion.

Sunny, my old budgie, had an abusive home from the start. I was told he was stuck in a cage all day with cats running around and he was standing in his own feses(sp?) for about 5 years. Then from there the same thing happened with about 4 different owners. I really don't know if I believe this but that is what I was told. He supposedly was from a bird hoarder and had a horrible life for most of his life. Some how, he wound up at Petco and they told me not to get him for this. I don't really know how he got there. The workers said he was brought their by his owner. Anyway, he had *very* bad problems. Biting,pooping everywhere,a nd squawking at night. He was completely horrific and I don't even know how many times my parents threatened to get rid of him. Finally, he was changed. No more problems after a very long year of training. But I didn't give him to the shelter because I knew they would put him to rest and I couldn't bare that. He was the sweetest bird when he was trained. He died a year or two after I got him. I miss him alot but as you can see I didn't and wouldn't give up on him.

What really takes the cake is the fact that you got a new bunny. Your parents wouldn't replace you if you were bad. It's basically the same thing. I really hope, for Teddys sake, your new bunny doesn't become aggressive. If he does, work with him instead of dumping him at a shelter. PLEASE! Minor issues like his are easily taken care of. But with aggression the key is paintence. I don't care if you hate me after this and you call me stupid names. It *won't* affect me in anyway.

Good luck to Roxy and you.

[buttercup132]

Do you guys REALLY think that the shleter would let me do something THEY didnt agree on!!?? I sure dont. As for the litter training "problem" its easy to solve all I have to do is put his poops inside the litterbox..its TOTALLY different to Roxy's situation!
This is the last time I'm replying to this because it has turned into a fight and I dont want people getting mad at each other for the other person agreeing/dissagreeeing.
Whats done is done I'm not going back on what I think was right. I was just SAYING what had happened I DIDNT ask for opinions and I'm pritty sure I asked for NO fighting but I guess that went in one ear out the other...

[dab_20]

Stephanie, I did read most of the threads. Most of them were horrible to the author. The bottom line is that we are dealing with a kid here and people are being rather mean spirited. She took the rabbit to a shelter, plain and simple. Isn't that what people do with pets that are not working for them? Most people, anyway. I have done it in the past. Am I sorry, no! Would I do it now, now that I am older... no, I would re-home the pet. I have grown up and learned a lot. It takes time.

She did the right thing by taking the bunny to a shelter.

I think it's weird how you guys give her a break just because she's a 'kid'. I am younger then her, and I would never take my rabbit to a shelter... I have been acctually yelled at by PTers when I first came here... but I can understand why. We aren't giving her a hard time... only the facts.

[My Peanuts]

Do you guys REALLY think that the shleter would let me do something THEY didnt agree on!!?? I sure dont. As for the litter training "problem" its easy to solve all I have to do is put his poops inside the litterbox..its TOTALLY different to Roxy's situation!
This is the last time I'm replying to this because it has turned into a fight and I dont want people getting mad at each other for the other person agreeing/dissagreeeing.
Whats done is done I'm not going back on what I think was right. I was just SAYING what had happened I DIDNT ask for opinions and I'm pritty sure I asked for NO fighting but I guess that went in one ear out the other...

Actually I think a lot of shelters are more concerned with adopting out pets than the pets well being. Easy adoptions are good for people like me because I am a very responsible pet owner, but bad for the general public. Did this shelter require everyone in the house to be present? Did it ask you bring any other rabbits in to meet the new one? At least the place I got Harley made us bring Sylvia before the adoption was complete. It was WAY too easy for us to adopt Harley and way too cheap too. I have seen shelters with what I think are too strict rules and ones with not strict enough rules. There aren't too many rules and laws for having a shelter, especially if they are privately run and so many regulations with animals slip through the cracks.

Also, you didn't ask for opinions?!? Why did you post it on a public forum about animals? Did you really think no one would reply? Almost every single thread on this forum has some opinion in it.

In one ear and out the other you say? Kind of like what almost all the people on your last thread told you to do with Roxy? I believe just about everyone told you to try to work with her. This is just getting more unbelievable. There is no remorse or no admittance to this being a mistake. I fear for the animals she already has or will get in the future. I'm sorry for being so opinionated, but it's frustrating to think that I'm out there trying to educate people about this and then there is someone on a pet lover’s board that finds this behavior acceptable. This thread is about everything I try to reverse. Breeding and dumping pets at shelters.

[Alysser]

I doubt people were going to listen to you when you said no fighting. This IS a controversal thread. What did you expect people to say? CONGRATS ON TEDDY?

[I_luv_rusty]

Were telling your our opinion, because on the last board you got all mad when people said don't give Roxy away!! You said "I'm NOT giving Roxy away, so stop!!" So if you really want to know why everyone is giving you their opinions.... I wonder why!


Edit- You said "For the last time im NOT getting rid of her now!"

[My Peanuts]

I'm less mad at what happened to Roxy and more concerned with the pets you have now. What’s done is done. If you realize what we say is only to help the animals and not to attack you then things would be better. I'm telling you this to stop the cycle of leaving unwanted pets at a shelter. I don't hate you at all, but I hate the choices you made in the past few days. If you could just realize that it was wrong and never do it again then this is a victory for you and your pets.

[Alysser]

I'm less mad at what happened to Roxy and more concerned with the pets you have now. What’s done is done. If you realize what we say is only to help the animals and not to attack you then things would be better. I'm telling you this to stop the cycle of leaving unwanted pets at a shelter. I don't hate you at all, but I hate the choices you made in the past few days. If you could just realize that it was wrong and never do it again then this is a victory for you and your pets.

I TOTALLY agree.

[dab_20]

Same here.

[carole]

My peanuts everything you have said makes so much sense and is very well written, i could not have said it better myself, Buttercup if you thought you could post this and expect no opinions or controversy , sorry but you are living in la la land sweetie.

I agree what is done is done now, and there is no point going on about it as clearly you are comfortable with your decision, and believe you did the right thing, well let us all hope so, are you ever going to know if Roxy was PTS? do you actually care?

Worst case scenario that happens I just hope you can live with it.

My major problem with it all is that you purposely bred Roxy and when the going got tough you dumped her at the shelter, who are already struggling with finding homes for unwanted pets,that is NOT what shelters are for, I feel you just did not want to put the effort in that was required to work with Roxy, and took the easy road out,I also find it hard to believe you could dress up an aggressive bunny, personally i would never dream of dressing a bunny up, but each to their own.

BC maybe it would have been better to keep it to yourself, it has only upset most people on PT, some things are better left unsaid from my experience.

[racing_gurl07]

My major problem with it all is that you purposely bred Roxy and when the going got tough you dumped her at the shelter, who are already struggling with finding homes for unwanted pets,that is NOT what shelters are for.

Thats not what shelters are for? at the shelter i vounlteer at..we get alot of cats in that are serendered. For example this week we got in two cats that were serendered from their owners beacuse they have allergies (arent there pills for that?) and these cats were rasied by them. (they are about 2 months old) And another person dropped off their cat after 5-6 years because they had a new baby and they couldnt deal with the jelously. (couldnt you work with the cat?) but that is what shelters are for finding homes for animals, stray or serendered by their owners. We people atthe shelter dont bash anyone who serendered their animals. So why should anyone else bash these people, like Buttercup?

[carole]

First I would like to say I was not bashing her, if you consider my opinion that well so be it, i am guilty, but i offer no apologies all the same and secondly OK maybe shelters are for taking in pets who are surrended, and it is just as well for the poor animals sake isn't it, but i can tell you in my country people are not given a warm reception at a shelter for handing in their pets for reasons which are not ok,our shelters are so full, more than often they probably get turned away it really annoys me when people just take the easy option out and wipe it from their minds,IMO her family should have tried every other option open to them first and the shelter should have been the last resort, as it was like only two days since she first posted her problems, i hardly consider two days a lengthy period to work with an animal do you?,

Honestly if she can live with her decision then so be it, what is done is done, i just hope if there is another situation in the future they will work a lot harder at resolving it next time.

If more people tryed to work with their pets instead of oh well lets just take them back to the shelter, we would not have near as bad a problem as we do today, but yes it is a fact of life sadly,and my point is that she purposely bred this rabbit, so IMO she should be finding it a new home or taking time to work with it, not taking the easy road out and making it someone elses problem.

Shelters have enough on their plate as it is, and i too have been involved with cat shelters and rescuing so i don't comment with no knowledge whatso ever.