BTW, I don't take anyones comments personal. I know that every person on this forum, doggy, kitty, or otherwise, loves and cares for animals in every shape and form. I respect your concerns and comments.

As I said in the last post, which I wrote before I read the rest of the posts, my bunnies are very healthy, happy, and somewhat spoiled. I would spoil them even more if I could, but ....

My momma and papa are my friends and pets. The Rex, Fru Fru, is now my pet also, as is Rudy. I have a very, very small herd now, but back about 10 years ago I maintained a herd of 150 does and 50 bucks, not counting all the kits. They were New Zealand Whites and Californians. I am a farm girl, I eat alot of what we raise. But we make pets out of the parent stock to apease our need for animal friends. I am not saying it is easy, but it is our way of life. The young are not named until they have been choosen and sold to a pet home. The pet homes are carefully screened and schooled in the care and upkeep of their new pets. In some cases contracts require that the animals (I raise more than just bunnies) are altered by a certain age. 90% of these situations have resulted in satisfied homes and fulfilled contracts.

As for the kits having a solid place to go, yes, they still have their nest boxes to go into and I place a removeable slab of wood in the corners of the cages for the buns to sit on and chew if they like. At the time that I took the picks I was in the middle of cleaning cages and replacing the wood slabs. Believe me, I know what sore hocks are, I feel so bad for bunnies who get them.

As for the after care of my sold pets, I am constantly running around playing pre-vet for many of my clients, especially when they first get their new friends, checking out every concern that comes up until the new owners are more comfortable with assessing and addressing the situtations themselves.

I hope you all understand about my "use" of my rabbits. I know many of you have them strictly as pets and even as house bunnies. I think that is great, and I would support any bunny rescue effort I ever came across. But remember, only about 20% of all bunnies really like being house pets as we like them to be, and some are specifically bred to be used for meat and pelts.

Okay, enough don't want to sound like I am on a soap box here, just wanted to express my respect for your opinions and views, and explain mine.

Oh, and Vermontcat, I will get some pics of my Morgan mare. I have one I will post on the equine trivia site of her last summer, but it is not the best. She is SO shaggy right now, she looks like a big dirty teddy bear. But, if that don't bother you, I will take some pics the next nice day we get here of her and Zon, my Arab.