How many people have bunnies?

[Daisylover]

I have to agree with Aspen and Misty: you are doing any rabbit you take with no intention of keeping forever a great injustice.
I think this is very selfish and cruel...you are obviously are only thinking of yourself and what you will gain by temporarily having a rabbit.

Initially, rabbits are most often timid and shy. For this they are often held in great distain by many who consider them to be a disposable toy. These delightful creatures are a prey animal in a world of predators. Each one has its own personality, likes and dislikes. Unlike a cat or dog, rabbits will not fall all over themselves to be your friend. The gift of the rabbit is that when the rabbit decides YOU are trustworthy, which you are going to have to work for, they blossom into friendly, affectionate creatures demanding your love and attention. They are playful, mischevious and quite smart. And because they tend to be shy, when trust is broken, whether it's through abandonment, abuse or neglect, it is very difficult to get that rabbit to trust the next person to come along.

You say your cousin "may" take the rabbit. How do you know that will be a forever home, that they won't end up dumping the bunny or passing it along to someone else who may get bored and not take care of it? ALL rabbits are a 10 year commitment, not a project or a toy!!!!!

What you are planning on doing is not fair to any animal, let alone ones who don't trust people to begin with. This "it's only an animal" thinking junk is prepetuated by 4-H and makes me and others in the animal rescue world nuts. I realize not all 4-H kids are irresponsible but unfortunately our rescue has experienced a number of abandonment and neglect cases when 4-H projects have ended. I hope you will reconsider what you are doing, at least take a look at your project with long-term consequences in mind and be sure of what you are doing.