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Zoe with one of the rabbits in her care
Caring with W a hop, a skip and a binky! Animals in Need (AIN) volunteer Zoe Plummer tells Pulse's Sammy Jones about the beauty of bunnies, and why you should think before you give one a home. 38
ith their wiggly, twitchy noses, their powder puff tails and those lovely long ears, bunnies are undoubtedly pretty little things. And they are often the preferred choice for a first pet. The kids will love them and they'll be easy to look after, won't they? And therein lies the problem – it simply isn't true to think of them as low-maintenance pets simply because they don't need to be taken out on a lead twice a day. “Rabbits are not an 'easy' pet for a child,” says Zoe, “They have a nervous nature, so building a relationship of trust takes a lot of patience. Rabbits, like all all pets, have specific needs for housing, cleaning, handling, and food, and you need to create interesting and stimulating activities for them to do. Rabbits need companionship as much as food, so you should have at least a pair of rabbits.” Unfortunately, as rabbits aren't as interactive as our feline and canine friends, attentions wane in youngsters, the bunny grows up and parents are left to feed 'the thing in the hutch' in the garden.
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