As part of Rabbit Awareness week (May 9 to May 15) animal charity Support Adoption For Pets offers bunny lovers top tips to keep their family rabbits happy at home.
For the first time animal welfare organisations, welfare scientists, breeders, the pet industry and the veterinary profession have come together to agree on a vision for improving rabbit welfare.
Oryctolagus cuniculus is the European Rabbit that has been domesticated to become the pet rabbit. View its scientific classification within the mammalia class.
Before buying a rabbit it is important to consider how much it costs to keep a rabbit so check out our guide to the average costs involved in owning a rabbit.
When looking to buy a rabbit as a pet there are 3 main sources to consider and these are detailed to help you decide where is the best place to look for a pet rabbit.
It is important to prepare for the arrival of a rabbit, bring it home in a suitable container and give it time to settle into its new surroundings to keep stress to a minimum.
Before buying a pet rabbit, as well as the costs involved, it is important to ensure that it will be given the time and attention it requires so check out this guide to the needs of a pet rabbit.
A rabbit's diet can be supplemented with vegetables and fruit to eat but there are a few vegetables and fruits that are not safe to feed to rabbits, so check out which are safe to feed and which to avoid.
A rabbit's diet can be supplemented with herbs, plants and flowers to eat but it is important to know which are safe to feed and which are poisonous to rabbits.