A beautiful Rex rabbit sat, frozen to the ground in West Kelowna, helpless against the harsh winter conditions.
Lucky for this rabbit, a passerby spotted the rabbit and went to investigate why a domestic breed rabbit was outside alone. She soon realized the bunny’s predicament and found a bottle of water to pour on the bunny’s feet to free it from the ground.
Relieved to have rescued the rabbit, yet stunned that someone could have dumped it in the first place.
“Perhaps they thought it would survive on its own, but unfortunately this rabbit didn’t seem to have moved from where someone abandoned it – and it seemed that it probably spent the night in that same spot.”
The rescuer brought the rabbit home and into her family. The bunny is now warm, safe, happy, and healthy.
This happy ending could have been tragically different if this bunny wasn’t found in time. Rex rabbits have especially short fur and are therefore more susceptible to the weather. Domestic rabbits in general are not made for a life below freezing temperatures.
When we find an abandoned rabbit, we typically have zero information for why they were abandoned in the first place. Did their owners get bored with them? Were they too much work? Do they have a health issue that would cost them too much money to take care of? This makes it difficult for rescues to provide the proper care for the rabbit. If people were to surrender their rabbit instead, we could have the history of the rabbit and be in a much greater position to care for the rabbit.
Original story reported by Sarita Patel at Castanet
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Sasha is an animal welfare advocate and bunny-momma of four! She has a Bachelors of Science in Applied Biology, Honours, from the University of British Columbia. She specialized in animal biology, welfare, and conservation. When she is not doing research or working on her computer, she can be found exploring the Pacific Northwest looking for birds!
