worse in sports, and as the result of that my self esteem was zero. That all began to change the day I bought my first rabbit. Raising rabbits has improved my self esteem tremendously. Having a high self esteem is one of the most important assets a person can have. When I was in the second grade, we had a rabbit as a classroom pet. Fudge was a small, brown, lop-eared rabbit. He was my best friend in the school. He would never judge me by what I did, wore or said, and he loved me without condition
breeds of rabbits that can become good pets after the owner-to-be learns the rabbit “language” and way of care. The American Rabbit Breeders Association recognizes 47 breeds.1 On one site there was a list of around 128, but not all are recognized even by the British Rabbit Council.2 The New Zealand White is an albino rabbit that was breed in America for its coat. Albinism limits the coloring that goes to the hair, skin, and eyes. This is why these rabbits have red/pink eyes. These rabbits also have
I have Florida White show rabbits and a common problem with them is discoloration of their white fur. This is usually due to urine, feces, and their surroundings. When showing a Florida White, the number of points allocated to the condition of fur is twenty out of the total one hundred points ( FWRBA, 2014, page seven, paragraph five ) . Five points of this is for color ( FWRBA, 2014, page seven, paragraph six ) . This many points can mean the difference between Best of Breed or Best of Show, or
The American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) currently recognizes 48 unique rabbit breeds. Each breed requires specific care and needs to stay well maintained and at their best health. What most new rabbit owners do not realize is that owning a rabbit requires long-term commitment and major responsibility. A well cared for indoor rabbit can live up to 8-12 years. Rabbits are the 3rd most abandoned pets with dogs and cats being in 1st and 2nd. Especially near Easter day, many people impulsively
Rabbits are one of the oldest known animals to exist. Rabbits appear in so many places in our history. In fact, these animals are so old that geologists have proved them to date back 30 or 40 million years. Perhaps, the most well known on appearance in history is the legend of the Easter Bunny. This legend is so well known and so well loved by children everywhere, that it is safe to say that the rabbit is a considerably important part of our history. This fact alone proves that the rabbit deserves
A few may have come from responsible breeders, whose owners do not realize that the breeder will take them back,many are those who are lost, and/or from owners who simply got tired of them. Some are pet shop puppies from a puppy mill that did not meet the owner's expectations due to health, temperament, or other reasons. A large number usually turn out to be the result of deliberate and irresponsible home breeding. These people are known as "back-yard breeders." And that is not a compliment. The
supposedly aggressive behavior. But research has proven that no one breed of dog is more aggressive than any other. So why is there such a stereotype that Pitbulls are mean and aggressive? Every breed of dog was bred for a reason. Whether this was for rabbit hunting, or herding livestock, there was always a purpose for their birth. Every dog has different physical characteristics, as well as behavior. For example a Dalmation can be just as aggressive as a typical, stereotypical Pitbull can be, but this
“Man is the highest rated animal, at least among all the animals who returned the questionnaire (Brault, 2009).” For years humans have been using animals for experimentation, food, clothing, sport and entertainment, manual labor, and let us not forget man’s best friend. The unethical treatment of animals can best be resolved by deontology contrasted with ethical egoism. Being human indicates the feeling of pain, pleasure, fear, and love; if animals can display these emotions, are they not human
There has been abundant support testifying for the complicated and influential bonds among people and other animals, both positive and negative. It’s not an uncommon opinion that the welfare of animals is of ethical importance. Numerous individuals believe that imposing unnecessary pain on animals is immoral. Some individual’s actual handling of animals is anything but them having genuine concern for their discomforts. Everyday a great number of animals are killed for food, amusement, and clothing