Been out there since before xmas. The police have tried to catch them, owner notified and says they just come home when theyre hungry, that half the estate feeds them. I used to live there and it is awful for dogs roaming loose. Is that normal for rabbits? I thought they were supposed to be kept out of reach of foxes either in a hutch or in the house. They arent like cats, right??
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FFS pet rabbits being left to roam round a housing estate.
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RudeElf · 08/01/2016 14:15
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TrionicLettuce ·
08/01/2016 14:33
Sadly I don't think it is all that unusual for people to dump their rabbits when they get bored of them or sick of the upkeep 
megletthesecond ·
08/01/2016 14:36
They could go on for ages . My late bunny was free range in the day (garden obvs) and scared the local cats away. Far tougher than I imagined. Although she slept on the sofa at night 
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70isaLimitNotaTarget ·
08/01/2016 19:39
poor little souls
They may well survive the foxes and the winter if they can find shelter, enough food and avoid predators.(If they are lucky)
But they are Domestic Rabbits , they need looking after.Domesticated animals trade in their freedom and the price the owner pays is the responsibility of care. It is not on that they are left to run feral.
at the twatty owner, though even if they are caught and rehomed, what can the RSPCA/Equivilant do?
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