Champaign, IL: Scary add on Craigslist, these rabbits need help

[Leaf]

Hopefully the rabbits will find their way to safe places. It's a shame the person is upset but wonderful that other rescues were found so very fast, if that's what the case may be.

I'll email Tia and let her know the Flemish Giants are no longer needing homes - she was very excited at the prospect of possibly having them, and I'm sure she'll continue her search.

My offer will remain standing if anything comes to light in the near future and other rescue possibilities bail out.

 

[NunYa]

I had emailed the org poster & was told most of the bunnies were saved from being snake food. The org owners had a buyer lined up to take most of them as he raised snakes so instead she bought them even though she couldnt afford to do so(and hubby was very upset),had them treated for ear mites,dewormed them& various other things. The funny thing is I only know of 1 person in that area that raises snakes & he is the dog catcher.

Like I said nasty emails never accomplish much. Was told that the lady who rescued them says its true that no good deed goes unpunished. Its a shame that someone trying to help was sent so many nasty emails( both the lady who rescued them & the person who posted them)& the sad thing is I was told only had a few offers of help & turned them down because she wasn't sure it wasnt someone just wanting to be nasty to her in person.

I feel sorry for both of them esp the lady who rescued them as it sounds like she was just trying to help out.

Advice for next time ask questions in a nice way & dont just jump to conclusions.Even if the person is a hoarder or a breeder who cant keep them rude & nasty doesnt get you anything.

 

[ibtcb]

I posted theorg post trying to help someone out who did a good deed & saved these bunnies who were going to be snake food. The org owners had a buyer lined up to take most of them as he raised snakes so instead she bought them even though she couldnt afford to do so(and hubby was very upset),had them treated for ear mites,dewormed them & various other things.This is a very rural area & the only person in that area that raises snakes is the dog catcher.
She recieved several very nasty emails as I myself did for posting them & the lady who saved them now says its true that no good deed goes UNPUNISHED. Its a shame that someone trying to help was sent so many nasty emails instead of people taking the time to ask questions.

FYI most of the pics were taken before the rabbits came to her & not taken @ her place I was limited on my time as she is about 30 minutes from me & I got off work late that dayso alot of the pics were the originals that were emailed to me(taken when she went to get them).. Thanks to all the nasty emails they are no longer avl.
Some people complained about the fes she was asking(no not sure if they were Spayed/Neutered)but she was out the original cost to save them,medical expenses involved in getting them healthy as well as food.I am the one who helped decide their fees... Figured that if you average it out she might come close to recouping her expenses.Some people complained about the cages,well alot of the rabbits were kept 2-3 to a cage so several cages had to be borrowed to house them seperately so that no more babies,USEABLE cages did not come with the bunnies.
Advice for next time ask questions & dont just jump to conclusions,rude & nasty doesnt accomplish anything,whereas being polite & offering to help could work wonders.
I am not for sure if the nasty replies to her came from this group or not but if you were one of the rude ones try & send a letter of apology to her. My grandfather use to say measure twice & cut once Well how about Think Twice before you speak out or hit that send button.A little bit of kindness & getting all the information goes a long way.JMHO

 

[TinysMom]

It is really a shame that these bunnies will be going to rescues instead of individual homes.....I kept trying to figure out a way to talk Art into letting me get the flemish giant doe....well....then I'd have to talk Tiny (my flemish giant neutered buck) into accepting her too....

I'm sorry to hear about the nasty emails as I don't think that was the intent of posting about this on here....most of our members try to be helpful vs. mean....

Peg

 

[Haley]

ibtcb, bless you for helping these bunnies.

If you read through our thread here, you'll see that many of us understood what was likely happening in this situation and were going to try and do whatever we could to help. A lot of others just didnt know why the bunnies were in these conditionsandwere just concerned. People just didnt understand the entire situation.

I understand that sometimes rescueinvolves taking bunnies from horrible &appalling situations and just doing the best you can. I also understand that the Chicago area shelters are all very full of bunnies and seem to be euthanizing left and right.

I dont know if youre still in contact with the woman, but if these bunnies still need help please let us know and we'll do whatever we can.

A lot ofrescue groupshave a protocol to flag any type of posting like yours. Ive tried to speak to people and tell them that this does nothing to help the bunnies, but they just dont seem to get it. *sigh*

 

[ibtcb]

I honestly @ this point do not know whats up with the bunnies. She is upset & wont even talk about it. Like I said I am not for sure where the rude post came from but someone sent me this link & some of the messages almost sound like some I personally got. I feel bad that she was misjudged because I did not have the time to go get pics of everyone. It was a scramble finding enough cages for everyone to go in to borrow & not have to buy as well as trying to find room for them all. She use to work @ the U of I vet hospital but got burned out with the sad shape some of the animals came in & to see them & so many suffering so much.

Even though she was not prepared for this when the situation presented itself she stepped up to help. Ads were run in the paper for some of them but everytime it was the guy wanting for snake food or someone wanting to buy all them to resell up @ some swap meet for pets.So none left.

The only thing I could suggest would be to email her if a person is serious about adopting. I have a friend who does alot of coordinating rescue transports for dogs that I am sure could help with transport for bunnies.

I will not post her email again but if anyone is serious about adopting one send me an email & I will pass on to her.

I have a tougher hide than she does but again I wasnt the one to be made to feel guilty for trying to get these bunnies from a bad situation.

 

[gentle giants]

I am little confused right now about what is happening-someone said some of them had been found homes, or hadn't? If there is anyone that can take some, I would be willing to transort part of the way, this is only about 45 minutes from me.

Ibtcb, if you are still in contact with this person, would you give her my email address? If you can't get it off my profile, pm me and I'll give it to you. Tell her I place no blame whatsoever on her for the condition these guys are in, I only want to see if I can help, or at least jsut let her know she is being supported. I know if I had posted pics of Charity or Ned in the cages/surroundings I had taken them out of, I would probably have gotten all kinds of crap too.