SnowyShiloh
Well-Known Member
Hi guys! Wow, those were some quick replies!
Leaf, I completely understand your point of view, but I think this shelter is different. They don't often have bunnies (they don't have ANY bunnies right now) and the ones that they do get are snapped up very quickly most of the time. There's been a LOT of speculation that the "adopters" are simply feeding the rabbits to pets or eating them- the adoption fee is only $5 after all, way cheaper than buying meat and people in Fairbanks take what they can get. They don't screen the people who adopt the bunnies at all, they just take the $5 and hand over the bunny. The lady even said that she thought it was likely Jaime would be returned because the owners didn't seem to be good ones- how is that good for the animal? Paul would have been home in just a couple of days to take her out of the shelter. We were going to make a big donation ($100) for them to hold her for us for those couple days and certainly the extra money would have been good for the shelter. No bunny was going to be euthanized because of Jaime being there for a couple more days, they have lots of bunny cages and they're all empty right now.
As for the pretty little frosted pearl girl, we still like her! I just can't shake the feeling of wanting to get a bunny who is in a shelter or rescue or is one step away from being there (like bunnies on Craigslist). I haven't committed to her, she might actually be pregnant and her breeder was going to get back to me in a few days to let me know if she kindled or not.
We won't for sure adopt this little Craigslist girl, I'm waiting to get more info on her situation. There are LOTS of bunnies in the shelters around here and I may go visit them in a couple days if this doesn't pan out. Advantages to adopting a bunny down here are that, even with the cost of adoption, getting a health certificate from the vet and flying her home, it would STILL cost less than driving down to Anchorage to get a bunny from the rescue (or to where the little frosted pearl girl lives since she's in the same area), and it would be safer since it's winter and the roads in Alaska are all icy.
I'm not for sure adopting the Craigslist girl, she's just yet another contender
I didn't tell the person who listed her that I want to adopt her for sure, just that I was looking for more info so I'm not stringing them along or anything. There's a really cute adult Holland lop in the Everett shelter who looks similar to Macey and I'm rather drawn to her! There's even a video of her on Petfinder.
Leaf, I completely understand your point of view, but I think this shelter is different. They don't often have bunnies (they don't have ANY bunnies right now) and the ones that they do get are snapped up very quickly most of the time. There's been a LOT of speculation that the "adopters" are simply feeding the rabbits to pets or eating them- the adoption fee is only $5 after all, way cheaper than buying meat and people in Fairbanks take what they can get. They don't screen the people who adopt the bunnies at all, they just take the $5 and hand over the bunny. The lady even said that she thought it was likely Jaime would be returned because the owners didn't seem to be good ones- how is that good for the animal? Paul would have been home in just a couple of days to take her out of the shelter. We were going to make a big donation ($100) for them to hold her for us for those couple days and certainly the extra money would have been good for the shelter. No bunny was going to be euthanized because of Jaime being there for a couple more days, they have lots of bunny cages and they're all empty right now.
As for the pretty little frosted pearl girl, we still like her! I just can't shake the feeling of wanting to get a bunny who is in a shelter or rescue or is one step away from being there (like bunnies on Craigslist). I haven't committed to her, she might actually be pregnant and her breeder was going to get back to me in a few days to let me know if she kindled or not.
We won't for sure adopt this little Craigslist girl, I'm waiting to get more info on her situation. There are LOTS of bunnies in the shelters around here and I may go visit them in a couple days if this doesn't pan out. Advantages to adopting a bunny down here are that, even with the cost of adoption, getting a health certificate from the vet and flying her home, it would STILL cost less than driving down to Anchorage to get a bunny from the rescue (or to where the little frosted pearl girl lives since she's in the same area), and it would be safer since it's winter and the roads in Alaska are all icy.
I'm not for sure adopting the Craigslist girl, she's just yet another contender
I didn't tell the person who listed her that I want to adopt her for sure, just that I was looking for more info so I'm not stringing them along or anything. There's a really cute adult Holland lop in the Everett shelter who looks similar to Macey and I'm rather drawn to her! There's even a video of her on Petfinder.
