Tuesday

Pet shop rabbits



To try and get as much information on pet rabbits as possible, I visited an example of a place where pet rabbits are for sale, Pets at Home. I asked the manager if I could take photos of the rabbits for sale and he agreed as long as I didn't turn the flash on as to not startle the animals.
I asked him a few questions while I was there.

  • Firstly I asked what the most common breed of rabbit sold was. He replied saying that the most common breed to be sold was the lop eared. Aparently this is one of the most common type of rabbit for families to own. Kind of the standard rabbit.

  • Secondly I asked the manager what happens to therabbits if they are not sold. He claimed that they get discounted until they are sold, sometimes they are offered to be taken for free. They are in contact with animal shelters etc where if they have kept an animal for an unusual length of time and it doesn't look like it is going soon they can be sent there.



Next to the animals were lots of different leaflets designed to guid potential pet owner to care for spacific animals properly. There was also instuctions on signs above the pens and cages so noone can missjudge the responsibility of each animal.


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