(From the HSUS http://www.hsus.org/religion/news/in_the_spirit_of_the_easter.html)
In anticipation of Easter Sunday, The Humane Society of the United States has tips to help make your celebration as humane as it is joyful.
Love Bunnies? Make Yours Chocolate
Did you know that animal shelters take in a large number of relinquished pet bunnies and rabbits during the weeks and months following the Easter holiday? This adds an additional burden on shelters who are already overwhelmed with so many homeless animals in need of good homes.
Resist an impulsive purchase of a rabbit as an Easter gift. People who do not do their research on pet rabbits learn quickly that there is more to caring for the animals than cuddling. Rabbits are the third most relinquished species at animal shelters across the United States. The Columbus House Rabbit Society (http://www.columbusrabbit.org) launched the “Make Mine Chocolate” campaign to raise awareness about this issue. If you and your family have been seriously considering adopting a pet rabbit into the family, read more from The HSUS Animal Sheltering Magazine (http://www.animalsheltering.org) about caring for rabbits.
And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation." (Mark 16:15)
The rabbit I have now was one of these bunnies. Discarded, thrown on the streets of Chicago, when he was no longer wanted. When I found him he was skinny and matted with dirt. Domesticated rabbits cannot live on their own outside.
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