December 10th - Rabbits "now the most abused pet" according to a news report by the BBC in the UK.

"Rabbits are the most abused domestic pet in England and Wales, with 35,000 abandoned every year, says the RSPCA." They go on to explain that "70% of the rescued rabbits had been kept hutched 24 hours a day. Almost 40% had no food and half had been living in filthy conditions." It was further reported "that people bought rabbits, but then quickly lost interest.

On average the abandoned pets it came across had been dumped after just three months." Since rabbits are the third most popular pet in England and Wales, we need to take pay attention to these distressing statistics since rabbits are quickly becoming a popular pet here in the USA. (The black bunny pictured above is George from the South Wales Animal Rescue.)