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Rabbits riling farmer
Bunnies nibble through pricey pumpkin plantings
On Monday, Richmond council recognized the problem that
farmers south of Steveston Highway are having.
"There's a very large rabbit population that has gotten out
of hand," said Coun. Evelina Halsey-Brandt.
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As the principal animal welfare agency in BC the SPCA could
lead by example and sterilize all its animals prior to
adoption. Adult rabbits are very difficult to find homes
for, and the surplus is far in excess of the demand so that's
presumably one of the reasons that the Surrey SPCA, for
example, has unaltered rabbits available for $20.00. Then,
too, in all likelihood, more than a few of them are put down.
Carmina Gooch.
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| Photos taken June
16/06 at the Surrey SPCA
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Rabbit rescuer Leona Schwalback wrote, "We need an education
centre and a place for people to surrender their unwanted
rabbits."
This attitude actually perpetuates and entrenches the
problem. Ms Schwalback's solution is to make it easier for
more people to abandon rabbits so it follows that more people
will buy rabbits. Ms Schwalback keeps rabbits in her garage,
others keep them stacked in apartments and basements and
barns.
Not many animals are served by the "bigger shelters" model
of animal welfare, as the supply of used pets is much larger
than the demand, in the case of rabbits, perhaps a thousand to
one. AAS.
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