Wrong. We have standards and laws specifying animal cruelty, and neglect, and abandonment of domestic animals. You don’t have carte blanche to do whatever the hell you want and torture your animal to death. There are what we call ‘humane’ standards that society has developed with respect to animals. They vary from community to community, and country to country, but we have them, and that’s what this guy violated.
If he wanted to be responsible and no longer wanted the pet (and it’s obvious he didn’t because only an idiot lets an animal go because they outgrow a cage) he could have taken it to an animal shelter. He could have offered the bunny for sale to someone on craigslist.
I am getting you don’t understand that domestic prey animals like house rabbits have no survival skills in the wilderness, they have never lived there, and have zero familiarity with anything. They don’t know to be afraid of cars, they sit out in the open unaware they are targets for hawks and other things that might swoop down and kill them. It is not a favor to do this to a domesticated prey animal.
Wrong. The government has no say in regards to what I do with my animal. Period. This is what has become of a once great country.
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If he put it for free on craigslist that is alright I think by their rules. (Although I don't like to think about what happens to animals that are offered for free.) Animals aren't supposed to be sold there. I know people who have gotten all kinds of threats for trying to sell puppies on there. Plus they flag your posts. He should have found the rabbit a home. I was wondering how they tied him to the rabbit. As far as I know in NJ you don't need a license for a rabbit...yet. Our shelters are now overflowing with pets people can't afford. In my town they had to put cameras up to stop people from going at night & abandoning their pets because they can't afford the $50 plus dollars they want to take the animal. When I worked at that shelter years ago it was done by donation but now they just can't afford to take in animals for free or $10. If they catch you abandoning your pet there is a fine & you may get arrested. People ought to think long & hard before they buy pets. I hate impulse pet buyers. I think that is another reason we have such problems with dogs that end up in shelters. They see the cute little puppy, have no clue that it will grow up into a big dog that needs to be walked a few times a day etc. It gets too big for their apt or jumps on their children & off to the shelter it goes. Or they abandon it. Very cruel to do to any animal.