The Dark, Twisted Truth About Rabbit Island Japan
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Follow me on my journey to rabbit island, also known as Okunoshima in Japan. Here, I discover that not everything is as cute as it seems! While I'm at a loss for how to solve the problem, the following links contain contact information you may be able to direct your feedback & grievances to:
➭ www.japantimes... - Write to Japan Times Newspaper
➭ www.jaws.or.jp... - Animal Welfare Group in Japan
➭ www.env.go.jp/... - Email feedback for Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
➭ visithiroshima.... - Hiroshima Prefecture Contact
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I just want to say, I love Japan, its people and the culture. This video is not meant to dissuade people from visiting Japan. Rabbit island is only a tiny portion of Japan. Secondly, the island is a PUBLIC island, and entry is free. The only fare you have to pay for is the ferry ride. Therefore, no one is really profiting from the island, except probably the hotel on the island. Finally, I have also read and seen photos of wild boars on the island (another predatory animal) that may account for some of the injuries. I personally did not witness any boars, but if there are boars, that's even more reason to feel saddened and scared for the bunnies. I found also found another similar video about the sick rabbits on the island here: ua-cam.com/video/tOgrmtTcUlQ/v-deo.html
Honestly, if it were up to me there would be no rabbit island at all, but I'm not sure how realistic that is. So this video poses the question, what do we do?
Pray to god for a better life for those poor,innocent rabbits 😢😢😢
I’m not even sure anymore, I’m not even sure what the world is coming to in our days 😢
People are stupid because they dont know what there doing😰
In my head if I could I would build a VERY big fence make a circle of it plant grass let it grow. When the grass is really tall I would do the same thing over and over. For the water I dont know. If only I could do that and help all these rabbits.
Judging from the storefront you showed in the video, I would say the store owners, the makers of the items in the store, the store employees, the ferry boat service, all its employees; you say there’s a hotel there? That’s a bit of money, all the taxes that go to whatever province they are in... there’s quite a bit of money flowing. That’s how Vegas does it- come for the free entertainment or $5 barfet and get nickle-n-dimed. How much money did you put into their economy just to make that video? Come to think of it, if you’re getting money from UA-cam by airing this video, even you are gaining profit from the island and we are all paying in.
This is not a bad thing. This is how we were taught in America. Japan is a capitalist society as well. This is a lovely and timely video to demonstrate the level of responsibility we ALL take in what we experience and partake in. I do not pass judgement here as to anyone’s level of engagement. I would just like to create awareness that we are all engaging.
If you are (one is) outraged, be outraged. If you are (one is) nonplussed, then move along.
Understanding the whole situation is important.
Hi, I’m a Japanese .
But I have never been there.
I thought I want to go there to see many cute rabbits.
But I was changed my thought by this movie.
Now , I want to go there to save many rabbits with illness.
UA-cam _Ari contact your government and demand that they save the rabbits. They’re making money from tourism of an island of neglected rabbits and they have the resources to change this horrible situation fast
Little Bean very very true............
This is not a movie this is a video
Zongyin Liu video is considered movie sometimes
Zongyin Liu dude shut up. You know what they meant.
Who's feeding the rabbits now since no tourists are allowed to enter Japan since covid 19?? UA-cam, u need to recommend this VID to others to spread awareness!!
pikachuu u their probably starving
shoot, Your right.. the bunnies are probably starving right now..
Most of the bunnies are probably dead or close to dying
Hopefully there’s some kind of grass for them to eat
Yes you are right who will feed them iam so sad
👸🏽When it comes to rabbit island,cat island the Fox island. Someone should build a vet building or some sort on each island to help the animals.
@•liny• Yup
There’s also a Dog, Squirrel, and Alpaca area in Japan.
@•liny• I've seen videos about the cat island but i've never seen any about a fox island :O
Definitely. A common occurrence with these island is poor conditions and heavy populating due to the animals not really being taken care of. I don't blame them as...so many animals...but if they opened up some sort of charity for it I'd be down.
@•liny• Yes cat island is in Japan, Fox island is in Japan Tokyo. There's another cat island/ sanctuary in Hawaii.
Its extremely sad because all these bunnies have a life and personalities.
I know right. 😞
you know there are people saw and experienced worst than these rabbit
@@llkl0204 i- ok im talking abt the rabbits not ppl-
I made you comment have 111 likes
I wonder what's going on over there since covid 🥺
They're extremely hungry so of course they would swarm.
And of course.
Multiply like rabbits.
Sidney Black yeah.
They need food and water to survive just like us and multiply like humans
Sidney Black I am the 666th like ._.
@@kaylagomez1091 yea but we invented farms soo that overpopulation would not be a problem we invented weapons to defend from predators. Bunnies can't do that if they could they would not be called animals
@@kaylagomez1091 they multiply faster than humans, it's like a virus
I think the Japanese government should set aside some money to hire some vets and caretakers to work on the island.
MilkyBunnii YES AGREED
Stephanie Yoon people literally choose to kill them selfs , these rabbits are defenseless.
Or visit it regularly. They dont have to be there around the clock
I’m sure a lot of people would love to work there
So I 100% agree
This was how I picture bunny island realistically. There’s no way they all could be healthy and fine in the wild when they come on to tourist like that .
Rabbits cant all be fine even with AND without people, thats what happens in nature. Other animals wont always be healthy either in the wild, nothing unusual. Its just the truth. Although in this case people could actually take care of them etc.
Can you please subscribe to me
Its the wild that is what happens
cheryl frame I would have subscribed if you had good quality videos and you didn’t beg.
@Dex Tiger they are not domesticated, they are all wild
This makes me want to start a rabbit rescue when I am older-
Whats stopping you now
@@TrulyHumbleUnderGod. probably too young
me too🥺we can make a great team anw
Same
@@ave.pz1 Not really - however we just don’t have the money
Someone needs to get a rabbit savvy vet here! This is so sad. People need to realize they aren't just props.
There should be a rabbit hospital on the island so if any tourists see a sick or injured rabbit they could take to the rabbit hospital.
Sprinkle :O the only thing is that all the medication needed costs quite a lot of money and because the island isn’t getting any profit it is difficult
Sprinkle :O how? If you pick it up they’ll get scared and scratch and kick everywhere
Doggo’s4life your so 100% right those rabbits need a vet
@@sprinkleo8697 I know right! If you have a island full of domesticated animals there should be atleast a vet.
Now that we’re in quarantine no one is really going so there probably starving and dehydrated I feel so bad
ye, no one will go to rabbit island and the rabbits will starve , my heart hurts so bad now. Those rabbits are in terrible condition...😭
The poor rabbits if they die they will be in a better place
There all dead by now if they only get fed by tourist, I'm almost sure to keep tourism going to the island the Japanese government if probably feeding them Now which is actually good
Cant they eat grass 😐
Edit: ok they can't, stop replying now
Omgsh i didnt even think of that!!!! Ugh this just made me so uset.
There should be proper availability of food and water for 🐰🐇
I just wanna come with 30 mega big trucks of water and food i feel so bad on them
It will only make the problem worse. Giving more food will cause more babies. Prey animals need to be thinned out by predators. There needs to be a balance. Predators eat the weak and sick. Crows are not adequate predators. They need to bring in people to capture the sick and over populated - donating them to zoos or shelters for carnivore food.
@@CopperValentine yep...
The majority of the island is woods.. there is plenty of food and water on the island. That and your little pellets isnt all that much better than their current diet or the wild plant life
D'uh!!
This made me cry so hard
I have a bunny and I just feel so horrible thinking that some rabbits aren’t privileged to have a nice caring home
Same :( I try my hardest to give my rabbit the best life he can have
This is so sad! No bunny or pet deserves to starve and have dirty water! Have head wounds, get beaten up, RUN at people for food because they have none, and people ignoring the situation.
How do you think rabitts live in the wood? There are not stupid they KNOW how to find food.
@@puppychuuwu3696 Even if they do, other bunnies fight them for it which could mean they could die.
@@_cracktivities_7995 ya, that's how the animal kingdom works lol
These rabbits are not 'pets', they belong to no-one, so no-one has to look after them.
Yes, it's horrible, but while some animals thrive, others die.
Thats how the animal kingdom works
People should
1. Maybe more water wells or man made creeks for water
2. Fast .... like FAST spreading plants
3. Vet posts in popular places
That sounds like a good idea
Adding fast spreading plants will ultimately increase rabbit population and cause even more problems to arise. Predators would naturally keep the population in check and none of these problems would happen.
Is this English?
Minvydas
But the vet posts could neuter them
Or/and
They could make it so people can adopt rabbits
@@babute21 The whole point of the island is that there aren't any predators if you add them the whole ecosystems will be destroyed
This breaks my heart. They should have a team of people to make a vet so these rabbits dont have to suffer in pain and die from thirst and starvation 💔😭
xx_mäjëstîç_vëñøm_ xx you have to realize as well. They are making money from these bunnies. And hardly putting work into it. I feel someone else should be running the island
Horribly sad, couldn't agree more. Some should be put down for population control.
@@Katiki I'm afarid it isn't that simple, that costs time which costs money. Money that could be spent on public services, it would essentially be changing a source of revenue into a drainage of one.
@@Katiki That's the issue, I myself do not see it as a major drainage. The Japanese government however will. Cost efficient solutions are important.
@@Katiki Hope you understand my reasoning. (:
The day after i watched this video... i booked a flight. I had to. I brought ten people with me. Shout out to my bff jasmine. We brought 5 gallons of water and every veggie we could get. Though it was SO sad to see all of those poor rabbits... it was nice to know we were making a, small but important, difference. 🇯🇵❤️
Awwww I’m so glad you did that! You have a big heart, much love ❤️
Excellent thank you
Thank you! If I had the means, I would do that too.
U a hero
I love you so much dude!!!!!
Omg how has no one ever brought this up. Seeing all those poor bunnies like that makes me sick. I wish I could like work there and just take care of them all.
I know right
Me too I LOVE BUNNIES
This is likely not the first time this has been brought to attention in general....just the first time you are seeing and hearing about it. Japanese people aren't thoughtless animal haters, likely there are people there who have been trying to do something for a while now. But where would they get the funding?
@@SR-fu7ty yeah I know that, still sad though. I did mean it more in a way of its not shown much and just contrasted to how media usually shows the island. I had ideas about it before because I think logically in most things and there were bound to be problems. But actually seeing someone point it out and talk about it is different
They make money with tourists they should take care of the rabbits.
It's not there job to
Boba'sBounty TV
If it’s their island than it is their job
@@K75-d5n that's a stupid comment I have ever seen. a government job should only be for matains law and order, infrastructure, economy, deadly animals and military if you care about the animals make your own fundraiser on taking care of them.
Unfortunately there are human beings in bad conditions too. The government can barley help them. So the likelihood of them worrying about rabbits is slim. This would only be possible if people volunteer to donate food, time, and vet care.
@@delaneyreyes8995 The island is a tourist attraction, people pay money to go and see the bunnys, a percentage of the sales of the tickets to go there and see them should be used for the maintenance of the place and the animals that are in it. That's what I mean. It's just like a wilder zoo, you pay to go there and the rabbits should be able to benefit from that. I'm not saying they're more important than humans, but they're producing tourism and money.
Honestly I almost cried... I'm a animal lover and this .... They need to stop this if they can't care for the rabbits then put them somewhere were they'll be happy and better cared for!..
It was unplanned, not like "they" release thousand of rabbit every year to watch them starve. That is nature, so good luck to stop nature to not be able to provide for an invasive species.
Same😭
@@Buddie21341255612351 i see your point but theyre clearly profiting off of this, and if they had people hired to harden and plant and care fore the rabbits, it would be a better thing for everyone, esp. them, I think it'd attract more people, more profit.
@@tonightsbigloser5678 they charge for the ferry ride, and the money goes back to the ferry. They charge very little too, so no, it's not just greedy humans being greedy, rabbits breed really fast so this is just overpopulation.
The best way to handle them involves euthanasia and population control. Either way it involves letting them die out. Because even if you grow on the island the INVASIVE SPECIES that is a rabbit will decimate the ecosystem all over again.
Someone should start a fundraiser to help the bunnies on the island cause its so sad to see them suffering on the island! 🥺
Yessss I will help
Yes
Yes!!
Z: I would totally help
Maybe vet students to help to care and neutered/sprayed, run and educated the public. Use rabbit island as education center as well give the rabbits a job.
Her: *the following footage may be sensitive to watch*
Me: eh im not that sensitive
Also me: *literally bawls my eyes out*
Me looking at this comment: I’m gonna respond to her.
Me also: oh my gosh dude same!
Me to me to 😭😭🙁🙁
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This is really distressing, I have two beautiful little mini lops and they are my whole world. I just can't believe this problem hasn't been addressed.
The Autistic Unicorn what are their names?
LPS Tulip Petal and Pearl
The Autistic Unicorn it’s because they’re animals and those people think humans have to be the higher species and alpha dogs and not help or take care of others even tho we need too🙄
My boyfriend has two rabbits and I could never imagine them in this situation. Heartbreaking :(
The Autistic Unicorn well the government does not care about them that’s why
I want to go there and bring lots of water, food, and vets from the RSPCA
Grace Jackson they are wild
@@999nile She already said in the video they are domestic.
Alex Vick they are wild, they live in the wild. Domestic animals are called ‘domestic ‘ because they live in houses. My Aunt is a vet in Australia
Andrew Hopkins domesticated rabbits are a type of rabbit. They lack many things wild rabbits have, like certain instincts and mannerisms. These rabbits are not the same as wild rabbits just because they’re in the wild.
Grace Jackson I mean did people really think “rabbit island” was going to be all sunshine and rainbows? There’s over a thousand rabbits on that small island. They have to compete for food and water. The only vitamins and nourishment there getting is from the people who visit there with small bags probably containing cabbage and carrots which actually... aren’t a big part in a rabbits diet and there is many misconceptions about rabbits eating carrots when in reality carrots are about as helpful to a rabbit as a human eating grass. rabbits NEED hay in fact a rabbits Diet is 80% hay and only 5% greens and I see no rabbit here eating the right stuff. so yes the rabbits are basically killing each other for food and are extremely malnourished. And i can’t imagine what would happen if myxomatosis was to spread there... actually the rabbits would be better off dead rather than living in those conditions.
Well the reason they're so emaciated is because there is not a balance of natural food to rabbits and predators to rabbits. They swarm to get food instead of searching for what morsel they can find. A natural way to deal with this problem would be to introduce more native predators to the island. Right now the rabbit population is to big compared to food plant population hence starving rabbits.
Agreed. They need predators. Bring a bobcat with u to the island lol
@@jasonpeng5798 lmaooo
If we introduce predators then the rabbits will die of do to not adequate food source available naturally on the island so humans will not always be there to give the rabbits food and plus if you release a wild bobcat on the island do you really think they would let humans roam the island with the wild bobcat raises safety concerns.
I was thinking of nocturnal predators like owls so the Rabbits feel free to come out during the day.
@@mothrakaiju7344 Owls don't mess with humans.
Rabbit Island is the real life Watership Downs.
Poor bun buns :(
So true. Like, this is horrible! This hella messed up!
Damn. This is scary.
Watership Down**
So so true
Wow that's so true. I was obsessed with the original movie for some reason when I was young
I wish an owner of a home on the island would be able to have their yard open with water bowls and just food laid out
honestly, one of the big problems plaguing the rabbits (aside from genetic issues and the sicknesses) is a lack of balance. there are no predators on the island, so the rabbits multiply too much, sicknesses spread due to crowding, and they have not enough food, water, etc. they eat all the plants and starve, while fighting each other for the remaining vegetation. and of course, they are domesticated rabbits as well, which probably doesn't help. I think the best solution would be for rescuers to come and get as many rabbits adopted out until there aren't any more, or to introduce some natural predators and many, many plants and seeds to the island to help re-establish a balance. (I know it sounds mean, but the rabbits would be better off with a few getting eaten now and again than hundreds suffering over weeks and months slowly dying.) thanks for sharing the sad truth.
I agree this is so horrible the RSPCA should come here asap
build a balanced ecosystem
Typically, rabbits (and other "prey" animals) control their own populations by having fewer or smaller litters when there is not enough food and/or water. Reducing food and or water is inhumane. So are predators. Spaying and/or neutering some, but not all, of the rabbits is a more humane way to keep the population constant. Building a greenhouse and clinic on Rabbit Island would be ideal. The greenhouse could provide fresh food for the rabbits and a clinic could take care of their medical needs. Profits from tourism could support this.
She said these are domestic rabbit livig in the wild.
veganfoods it’d be ideal if there were the resources to get ALL of the rabbits fixed and adopted. And then you’d have an empty island perfect for breeding endangered plants/animals of Japan to re-distribute.
"No predators" doesn't mean good genetics, care, and treatment. Those buns need medical treatment immediately. It's so sick that people allow this.
At this point they're feral wild animals and it is impossible to take care of them without government intervention.
If anything that means it’s worse because they’ll have less food
Its also pathetic that over 90% of the population isn't even aware. This needs more of a world protests or nothing is gonna happen
mostly this needs awareness
I'm crying when you said a rabbit was going to die
SAME I never cryer this much before..
😭😥😢😭
I vas crying whole video ... poor things
me: *sees rabbits on thumbnail*
also me: *clicks on it*
me again: *cries all day long filled with anxiety all night and cant sleep by watching this*
u should go back and plant a whole bunch of alfalfa and timothy hay. carrot seeds. lettuce. fruits. peanuts. and whatever else they eat. seeds will be a better option for those bunnies. they need food that grows
Carrots are toxic
They need predators to balance out the rabbit population
Bruh just Come back and release some foxes. When the rabbit populace dies down the fox populace will die down and they will balance each other out
More food won’t work ya dingus
These rabbits are already so starved for food that planting seeds won't work; they'll just eat the sprouts and stop the plants from growing entirely.
And just think of the poor rabbits now during this pandemic... no tourists would show up... 😭😭😭
They really should abandon the Island and put some predators if possible if they wouldn't gonna maintain it. Overpopulation is killing them and the ecosystem is not balance. They can make it a real tourist spot if they wanted to.they just need to maintain and feed them
Oh no
Yeah most of them are probably dead, but the hotels and ferry service that profits off them don't care because they are rabbits and when the tourist return the rabbits will just repopulate.
Omg that is severely depressing. Poor babies
Most of them are probably dead, but what kind of life is this for them.
I usually can't find a really good channel just for and about rabbits and when I found your channel I was so happy because you give so good information for raising a rabbit
101 rabbits is a good channel
Check out bini the bunny
I too was glad that I found her channel for bunnies but I just wish I would have found her when my other bunny was still alive a couple years ago. I've learned a lot from her and I'm sure everybody else will too. Have a good day
Maybe stormy rabbits ?
@@skrrtdotcom9120 are you signed up for their channel to but I haven't heard anything from them. If you hear anything new can you please contact me somehow through UA-cam? Thank you have a good day
I actually have a pet bunny named louie. I would onky hipe for him never to be that ill or in that condition...I really hope those rabbits are getting proper care now and i hioe they are being feed! ❤️✨❤️
Some other UA-camd said all the rabbits were healthy I now know that they were not telling the full truth
Anna Kringle how do you know these people aren’t lying *plot twist*
I mean they could just now nothing about rabbits. Or they could have gon to a different part were the rabbits were more healthy.
@@bear5603 the video
Duck Man - I don’t know maybe uhm..
*Video evidence and picture evidence?*
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I had bunnies as a kid and this video really broke my heart. These poor babies. What a sad sad state they are subjected too oh my god. :(
C K Ikr.
You should do a found raiser or live vid so people can donate and give the money to the island owners to fix it up.
The island is a state park. So you'd be donating to the state.
Instead locals need to comercialise the place. This will incentivze them to take care of the rabbits, to keep the attraction alive and the problem will solve itself.
@@christophfischer2773 yup. Needs to become a public funded thing.
This made me extremely sad. I clicked on this video expecting to see some really cute content but ended up bawling my eyes out. I really wish I could do something for these bunnies...Tomorrow marks one year of me sharing my life with my bunny (I adopted her exactly a year ago) . I had just finished typing a message about my love for her and then I saw this video. It saddens me to realize that some bunnies never stand a chance to get lucky and find a stable loving home...
Thank you Lorelei for filming this, it must be such a heartbreaking experience for you to visit there and witness all this.
who wants to raid rabbit island with water and greens with me?
quinnamon I will go!
I will
And veterinary care
And hay
I Am In!
This was really heartbreaking to watch. They need to plant some vegetation and get some wildlife vets and volunteers to that island ASAP.
They are doing it.
The empty water bowl is also a volunteer thing but it is not always possible to set up water.
And this place is a national park.
It is important to hold hands, but it is also important to leave it as it is.
Tourists see only poverty, but the more they protect, the more rabbits continue and the situation gets worse.
Please consider the situation more deeply
One of the problems is the food she gave.
Please be aware that you may be wrong even if you think it is correct
Bix bu so, essentially what you’re saying is to leave them be and let them die out due to lack of food and medical care? You do know HUMANS brought them there so it is kind of our responsibility to keep it maintained. I get what you’re trying to say by letting nature take its course but human intervention is needed to an extent.
@@cutieepiee I understand that the beginning is the person's responsibility
But the number of rabbits is increasing every year
The more you protect, the worse the situation, the rabbit is a high-breeding animal and is eradicated in some countries
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This is a picture of the island about a week ago.
It is a rabbit attacked by a boar
Good luck and survive
It is important to hold hands, but I also think it is important to watch without holding hands
This has always been the case on this island.
I want you to see not only emotions but also ecosystems
Boars do not feed enough Do you protect boars?
It's different?
@@cutieepiee sadly, what needs to happen is the rabbits on this island need to thin out to balance the ecosystem. Until they do that, there will never be enough food, disease will spread, and they'll fight for very limited resources. Nature does this to ensure that populations reach a point where they can live comfortably and contribute to the rest of the ecosystem
Oh fuck, I was ready to say “awww”, not to become emotionally distraught. Thanks for educating me.
You read that title and was expecting something cute?
I’m emotionally frozen and can’t move
yeah my sister really wants to go. Sent this to my sis.
I literally cried while watching this.. I could not imagine my rabbit going through so much pain
There should be a vets living on the island to watch over the rabbits feed them and give more water and plat TONS more grass
Agreed it would make the place more happy and healthier. It makes me depressed to see those bunny’s starving and dying fast
It would be easier to just move the bunnies from the island to the mainland where all of the vegetation are.
Or we could move in natural predators
A vet should bare minimum be going ONCE a. Week!!!! And thats bare minimum!!!
yes
Sickening, this is honestly so horrible. They need to use all the money they charge for entry to get vets and caregivers.
tbh, i dont think it would be enough money to cover all the bunnies, I think probably the most logical and human thing to do is probably euthanize the sick ones and neuter the rest.
Haxor Plox that makes a lot of sense, I’m an animal lover and this is not acceptable. Euthanasia is better than this suffering.
@@ilagrace2154 I agree.
They don't charge money for entry I think, only the ferry fee to get there which goes back into the ferry maintenance.
The entry fee is actually only for the ferry; its an island anyone with a boat can visit. Also the fee is only $6 US dollars, and probably barely covers boat maintenance and paying the workers.
Wierd that people can't see that the rabbits are so pleased to see them and swarming all over them becuase they're starving. I'd do the same if I hadn't eaten for a week.
I do the same too if i hadn't eaten over an hour
It's not because they're starving, it's because they now associate people with food. Just like bears do in the wild. People keep going there and like her, keep feeding them. That's why in the states there are signs to not feed bears and that's for this very reason. They become reliant on humans and when they see them they go to them. If people would stop going and feeding them they'd go back to normal. The island isn't barren of vegetation.
Rabbits tend to act as if they’re starving every time they see humans.. because they associate us with food.
They've learned to associate humans with food, yes. But you can tell very clearly that some of these rabbits are underweight.
The island wasn’t exposed back then
To everyone commenting "I wish I could do something": I sent an email to the Hiroshima Prefecture Contact and Ministry of the Environment of Japan (links under the video information) and I suggest you do the same!
Lady Pixel Heart WILL DO
Do I have to write in Japanese? I don’t know how.
Watch this before you do. There is even information as to whom governs the island.
ua-cam.com/video/ezbQe6XjdGo/v-deo.html
I did
I could never imagine any on my bunnies going through trauma like that…😭
This is sad 😢 Japan has enough fund to make a vet build here, with enough water fountains in strategies places, also veggies of restaurant leftover, also with a control system of reproduction. Doesn’t waste money to do that thing, also will promote more tourist if the rabbits 🐰 are healthy! And sell rabbit merchandise will funding the island rabbit care! Definition his world is wrong!
Either control the Populations Growth (since there are no Predators here to control it "naturally") or Bunny Island will turn to a Horrow Show at some point > just check up the "Mouse Utopia Experiment"
Maybe start a go fund me and start small with the rabbits like food and water and advertise it to get people to help and clean up the place
Soda Person they should send in some foxes to kill the disabled ones a them who got diseases, it’s cheaper and easier😁
Note: the fox will likely find the rabbit that is sick duo it is slower.
Don’t use go fund me please! They take a big chunk of proceeds, please instead use Donate kindly or Fundly!
christopher nagy
Send in 1 fox as we do not want them to breed
ReggieCactus that’s one option, but we can also make it "fox island"
Fox island is great for some things, one thing it gets rid of weird tourist, you know like furries...
Inbred over decades, no predators to remove disease, the disabled or the sick. What you think is going to happen?
Ben Michaels Bunny apocalypse, so I assume.
World domnation
Ben Michaels the population will decrease due to all the diseases
Ben Michaels what kind of a comment is that. Like oh well what do you expect. Um someone to help them someone to look after them someone to do something to help them not kill them help them get better
Kill them all, they destroyed the island, and are killing themselves from the lack of food, stop their suffering and help the island
This is so sad. I am glad you made this video to educate us on this. Those poor little rabbits are so helpless. We need to take care of these precious creatures. 💕
This confirmed my fears. Un-neutered rabbits don't only breed like rabbits but they fight. One looks like it has an abscess or maybe a form of skin cancer, another appears to have snuffles, we have malnourishment, dehydration, and goodness knows what can happen by ingesting dirty, stagnant water. Appalling!
It's a terrible situation and is entirely man-made. Very sad.
Poor babies
Please call some sort of rescue WE CAN NOT KEEP QUIET ABOUT THIS
yeah you should go and rescue them.
Bazli Najmuddin did I say I was qualified do rescue animals?.
What I meant was we should make more people now about this 🙄🙄
@@onlyequines8003 and do what spend millions trying to save 1000 rabits is it?
@@onlyequines8003 nature is taking its course these animal will die or live or get sick... there is nothing we can do about it. unless you want to take them home. which is a noble decision and i applaud you if u did.
I legit cried While watching this...Im an animal lover i cant help myself!But for real,I feel extremely sad for these poor Bunnies They need food and depend on tourists to give them food There injured And i wish they had a better life.
@Itafii smithhh this island is fucked up, but I honestly agree with you, I'm sick of all of this gacha snowflake idiots
@Itafii smithhh ye
That's the sad part, internet just hype think that there happy rabbit, yet, the rabbit here are sick, mangled, and starving. There is no caretaker. Don't blame government or anything, I wonder if the sickness still affects them back in ww2
I think they may be inbred as well. If the entire population formed from just a few rabbits, the gene pool is small, and the rabbits are prone to illness and genetic defects. Poor things. ;_;
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Armani Nguon I mean did people really think “rabbit island” was going to be all sunshine and rainbows? There’s over a thousand rabbits on that small island. They have to compete for food and water. The only vitamins and nourishment there getting is from the people who visit there with small bags probably containing cabbage and carrots which actually... aren’t a big part in a rabbits diet and there is many misconceptions about rabbits eating carrots when in reality carrots are about as helpful to a rabbit as a human eating grass. rabbits NEED hay in fact a rabbits Diet is 80% hay and only 5% greens and I see no rabbit here eating the right stuff. so yes the rabbits are basically killing each other for food and are extremely malnourished. And i can’t imagine what would happen if myxomatosis was to spread there... actually the rabbits would be better off dead rather than living in those conditions.
I am a guy, and I just cried like a baby watching this! The hardest part about this is imagining this being your bunny...
Gender doesn’t matter, please don’t try to hold in any emotion because you have a stereotyped gender. Everyone has emotions
read the decription and email them!!!
When i thought about my bunnie live like this i cried to...😭🐰 And it doesn’t matter which gender you have! Never be scared to show your emotions!..
Somehow start planting vegetation and grass for them. Mane a water source to the island. It’s surrounded by water. Not sure if it’s salt water though. They need a go fund page or a site directly linking the island. The donations can go toward medical care and getting them fixed as well as food and water. I wonder if they are lacking in care on purpose. To slowly get rid of them.
Take suitcase full of water and veggies!!
Thank you for the awareness to the Island. Let’s see how this goes….God bless you for all you do.
Unfortunately, it's salt water (pretty sure). I was going to watch this video, as I LOVED some of the other videos about Okunoshima that I saw, but after reading the comments, I don't think I want to put myself through it. I love the wild rabbits in my yard. Over the past several months, I've become great friends with them. Now I can hand feed them, pet them, and lie down with them. I had the unforgettable experience of seeing my Jaxie breastfeed her babies right in front of me! I sat in tears and watched speechlessly (and motionlessly). It was awesome.
SOLUTION:. ....not, but it would help with the malnourishment.....could you get some people together to plant more edible things for the rabbits on the island? Lots of clover, alfalfa, roses, purslane, chickweed, dandelions, wild lettuces, chia, wheat grass, coriander, basil, oregano, mint there is so so much that can grow like weeds for so so cheap. You can also set up special decorative fountains they could safely drink out of
To all those who insist that the bunnies would eat it all.... It grows back, how do you think rabbits survive in the wild? They eat vegetation. I'm not saying a few plants here and there, I'm talking a massive growing project. And someone said some are invasive plants and they'd be overrun with dandelions. Well you can't have both arguments be right, either there's too much food or not enough, some people can never be happy. Here's an idea: let's just sit at our computers and argue about it and do what we all know we're going to: NOTHING!!!!!
Why do I even try???? I told you guys it wasn't a perfect solution, but should we not at least try to help?!?!? Guess not. Hey instead I just bashing the idea all together, why don't you neighsayers just give me a solution that will work? Or click off the comment.
And which is worse, being "overrun" with dandelions and clover, or sick rabbits?
Yes!
That is such a good idea! It's the perfect spot for a huge permaculture park project! It could be so cute and well kept! How many people would be willing to volunteer sometimes for no pay? Id sign up to help the rabbits. Maybe once a month. Im sure it could be done! Where can we find similarly concerned Japanese citizens to help them?
They have such bad malnutrition they would eat it faster than it could grow unfortunately
@@katemagnuson8916 true
@@katemagnuson8916 even without malnutrition so many rabbits would just eat all day lol
I honesty feel like just flying to japan and saving all these bunnies
Save all the children from rapists thats more important
As someone who works with wild animals and rescue domestic animals I dont know how anyone can assume places like this are going to be fun.
At least it's not the happy bunny video I was worried about and this will give them some exposure.
I'm sure you did but please please disinfect before interacting with your own rabbit
you should shut up and do something about it then, rescue them you heartless monster.
Bazli Najmuddin what? You’re one to talk, You’re probably just laying in your bed doing nothing, too. Don’t even start, you hypocrite 🤢🥶🥵
@at exactly I clearly stated this is what I do every day. I also volunteer my personal time because I do genuinely care. So they are just here to troll. Fuck em. But thank you for caring et!
@@et4949 yes yes iam cause.... i dont care or give a fuck about some damn rabbits.
@@bazlinajmuddin5452 I am year to defend ET I saw what you wrote and that was heartless you say " I don't care about some damn rabbit's " you don't get it humans lives are EQUAL to animals or anything that contains life they are EQUAL not just a thing they have a life and you are being selfish, oh and by the way mabey you need to go back to pre-school to be tought some manners or go beg your mom to teach you some okay.
Edit:And PS your acting a bit bratty on the internet so don't go making a fuss over your stupidity, hipicrity, and selfishness
This is one of those times where I wish I lived in Twilight universe as a vampire and spend all those endless sleepless nights becoming a rabbit savvy vet and taking care of them during the night. Fresh water, veggies, getting them fixed, hidey spots/shelter and since they would be getting fixed eventually there would be no more rabbit island.
If posible maybe even just remove them and build a bunny sanctuary somewhere in the middle of the mountains away from people.
Yes I do believe they should provide them food and water, but you are not gonna be able to keep them from fighting thats just how they are.
Do you realize just how many there are and how much money that will coust. Enough to feed a good amount of the poor. Pluse this isn't like a big back yard that the government has out for there pets. No one really knows were the rabbit came from, pluse if you have ever archly been to there then you know that they are actually trying there best to help these animals even though it's not there job's. But seriously WHAT WERE YOU EXPECTING???!!!
*Please start a go fund me & share this footage on other sites. They really need help*
All of us can make a change and get closer to helping these rabbits
Don't tell others what to do start it yourself
Shadow no need to be rude about it, their simply telling her to do it because she has a following that’ll bring better attention to this heartbreaking scenario rather than anyone trying to do it. don’t get me wrong if everyone in these comments really wanted to help they could easily do the same and donate the money somehow to her or someone who can help them. but that’s what they were trying to say.
Please do
The rabbits really don't need help, they've been thriving and are over populated. Are you saying you want to cull them?
It's times like this when I wish I had boatloads of money. In a perfect world, we could build a facility on the island with a large team of vets and volunteers to look after the bunnies properly. We could plant crops as well for a more stable food supply. There's so many things. This video was heartbreaking! I want to save all the bunnies :(
rabbits reproduce fast , hence populations is high and food is scare .
I believe I have found a new bucket-list item:
Petition for better management of Rabbit Island in favor of the bunny population. Or better yet, establish a humane and natural rabbit preserve on Rabbit Island, provided I know at least business-level Japanese...
That's a very good idea! Maybe if we get all of them neutered and create a preserve where they have access to medical care, food, and greens, we could take better care of them. We could use the money from donations to buy greens and pay for them to get spayed.
@@abigailrobertson8329 You're talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars (if not millions) to collect, organise and cover the veterinary costs of getting all the rabbits fixed (more if you want to tend to additional health issues). I don't want to be a downer, but I'm just not seeing the money there to accomplish this. Not when you have about 25000 people kill themselves each year and the best the government can do is install blue lights at the train station.
To the OP, you're looking at around 1000+ classroom hours just to attain the language ability (if you're starting from zero).
Start a go fund me page!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This made me want to work at Rabbit Island just to clean that up and make sure everything's ok
Me to but I am only ten
Aww
That's good! Dreams come true! So keep your head held up, nothing can stop you from doing what you want!
Candyz Foreverz thanks I want to do the same and I am also ten
Well! Dreams come true! So keep dreaming, and it'll come true, it doesn't matter if you are 10, 3, 8, or whatever! We all wanted to do something in our life! And most of us did do that thing we wanted to do! Just keep studying, and keep your pride in that!
Candyz Foreverz thanks 😁
"Animal rights laws in Japan", you're joking right? There aren't any.
Japan just lifted the 30 yr ban on whale hunting
People must never heard of "The Cove" in japan,or watched the movie "The Cove". Its about the horrors inflicted on the Dolphins. That needs to stop! Cecilia H.
I know, my daughter lives there. She said the animal pet stores have rabbits and animals in cages close to death. She bought two rabbits just to try and save them and they both died in screaming pain.
No one loves animals out there. They do all this for profit!!! So sad and makes me angry.
Laura Fifer you can’t say this about all the people. There are people doing some good work . In the US we do just as much cruelty. For example with all the awareness we still have pet shops with sick animals. I mean check out the puppy mills in Amish country in PA. I won’t even get into animal agriculture here in the US, it’s insane. The way I see it if you are angry about a country such as Japan and how they treat animals, I do hope you are angry about what goes on in your country too. All countries have their dark secret when it comes to animal welfare (and people too). We just hide it better. ✌🏼🌱
Especially eating the fucking poor dogs!!!!!
we need to start a kickstarter to get the rabbits treated and taken care of. Thank goodness you showed all of the people who can’t get to japan how truly horrible it is.
These poor bunnies, I started crying for them. I really hope they get help and heal.
I always wondered if this island was safe for rabbits. Thank you for making this. ❤️
Omg This has broken my heart please Japan get some caretakers to look after the bunnies sand some proper vets to help them that’s so sad 😞
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Without any predators they will always increase in number until they deplete their food supply and starve.
No releases some foxes about, kill them
It would be very difficult to get a care taker becuz rabbits reproduce very quick and they may not find all the rabbits to treat them
Amber Peabody yeah I know 😞
I started crying so much and couldn’t stop
wow totally cried watching this...i used to have rabbit island on my bucket list now im not sure if i can take being there its so heartbreaking....
Tiny Yokai well they’re depending on the tourists to live, so if tourists don’t go they will die. But I think getting vets there to neuter them would be best.
me too. I do not want to go anymore. I want to send the money i would of spent on the tirp to them
doing something lasting for those rabbits-such as planting seeds and bringing rain catching water bowls might help.
Now that we have the pandemic they have no tourism
They all must be dying I’m actually heart broken:
😞😞😞
Its bee 4 months im pretty sure that a lot of them are dead
Oh no
They will don't have any food! Poor Bunny's 😭😭😭😭😭
They should really get someone to care for the rabbits. My heart was broken when I saw the conditions those rabbits are living in😢
My heart dropped when I heard that poor bun struggling to breath poor bun 😕
I thought it was gonna be bunny heaven, its bunny hell. Why are bunnies treated like nothing?
Because bunnies don't make any sounds, so it's harder to tell when they're in misery or pain.
We should eat them.
@Sean i think we would prefer you on the menu except not eating you just dispose
Because they are isolated and people can't do nothing because of big bunny population.
@@vukmiljkovic5935 Individuals could always transport the bunnies 2 or 3 at a time to the mainland.
Plans for the future -
• Become a veterinarian for exotic animals
• Get enough money for my family and to travel to the island
• Build a Vet Hospital in rabbit island and small homes for rabbits
• Treat as many rabbits as I can
{Plans All For My Rabbit That Has Passed Away} 💕
Maxine Køibitø rabbits aren’t exotic animals lmao
Rabbits are nowhere close to exotic animals.
Let’s go I’ll do with you bro☺️
yeah sure.. Good luck with that buddy
Your mom Gae bye sis get your negativity out of here
Why would think this would be fun and glamorous?
I am Japanese. I am translating because I am not good at English. I'm sorry if there are typographical errors.
You may be thinking that you are right and acting
If you really think about the rabbit's happiness you should think more deeply about why it happened
There is also a problem with the food and places she gave.
These are notes written in Japanese.
Please check the person who goes particularly.
Do not give processed foods that are not for rabbits. Never let the rabbit eat drinks such as rice, bread, sweets, snack foods and juices other than water
In the case of vegetables, cabbage, carrots, komatsuna, daikon radish leaves, and bok choy are fine, but otherwise, vegetables, rhizomes (such as potato) and leeks should never be given. Also, please avoid the vegetables from which the lye comes out. (Spinach, radish, fruits, etc.)
As you are walking around the island, rabbits will eat food everywhere, so when you gather rabbits there will be
It is not uncommon to give support.
However, care must also be taken in the places where food is placed (given). For example, if you feed in a place where there is no place to escape and hide, and there is no tree on the top and the sky looks wide, crows and tonbies will come and eat rabbits immediately after people leave. It may attack. Although crows sometimes eat rabbit food (pellets), they learn that rabbits gather there when pellets are present.
It is recommended that food should be given under the shade of trees or under shrubs, or where there are plants or trees that are overgrown or structures that can escape nearby.
Please do not feed on the road just because the car does not come. Especially in summer, asphalt is heated, so on the road of the sun is a difficult place for the rabbits. In addition, rabbits can become "heatstroke" as well as humans, so please guide them to the shade before giving them up.
You will notice when you feed the rabbits, but among the rabbits eating food, I think that only one rabbit is expelled from the surrounding rabbits and you may see the rabbits that are not available . It is a natural thing because it is a world of wild rabbits that “do not eat food for the weak”, but if it can do it, it can induce only one of them and feed it to a little distant place, or directly to that one from the hand Please give me some food.
In addition, please do not put food in one place and ask you to go in a wide area. If you put them in one place, the rabbits will start fighting for food, and you will only be able to eat strong rabbits as described above.
Containers in various places in the island are containers for drinking water that is important for rabbits. Do not put food or vegetables in the container. There is no feeding for wild rabbits on the island. If it contains food etc., it will rain and the water will get dirty immediately even if it collects in the container. The rabbits can not eat the food that has been dissolved in the water, and even if the water accumulates, it becomes unwaterable.
Also, please don't let the rabbits leave an uneaten amount of food on the spot and leave. If the food is left over, crows and boars will approach the food and sacrifice the rabbits.
For notes of caution on visit the rabbit-island, click here.
okuno-shima.blogspot.com/
Bix bu Thanks for all the effort and time put into this.
Its not the peoples fault its japans fault they make money off of it and barely use little of any to help support the rabbits
Even what you say it's true but she speaks that no one is taking care of them or feed them for example no good water is in the island
Why are you saying she gave the wrong food and acting like she did this?! She just went there and gave leafy greens. I appreciate you spreading true care of rabbits but maybe it's a bad translation because it seems like you are blaming the girl in the video.
Anyway, the point of this video is that the rabbits on this island are NOT getting this treatment. We know what they need, but how to do it is the real issue.
@@JamieNotLamie I am not criticizing what she did.
The only thing I want to convey is the food and places she gave.
She can not read Japanese. And I bought some vegetables I didn't know. Even if it is fresh, I think it is dangerous to put your hands off easily, as some rabbits have some negative effects on vegetables. (If she has knowledge of vegetables or can read Japanese, I think that's fine.)
I think the actions such as treatment are also important. However, I also think that the issue of why that happens is important.
(I think there are multiple causes, but this place wasn't as bad as it used to be, and I think the number of rabbits has increased with the increase of tourists and these problems are getting worse.)
I want you to interact with the correct knowledge so that the damage does not spread any more
Are the actions we are doing right now really right? Including the part that says
I think that we should protect with the correct knowledge, not with the wrong knowledge.
@Mr.Beast where are your when we need to you donate to help somebody start a charity Edit: Thanks for all the likes
i know right
lolll
Yea
Ari Jones @mr beast
Ari Jones facts 🥺😭😭😭
First of all, I've been meaning to thank you for almost a year now. I got my Binky for the same reasons as you did with Lennon, I was living in a flat were pets weren't allowed but really missed having one and chose a quiet one. But I also wanted to look after him properly, and watched tons of videos and among all, your channel is the one that helped me the most. I have created a wonderful bond with my bunny, and I have to really thank you for it. I saw this video on your list but kinda chose to avoid it for a long time. I love Japan and studied Japanese at university, with the intention on moving there to teach English one day. But life happened and instead, I am now living in Italy and teaching here. I finally found the courage to watch this video now, because people keep telling me to visit Bunny Island as I'm finally planning my first trip there, to visit my long-time Japanese pen-friend...and I'm now in tears. You were right: it's definitely not a video for the faint of heart, but I still really appreciate you sharing the truth about it and tell the world. We need to know. And I'll be sharing this video with my Japanese friends, hoping they might be able to sign a petition to help these poor rabbits. Thank you. From the bottom of Binky and I's heart for the amazing job you've been doing in teaching how to look after and make these amazing wonderful creatures happy and get the love that they rightfully deserve
This is so wrong. Seeing the sick and injured rabbits breaks my heart. I can’t even imagine how much they’re suffering now because of corona. All of these rabbits need to be removed from the island, taken to the vet, and then given to a rabbit society so they can be put up for adoption.
BunnyMocha I totally agree with you I would do anything to save these rabbits
In that case you should do that with ANY wild animals, its nothing unusual ,that wild animals will not all be healthy. Thats how it is in nature, what do people except ?? ( and sure ,it is sad to see , but people shouldnt forget that this is the case for anything wild on earth )
mxd-asian1990 if these were wild rabbits I would agree, but they’re not. They are all domesticated rabbits that have been bred to be dependent on humans and are easier prey than wild rabbits. The fact that they run up to humans for food is proof enough. If they were wild rabbits they wouldn’t let a human near them.
@@BunnnyMocha I agree with you. This are domestic rabbits that have been abandoned. More rabbits will be born and continue this cycle of suffering. They all need to be rounded up, the healthy ones, fixed and homed and the unhealthy humanely euthanized and sent to Asia for consumption. Tell Asians to please stop boiling and burning animals alive to make them taste better, as in China. Please accept the deceased to spare the ongoing grotesque suffering of the living! Asian dog and cat torture must end. These poor rabbits are neglected. Please have mercy and take them from this pitiful water and vegetation free hell!
mxd-asian1990 true but they aren’t wild rabbits the first ones were pets
If I ever go there I'm bringing some seeds to grow there
slyfox 104 I mean did people really think “rabbit island” was going to be all sunshine and rainbows? There’s over a thousand rabbits on that small island. They have to compete for food and water. The only vitamins and nourishment there getting is from the people who visit there with small bags probably containing cabbage and carrots which actually... aren’t a big part in a rabbits diet and there is many misconceptions about rabbits eating carrots when in reality carrots are about as helpful to a rabbit as a human eating grass. rabbits NEED hay in fact a rabbits Diet is 80% hay and only 5% greens and I see no rabbit here eating the right stuff. so yes the rabbits are basically killing each other for food and are extremely malnourished. And i can’t imagine what would happen if myxomatosis was to spread there... actually the rabbits would be better off dead rather than living in those conditions.
That Gall the seeds for some of the rabbits diet
Those plants would be eaten as buds.
I do think you have to check the local laws tho, it might be illegal due to laws relating to agriculture but I'm not sure.
Well its better to bring plants already growing so it doesnt take long and wait till they grow
1:20 so cute with a lil flower crown
The ecosystem is off therefore the rabbits are struggling to survive so it’s much better to put these rabbits in real habitats than have caretakers or even set the rabbits for adoption
I think your right about the ecosystem out of balance and no natural predators to help balance.
Gnolken Stein try euthanizing a massive population of rabbits they’ll just breed like rabbits lol
uhh ok or just get cats they will get the job done
biohazard you dond understand they would die instantly they wont like so much of a small huch there adapted to have as much space as they want to have on the island it would be so much worse for the rabbits they would suffer a lot
If i won the lottery i'd buy the island and make some changes real quick
Thank you for being such a wonderful person
Really ? You'll take Rabbit Island over and make big changes ....
Put your money where your mouth is , Quaszi Big Shot .
@@brooksequine7621 they clearly said that if they had the money they would do something to help the rabbits by owning the island themselves. As much as it is a pretty small chance it is a lovely thought that they are thinking about the rabbits. No need to be rude
Ninja W same. I’m a huge fox fan more than bunnies but damn these bunnies need help. :(
Ninja W awwwwww
Oh my heart-- those poor little babies-- I really wish I could do somethin-- they all deserve to be loved--
You can email the ministry of environment about it :D www.env.go.jp/en/moemail/
Can I also say that I appreciate that you aren’t a rabbit hoarder..... but you ARE a rabbit educator... and that is much more powerful . It can be hard not to take in every animal that needs help and try and save them but almost always does become a negative situation if people take on more than they can afford or handle. I have 2.5 acres and I have 21 animals in total which almost all of them are rescues except 8 chickens 5 of them that I raised from day olds. We have adopted a duck a few chickens, a dove, a snake, a dog and a snake.... But our newest rescue is a bunny named Moon... and he’s wonderful! I thank you so much for your videos because I have been able to change his living space into a sanctuary where he is so very happy and has endless hay which is something that he has had to get used to but he is so much more excited about the hay now that there is a plethora of it!!!! What a difference! Thank you again for all your videos and your truth and you bunny love! ❤️
People need to come together and start planting 🌱 some grass. This is breaking my heart because Japan 🇯🇵 is the one place I really want to go
Not to be that guy but If ur a big person on animal welfare, u will not like Japan for that. it hurts me super hard
source: been here for 1.5 years
I've been to this island, I think it's important to note that because of all the poisonous gas testing, it's very hard for greenery (specifically edible greenery for rabbits) to grow on Okunojima. On top of that, greenery that does grow is pretty 50/50 on whether it's even safe to eat! I think a better plan would either be to create a symbiotic ecosystem for the rabbits, or make the entire thing into a type of conservation.
But Japan just legalized whale hunting and they're just now dealing with the cat problem. I don't have high hopes.
I think the rabbits are being soo friendly because they are literally starving and wants something to eat.
I have a pet rabbit. I know how she needs treats, food and clean drinking water. She actually drinks the same amount of water as a puppy. Watching this made me soo soo sad. I run to the vet as soon as my bun gets a little ill. And these poor babies are being injured soo badly and yet remains untreated. I hope someone from Japan starts a fund raiser or something for these beautiful creatures.
What do they do when the coronavirus is getting people sick omg I’m crying
well since rabbits cant get it. someone might come out by themselves and feed them for social distancing.
your so right OMG
Marissa Mcnair oMg , but seriously please do your researching!! Bunnies won’t get infected (( well there’s no actual evidence of bunnies could be infected))
Marissa Mcnair yea
@@pineapples7194 theyre talking about whos gonna feed them
Hello Lorelei I stayed in Bunny a Island for a few days with my wife, she cried everyday because she felt helpless and for those few days she protected the sick and stayed with them to discourage other bunnies healthier to go eat the veggies we brought. I have to nuance what you saw though. There is some volunteers that comes and clean the water, even give documentations to tourist about how to take care of rabbits and what you can feed them. There is also some hay racks. (This was in june 2018). There is also water stations where you can change the water for the bunnies. In this video it looks like the volunteer (it was not an organisation thought it was just an old lady and some friends) did not for a few days.
Also there is a small mountain and the bunnies there are way healthier and they don't fight. We have also seen cute families near the beach. The sick bunnies are around the hotel and the port, mostly, where there is more competition for food. I recommend staying at night in the hotel because the nightime and early morning are a hell of a binky party ! :) so yeah. It was not as good as we've seen on the internet but it is not as dark as this video shows too.
Gaihze
This corroborates with what is said in another post string
It’s still not right
• Sam • Considering the alternative is to kill the bunnies and eat them for meat, I really don’t think there’s much to do. By the time Rabbit Island was discovered, it was too densely populated to neuter/spay all the rabbits. If they miss one rabbit, the population explodes. Rabbits are also not as popular of a pet in Japan. They are eaten as food though.
It’s a bad situation, but at least animal control hasn’t killed all these rabbits.
I feel like you handled this really well I would have been bawling and having a panic attack.
They are wild rabbits. Life span 1 to 2 years. They depend on tourist for food. Bad weather means no food.
I almost cried when most of their ears were ripped up
Baldpai tf I mean did people really think “rabbit island” was going to be all sunshine and rainbows? There’s over a thousand rabbits on that small island. They have to compete for food and water. The only vitamins and nourishment there getting is from the people who visit there with small bags probably containing cabbage and carrots which actually... aren’t a big part in a rabbits diet and there is many misconceptions about rabbits eating carrots when in reality carrots are about as helpful to a rabbit as a human eating grass. rabbits NEED hay in fact a rabbits Diet is 80% hay and only 5% greens and I see no rabbit here eating the right stuff. so yes the rabbits are basically killing each other for food and are extremely malnourished. And i can’t imagine what would happen if myxomatosis was to spread there... actually the rabbits would be better off dead rather than living in those conditions.
my sister is studying in Tokyo/japan i will try to ask her what we can do ............
doga kurklu any updates regarding to bunnies rescue?
I smell bullshit. 💩💩
@@bryanpenaloza5697 I smell ur shit
I kill radits and bunny's for fun at my farm, I shot one and it was trying to crawl away but my dad hit the peddil and runed it over 😂😂😂
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