I think it’s a terrible idea, even if the child can be trusted they will probably grow out of the bunny and want a dog or something, and the bunny will just get dumped Edit: it’s only a good idea if they are willing to take care of a bunny
I think there should be a certain age for a kid to own a rabbit and I think it’s from high school age, but I think that children will mistreat that rabbit and ignore it and not feed it water because they’re busy doing kids stuff and not taking care of the rabbit I personally think that we should go to her page and talk to her about rescues and do more research as a bunny owners. We should reach out and talk to Savannah about it and try to help and educate them on how to own a bunny and rabbits and what to do and not what to do.
I'm not even surprised AT ALLL.. So sad. This family has been under the gun for a lot of controversy, rightfully so. It's 2024.. Why are people still using bunnies for their easter festivities? Makes me so upset. They have a huge audience too. THANK YOU for bringing this to light.
It's 2024, why are people even plastering their kids all over the Internet when we know for a fact it's not safe....family vloggers make the worst decisions
I cant believe how oblivious people can be about animal care. It's not just something to fiddle around with. It's a 10 year dedication to a *living* creature. I'm just really glad Lorelei has been spreading word for around 7-8 years now
Fr! There needs to be an App where you can have a bunny come over for a few hours for a decent price, and with it's owner supervising. Like a visit/play date. It'd stop a lot of parents from buying their kids bunnies for Easter and the bunny being neglected within 2 or 3 months. Just spit balling here.
This is insane how people still don’t know anything about bunnies after this woman has dedicated her life to saving bunnies, so I just want that to sink in
I want to say The Lebrant family has had a trend of getting animals and yet not giving them the proper care. I am glad for people like you who want to inform people who are uneducated and I hope all UA-camrs and family’s can learn from this!
They also didn’t keep the animal very long like with their dog Carl a white Pomeranian they claim that he ran away. I’m not sure if he actually ran away or if they let him loose, but they didn’t find him. I hope wherever he is, he has a loving home in the pen they had those bunnies in was too small some rabbits and small spaces and the next thing I worry about is those rabbits are the same gender they need to be fixed so there’s no fight between them and if they’re not the same gender and they’re a boy and a girl in there they have baby bunnies so that’s another reason why they need to be fixed
According to Discovery News, since ancient times, eggs and rabbits have been a symbol of fertility, while spring has been a symbol of rebirth. So, even though rabbits don't lay eggs, the association of these symbols was almost natural. So its basically, humans are supposed to be honor fertility, not bunnies. Also, it's a pagan holiday.
Yeah, and people turned it into a dead guy coming back to life because a highly allegorical book said so. Humans will always take things at face value, LOL.
My bun was a dumped Easter bunny. I always give her a lot of treats to find on Easter to make up for them dumping her. She was at the shelter nearly 2 years before I adopted her, which was nearly her whole life at that time. She has such a great personality, and she's an excellent companion. I feel lucky to have her, but that other family really missed out. That's why I feel all the more upset about people getting bunnies for Easter. You want an Easter bunny? Buy a plushie.
This is real I’m a young kid but I potty trained my own bunny and he freeroams in my room idk why people think bunnies are toys for Easter this is a cruel world for all of these Easter bunnies treated as toys for entertainment
Me to! I am 10 and I have a bunny named Muffin, Right now he is in a 4 x 2 Nic grid cage pen thingy it’s a big 2 story cage that dose have Nic grids on the top because my cat used to have access to my bunny but she doesn’t anymore but when she did I didn’t want her to be able to touch him, I wanted a ex pen but it just didn’t work for my living situation,anyways he is gonna be free roamed in my room once he is fully litter trained, and personally, I think I am a good bunmom, he always has alfalfa hay (as he is under 6 months), he gets 1/4 cup of young rabbit oxbow pellets every morning and half of a oxbow vitamin C tab, he only gets ONE Full oxbow Small rewards treat a day, I typically will break those into smaller pieces so I can use them more wisely then just giving the full treat, he gets a good amount of free roam time in my bedroom I’m not sure about the exact amount cuz it differs from day to day, he has 2 available hides in his cage but he prefers just a hidden corner, he also has a available hide in my bedroom for when he is hopping around, I clean his litter box either every other day or every day I’m still figuring out what routine works for us, and he has many available chews, sometimes I make some for him, but I also but I also buy some, he is a little skittish but once he gets to know you he opens up more,so really, I think it depends about the age, and how serious the child is about the rabbit, like are they gonna take their time to clean the rabbits space, or clean the litter box, or litter train them, or even just provide daily social interaction with the bunny without terrifying it, thanks for reading! Have a great Rest of your Day and Stay Hoppy!
This makes me so annoyed and angry that there are people out there who never do their research. Small kids are not fit for bunnies, bunnies are not starter pets. DO YOUR RESEARCH!!
Has anyone on here heard about the channel called the pig room?This is a much see. This man was pretty much associated with his guinea pigs but he has expanded into rabbits. He is the most compassionate man I have ever seen and is to be commented for his efforts in the Bunny community. This is a must see channel.
This story is sickening. I absolutely hate the way rabbits are treated around Easter. Rabbits are intelligent animals with needs and feelings, not a cute toy to buy your kid who isn't even old enough to understand how to respect an animal's boundaries. Ugh, I hate people so much sometimes... I do have to split with Lorelei on entirely ignoring Easter in regards to rabbits. I've had rabbits for around 13 years and I love them so much. I like to spoil them a bit on Easter to kind of celebrate that they're here with me living a good life. I wish all bunnies were given a chance at the kind of life my bunnies or Lennon or Cinnabun live...
Shame on the people or person who gave her information. They also chose a hard breed of bunnies to buy. Holland Lops are cute, but they have a lot of health issues... Thank you for calling out these people. I have a student who adopted two bonded bunnies from a rabbit shelter. I have given her advice on how to take care of the bunnies. She is excited to begin her bun mom journey! I also showed her your channel and some books on rabbit information. I love to pass along the correct information to make the bunnies happy and healthy! It's all thanks to you Lorelei thank you! ❤
I went through basic rules with kids when we decided to have a baby bunny at home. We learned together how to take care of bunny and respect bunny's nature. By now, the bunny is almost 4 years old and happily hops in our living room. We all wish there could at least another 4 years for her to be with us. Little kids can understand and follow rules. And yes, I repeated soooo many times. Btw I consider that's also a good lesson for kids: true love comes with respect and understanding.
I certainly took good care of my bunny. I cleaned her hutch every week, fed her every day, snuggled up to her in my bed all the time, took her to the vets for her jabs every year. Gave her fresh hey to eat, and played with her almost daily for hours at a time. She wasn't just a pet, she was my best friend. She only died because she got bunny cancer, but we were there for her until her dying hours. I loved my little dwarf lop, she was so cute and fluffy and her fur was soft and clean!!!!
@@rf159a It's ok, when she died I could feel it. I know she went to a better place, a place of peace and happiness. I just know. I came home from school and I already knew she had died, the thing is, she would not want me to be sad. I didn't cry, I just quietly accepted she was gone, gone to a better place.
I really don’t see the problem with hutches if you leave the door open the whole time. You can pin it back or even remove it completely . It’s like a little house for them to have their own space privacy they love to hide sometimes
@@littlekitsune1 No worries man, she used to be let out her cage in summer to run around the garden and play. I also used to take her into the house and play with her for hours every day almost. In the colder months she went in the green house, but even then I went out to bring her in and play with her. I used to hand feed her dandelions too. Every morning I would get up and feed her. sometime she would spend most of the day in my arms having me carry her around where ever I went. She only really was in her hutch in the late of the night. When she was in the garden she would spend 4 or 5 hours playing there. I used to hand feed her sweat treats and vegetables. she sometimes would sleep with me in my bed when I was a teen. When we were away we have my sisters friends look after them, they would play with her too. I think she was a bit too busy to be board or depressed, I literally played with her so often!!!!
It's always a good idea to do a lot of research on how to look after bunnies or any pets, with the rest of your family together, "before" getting a pet. That's what we did. Parents are better to be on top and be the main care givers. Children can learn but they need to have right and enough information provided to them from parents.
I love Lennon and Lorelei ❤❤😊😊😊 you guys are soooo amazing and I appreciate on how much info you provide for all of us. Ever since I ran into your channel I do whatever I can to help bunnies around especially giving donations to shelters.
I've been dreaming of having a bunny for many many years. Initially, I also wasn't aware that such HUGE problem with bunnies being bought for Easter and then getting dumped existed. Thanks to you and the YT community I became aware of the issues and haven't followed any breeder's account since then. I'm picking up two bunny brothers next week from a shelter 🤗
I predict - and I pray that I am wrong - these bunnies (who look full grown to me) will live in a cute little "bunny hutch", most likely outside, and once the "new" wears off this busy family will all but forget about their sweet rabbits. They might even forget to feed and provide water for them (praying that does not happen). Lorelei, it would be fantastic if the LaBrant family would invite you to come to their home and teach them proper bunny care and how to give those buns their best lives! 🐰💕🐰
You are so gracious. What's really sad, is the more information is available to us on so many forums, that we as a society asked for and created, the less people listen to or read the information that is out there to help them make genuine and sound decisions. Especially when it comes to having a rabbit join the family. I hope they hear you and others and do their research for the sake of these bunnies who's fate is sadly unknown right now. There is so much good information on rabbit care and responsible adoption that it is unacceptable for anyone to just wake up one day and say hey I think I'll get a bunny and if it doesn't work out, meh, I'll get rid of it. I have adopted bunnies for 26 years now. I have had a total of 6 now (down to 1 as of the passing of my 10 1/2 year old in October). But every one has taught me so much. They're all different. I've had 2 single bunnies. I had a trio where I went to adopt one but he had two brothers and I didn't have the heart to separate them. They've all passed and the oldest was 13. They had semi annual vet visits. I took care of them when their back legs no longer worked. One went blind but he adapted so well and still ran through the house and came out to the living room for his evening pets. Bunnies require commitment. Humans are so dedicated to their own self care (well most) and we all need to extend that care to our furbabies. Forever. Thank you for allowing me the long comment. Cheers and love to all the amazing bunny moms and dads. ❤
I really hope knowing the right way to take care of a bunny becomes common knowledge just like for dogs and cats. Hopefully that family learns the right way to take care of them or someone reaches out to them. With that big of a channel, they'd be great influencers on the right way to take care of them. I hope all of the bunnies will be okay this Easter.
I have seen them before and they sure do seem like the type of parents to not actually care for animals but, instead just use them to keep there kids happy and occupied. I hope that they see this video and, maybe take something from it instead of just take it as negativity because you're not bashing anyone you're just worried for the buns! Thank you for posting this💕🐰
Hi Lorelei, I hope you read this! I just wanted to say you were the reason I wanted to get rescue bunnies, and at first after doing lots of research and watching your videos I explained how they need to live indoor but sadly because of my two large dogs they had to live outside in a hutch and a play pen. Now after a lot of help and teaching my parents why, I have 2 happy, healthy rescue bunnies that live free roam in a bunny proofed house! Thank you so much and you are amazing 🤩 I watch you videos all the time and your changing people views on rabbits. Thank you so much x💕💕🐰
As influencers, it’s my personal opinion that it’s the family’s responsibility to do research on how to ethically acquire a pet (any pet), as well as how to properly care for the pet. It’s obvious they have not done this. Savanna would have to be living under a rock to not know this these days. Shameful. Maybe with enough pressure from social media they’ll straighten up. Maybe we all tag these ppl in this video. I don’t have high hopes either. Thank you for making this video.
TY FOR POSTING!!! so happy!! I got my bunny the other day, and she has a giant x pen that takes up the whole room!! She is already vaccinated, spayed, and micro chipped! She is a lion head and is super fluffy all over her body.
I purchased the hop litter box and have been using it for about three weeks and it has literally changed my life! It makes for such a quick cleanup and resupply. I take the top off, put a garbage liner on the pan then a paper bag or a newspaper, and then the lavender bedding from a small pet select. I only have to put it really on the 3/4 of the pan because the hay part takes up the other side. Also, I have found that one of my rabbits likes to jump on top of the litter box and eat the hay from the top! I have three bunnies free roam so They can literally all three be eating hay at the same time two in the litter box and one on top. It’s harmonious!!! My only suggestion would be that the panel on the top that pops off for access clip in a little tighter. Especially because my one von likes to jump up on there it’s not as a secure fit as I think it could be, other than that, it’s been an absolute dream! I can’t believe I spent that much on a litter box and having had it now I can’t believe I wouldn’t.
This is so sad. We already know what is going to happen to these poor bunnies. I remember when I rescued my baby, I did so much research, and bunny proofed our home before picking her up. Took her to the bed within a week and got her spayed right away. Hope this family is getting advice from all of their followers and educate them of what it means to own a bunny. Like you said... this is a 10-12 year commitment. Thank you for creating this video and bringing light to this.
I just can’t believe it Everleigh ( the oldest kid) is older than me (she is 12) and when I first adopted my bunnies I was 7 and I watched/ did my research for 6 months before convincing and putting on a slide show for my parents. In fact in an interview we did with the adoption centre , the questions were mostly answered by me. I really hope that these bunnies are at least brought to a rescue instead of releasing the bunnies in the wild.
My rabbit the first time I did that to try to flip her nails, she fell asleep in my arms like that I mean, she legit conked out. It was the cutest thing.
I have 2 indoor free roaming male rabbits the oldest is 10 and a half. I rescued him when he was 2. He was being kept in a small metal cage and his owners had lost interest in him and gotten a kitten instead. It was so sad but he's been living his best life with me and I love him to the moon and back.
I lost my beautiful bunny last month. He was six and had a lovely life and got taken proper care of him. It’s like what they say about dogs and how they are for life not for Christmas, well… bunnies are for life too, NOT for Easter. I rlly hope they get taken care of properly and they both lead a great life x
I have been a bunny owner for 7 years now and my family got our first bunny when i was 4 years old and my sister was 2 and we had a dog at the time. My mom was a experienced pet owner and my dog and rabbit got along really well and me and my sister were very gentle with the bunny. Overall i just think that you can get a bunny with young kids as long as they are gentle you do your research and can educate your kids on how to care for them and you know you can commit to it for 10+ years
I’m Jewish, so no Easter celebration here lol, although I do like the cute Bunny decor that comes out each spring! Nope, I don’t think kids and bunnies mix
I think kids could work with bunnies ! However, absolutely not as owners, let alone sole owners. It’s all about the parents having to take responsibility for the bunnies AND the kids when they’re interacting with the bunnies.
I just want to add a comment on this topic of buy or adopt. Now I’m not talking about this family, but in general. Adoption of course is the better choice, but that thing is about buying is that adoption can be really hard. It of course takes time to adopt, but some people who rent houses might face a struggle with the requirement by the certain adoption center. Which could give a struggle with getting landlords involved and all that. But at the end of the day, if adoption can be done , then do it. That action will truly support the bunny world. Have a great day!
I got my bunny from a neighbor who had 8 bunnies and had to move to a small camper. Hunny Bunny was around 2 years old and was allowed to run around and chew on furniture and baseboards and I kept her in a cage at first because she was scared. As we developed a relationship I was able to potty pad train her and give her a variety of healthy food and treats and all is well. I am 71yo and I have had her for 3 years now. I would NOT recommend that young children have a rabbit as a pet. 1. They're a lot of work. 2. They require a regular routine and 3. They're fragile animals ❤ I love my baby so much and she is a very good companion for me. She doesn't bark and I don't have to take her for walks or let her outside to go potty. ❤😊❤
@Lenonthebunny Help me stress the need for advocating for not breeding your bunnies. This story is sad but probability a reality more often than we think. We got a 1 year old bunny less than 2 weeks ago, as she was being rehomed (but came from a pet store). A week in our care, she gave birth and we had no idea she was pregnant. She had 6 babies and the last one passed away today. The mom seemed inexperienced and no matter how hard we tried, we lost them all. This could have been avoided if people knew what they were getting into. I am so sad and pissed off.
Every Easter I dread that people buy bunnies like they buy toys for their young children, not even researching and preparing for having one. To me, having my bunny Chloe was like being pregnant for the first time and searching and looking over every single detail before almost a year of getting her.
I was at the Petstore today bc I needed to get my rabbits more toys and food and I couldn’t believe how much bunnies there were for Easter. It was heartbreaking 😢. People don’t want to have a whole time commitment and once people realize how much work they are, people prob going to dump them I felt so bad. I just wanted to take them all and save them 😔😔😔
I got my rabbit when I was 12 actually and its been 2 years since I got her. I had started to want a bunny when I was 10 and researched a bunch of different foods they can eat, how much space different breeds need, materials needed, and different breeds themselves before finally getting her. So I think it depends on maturity level and responsibility rather than age really
Ive loved Bunnys my whole life and Ive always wanted one as a pet. Being my B day was on August I asked for one but me and my Family had to move. 2 years later Im still where I live and I now own a budgie. And hes the sweetest boy ever and he loves to sing and hop around.! I plan to get a bunny someday,
Good idea. I’m looking at the bunny plush I bought myself last easter right now. I am not in a position where I could house a live bunny. But there are wild rabbits in my area, so I get to see bunnies hopping around fairly regularly. They’re the best.
I have a holland lop, and I know I will definitely adopt another one from my local shelter after u said something! Thanks for all the great bun bun info! ❤
Loved this vid! And after you brought up adopting I decided that I will adopt a bunny in a couple of weeks, and without you I wouldn’t have been aware that there are shelters with bunnies. So ty!❤
Plum Thee Bunny is a Holland Lop. We got her from the Michigan Humane Society. That was a year before we had a Holland dumping incident in the area which was so massive all four MHS shelters and two independent shelters all had tons of Hollands.
i got bunnies, we actually caught them, they almost got un-alived by our neghbours' dog, so i caught them gently with my hands, got their vaccines, and made them an outdoor HUGE weather-proof hutch, I would've let them stay in the spare room of the house but it would be to dangerous. everyday they get timothy hay and pellets, water and I clean their litter box (i love the one you designed) and they both get loads of lettuce and love
A lot of people underestimate just how much work goes into owning and caring for a pet ANY PET, whether it’s a cat, a dog, a bunny, a fish, a turtle. It’s a major financial commitment first of all and not many people are willing to do that to maintain their pet’s health. I get it Vets are expensive especially if you don’t have insurance, but when you adopt an animal you have to do everything. I mean my baby boy my fluffy kitty Bigfoot was diagnosed with early onset kidney disease. I spend now every two months over 700 dollars in bills for his new prescription diet wet and dry, his prescribed pills, and his monthly wellness check blood work and urine tests to monitor his condition. So many people have told me that they wouldn’t have even bothered because of how much money it is. They’d let their cat die or surrender it to a shelter. I mean!!! Seriously, you adopt an animal you are responsible for it. It’s not just feeding it or petting it every once in a while or buying it one toy or taking it to the vet maybe once or twice it’s whole life, it’s so much more. My own family thinks all I’m doing for my cat is ridiculous as “it’s just a cat” well he’s not just a cat, he’s a creature I took on the responsibility to care for. His condition was diagnosed and discovered early so he has a chance to live comfortably for years if I am willing to put in the physical and financial effort into helping him. I cant let him just waste away! Side note: I personally don’t believe in getting a child a pet if they’re too young. Like middle school age when they can start taking care of it with your help (maybe not financially) but helping walk or clean up after it or bathing the pet if applicable not just playing or feeding but the hard stuff too, and it won’t just be a thing to play with or love but then dump for the next best thing as that’s what children do when they’re at a young age. There is so much research as to what pets also are appropriate for certain age groups.
yeah, my bunnies that i’ve had for almost four years now are absolutely TRAUMATIZED by their last family. they were with a very small child for almost a year so i assume they were scooped up quite a bit. it makes me nervous, i hope they like their new life more
We have had ours 5 years! I have kids as well I don’t let them hold him unless I’m there to make sure they are holding him the right way never had issues thanks to your channel! ❤️ my hubs is allergic to him but we refuse to re home him we love him so much and he’s in better hands with us anyways 🐰🥰
I have been a subscriber of yours for years, I am from Russia. Here, the bunny situation is much worse, despite a great growing bunny community. Unfortunately there will always be either oblivious idiots or people who are literally arent able to feel sympathy for animals. This is either comes from high ignorance and self sense of importance or/and lack of education on behalf of animal world and pet care. What you do is incredibly important, i believe your reviews are what is helping solving part of the problem. However there always be people like this and I grew to accept that. This is why we globally need pet laws to help. Educational videos, books and on and on made by our loving comunity. Frankly I am nobody, but I am thinking of making a cartoon or book about bunnies for russian audience. At least when I ll feel ready because my bunny unfortunately passed away last spring from dental problems. I was also away, and not with her, so I felt like a biggest failure as an owner. Back then I also learned that pet graveyards are forbidden in russia. It's literally illegal. I mean i know the country is inhuman but they keep finding ways to surprise me.
As a person who rescues bunnies and has seen how horrible these poor creatures can often have it I do not think bunnies are a good choice for small children or for people who don’t have the time and commitment to properly care for them. They are great pets for the right person however most people don’t have a clue what these creatures are really about.
What irks me is people buying pet rabbits as freakin EASTER GIFTS in the first place!!!!!! Like cmon! They're not toys! They're living critters that need care, love, maintenance and SO MUCH MORE! Tag with me: #StopPetRabbitEasterGifting!!!!!
There were some bunnies dumped on the street by where my dad worked and me and my sister wanted to adopt them. So my mom had us do a lot of research and write whole paper before we adopted them. I’ve watched your videos ever since.
My 9 year old cousin has a pet bunny named coconut and they are literally best friends! my cousin knows how to take care of her rabbit really well, she has a little playpen with some toys and other things for coconut and she lets coconut free roam most of the time.
The one thing I’m at least thankful for is that for the last 2 years, not just shelters, but even breeders around my area and a few others around Uk stop selling bunnies for around 2-3 weeks around Easter time and even Christmas time and put up signs and notifications that they will not be selling any bunnies around these time to reduce the amount of people who buy them just to dump them not long afterwards. Even all the local pet shops around me and others also don’t have rabbits to sell around these times and put up a notice that they do not encourage people just to buy them for their kids and how they are more than just cute animals but living creatures who deserve love, respect lots of care and they are a long terms commitment ❤ Though I personally still don’t support breeders and pet shops, I’m still at least grateful that there are more and more of them not selling their bunnies around Easter and Christmas time, though there is definitely much more they can improve on, I’m at least thankful that they are making some improvements xx
Would be wonderful to see you write a small introduction to rabbit care for kids/ adults, there is so much I've learned on here over the years that no book out there would have told me x
I alway get sos sad knowing that people just randomly get a bunny for there very young child for Easter then when Easter’s done they dumb the bunny a bunny is the same as cats and dogs you take care of them for as many year till they pass you don’t dump them and I rly home this family gets the help they need
i work at a family owned pet store and it’s devastating how many people call around the holiday to inquire about purchasing an “easter bunny” for their children. it’s sad and infuriating.
We just lost our bunny Tofu 2 nights ago. We rescued him a few years ago and based on what we were told his age was when we took him in, we believe he was 14-15 years old when he passed. 💙 fly high Tofu 💙
My rabbit is my priority at all times. He is a kind big boy . 10 lbs at least. I took him to the grocery store on easter and as you know its never a hit but rather a smash !! They allnost cry as they melt . People just love rabbits . I make clear that my rabbit was adopted from a shelter.
One of the labrant fam videos has a clip of the bunnies inside a small cage in a room in the house. there's nothing in there apart from a litter box, some hay and water on hard wood floor with nothing else.
I have 5 rabbits 2 are 5 years (fluffy and snuggles) 2 are 8 months (coco and snowball)and the last one is almost 2 months (marshmallow)and i love all of them with all my heart and i knew how hard it is to take care of all those rabbits when i got the second two and my little one but i had made a commitment to take care of them i just hope the labrant family has the same commitment with these bunnies and give them the love they deserve
I rescued both my holland lops lol One from a lady nearby who could no longer care for the young bunny cuz of health issues and the other from the local rescue. You can definitely rescue lops with a bit of patience.
Buying a bunny for Easter & mistreating or abandoning it is akin to buying a puppy for Christmas & then abandoning it. I had a friend who always said, "Don't get a Christmas puppy if you're not ready for a year-round dog." Same goes for bunnies.
I certainly take care of my rabbits for their entire lives and make sure it is the best I can give them. Grass at their feet, a cold borrow in the summer and a warm borrow in the Winter.
Hi Loreli I am not very mad that these youtubers got bunnies just as long as they take good care of theme. And yes everyone with a bunny should have the hop litter box
When I had my first bunny, Tenacious B, ended up between apartments and had to stay with a friend whose cat was not small animal friendly for a month. Another friend told me her 9-year-old daughter had been begging for a bunny, and offered to keep him for me until I moved and to test her daughter's actual interest. Well, she had completely lost interest after a couple of days, and her older brother (he was 12) took care of B (he did a great job!). I also witnessed her poking at him through the pen bars, which she kept doing no matter how many times I told her to stop. B got more and more agitated and finally ended up lunging and snapping at her - the only time in the 9 years I had him that he EVER did such a thing, he was the sweetest bunny you could meet and LOVED people. So... I am very, very against young kids having bunnies. They don't have the maturity level or impulse control.
Thank you for making this video. One of my adopted bunnies was dumped after Easter. It's concerning that a family channel as big as theirs would seemingly promote buying bunnies for Easter. That, and they were looking for Holland lops specifically. Hollands are some of the most expensive rabbits to properly care for, especially with their health conditions and vet bills. Edit: in the first photo with the children and the bunnies, the buns are on their backs 😒 Edit# 2: the bunnies are roaming outdoors and they are likely not even vaccinated yet!!
We had a cat (stray kitten that we fed and eventually took in) and we thought it was a girl for the first few months too lol. Its usually not too difficult to tell with cats but he had cryptorchidism so his testicles never descended. Was also a kitten when we found him. Eventually when we decided "ok i guess this is our cat now" we took him to the vet to get his shots they told us it was a boy, but we'd already been feeding him and referring to him as a girl for like 2 months lol. At least we had given him a gender neutral name to begin with so we didnt change it (his name was "Riley"... the only funny part was as a nickname before we found out my mom used to call him "Girlfriend" ... such as like when going to feed him she's say "Alright Girlfriend, come get your food" lmao... so we used to laugh about that and was a bit of an inside joke where we would continue jokingly calling him that even after we knew 'she' was a HE.
I have a cat that I thought was a girl at first, too! I think he was abandoned because one night he just showed up, scarfing down food as if he hadn’t eaten in days, and he probably hadn’t. 😢 Anyway, the only name the cat answered to was Tabby, so we had no idea he was a boy until he went to the vet to be fixed… he had an undescended testicle, so it had to be removed through a more invasive surgery. Because he still would only answer to “Tabby” but I had the vet register his official name as Sir Tabby, so everyone would know he’s a boy!
@@sashaconrad3939 Aww yea our stray that we took in was SooooOOoo skinny and scrawny when we found him. He was probably around 5-6 months old (based on his growth after we found him- he didnt look like a baby kitten but then he continued to grow even after he was fed back up to a normal weight so he was definitely within a kitten growing period. We had a vacation home up in the mountains and he must have been living under the porch at that house. we used to go up every weekend in the summertime but we hadnt been in a while, we were opening the house back up for the summer season. so we had just arrived, put our bags down and went onto the back porch to take in the scenery and started hearing sounds under the deck. thought it was a raccoon or something at first but then this scrawny little kitten came tiptoeing out around the deck post and up the stairs. Skin and bones but he must have been dumped by humans not born stray because he was very friendly and trusting. he came right up to us and i got him some cat food or tuna (i forget which, we had another cat that we'd had for many years already so we did usually have cat food on hand) and yea mixed it with water so he'd have something to drink and he gobbled up the whole thing. We didnt want to let him in at first because we had my OG cat who kind of hated other kitties but we had a HUGE wraparound farmhouse porch so we started feeding him for a couple months that summer and he just never left- he'd go to sleep on the porch chairs and if it was rainy out we would bring him into the finished basement (my bros bedrooms were down there so he wasnt alone, hed chill with them, we just didnt want to piss off our OG kitty ..eventually they got used to eachother a little bit- Tippy the og kitty never really liked him and we kind of always managed their spaces, they never were really hanging out in the same area lol, luckily it was a big house. ) thats how the summer went and then yea we found out he was a boy eventually (he had the same thing as your Sir Tabby- the undescended testicles except BOTH of his never descended thats why it we confused his gender and yea he had to do the more invasive surgery as well to be fixed) so by the end of the summer we took him to the vet to do that cause we were like well i guess he's our cat now since nobody ever claimed him (in fact neighbors thought he was still a stray and had him picked up by animal control- we had to go bail him out from humane society at one point when he went missing! we were so worried and went asking around and turned out our neighbors thought he was a stray.. which he kind of was lol but we'd been feeding him for months at that point but he was still outside a lot so they were seeing him around i guess and didnt realize he was being fed and cared for) so yea after we bailed him out of kitty jail lol, he was officially ours (we had to PAY to get him back so... really officially lol) and had to let him come inside cause it was going to get cold coming into fall and winter. He was actually one of the sweetest cats ive ever had. His personality reminds me a bit of the cat I have now (my OG cat Tippy the one who hated other cats passed away in 2016 at 21 yrs old, sadly Riley did not get to live a long life though, he passed away around 2 yrs old, he got his head stuck in his favorite porch chair... freak crazy accident not even sure how it happened but we found him under the chair either strangled himself or broke his neck :( there was a leaf under the chair we think he chased it under there and got stuck ;( I still feel terrible thinking of it cause his body was still warm when i found him. I think if i had been 10 minutes earlier getting home I could have prevented it... or just known how dangerous that chair was that that was even possible i would have thrown it out !
@LennontheBunny Thank you for bringing these things to light. My mom and i each have a rex,lop, and harlequin mix bunny. Her's is a albino male that she named Sir Von Cadbury, my bunny is a calico female named Azula. We got them at Coastal at just the right time. They had been there for months already and the store employees were worried thst they would have to put them in a shelter or some sort of rabbit farm. We got them for $30.00. i dont regret that because idk what wouldve happened to them if we didnt purchase them when we did. And thanks to you and you're channel i managed to convince my dad to buy them for my mum and i. I now have a decent bond with Azula and shes almost four months old, geez times flies I've almost had her for a whole month 😮
I'm pretty sure it's a given that these precious bunnies will be given away once the novelty wears off. I just pray that they don't get injured or worse in the interim. Rabbits and guinea pigs, along with many of the other small rodents such as hamsters and rats and mice, are some of the most abused animals in the world. They are the most helpless of animals, and yet they are brought into homes where children and often times adult mistreat them horribly. You could already see on the video that these children are treating these bunnies as toys. Allowing them to free roam outside is just frightening. Although I believe it will fall on deaf ears, I thank Lorelei for making this video and bringing attention to the fate of many of these "Easter Bunnies".
That would be a great video maybe a collaboration - will benefit both of your channels and most of all for the good of the bunnies- a video of you meeting up with labrants and helping them create an awesome bunny habitat for their new furbabys. I think its always best not to pre-judge and to offer help and resources. Most people DO love their animals and DO want to to whats best for them, just might not know that they are missing information on how to provide better care and people can become defensive when they feel judged, especially on sensitive topics like this- it becomes sensitive because people DONT want to feel like they are hurting their animal or not giving them what they need. Offering help without judgement is the way to go . I would love to see it if you guys ever do meet up and do a video.
What do you think of small children getting bunnies? Comment below!
I think it’s a terrible idea, even if the child can be trusted they will probably grow out of the bunny and want a dog or something, and the bunny will just get dumped
Edit: it’s only a good idea if they are willing to take care of a bunny
I think if the kid knows the care and how to properly handle them. They can have one.
I cringe at the thought.
I think there should be a certain age for a kid to own a rabbit and I think it’s from high school age, but I think that children will mistreat that rabbit and ignore it and not feed it water because they’re busy doing kids stuff and not taking care of the rabbit I personally think that we should go to her page and talk to her about rescues and do more research as a bunny owners. We should reach out and talk to Savannah about it and try to help and educate them on how to own a bunny and rabbits and what to do and not what to do.
NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!
I'm not even surprised AT ALLL.. So sad. This family has been under the gun for a lot of controversy, rightfully so. It's 2024.. Why are people still using bunnies for their easter festivities? Makes me so upset. They have a huge audience too. THANK YOU for bringing this to light.
It's 2024, why are people even plastering their kids all over the Internet when we know for a fact it's not safe....family vloggers make the worst decisions
Yes, they are so ignorant. And there is no excuse. The data is there in the form of internet, books, You Tube (this channel!).
@TealleMadelaine I agree that little children shouldn't have Bunnies
I agree that little Children shouldn't have baby Bunnies
I do agree that little children shouldn't have baby Bunnies as Pets
I cant believe how oblivious people can be about animal care. It's not just something to fiddle around with. It's a 10 year dedication to a *living* creature. I'm just really glad Lorelei has been spreading word for around 7-8 years now
More like 10 years?
Fr! There needs to be an App where you can have a bunny come over for a few hours for a decent price, and with it's owner supervising. Like a visit/play date. It'd stop a lot of parents from buying their kids bunnies for Easter and the bunny being neglected within 2 or 3 months. Just spit balling here.
I just gave you an extra like. I love your comment.
@@redwing8128 Thank you lol. I take rabbits very seriously and will defend them at all costs!!! 💖
@lilliemoonblast5333 you have that right. Our Bun Bunz passed away about 4 years ago now. We sure miss her. You have a great night
This is insane how people still don’t know anything about bunnies after this woman has dedicated her life to saving bunnies, so I just want that to sink in
I want to say The Lebrant family has had a trend of getting animals and yet not giving them the proper care. I am glad for people like you who want to inform people who are uneducated and I hope all UA-camrs and family’s can learn from this!
They also didn’t keep the animal very long like with their dog Carl a white Pomeranian they claim that he ran away. I’m not sure if he actually ran away or if they let him loose, but they didn’t find him. I hope wherever he is, he has a loving home in the pen they had those bunnies in was too small some rabbits and small spaces and the next thing I worry about is those rabbits are the same gender they need to be fixed so there’s no fight between them and if they’re not the same gender and they’re a boy and a girl in there they have baby bunnies so that’s another reason why they need to be fixed
According to Discovery News, since ancient times, eggs and rabbits have been a symbol of fertility, while spring has been a symbol of rebirth. So, even though rabbits don't lay eggs, the association of these symbols was almost natural. So its basically, humans are supposed to be honor fertility, not bunnies. Also, it's a pagan holiday.
Yeah, and people turned it into a dead guy coming back to life because a highly allegorical book said so. Humans will always take things at face value, LOL.
Well I think no one should get bunnies during Easter, but I am a Christian and celebrate Easter but not the bunny side.
@@traceysimmons4913 have no idea how that came about
Parents better be on top of bunny care if there are children in the home.
My bun was a dumped Easter bunny. I always give her a lot of treats to find on Easter to make up for them dumping her. She was at the shelter nearly 2 years before I adopted her, which was nearly her whole life at that time. She has such a great personality, and she's an excellent companion. I feel lucky to have her, but that other family really missed out. That's why I feel all the more upset about people getting bunnies for Easter. You want an Easter bunny? Buy a plushie.
This is real I’m a young kid but I potty trained my own bunny and he freeroams in my room idk why people think bunnies are toys for Easter this is a cruel world for all of these Easter bunnies treated as toys for entertainment
Cookie,when it comes to animals, you're smarter than so many adults!
Me to! I am 10 and I have a bunny named Muffin, Right now he is in a 4 x 2 Nic grid cage pen thingy it’s a big 2 story cage that dose have Nic grids on the top because my cat used to have access to my bunny but she doesn’t anymore but when she did I didn’t want her to be able to touch him, I wanted a ex pen but it just didn’t work for my living situation,anyways he is gonna be free roamed in my room once he is fully litter trained, and personally, I think I am a good bunmom, he always has alfalfa hay (as he is under 6 months), he gets 1/4 cup of young rabbit oxbow pellets every morning and half of a oxbow vitamin C tab, he only gets ONE Full oxbow Small rewards treat a day, I typically will break those into smaller pieces so I can use them more wisely then just giving the full treat, he gets a good amount of free roam time in my bedroom I’m not sure about the exact amount cuz it differs from day to day, he has 2 available hides in his cage but he prefers just a hidden corner, he also has a available hide in my bedroom for when he is hopping around, I clean his litter box either every other day or every day I’m still figuring out what routine works for us, and he has many available chews, sometimes I make some for him, but I also but I also buy some, he is a little skittish but once he gets to know you he opens up more,so really, I think it depends about the age, and how serious the child is about the rabbit, like are they gonna take their time to clean the rabbits space, or clean the litter box, or litter train them, or even just provide daily social interaction with the bunny without terrifying it, thanks for reading! Have a great Rest of your Day and Stay Hoppy!
@@shimmerwithsummer I am eleven so we are similar ages!
@@OlafPijl thank you!
@@Cookiethebun cool!!
This makes me so annoyed and angry that there are people out there who never do their research. Small kids are not fit for bunnies, bunnies are not starter pets. DO YOUR RESEARCH!!
There’s no such thing as a “starter pet”. Unless it’s a Tamagotchi or something like that.
@@princesspikachu3915 exactly. All animals are a lot of work to take care of
Mmm, a starter pet would be something like mealworms or another easy to keep insect lol
Yes. Rabbits are more fragile than cats and dogs.
100%.
Has anyone on here heard about the channel called the pig room?This is a much see. This man was pretty much associated with his guinea pigs but he has expanded into rabbits. He is the most compassionate man I have ever seen and is to be commented for his efforts in the Bunny community. This is a must see channel.
Yh
I watch him also.
Omg yes I was watching his video from when he got a bunny and he pretended to have a small cage 🤣🤣🤣 I was completely fooled
@@cozettelaila I saw that also. I have two free roaming and couldn't imagine keeping them in cages.
@@LisaSmith3663 yes it certainly gave me a good scare
This story is sickening. I absolutely hate the way rabbits are treated around Easter. Rabbits are intelligent animals with needs and feelings, not a cute toy to buy your kid who isn't even old enough to understand how to respect an animal's boundaries. Ugh, I hate people so much sometimes...
I do have to split with Lorelei on entirely ignoring Easter in regards to rabbits. I've had rabbits for around 13 years and I love them so much. I like to spoil them a bit on Easter to kind of celebrate that they're here with me living a good life. I wish all bunnies were given a chance at the kind of life my bunnies or Lennon or Cinnabun live...
Lorelei you should reach out to them and set up a rabbit room for them.
Shame on the people or person who gave her information. They also chose a hard breed of bunnies to buy. Holland Lops are cute, but they have a lot of health issues... Thank you for calling out these people. I have a student who adopted two bonded bunnies from a rabbit shelter. I have given her advice on how to take care of the bunnies. She is excited to begin her bun mom journey! I also showed her your channel and some books on rabbit information. I love to pass along the correct information to make the bunnies happy and healthy! It's all thanks to you Lorelei thank you! ❤
Why doesn’t this girl have 1 million. She is such a inspiration!
💯
Nahhh why doesn’t she have 10 million subs
Not enough bunny people
I went through basic rules with kids when we decided to have a baby bunny at home. We learned together how to take care of bunny and respect bunny's nature. By now, the bunny is almost 4 years old and happily hops in our living room. We all wish there could at least another 4 years for her to be with us. Little kids can understand and follow rules. And yes, I repeated soooo many times. Btw I consider that's also a good lesson for kids: true love comes with respect and understanding.
Bunnies are such delicate animals 🥺
*delicious
Uhm rabbits are not food
And why are u correcting her she said delicate
I certainly took good care of my bunny. I cleaned her hutch every week, fed her every day, snuggled up to her in my bed all the time, took her to the vets for her jabs every year. Gave her fresh hey to eat, and played with her almost daily for hours at a time. She wasn't just a pet, she was my best friend. She only died because she got bunny cancer, but we were there for her until her dying hours. I loved my little dwarf lop, she was so cute and fluffy and her fur was soft and clean!!!!
Sorry you lost her. It really sucks losing a beloved friend.
@@rf159a It's ok, when she died I could feel it. I know she went to a better place, a place of peace and happiness. I just know. I came home from school and I already knew she had died, the thing is, she would not want me to be sad. I didn't cry, I just quietly accepted she was gone, gone to a better place.
If you mean as a kid, then you're an exception to the rule, not the standard. Also bunnies do not belong in cages or hutches.
I really don’t see the problem with hutches if you leave the door open the whole time. You can pin it back or even remove it completely . It’s like a little house for them to have their own space privacy they love to hide sometimes
@@littlekitsune1 No worries man, she used to be let out her cage in summer to run around the garden and play. I also used to take her into the house and play with her for hours every day almost. In the colder months she went in the green house, but even then I went out to bring her in and play with her. I used to hand feed her dandelions too. Every morning I would get up and feed her. sometime she would spend most of the day in my arms having me carry her around where ever I went. She only really was in her hutch in the late of the night. When she was in the garden she would spend 4 or 5 hours playing there. I used to hand feed her sweat treats and vegetables. she sometimes would sleep with me in my bed when I was a teen. When we were away we have my sisters friends look after them, they would play with her too. I think she was a bit too busy to be board or depressed, I literally played with her so often!!!!
Bunnies are my kids😊😊😊😊😊 no screaming, no problems , just cuties ❤❤❤❤
It's always a good idea to do a lot of research on how to look after bunnies or any pets, with the rest of your family together, "before" getting a pet. That's what we did. Parents are better to be on top and be the main care givers. Children can learn but they need to have right and enough information provided to them from parents.
I love Lennon and Lorelei ❤❤😊😊😊 you guys are soooo amazing and I appreciate on how much info you provide for all of us. Ever since I ran into your channel I do whatever I can to help bunnies around especially giving donations to shelters.
I've been dreaming of having a bunny for many many years. Initially, I also wasn't aware that such HUGE problem with bunnies being bought for Easter and then getting dumped existed. Thanks to you and the YT community I became aware of the issues and haven't followed any breeder's account since then. I'm picking up two bunny brothers next week from a shelter 🤗
I wish everyone cared for their rabbits as much as you do for Lennon ❤
I predict - and I pray that I am wrong - these bunnies (who look full grown to me) will live in a cute little "bunny hutch", most likely outside, and once the "new" wears off this busy family will all but forget about their sweet rabbits. They might even forget to feed and provide water for them (praying that does not happen). Lorelei, it would be fantastic if the LaBrant family would invite you to come to their home and teach them proper bunny care and how to give those buns their best lives! 🐰💕🐰
I’d like to see you go rescue the bunnies - they’ll not take real advice to heart.
People like them have so much power. I really hope they do their research and can help spread the word about proper rabbit care
You are so gracious.
What's really sad, is the more information is available to us on so many forums, that we as a society asked for and created, the less people listen to or read the information that is out there to help them make genuine and sound decisions. Especially when it comes
to having a rabbit join the family. I hope they hear you and others and do their research for the sake of these bunnies who's fate is sadly unknown right now. There is so much good information on rabbit care and responsible adoption that it is unacceptable for anyone to just wake up one day and say hey I think I'll get a bunny and if it doesn't work out, meh, I'll get rid of it. I have adopted bunnies for 26 years now. I have had a total of 6 now (down to 1 as of the passing of my 10 1/2 year old in October). But every one has taught me so much. They're all different. I've had 2 single bunnies. I had a trio where I went to adopt one but he had two brothers and I didn't have the heart to separate them. They've all passed and the oldest was 13. They had semi annual vet visits. I took care of them when their back legs no longer worked. One went blind but he adapted so well and still ran through the house and came out to the living room for his evening pets. Bunnies require commitment. Humans are so dedicated to their own self care (well most) and we all need to extend that care to our furbabies. Forever.
Thank you for allowing me the long comment. Cheers and love to all the amazing bunny moms and dads. ❤
I wish bunny adoption and foster agencies would put a freeze on any adoptions around the Easter season.
Oh and ban all pet specific breeders.
Many reputable breeders in my area will not sell “Easter” bunnies.
We do! The pet stores are the ones that need to
Ours do. No bunnies around easter, no black cats around halloween.
@@josephwisniewski3673 That’s so comforting on both fronts! I hope more shelters follow that example!
@@hannahl6263 That gives me hope for the bunnies! Hopefully more shelter will follow y’all’s example!
I really hope knowing the right way to take care of a bunny becomes common knowledge just like for dogs and cats. Hopefully that family learns the right way to take care of them or someone reaches out to them. With that big of a channel, they'd be great influencers on the right way to take care of them. I hope all of the bunnies will be okay this Easter.
I have seen them before and they sure do seem like the type of parents to not actually care for animals but, instead just use them to keep there kids happy and occupied.
I hope that they see this video and, maybe take something from it instead of just take it as negativity because you're not bashing anyone you're just worried for the buns!
Thank you for posting this💕🐰
Hi Lorelei, I hope you read this! I just wanted to say you were the reason I wanted to get rescue bunnies, and at first after doing lots of research and watching your videos I explained how they need to live indoor but sadly because of my two large dogs they had to live outside in a hutch and a play pen. Now after a lot of help and teaching my parents why, I have 2 happy, healthy rescue bunnies that live free roam in a bunny proofed house! Thank you so much and you are amazing 🤩 I watch you videos all the time and your changing people views on rabbits. Thank you so much x💕💕🐰
As influencers, it’s my personal opinion that it’s the family’s responsibility to do research on how to ethically acquire a pet (any pet), as well as how to properly care for the pet. It’s obvious they have not done this. Savanna would have to be living under a rock to not know this these days. Shameful. Maybe with enough pressure from social media they’ll straighten up. Maybe we all tag these ppl in this video. I don’t have high hopes either. Thank you for making this video.
TY FOR POSTING!!! so happy!! I got my bunny the other day, and she has a giant x pen that takes up the whole room!! She is already vaccinated, spayed, and micro chipped! She is a lion head and is super fluffy all over her body.
I purchased the hop litter box and have been using it for about three weeks and it has literally changed my life! It makes for such a quick cleanup and resupply. I take the top off, put a garbage liner on the pan then a paper bag or a newspaper, and then the lavender bedding from a small pet select. I only have to put it really on the 3/4 of the pan because the hay part takes up the other side. Also, I have found that one of my rabbits likes to jump on top of the litter box and eat the hay from the top! I have three bunnies free roam so They can literally all three be eating hay at the same time two in the litter box and one on top. It’s harmonious!!! My only suggestion would be that the panel on the top that pops off for access clip in a little tighter. Especially because my one von likes to jump up on there it’s not as a secure fit as I think it could be, other than that, it’s been an absolute dream! I can’t believe I spent that much on a litter box and having had it now I can’t believe I wouldn’t.
We love that you love it!
This is so sad. We already know what is going to happen to these poor bunnies. I remember when I rescued my baby, I did so much research, and bunny proofed our home before picking her up. Took her to the bed within a week and got her spayed right away. Hope this family is getting advice from all of their followers and educate them of what it means to own a bunny. Like you said... this is a 10-12 year commitment. Thank you for creating this video and bringing light to this.
I just can’t believe it Everleigh ( the oldest kid) is older than me (she is 12) and when I first adopted my bunnies I was 7 and I watched/ did my research for 6 months before convincing and putting on a slide show for my parents. In fact in an interview we did with the adoption centre , the questions were mostly answered by me. I really hope that these bunnies are at least brought to a rescue instead of releasing the bunnies in the wild.
They ask followers rather than Google to get the response, that’s how they make money it’s that simple
My rabbit the first time I did that to try to flip her nails, she fell asleep in my arms like that I mean, she legit conked out. It was the cutest thing.
I have 2 indoor free roaming male rabbits the oldest is 10 and a half. I rescued him when he was 2. He was being kept in a small metal cage and his owners had lost interest in him and gotten a kitten instead. It was so sad but he's been living his best life with me and I love him to the moon and back.
I lost my beautiful bunny last month. He was six and had a lovely life and got taken proper care of him. It’s like what they say about dogs and how they are for life not for Christmas, well… bunnies are for life too, NOT for Easter. I rlly hope they get taken care of properly and they both lead a great life x
A bunny is for life not just for Easter I had two but sadly my male passed away a couple of years back still miss him everyday and so dose his sister
Easter isn't even supposed to be about bunnies. It's about the resurrection of Jesus Christ ♥ And that is why I celebrate and acknowledge Easter
yay someone else who is Christian!
Same my friend❤ also this holiday even has interesting pagan roots not just this bunny related stuff
I'm a Christian too!😃
I am Christian to
I have been a bunny owner for 7 years now and my family got our first bunny when i was 4 years old and my sister was 2 and we had a dog at the time. My mom was a experienced pet owner and my dog and rabbit got along really well and me and my sister were very gentle with the bunny. Overall i just think that you can get a bunny with young kids as long as they are gentle you do your research and can educate your kids on how to care for them and you know you can commit to it for 10+ years
I’m Jewish, so no Easter celebration here lol, although I do like the cute Bunny decor that comes out each spring! Nope, I don’t think kids and bunnies mix
I think kids could work with bunnies ! However, absolutely not as owners, let alone sole owners. It’s all about the parents having to take responsibility for the bunnies AND the kids when they’re interacting with the bunnies.
@@atodeblue agreed!
I just want to add a comment on this topic of buy or adopt. Now I’m not talking about this family, but in general. Adoption of course is the better choice, but that thing is about buying is that adoption can be really hard. It of course takes time to adopt, but some people who rent houses might face a struggle with the requirement by the certain adoption center. Which could give a struggle with getting landlords involved and all that. But at the end of the day, if adoption can be done , then do it. That action will truly support the bunny world. Have a great day!
She is a great person trying to help bunnies 🐰 I have one and I don’t regret geting him because he changed my life ❤❤❤
That's why my rabbit rescue group I help with pauses adoptions around Easter. Any kind of pet shouldn't be a spontaneous thing. =(
I got my bunny from a neighbor who had 8 bunnies and had to move to a small camper. Hunny Bunny was around 2 years old and was allowed to run around and chew on furniture and baseboards and I kept her in a cage at first because she was scared. As we developed a relationship I was able to potty pad train her and give her a variety of healthy food and treats and all is well. I am 71yo and I have had her for 3 years now. I would NOT recommend that young children have a rabbit as a pet.
1. They're a lot of work.
2. They require a regular routine and
3. They're fragile animals ❤ I love my baby so much and she is a very good companion for me. She doesn't bark and I don't have to take her for walks or let her outside to go potty. ❤😊❤
@Lenonthebunny Help me stress the need for advocating for not breeding your bunnies. This story is sad but probability a reality more often than we think. We got a 1 year old bunny less than 2 weeks ago, as she was being rehomed (but came from a pet store). A week in our care, she gave birth and we had no idea she was pregnant. She had 6 babies and the last one passed away today. The mom seemed inexperienced and no matter how hard we tried, we lost them all. This could have been avoided if people knew what they were getting into. I am so sad and pissed off.
Every Easter I dread that people buy bunnies like they buy toys for their young children, not even researching and preparing for having one. To me, having my bunny Chloe was like being pregnant for the first time and searching and looking over every single detail before almost a year of getting her.
I was at the Petstore today bc I needed to get my rabbits more toys and food and I couldn’t believe how much bunnies there were for Easter. It was heartbreaking 😢. People don’t want to have a whole time commitment and once people realize how much work they are, people prob going to dump them I felt so bad. I just wanted to take them all and save them 😔😔😔
I got my rabbit when I was 12 actually and its been 2 years since I got her. I had started to want a bunny when I was 10 and researched a bunch of different foods they can eat, how much space different breeds need, materials needed, and different breeds themselves before finally getting her. So I think it depends on maturity level and responsibility rather than age really
Ive loved Bunnys my whole life and Ive always wanted one as a pet. Being my B day was on August I asked for one but me and my Family had to move.
2 years later Im still where I live and I now own a budgie. And hes the sweetest boy ever and he loves to sing and hop around.!
I plan to get a bunny someday,
Always the labrant fam bro
Yeah
I agree , but I can't keep watching the upsetting videos. I cry too much😢
If people want something to play with and throw away, they can just get a little plush bunny.
Good idea. I’m looking at the bunny plush I bought myself last easter right now. I am not in a position where I could house a live bunny. But there are wild rabbits in my area, so I get to see bunnies hopping around fairly regularly. They’re the best.
I have a holland lop, and I know I will definitely adopt another one from my local shelter after u said something! Thanks for all the great bun bun info! ❤
Loved this vid! And after you brought up adopting I decided that I will adopt a bunny in a couple of weeks, and without you I wouldn’t have been aware that there are shelters with bunnies. So ty!❤
Plum Thee Bunny is a Holland Lop. We got her from the Michigan Humane Society. That was a year before we had a Holland dumping incident in the area which was so massive all four MHS shelters and two independent shelters all had tons of Hollands.
i got bunnies, we actually caught them, they almost got un-alived by our neghbours' dog, so i caught them gently with my hands, got their vaccines, and made them an outdoor HUGE weather-proof hutch, I would've let them stay in the spare room of the house but it would be to dangerous. everyday they get timothy hay and pellets, water and I clean their litter box (i love the one you designed) and they both get loads of lettuce and love
A lot of people underestimate just how much work goes into owning and caring for a pet ANY PET, whether it’s a cat, a dog, a bunny, a fish, a turtle.
It’s a major financial commitment first of all and not many people are willing to do that to maintain their pet’s health. I get it Vets are expensive especially if you don’t have insurance, but when you adopt an animal you have to do everything. I mean my baby boy my fluffy kitty Bigfoot was diagnosed with early onset kidney disease. I spend now every two months over 700 dollars in bills for his new prescription diet wet and dry, his prescribed pills, and his monthly wellness check blood work and urine tests to monitor his condition. So many people have told me that they wouldn’t have even bothered because of how much money it is. They’d let their cat die or surrender it to a shelter. I mean!!! Seriously, you adopt an animal you are responsible for it. It’s not just feeding it or petting it every once in a while or buying it one toy or taking it to the vet maybe once or twice it’s whole life, it’s so much more.
My own family thinks all I’m doing for my cat is ridiculous as “it’s just a cat” well he’s not just a cat, he’s a creature I took on the responsibility to care for. His condition was diagnosed and discovered early so he has a chance to live comfortably for years if I am willing to put in the physical and financial effort into helping him. I cant let him just waste away!
Side note: I personally don’t believe in getting a child a pet if they’re too young. Like middle school age when they can start taking care of it with your help (maybe not financially) but helping walk or clean up after it or bathing the pet if applicable not just playing or feeding but the hard stuff too, and it won’t just be a thing to play with or love but then dump for the next best thing as that’s what children do when they’re at a young age. There is so much research as to what pets also are appropriate for certain age groups.
Omg please do a rabbit makeover video with them
yeah, my bunnies that i’ve had for almost four years now are absolutely TRAUMATIZED by their last family. they were with a very small child for almost a year so i assume they were scooped up quite a bit. it makes me nervous, i hope they like their new life more
She is so beautiful! And Lennon is so cute!
I'm not surprised they're using rabbits as accessories. That's pretty much what they're using each other as. It's all about revenue.
We have had ours 5 years! I have kids as well I don’t let them hold him unless I’m there to make sure they are holding him the right way never had issues thanks to your channel! ❤️ my hubs is allergic to him but we refuse to re home him we love him so much and he’s in better hands with us anyways 🐰🥰
I have been a subscriber of yours for years, I am from Russia. Here, the bunny situation is much worse, despite a great growing bunny community. Unfortunately there will always be either oblivious idiots or people who are literally arent able to feel sympathy for animals. This is either comes from high ignorance and self sense of importance or/and lack of education on behalf of animal world and pet care. What you do is incredibly important, i believe your reviews are what is helping solving part of the problem. However there always be people like this and I grew to accept that. This is why we globally need pet laws to help. Educational videos, books and on and on made by our loving comunity. Frankly I am nobody, but I am thinking of making a cartoon or book about bunnies for russian audience. At least when I ll feel ready because my bunny unfortunately passed away last spring from dental problems. I was also away, and not with her, so I felt like a biggest failure as an owner. Back then I also learned that pet graveyards are forbidden in russia. It's literally illegal. I mean i know the country is inhuman but they keep finding ways to surprise me.
When the hop box comes to the Netherlands. i will buy it definitely. I am searching for something like that for so long. Love your channel ❤❤
As a person who rescues bunnies and has seen how horrible these poor creatures can often have it I do not think bunnies are a good choice for small children or for people who don’t have the time and commitment to properly care for them. They are great pets for the right person however most people don’t have a clue what these creatures are really about.
What irks me is people buying pet rabbits as freakin EASTER GIFTS in the first place!!!!!! Like cmon! They're not toys! They're living critters that need care, love, maintenance and SO MUCH MORE! Tag with me: #StopPetRabbitEasterGifting!!!!!
There were some bunnies dumped on the street by where my dad worked and me and my sister wanted to adopt them. So my mom had us do a lot of research and write whole paper before we adopted them. I’ve watched your videos ever since.
My 9 year old cousin has a pet bunny named coconut and they are literally best friends! my cousin knows how to take care of her rabbit really well, she has a little playpen with some toys and other things for coconut and she lets coconut free roam most of the time.
I had one adoptable and one from a breeder and loved and cared for them equally. One lived to 9yrs and the other 8.
The one thing I’m at least thankful for is that for the last 2 years, not just shelters, but even breeders around my area and a few others around Uk stop selling bunnies for around 2-3 weeks around Easter time and even Christmas time and put up signs and notifications that they will not be selling any bunnies around these time to reduce the amount of people who buy them just to dump them not long afterwards. Even all the local pet shops around me and others also don’t have rabbits to sell around these times and put up a notice that they do not encourage people just to buy them for their kids and how they are more than just cute animals but living creatures who deserve love, respect lots of care and they are a long terms commitment ❤
Though I personally still don’t support breeders and pet shops, I’m still at least grateful that there are more and more of them not selling their bunnies around Easter and Christmas time, though there is definitely much more they can improve on, I’m at least thankful that they are making some improvements xx
Would be wonderful to see you write a small introduction to rabbit care for kids/ adults, there is so much I've learned on here over the years that no book out there would have told me x
I alway get sos sad knowing that people just randomly get a bunny for there very young child for Easter then when Easter’s done they dumb the bunny a bunny is the same as cats and dogs you take care of them for as many year till they pass you don’t dump them and I rly home this family gets the help they need
i work at a family owned pet store and it’s devastating how many people call around the holiday to inquire about purchasing an “easter bunny” for their children. it’s sad and infuriating.
We just lost our bunny Tofu 2 nights ago. We rescued him a few years ago and based on what we were told his age was when we took him in, we believe he was 14-15 years old when he passed. 💙 fly high Tofu 💙
My rabbit is my priority at all times. He is a kind big boy . 10 lbs at least. I took him to the grocery store on easter and as you know its never a hit but rather a smash !! They allnost cry as they melt . People just love rabbits . I make clear that my rabbit was adopted from a shelter.
One of the labrant fam videos has a clip of the bunnies inside a small cage in a room in the house. there's nothing in there apart from a litter box, some hay and water on hard wood floor with nothing else.
I have 5 rabbits 2 are 5 years (fluffy and snuggles) 2 are 8 months (coco and snowball)and the last one is almost 2 months (marshmallow)and i love all of them with all my heart and i knew how hard it is to take care of all those rabbits when i got the second two and my little one but i had made a commitment to take care of them i just hope the labrant family has the same commitment with these bunnies and give them the love they deserve
I rescued both my holland lops lol
One from a lady nearby who could no longer care for the young bunny cuz of health issues and the other from the local rescue.
You can definitely rescue lops with a bit of patience.
Buying a bunny for Easter & mistreating or abandoning it is akin to buying a puppy for Christmas & then abandoning it.
I had a friend who always said, "Don't get a Christmas puppy if you're not ready for a year-round dog." Same goes for bunnies.
I certainly take care of my rabbits for their entire lives and make sure it is the best I can give them. Grass at their feet, a cold borrow in the summer and a warm borrow in the Winter.
Bunnies are for life. Not for Easter.
Girlie got the BIGGEST ick from that family and there treatment to bunnies omg same
Hi Loreli I am not very mad that these youtubers got bunnies just as long as they take good care of theme. And yes everyone with a bunny should have the hop litter box
For the Spidy man fans:
"With great power comes great responsibility"
Oh! Amazing.
I wish i could give all the sad bunnies in shelters a good life.
When I had my first bunny, Tenacious B, ended up between apartments and had to stay with a friend whose cat was not small animal friendly for a month. Another friend told me her 9-year-old daughter had been begging for a bunny, and offered to keep him for me until I moved and to test her daughter's actual interest. Well, she had completely lost interest after a couple of days, and her older brother (he was 12) took care of B (he did a great job!). I also witnessed her poking at him through the pen bars, which she kept doing no matter how many times I told her to stop. B got more and more agitated and finally ended up lunging and snapping at her - the only time in the 9 years I had him that he EVER did such a thing, he was the sweetest bunny you could meet and LOVED people. So... I am very, very against young kids having bunnies. They don't have the maturity level or impulse control.
Thank you for making this video. One of my adopted bunnies was dumped after Easter. It's concerning that a family channel as big as theirs would seemingly promote buying bunnies for Easter. That, and they were looking for Holland lops specifically. Hollands are some of the most expensive rabbits to properly care for, especially with their health conditions and vet bills.
Edit: in the first photo with the children and the bunnies, the buns are on their backs 😒
Edit# 2: the bunnies are roaming outdoors and they are likely not even vaccinated yet!!
We had a cat (stray kitten that we fed and eventually took in) and we thought it was a girl for the first few months too lol. Its usually not too difficult to tell with cats but he had cryptorchidism so his testicles never descended. Was also a kitten when we found him. Eventually when we decided "ok i guess this is our cat now" we took him to the vet to get his shots they told us it was a boy, but we'd already been feeding him and referring to him as a girl for like 2 months lol. At least we had given him a gender neutral name to begin with so we didnt change it (his name was "Riley"... the only funny part was as a nickname before we found out my mom used to call him "Girlfriend" ... such as like when going to feed him she's say "Alright Girlfriend, come get your food" lmao... so we used to laugh about that and was a bit of an inside joke where we would continue jokingly calling him that even after we knew 'she' was a HE.
I have a cat that I thought was a girl at first, too! I think he was abandoned because one night he just showed up, scarfing down food as if he hadn’t eaten in days, and he probably hadn’t. 😢 Anyway, the only name the cat answered to was Tabby, so we had no idea he was a boy until he went to the vet to be fixed… he had an undescended testicle, so it had to be removed through a more invasive surgery. Because he still would only answer to “Tabby” but I had the vet register his official name as Sir Tabby, so everyone would know he’s a boy!
@@sashaconrad3939 Aww yea our stray that we took in was SooooOOoo skinny and scrawny when we found him. He was probably around 5-6 months old (based on his growth after we found him- he didnt look like a baby kitten but then he continued to grow even after he was fed back up to a normal weight so he was definitely within a kitten growing period. We had a vacation home up in the mountains and he must have been living under the porch at that house. we used to go up every weekend in the summertime but we hadnt been in a while, we were opening the house back up for the summer season. so we had just arrived, put our bags down and went onto the back porch to take in the scenery and started hearing sounds under the deck. thought it was a raccoon or something at first but then this scrawny little kitten came tiptoeing out around the deck post and up the stairs. Skin and bones but he must have been dumped by humans not born stray because he was very friendly and trusting. he came right up to us and i got him some cat food or tuna (i forget which, we had another cat that we'd had for many years already so we did usually have cat food on hand) and yea mixed it with water so he'd have something to drink and he gobbled up the whole thing. We didnt want to let him in at first because we had my OG cat who kind of hated other kitties but we had a HUGE wraparound farmhouse porch so we started feeding him for a couple months that summer and he just never left- he'd go to sleep on the porch chairs and if it was rainy out we would bring him into the finished basement (my bros bedrooms were down there so he wasnt alone, hed chill with them, we just didnt want to piss off our OG kitty ..eventually they got used to eachother a little bit- Tippy the og kitty never really liked him and we kind of always managed their spaces, they never were really hanging out in the same area lol, luckily it was a big house. ) thats how the summer went and then yea we found out he was a boy eventually (he had the same thing as your Sir Tabby- the undescended testicles except BOTH of his never descended thats why it we confused his gender and yea he had to do the more invasive surgery as well to be fixed) so by the end of the summer we took him to the vet to do that cause we were like well i guess he's our cat now since nobody ever claimed him (in fact neighbors thought he was still a stray and had him picked up by animal control- we had to go bail him out from humane society at one point when he went missing! we were so worried and went asking around and turned out our neighbors thought he was a stray.. which he kind of was lol but we'd been feeding him for months at that point but he was still outside a lot so they were seeing him around i guess and didnt realize he was being fed and cared for) so yea after we bailed him out of kitty jail lol, he was officially ours (we had to PAY to get him back so... really officially lol) and had to let him come inside cause it was going to get cold coming into fall and winter. He was actually one of the sweetest cats ive ever had. His personality reminds me a bit of the cat I have now (my OG cat Tippy the one who hated other cats passed away in 2016 at 21 yrs old, sadly Riley did not get to live a long life though, he passed away around 2 yrs old, he got his head stuck in his favorite porch chair... freak crazy accident not even sure how it happened but we found him under the chair either strangled himself or broke his neck :( there was a leaf under the chair we think he chased it under there and got stuck ;( I still feel terrible thinking of it cause his body was still warm when i found him. I think if i had been 10 minutes earlier getting home I could have prevented it... or just known how dangerous that chair was that that was even possible i would have thrown it out !
@LennontheBunny Thank you for bringing these things to light. My mom and i each have a rex,lop, and harlequin mix bunny. Her's is a albino male that she named Sir Von Cadbury, my bunny is a calico female named Azula. We got them at Coastal at just the right time. They had been there for months already and the store employees were worried thst they would have to put them in a shelter or some sort of rabbit farm. We got them for $30.00. i dont regret that because idk what wouldve happened to them if we didnt purchase them when we did. And thanks to you and you're channel i managed to convince my dad to buy them for my mum and i. I now have a decent bond with Azula and shes almost four months old, geez times flies I've almost had her for a whole month 😮
You should make the litter boxes available in NZ! ❤
She probably will. I believe she will have to deal with export taxes and other restrictions but I bet she will make it available to you one day!!
Love the new litter box. Can u please make them beige/brown?
I'm pretty sure it's a given that these precious bunnies will be given away once the novelty wears off. I just pray that they don't get injured or worse in the interim. Rabbits and guinea pigs, along with many of the other small rodents such as hamsters and rats and mice, are some of the most abused animals in the world. They are the most helpless of animals, and yet they are brought into homes where children and often times adult mistreat them horribly. You could already see on the video that these children are treating these bunnies as toys. Allowing them to free roam outside is just frightening. Although I believe it will fall on deaf ears, I thank Lorelei for making this video and bringing attention to the fate of many of these "Easter Bunnies".
There’s also the fact that they’re from Tennessee most people there literally hunt rabbits 😢
More setup reaction videos pleaseeeee
I love to cuddle up with one of my rabbits and watch your videos
Im definitely going to get your litter box
That would be a great video maybe a collaboration - will benefit both of your channels and most of all for the good of the bunnies- a video of you meeting up with labrants and helping them create an awesome bunny habitat for their new furbabys. I think its always best not to pre-judge and to offer help and resources. Most people DO love their animals and DO want to to whats best for them, just might not know that they are missing information on how to provide better care and people can become defensive when they feel judged, especially on sensitive topics like this- it becomes sensitive because people DONT want to feel like they are hurting their animal or not giving them what they need. Offering help without judgement is the way to go . I would love to see it if you guys ever do meet up and do a video.