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 Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:41 am
My friend is moving away, and he is leaving his animals with his angry, mentally ill mother. These animals are seven cats, a chicken, a dog, a family of possums, and maybe 30-60 rabbits. The rabbits are my biggest concern, as none of them are fixed and they will just multiply. What do I do?
My friend wants to call the cops. I actually think some court-mandated therapy might be good for this woman, but the animals would be taken to a shelter and most of them killed.
They can't be let go; they'll die in the suburbs.
Giving an animal away for free is supposed to be dangerous, but better than letting them stay there, right?
A no-kill shelter could be bankrupt by so many pets.
Craigslist? I could charge an adoption fee...but I don't think I could get rid of that many rabbits that way.
One thing to note is that this woman does not want anyone to go near her house, so I can expect no cooperation from her. This really throws a wrench in the works. I've never had to deal with something like this before and I'm not interested in letting any more rabbits die. :/
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:10 pm
Is there any way you could maybe work with the local shelter or animal control to help find homes for these bunnies? If you're concerned that they'll storm in and carry them off to a kill shelter regardless, you could always say you've been told of this situation but haven't yet figured out where the lady is located.
Are there any rescues in your area? Perhaps one that specializes in smaller animals? I know around here we've got ones that do reptiles and another that does small animals, so there might be one in your area. You could try checking with local pet stores to see if they have any connections, or the shelter.
If worse comes to worst, you could always figure out a time when she's gone (she's gotta go shopping some time haha) and then raid the place with the aid of your friend. Of course, that could lead to her calling the cops and you getting in trouble.
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:34 pm
There is a place not too far that actually specializes in rabbits. I sent them an e-mail asking what they could do or what I should do.
I wasn't going to bring it up, but I'm glad you suggested the raid...that's something I'm seriously considering. They're kept in the back yard, so that would make it not too hard at all. And if I took maybe 10 at a time, she might just suspect there's a coyote or bird picking them off.
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:59 pm
Before I can give any suggestions I have a few questions. What condition are the animals in? Do they have food, water, shelter? Do they need medical care? Are the animals social with people or feral? Who owns the animals, your friend or his mother? Why is your friend ditching his responsibilities if these are indeed legally his animals?
I can state the first thing that needs to be desperately done is the female rabbits need to be separated from the boys. You also need know any adult females not with a fresh liter are most likely already pregnant...
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:37 pm
Krissim Klaw Before I can give any suggestions I have a few questions. What condition are the animals in? Do they have food, water, shelter? Do they need medical care? Are the animals social with people or feral? Who owns the animals, your friend or his mother? Why is your friend ditching his responsibilities if these are indeed legally his animals? I can state the first thing that needs to be desperately done is the female rabbits need to be separated from the boys. You also need know any adult females not with a fresh liter are most likely already pregnant... They are all in a backyard that has an overhang. They are fed pellets and water. I don't know if they need medical care, but a few rabbits have died. I think they know that humans will bring them food but they run when you try to pet them. My friend adopted the animals. He is known to be irresposible and he feels that moving out of his mother's house (he's 2 cool means leaving all his problems behind. Good idea; I'll see if I can get my friend or his mother to put up some sort of fence to separate the sexes.
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:53 pm
If you use Facebook, look up a person named Linda Sue; while her and I don't get along, she is THE most outspoken rabbit advocate that I know and by God, if she isn't near you and can help you directly, she will probably find someone who is or give you a ton of resources. Get ahold of her and she if she can help you. She has an unwavering dedication to helping animals in extreme situations. You might also try contacting the Gainesville Rabbit Rescue, also on Facebook. They can probably find some resources to help you out as well. As for the cats and others, contact your local humane society and see if they can send a mass e-mail to their members about these animals. You may be able to find a foster home or two or maybe even an adopter.
Many, many, many wishes in your luck with this, and please keep us updated!
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:46 am
to be honest, unless these animals are well taken care of, the animal cops would be best, it is better to be killed than it is to sit and suffer for one reason or another, just something to keep in mind! I hope things work out for the best!
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:23 pm
awwa poor bunnies!! I would either finds a no kill rescue the is for bunnies or call the animal cops. good luck dear!
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 3:03 pm
I hope that things go alright for the animals. I like the idea of a no kill shelter.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:37 am
Zella L. Giving an animal away for free is supposed to be dangerous, but better than letting them stay there, right? A no-kill shelter could be bankrupt by so many pets. Craigslist? I could charge an adoption fee...but I don't think I could get rid of that many rabbits that way. All of these three. Give them away to anyone you know who will take them, put them up on craigslist (skip the adoption fee because more people will take them that way), and if you still have a lot of them after that, than divide them up and place them in different no-kill shelters. 30-60 rabbits might bankrupt a no-kill shelter, but 5 won't and even 10 is probably manageable. Just make sure anyone who gets the rabbits, either off of craigslist or personally knows the situation, because if the rabbits were in those conditions, they might be pretty hostile.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:32 pm
Update: The animals will be killed in 15 days and the mother is too crazy to let anyone help.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:39 pm
Why/how will they be killed? Can't the humane society step in and do anything about it? Did you contact Linda Sue whom I had posted about earlier?
Edit: I sent her a link to this thread anyway in case you didn't get a chance to contact her.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:03 pm
Animal control was called, and the friend of mine said that they will all be euthenized if they are not gotten out of the house. I assume its animal control doing it. I talked to a rabbit resource center, however, and they said the animals would be parceled out to shelters. This will bump other animals to get killed, and this city has a supposedly very high kill rate, especially for rabbits, especially this time of year.
I tried searching Linda Sue but there were too many on facebook. If you could link her page that would help, thanks.
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:26 pm
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:24 pm
Linda tells me you have contacted her, but she is unable to help without more info. I know it's really hard for you, and I can understand your predicament, but based on the info you've given, only drastic action will help at this point. You will need to give up an address if you truly care about saving these animals. It's not enough to tell people there's a problem but not let them fix it. You have to come to a solution or face the risk of death of these animals.
In any case, please keep us updated, I'm very interested in how this turns out, good or bad.
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