Charity warns ‘perfect storm’ creating rabbit welfare crisis

They say a boom a myriad of factors such as unlicensed breeders have led to the situation

“A perfect storm has created the worst rabbit welfare crisis we have ever seen.”

That’s the warning from the Rabbit Welfare Association with the number of abandonments and accidental litters surging since the lockdown two years ago.

It’s a picture replicated across the country with a Fife rescue centre saying some pets are being threatened with death or neglected by owners.

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