Home Sweet Home. Renting with your rabbit
We know it can be hard to find pet-friendly rental accommodation. Guest post by Elaine Line We frequently hear of people having to give up their much-loved pets when moving into rented property. This is very distressing for owners and can also place huge burdens on animal rescues who very often have to try and […]
Mobile vet clinic is the first of its kind to gain RWAF rabbit-friendly status.
The Small Pet Vet, Nottingham, owned by Dr Adele Wharton, is the first mobile vet service in the country to be awarded a silver-level rabbit-friendly award by the Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund. This award recognises the clinical skills of the vet and the facilities on offer for the care and treatment of rabbit patients. […]
CAMPAIGN UPDATE – Spring 2024
Welcome to another Campaign Update, keeping you informed of our constant fight to make things better for bunnies. Current state of affairs 2023 was a busy year. We are a very small organisation, and to make the best use of our limited resources, we need to focus on areas where we can make a real […]
CAMPAIGN UPDATE – Winter 2023
Welcome to another Campaign Update, keeping you informed of our constant fight to make things better for bunnies. We went out and about this summer! For several years, we have been asking large county shows, like the Great Yorkshire Show, to remove the typical rabbit display, which not only gives a totally wrong message to […]
CAMPAIGN UPDATE – Autumn 2023
Welcome to another Campaign Update, keeping you informed of our constant fight to make things better for bunnies. Petition to change legislation for rabbit breeders Our petition has almost 80,000 signatures after only five months! That is another 30,000 signatures since the last issue came out. This is the fastest-growing petition we have done, and […]
2023 Round Up
There are many reasons rabbits are amongst the most neglected of pets and so much work to do to improve their welfare. As we say goodbye to 2023 and welcome 2024, we thought it would be helpful to share with you what we think are the main problems and how we’re trying to help. We […]
The Rabbit-Friendly Vet Directory
A reminder that we have a published rabbit-friendly vet directory on our website, which is free for you to use. Vets are assessed thoroughly, and not everyone who applies passes and is included. Any complaints about member practices are taken very seriously and fully investigated. A lot of work goes into maintaining this rabbit-friendly directory […]
Perceptions of the Rabbit
Although initiatives to improve companion rabbit welfare have been made in recent times, through e.g. the availability of evidence-based husbandry guidelines, the traditional view of these animals as children’s ‘starter pets’ is still prevailing. A recent study by Cecilie Ravn Skovlund, Peter Sandøe and their colleagues highlights how such views can be detrimental to rabbit […]
Tips for Keeping Cool
With the heat wave continuing, please remember any outdoor rabbits. Here is some advice from Richard Saunders BSc(Hons) BVSc MSB CBiol DZooMed (Mammalian) MRCVSRCVS Specialist in Zoo And Wild Animal Medicine Offer a water bowl so that they can get a better drink; they will drink more efficiently and faster this way, and that’s important […]
CAMPAIGN UPDATE – Summer 2023
Welcome to another Campaign Update, keeping you informed of our constant fight to make things better for bunnies. Capone Campaign – Annual Report 2022 This report relates to the activities of the RWAF in relation to animal welfare matters during 2022. This pertains to operations carried out under the remit of the ongoing Capone Campaign […]
