Does anyone one of a rabbit rehoming centre, East Midlands

[wench]

Does anyone know of a rabbit rehoming/rescue centre in the East Midlands. I am due to start a new job at the start of May, which will entail living away from home. Family are not willing to look after the one rabbit I have left, which leaves two options for him!

I would rather not have him PTS as he is about 2.5 years old, and fit and healthy. However, he is NOT a good pet. He was bought as a stud male, from another rabbit breeder. The person I bought him from has probably not handled him very much; whilst he is "tame" he does not like being handled very much.

I will not take him to the RSPCA. Any other suggestions! (I don't want to adverstise him for free on preloved etc, as I dont know where he will end up).

 

[s4sugar]

Try the show rabbit clubs.

 

[wench]

I'd highly doubt any of the breeders will require him. Its a very rare breed, and last time I was in contact with anyone re selling stock, no-one is interested.

 

[Elsiecat]

What breed is he?

 

[wench]

Fawn rex

 

[catxx]

Look on here:
http://www.rabbitrehome.org.uk/centres.asp

Warning: they're all full with waiting lists.

He's not rare, plenty of Rexes in rescue. I know of two very friendly castor standard Rexes who have been waiting for a forever home for 2 years now, came in as babies with their litter mates.

Same rescue has a fawn and white very young very friendly Rex with his sister came in recently, going to be hard one to home due to deformed tear duct.

 

[wench]

Yes fawn Rex are rare. When I was showing them I was about one of ten people in the country that bred/showed them.

 

[catxx]

Yes fawn Rex are rare. When I was showing them I was about one of ten people in the country that bred/showed them.

doesn't take into account the ones that aren't in the show ring and aren't show quality. only people in the breeding circuit care about rarity. All I care about is ending the huge influx of rabbits offloaded in rescue, RWAF surveys put it at 60,000 a year, regardless of breed, "rarity", or age.

Casper here looks like a fawn rex:
http://www.rabbitrehome.org.uk/moreinfo.asp?RabID=29222
And here's Gandalf the fawn and white:
http://www.rabbitrehome.org.uk/moreinfo.asp?RabID=31084

 

[Elsiecat]

doesn't take into account the ones that aren't in the show ring and aren't show quality. only people in the breeding circuit care about rarity. All I care about is ending the huge influx of rabbits offloaded in rescue, RWAF surveys put it at 60,000 a year, regardless of breed, "rarity", or age.

Casper here looks like a fawn rex:
http://www.rabbitrehome.org.uk/moreinfo.asp?RabID=29222
And here's Gandalf the fawn and white:
http://www.rabbitrehome.org.uk/moreinfo.asp?RabID=31084

Does it matter?
OP is asking whether anyone knows of a rescue, not whether people can find her breed of rabbit in a rescue.. Or am I missing something?

 

[catxx]

Does it matter?
OP is asking whether anyone knows of a rescue, not whether people can find her breed or rabbit in a rescue.. Or am I missing something?

I like a good tangent. And do get a bit wound up about rarity status. If it was Thrianta or an Argente I wouldn't say a word. Just looking at freelistings with people advertising "rare" litters that aren't rare winds me up.

 

[wench]

Well for a start an orange Rex is an entirely separate colour to a fawn Rex, and a "fawn and White" Rex is a totally separate entity.

I would also imagine there are about as many breeders of fawn Rex as there are thriantas and argentes. Although as per poster above, I fail to see what any of this has to do with the question I originally asked.

 

[BronsonNutter]

Not sure if these guys have any space? http://www.kirkbypetwelfare.org/

If not, have you thought about contacting Nottingham Vet School - we (at Liverpool) quite regularly get emails about cats/dogs/guinea pigs etc needing new homes, so they might be able to spread the word amongst the students there?

Hope you find something for him

 

[wench]

Thanks for that... It's interesting reading through the website where some of the colours of rexes aren't quite right!

 

[igglepop]

Where are you?

 

[wench]

Lincs/Notts border

 

[igglepop]

Shame if you were closer to essex i could of helped, always love a project rabbit. If you know anybody who would be traveling my way and could take him let me know as there is always space for one more.