The Bristol Rabbit Clinic are running a campaign to ensure rabbit owners recognise the symptoms of fly Strike. Fly Strike occurs when flies lay their eggs on a rabbit’s skin and the eggs hatch out in to maggots which burrow under the skin. Without prompt veterinary treatment fly strike is fatal. You can minimise the ... Read More

Considering at least 80% of a rabbit’s diet should be hay (or grass) there is a worrying number of rabbits owners that report their bunny eats little or no hay. The high fibre content of hay is essential for maintaining a healthy gut and teeth, as well as providing a boredom busting activity for your ... Read More

Are you planning a trip this summer? If so, do you have your rabbit’s holiday care arranged? You have two options: 1. Get someone to visit your bunny at your home. Pros: You rabbit stays in a familar environment minimising stress Cons: Finding someone willing to check your rabbit twice a day for signs of ... Read More

I picked up a copy of BBC Wildlife today. It features an article by Dr Diana Bell on the territorial behaviour of wild rabbits. Bell has studied a colony of (European) wild rabbits at the University of East Anglia for the past 23 years. The European Rabbit is the same species as our domestic pets, ... Read More

Flight’s were suspended at Milan’s Linate Airport while 200 volunteers, police and officials rounded up 40 hares for relocation to a wildlife reserve. The Hare population had exploded this year causing danger to flights. It’s great to see relocation being pursued as a first option instead of the more common ‘shoot anything in the way’ ... Read More