There are Mean People in the World

Above: Newsround presenter Helen and Tyson, an abandoned rabbit.

The number of abandoned rabbits has gone up over the past few years. There are hundreds right now in rescue centres all across Britain. The RSPCA had to rescue 25 rabbits during the Christmas period.

A survey taken by the charity found out that half of rabbits don't receive clean bedding and seven out of ten don't get out of the hutch they are kept in. In 2005 alone, 1365 rabbits were abandoned in England & Wales with nearly 18,000 reports of cruelty to rabbits.

Many people don't know how to look after a rabbit properly, or they are given to young children who soon get bored of them. These are the main reasons for all this.

As a rabbit owner myself, I'd like to tell readers that make sure you spend lots of time each day with your rabbit and clean its LARGE hutch out regularly. You can get a good bond with your rabbit, I mean, just look at Smudgie & I. Rabbits are great pets if you treat them well.

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