Animal Equality recently reported on an undercover investigation into cruelty inside rabbit farms in Spain, and how these farms are linked to restaurants in the UK. From their their article: For over a period of 2 years, Animal Equality investigators infiltrated the Spanish rabbit meat industry. A total of 72 farms, and 4 slaughterhouses have been investigated. […]
Category: Rabbits Around The World
News and posts about rabbit rescues, and other rabbit support.
Petition to End Rabbit Meat Sale at Wholefoods
Lisa Rockwell has started a petition calling on Wholefoods of Northern California to stop selling rabbit meat. From the change.org petition site: Bunny rabbits are the 3rd most popular household pet in America. They are loving companion animals just like dogs and cats who bond with their humans and their mates for life! Rabbits have […]
Support BWF Email Campaign
Over the last month, we have been posting about efforts by the Bunny World Foundation (BWF) and the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) to shut down a squalid rabbit breeding operation in Sherman Oaks, CA. Now, the BWF is calling for your help, and have prepared a template letter for you to send to rally […]
Gap Drops Angora Wool
Last November, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) released a disturbing undercover video showing the cruelty behind the angora rabbit fur industry. Soon after, several clothing manufacturers stopped making angora products, including H&M, Tommy Hilfiger, and Lands’ End . Recently, PETA reports that Gap Inc. has agreed never to sell angora wool again, […]
Scientific American Forum Against Animal Testing
A recent article in Scientific American’s SA Forum is against animal testing in cosmetics. Authors Paul A. Locke and Jim Moran argue that the safety testing of cosmetics on animals is not only morally wrong, but is an expensive, slow, and inconclusive method. The United States does not require animal safety testing for cosmetics, and the […]
Sherman Oaks Breeder Updates
The Bunny World Foundation (BWF) is still working hard to shut down the horrific breeding situation in Sherman Oaks. We posted earlier about the 127 rabbits being kept in squalid conditions. Due to the unof response from the Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS), BWF started a petition to call for the termination of LAAS General Manger, Brenda […]
Wags and Menace Make a Difference Foundation
Here’s a video featuring success stories from Cindy A. Lee’s Wags and Menace Make a Difference Foundation. The Wags and Menace Make a Difference Foundation is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization that seeks to provide medical treatment for sick animals in Colorado and the United States, to fund organizations and activities that benefit animals, and to […]
Petition to Terminate Brenda Barnette, GM of LAAS
Earlier, we posted an article about squalid rabbit conditions in an unlicensed rabbit breeding operation, and the inaction of the Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS). The Bunny World Foundation (BWF) and the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) have started a petition, calling for the termination of LAAS General Manager Brenda Barnette. The BWF and CAPS […]
Turkey to Require Pet Owner Certification
The Hürriyet Daily News reports that the Turkish government has been making substantial changes to their animal rights bill, whereby people who sell or adopt animals must take a training program that educates on proper accommodation and care. According to the Parlimentary Sub-commission on the Environment, “Any person, who adopts, owns, sells or cares for […]
Squalid Rabbit Breeding in Sherman Oaks, CA
The Examiner recently featured an article about an unlicensed rabbit breeding operation that the Bunny World Foundation and the Companion Animal Protection Agency are working hard to shut down. Recently, the rescue groups investigated the back yard of a home in Sherman Oaks, California, where one one hundred and twenty-seven were being stored in a warehouse fashion, […]