SPCA CRUELTY LINE
1-888-703-7722
If you see ANY domesticated animal in danger, please call this phone number and give them as much information as you can.
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE MANDATED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE ONLY PEOPLE WITH THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO HELP SAVE THESE ANIMALS.
Please do NOT call the SPCA shelter as they are a different part of the organization and are unable to help.
Please note **We are not associated with the SPCA or any other rescue**
Advocate
Revered as a symbol of fertility, sexuality, purity and childhood, beloved as a children’s pet and widely represented in the myths, art and collectibles of almost every culture, the rabbit is one of the most popular animals known to humans.
Ironically, it has also been one of the most misunderstood and abused. Indeed, the rabbit is the only animal that our culture adores as a pet, idolizes as a storybook hero, and slaughters for commercial purposes.
The laws in this country need to change!
The laws that do exist, and the processes in place to enforce them, MUST change!
Rabbits are smart, loving, sentient beings and deserve better.
If you would like to know more, please click the box below to see how you can help.
The animal protection / cruelty laws in this province in relation to Domesticated Rabbits are severely lacking and need to be changed. Domesticated rabbits NEED our protection because they are used in research, farmed and kept as pets, Domesticated Rabbits live firmly in a "grey area" of the law.
There are NO protections in place for Domesticated Rabbits kept as pets. They continue to fall through the cracks of the systems put in place to protect animals kept as pets. They are just as domesticated as a cat or dog, but honestly much more vulnerable. They are PREY to ALL, and PREDATOR to NONE.
For Domesticated Rabbits that are farmed for their meat and fur, there are NO law even giving them the same protections as other farmed animals such as cows, pigs, mink or fox.
Advocate for Rabbits Kept as Pets
There are NO protections in place for Domesticated Rabbits kept as pets. They continue to fall through the cracks of the systems put in place to protect animals kept as pets. They are just as domesticated as a cat or dog, but honestly much more vulnerable. They are PREY to ALL, and PREDATOR to NONE.
Why advocating for rabbits is so important
Rabbits are in an extremely vulnerable spot and have been for a great number of decades.
From being farmed for their “meat” and in some instances and breeds, such as the Angora, for their fur and also widely used in various amounts of testing, these small and gentile animals are some of the most abused in the world.
Rabbits are one of the most commonly used animals in research and testing, second only to guinea pigs. Although their numbers have declined over the past two decades, 205,482 rabbits were held in American laboratories in 2012.
They are also frequently used in experiments that cause pain and suffering. Rabbits are widely used for experimentation and testing mainly due to practical, rather than scientific, considerations. They are small and usually docile, easily restrained, cheap to maintain and breed prodigiously.
Rabbits are used in testing for cosmetic, personal and household products, for medical products such as vaccines, drugs, medical devices, developmental and embryotoxicity, biomedical research as models for diseases and disorders of the eyes, skin, heart, lungs, immune system, as well as asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes and much more. As if the suffering caused by these experiments weren’t enough - the laboratory environment itself is also an enormous stress on them.
We are in the same space we were in over 15 years ago with domesticated cats - it’s time for this to change for domesticated rabbits as well.
Very vulnerable, and sentient creatures who deserve to have a safer, more enriching life free from unnecessary danger, cruelty and certain death.
We need to began to be more vocal and fight for some positive change for rabbits. Animals care and well being is now something that more are thankfully becoming involved in. It is our voice to help the voiceless.
Let’s prove to the rabbits that we care enough about them to make them a priority for some positive change in all aspects of their lives.
What can you do to help?
Be vocal! Make your voice heard for the voiceless. Having an understanding of the laws and how it pertains to rabbits will make you very well equipped to discuss their welfare and plight for protection. They need YOU to fight for them.
Discuss rabbit abandonment with as many people as you can. The more people who understand the need for legislation the more voices to add to the fight.
Support rabbit rescues and organizations that are fighting for education and change.
Write an email expressing your concern regarding the horrible state of how rabbits are allowed to be kept and how they have very little, if any protection and legislation.
●Minister of Agriculture in Nova Scotia min_dag@novascotia.ca
●Contact your local MLA - addresses and names can be found at Gov.ns.ca
●Nova Scotia Environment Farm Animal Welfare - Ask to speak to an Inspector
1-800-877-936-8476 or email ICE@novascotia.ca
●National Farm Animal Council https://www.nfacc.ca/contact-us
●Nova Scotia SPCA Provincial Office 902-835-4798
