anti-rodent farm petition

[mattm]

I'm not sure about what percentage of the breeders are members of a club, & I do not ask, as it has little or nothing to do with producing good quality animals.

I realize that, in fact I stated the same thing (in other words) in my post . I was just curious and as you seem to know a lot about your breeders and their ethics I thought you'd know that too.

[mattm]

Arthur will happily tell me to give his number out to anyone needing help with their rabbit, even rabbits that haven't come from him. He has removed show rings from customer's rabbits, taken back rabbits that the customers say are aggressive, etc.

Aggressive? Are they not bred for temperament/handled well from a young age?!?!!

Also, although he may say "give out my number" not many businesses/pet shops would. It's all very well him saying that bit I bet you don't like to. What is to stop your customers going to him directly in the future, thus losing your customer base?

[Zoo-Man]

Originally Posted by mattm

Aggressive? Are they not bred for temperament/handled well from a young age?!?!!

Also, although he may say "give out my number" not many businesses/pet shops would. It's all very well him saying that bit I bet you don't like to. What is to stop your customers going to him directly in the future, thus losing your customer base?

I said that the customers say it is aggressive, not that the rabbit is actually aggressive. Such as rabbits who scratch when picked up - we know that that is not aggression, but to people who are not particularly au fay with rabbits think it is. These rabbits are bred from top show stock, which would obviously have to be steady in their temperament. They are handled from a young age to assess their quality.

We do give out his number if needed. We do not worry about customers going direct to him because he does not normally sell to the general public, rather he sells young to trusted shops (well, us & one other) & he sells young to others in the rabbit fancy for showing, breeding, etc.