did i scare them away?

thanks gf. at least i won't go to sleep feeling so helpless now!

mickey


"Laurie" <laurietrice RemoveThis @THETRASHcomcast.net> wrote in message
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> With inimitable style, Mixter posted:
> > was in petsmart tonight. saw a mom and dad buying all the essentials
> > for a new bunny (or two). overheard them near the register and i
> > stopped them. they had a big bag of cedar chips, etc. told them
> > cedar can cause lots of problems. ok, the hubby goes back and gets
> > the carefresh like i had.
>
> Yay! Score 1 for Mickey and the buns!
>
> > after chatting they told me they were picking up two mini rexes
> > tomorrow from a breeder in north jersey. i tried to tell them that
> > rabbits and kids DON'T mix and i think the hubby saw my point but not
> > the wife. oh, we saw them at the state fair last summer and we want
> > them. i told them rabbits are cute and cuddly but not when you pick
> > them up. especially the small ones....since they are prey animals in
> > the wild, they think they are going to be dinner, etc.
> >
> > told them all about rabbits and puberty and how they eat wires, etc.
> > i stopped telling them anymore cause i could see it was falling on
> > DEAF ears. i did mention rabbit.org three times. i hope like hell
> > they go there.
>
> Husband didn't sound deaf. You make an impression my dear. :-) They'll
> remember when cute little bunnies start spraying, humping and/or chewing.
> ."...Honey? you remember that crazy bunny lady we met at PetSmart that
> night? She said..."
>
> > i have a feeling there will soon be two mini rexes released into the
> > woods in the spring or dead.
> >
> > God help them.
>
> He already did. He sent you. :-)
>
> Laurie, Rosie & Roger
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: did i scare them away? 

In article <35dt2mF4karjqU1.DeleteThis@individual.net>, Mixter
<mixter603.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

> told them all about rabbits and puberty and how they eat wires, etc. i
> stopped telling them anymore cause i could see it was falling on DEAF ears.
> i did mention rabbit.org three times.

Likely not deaf ears, but perhaps overwhelmed? You gave them a lot to
think about. Good info is never wasted.

djb

--
"The thing about saying the wrong words is that A, I don't notice it, and B,
sometimes orange water gibbon bucket and plastic." -- Mr. Burrows
 >> Stay informed about: did i scare them away? 

Or maybe you planted the seed of caring in their heads. It was a
start that they went back for the CareFresh.

You can't control people, but you can try to influence them. You did
well, Mickey. I hope that the two lops benefit from your talking to
the people.

Anita, Jessie, and Quark


On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:45:49 -0500, "Mixter" <mixter603.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>was in petsmart tonight. saw a mom and dad buying all the essentials for a
>new bunny (or two). overheard them near the register and i stopped them.
>they had a big bag of cedar chips, etc. told them cedar can cause lots of
>problems. ok, the hubby goes back and gets the carefresh like i had...
 >> Stay informed about: did i scare them away? 

thanks anita. i left there with such a hopeless feeling. i wanted to give
them my phone number but if i did, and they told me the rabbits were dying
or something, i'd probably commit murder myself. i know, i can't save every
rabbit but it still hurts when i know how stupid people are.

mickey


"Anita" <ac.RemoveThis@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Or maybe you planted the seed of caring in their heads. It was a
> start that they went back for the CareFresh.
>
> You can't control people, but you can try to influence them. You did
> well, Mickey. I hope that the two lops benefit from your talking to
> the people.
>
> Anita, Jessie, and Quark
>
>
> On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:45:49 -0500, "Mixter" <mixter603.RemoveThis@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >was in petsmart tonight. saw a mom and dad buying all the essentials for
a
> >new bunny (or two). overheard them near the register and i stopped them.
> >they had a big bag of cedar chips, etc. told them cedar can cause lots
of
> >problems. ok, the hubby goes back and gets the carefresh like i had...
 >> Stay informed about: did i scare them away? 

At some point, each of us was a first time rabbit owner.

When Flower came to live with us, she was only a few weeks old. We didn't
dream that she would become such an integral part of our lives. We had no
idea how intelligent bunnnies were. Our daughter received her from her
third grade teacher. Every student in the class was given a baby bunny.
Needless to say, a lot of bunnies went back to school the next day, but
Flower got to stay. It took us a while to figure out that a bunny was a
huge committment. We had to to a lot of research (thank you Lord for the
internet) and learned so much we didn't have a clue about. When people come
to our home, they are amazed that a rabbit is such a good pet. They leave
with a whole new perspective about bunnies.

Maybe, these people will turn out to be bunny savvy and those two sweet
little babies will get lucky and that family will turn out to be good rabbit
slaves. Let's hope so, anyway. Until we can stop breeders and pet stores,
the fate of so many is at great risk. You did the right thing, trying to
let them know what a big deal owning a bunn is. Hopefully all will be well.

Toni & Flapr


"Mixter" <mixter603 DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:35dt2mF4karjqU1@individual.net...
> was in petsmart tonight. saw a mom and dad buying all the essentials for
> a
> new bunny (or two). overheard them near the register and i stopped them.
> they had a big bag of cedar chips, etc. told them cedar can cause lots of
> problems. ok, the hubby goes back and gets the carefresh like i had.
>
> after chatting they told me they were picking up two mini rexes tomorrow
> from a breeder in north jersey. i tried to tell them that rabbits and
> kids
> DON'T mix and i think the hubby saw my point but not the wife. oh, we saw
> them at the state fair last summer and we want them. i told them rabbits
> are cute and cuddly but not when you pick them up. especially the small
> ones....since they are prey animals in the wild, they think they are going
> to be dinner, etc.
>
> told them all about rabbits and puberty and how they eat wires, etc. i
> stopped telling them anymore cause i could see it was falling on DEAF
> ears.
> i did mention rabbit.org three times. i hope like hell they go there.
>
> i have a feeling there will soon be two mini rexes released into the woods
> in the spring or dead.
>
> God help them.
>
> mickey
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: did i scare them away?