STUDY OF ANIMAL WELFARE ASPECTS AMONG PET RABBIT OWNERS

Boglarka Sontra, Karoly Bodnar, Marta Paraszt, Katalin Sipos

Abstract


The Europen legal regulation of rabbit keeping is concentrating on rabbit husbandry in farm environment, but more and more urban people have pet rabbit. A study was done with questioners (n=150). The query was focused on the following: how can become somebody an owner, what kind of breeds are the most popular, what kind of housing and feeding methods are used, what kind of animal health problems are occured, how much is known of the biology of the rabbit, what is the fate of the rabbit. All in all, we were looking for the question of whether pet rabbit keeping is appropriate for the domestic rabbit needs and welfare requirements. Most of the rabbits were kept incages and were fed with pellet, but they are not as conscious in the prevention of diseases as in the gift of a living animal.

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pet; rabbit; animal care; animal welfare; survey

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