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My Story of Sadness and Hope!
By Amanda Rabbit,
Guest Writer
April 2002
Hello All! Let me tell you about my horrible past, where I am now,
and what I hope will be my promising future!
The number thirteen isn't really
considered an omen of good fortune for some, but for me, I'll always
consider it to be lucky!
Back on 13 April of 2003, I was
rescued from the most dreadful of conditions inside a slaughterhouse
located someplace in Central New Jersey. I don't even remember how I
even came to live in such horrible conditions! All I know is that I
through some ugly twist of fate, I came to that place.
It was just awful and it was no
life for me, It was simply existing. I had no clean water to drink,
my food was simply moldy bread, if I was lucky enough to have that!
No one cared enough about me to make sure my small cage was
clean. I lived in such unsanitary conditions! There was no one to
make sure that I was feeling ok and that my medical needs were
attended to. And as you can see, due to the conditions I was kept
in, I needed a LOT of medical treatment. But no one wanted to help
me out at all.
There was no one that really gave
me a second thought. I was just a commodity. One kind word or an affectionate scratch on the head
would mean more to me than anything in the whole world. It didn't
matter to anyone there if I even lived or died. All I did was wait
in quiet desperation, until that moment arrived when I was to be
carried off and killed.
All of that suddenly changed that Sunday afternoon,
when I was whisked away from all of this
misery by a caring woman who leads Kind Heart Rabbit
Rescue. My
overall medical condition was evaluated and my initial needs were
determined. Then I received my first really good meal in a
VERY long time! I began to come to the conclusion that I was now in
a far better place than I was before and that perhaps all humans
were not as bad as the previous ones I have encountered.
After a while I began to heal, and
as you can see my coat is back, better than ever! My personality is
coming around too and once again I'm a very friendly little
bunny, looking for scratches on my head from my foster mom,
and of course begging for treats!
I am scheduled to be spayed very soon.
After I am healed, I will be put up for adoption, and ready to got
home to a loving family!
As of 2 June, 2003, I am up on
Petfinder.com! Come
visit my page there, especially if you are interested in giving
me a new loving home! (Only contact my foster mom if you plan on me
becoming a house rabbit and keeping me indoors with you!)
I just can't wait until the day I
become a house rabbit arrives! Until then, I'll be content to be in the care of Kind
Heart Rescue and will be thankful to my foster mom for pulling me
out of that horrible place, taking great care of me at treating me
with kindness! Also thankful to my sponsor family at The Rabbit
Hutch web site for helping
my foster mom take care of me.
UPDATE: On Tuesday 10
June, I am scheduled to go into the vet's office to be spayed. This
is a good thing because not only will it help me health-wise, it
will also enhance my ability to be adopted out to a loving home!
Also, since my being posted on
Petfinder.com, my foster mom says she is already receiving
inquiries about me!
UPDATE#2: Well, the spay
went on as scheduled and I came through the procedure with flying
colors! I wasn't too happy with my foster mom however for a while
but after a few days my unhappiness passed and I was back to my
normal self. I'm still looing for a great permanent home, so if you
are interested, please email my foster mom at K911Rescue@aol.com
Thanks!
UPDATE # 3: May 7, 2004:
I've seem to have some
chronic residual effects from the hard life I had before
coming to live with my foster mom. I do sneeze sometimes. My
foster mom had been giving me medication a few times, and has spoken
to my vet about this issue that has cropped up. My vet seems
to feel some of we "slaughterhouse bunnies" who have
been so ill, may have this type of thing on and off. Too many
antibiotics however aren't good so my foster mom has been just
letting me "build up my resistance" and I am
getting stronger! However, there is the occasional sneeze that
worries my foster mom.
My foster mom does have a
few other "slaughterhouse bunnies" and they did just
fine - even with the sneezing, and other's where it became a
problem. I really need a home where my new family will keep a
close eye on my sneezing. Yes, I am considered a "special need
bunny" but I'll return to you 110% of my love and
affection!
Keep visiting this page for
updates on how I am doing!
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