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Archive for December, 2007

Knitted Rabbit Attempt

Posted in Bunny Lover Gifts, Bunny Patterns, tagged , , , , , , , on December 26, 2007 | 10 Comments »

I tried my hand at creating this knitted rabbit using FuzzyMitten’s pattern on Etsy.com. I discovered that my sewing skills weren’t really up to par, but it was fun anyway. Here was the result!

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Faux Fur Scandal

Posted in Bunny News, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »

The Humane Society of the United States has discovered that major retailers are selling clothes mislabeled as having faux fur. In fact, laboratory examination showed that the fur was actually real. Many jackets were lined with fur from rabbits, raccoons, and raccoon dogs (a type of dog bred in China whose fur resembles that [...]

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PETA Protesting Mars Inc.

Posted in Bunny News, tagged , , , , , , , , , on December 21, 2007 | 4 Comments »

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has begun a campaign against Mars Inc in response to their cruel treatment towards rabbits, rats, guinea pigs, and mice. They are asking shoppers to boycott M&M’s, Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Starburst, Dove, and Skittles. Experiments by Mars included forcing rabbits to eat high cholesterol [...]

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PetSmart Discontinues Rabbit Sales

Posted in Bunny News, tagged , , , on December 18, 2007 | 3 Comments »

In July of 2007 PetSmart began a trial campaign to test the demand for rabbit sales. The trial took place in select markets (including our local PetSmart) and lasted until recently. As a result of their trials PetSmart has decided to discontinue the sale of rabbits while continuing to support the in-store adoption of rabbits [...]

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Bunny Mascot In Trouble

Posted in Bunny News, tagged , , , , , , on December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Scunny Bunny, the official mascot of professional English soccer club Scunthorpe United, may be in trouble. The team was recently promoted to the Championship,  the second highest soccer league just under the Premiership level. In light of this, a group of fans have started a petition to replace the existing fuzzy bunny mascot with the [...]

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Lessons learned from owning pet bunnies

Posted in Bunny News, General, tagged , , , , , on December 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Marni Soupcoff of the National Post writes about the life lessons she learned as a bunny owner. Read the article here: http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=167041&p=1

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Another Free Bunny Pattern

Posted in Bunny Lover Gifts, Bunny Patterns, tagged , , , , , , , on December 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »

These are really cute, and they are inspired by house rabbits!

A free bunny pattern and a free carrot pattern are available for personal use courtesy of Kwoozy. This tutorial is also provided.

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Bunnies and Marshmallows

Posted in Bunny Art, Bunny Lover Gifts, tagged , , , , , on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Here’s a cute print by Brooklyn artist Kristiana Pärn called “Under the Marshmallow Tree”. It is available from Etsy.com for $20.00.

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2008 Rabbit Calendars

Posted in Bunny Art, Bunny Lover Gifts, tagged , , on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Here are few bunny calendars that I thought were cute:

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: 2008 Wall Calendar

Bunny Suicides 2008 Calendar

Rabbits 2008 Wall Calendar

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Rabbit Care Education Campaign to Launch in Britain

Posted in Bunny News, tagged , , , , , , , , , on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund is launching a new campaign aimed at educating children about proper care of pet rabbits to be launched during Britain’s National Rabbit Week, January 21-27, 2008. The Jaffa Club, named after its founding rabbit, is a program for children aged 7-11, and will feature care sheets, videos cartoons, [...]

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