Why do rabbits end up in shelters if they're easier than dogs to care for

i dont know they taste better than dogs

Because people view them as ''throw away'' pets & do not care to learn how to properly care for them before they buy them. In short, they do not value them & they're ignorant.

They do not know what to feed them, how to handle them, how to house them, how to groom them, how to tell the difference between a boy & a girl, they carelessly breed them then do not know how to take care of the babies, etc. & instead of taking an afternoon to read a book on these things they dump them.

Where is the urine? On ur carpet or r u talking litter box smells? For carpet try Nature is Miracle (follow the directions or it wo not work). I swear by it. Normal litter box smells use Marshall Bi-Odor for Rabbits & Small Animals. You put it in their drinking water & it greatly reduces the smell.

well, both dogs & rabbits can be impulse buys, so when uneducated owners buy one & they r faced with problems, or they just cant plain keep them anymore, that is one of the places where they end up. also, alot of people buy a rabbit & expect them to be happy in a cage with just food & water, so they r not all that entertaining since that is all they really CAN do (eat, drink, sleep, & make their cage smelly)

and also, depending on what kind of surface u need to rid of rabbit smells, what i've found that works is just going to ur local petstore & they have wide varieties of cleaning products for bad smells from pets.. i recommend using a liquid formula

Rabbits tend to wind up in rescues, mainly due to the fact that many people get 2 rabbits, and they wind up NOT being the same gender, so babies come along.

Mostly people buy a pet for their kids like a guinea pig or a rabbit or something, because they're ''responsible'' or ''have been good'' or something. Now, I do not want to take this the wrong way, since I am still a kid & I take good care of Brownie, but most of the time, kids get bored. The parents do not want to have to take care of the animal, & so they end up in the shelter. Cruel but fact.

This works for guinea pigs: mix up some water & vinegar, make it like 1/4 vinegar or something. Wash out the cage or hutch with this mixture, then wash out with water. It should work & it is not toxic. Then again, I've never raised a rabbit, so I would not know.

Simply! People are IRRESPONSIBLE.

Not quite as easy as u might think. The rabbit should not smell of urine. If they cage is kept clean the rabbit should not smell.

The nucleus of any good adult rabbit diet consists of quality pellets, fresh hay, water, & fresh vegetables. Anything other than these basics should be considered a ''treat'' & be given in limited quantities. The amounts of these diet essentials varies with the age of the rabbit.

A Good Rabbit Diet Should Include Daily Fresh Vegetables
Include a variety of vegetables from the list below. (Those containing a high level of Vitamin A r indicated by an *. Feed at least one of these each day.) Alfalfa, radish, & clover sprouts, Basil, Beet greens (tops), Bok choy, Broccoli (mostly leaves/stems)*, Brussels sprouts, Carrots & carrot tops*, Celery, Cilantro, Clover, Collard greens*, Dandelion greens (NO pesticides)*, Endive*, Escarole, Green peppers, Kale*, Mint, Mustard greens*, Parsley*, Pea pods (the flat edible kind)*, Peppermint leaves, Radicchio, Radish tops, Raspberry leaves, Romaine lettuce (NO iceberg or light colored leaf lettuce)*, Spinach*, Watercress*, Wheat grass

Provide ur rabbit with chew sticks or gnaw ''bones'' of untreated wood of various sizes & shapes. To keep his teeth from growing to long.

Mature adult rabbits should be fed unlimited timothy, grass hay, & oat hay. Once again, u should reduce the pellet portion of the diet. A standard guideline is 1/4 cup per 6 lbs. of body weight per day. Several servings of vegetables r required (2 cups per 6 pounds of body weight daily). Make sure to choose dark, leafy greens, & feed at least three different kinds daily. Iceberg or other light-colored varieties r NOT nutritious. Also, make sure u r offering dark yellow & orange vegetables. Treats, including fruits, must be fed sparingly.

When selecting a cage to house ur rabbit, choose the biggest u can provide. The cage needs to be at least large enough for ur rabbit to lie down stretched out & high enough so ur pet does not hit his head on the cage top. At a minimum, the cage should be at least 4 times as large as the rabbit, & larger if he is not routinely allowed out of his cage for exercise. Your cage will need to be large enough for, & should be divided into, sleeping, activity, litter, & food/water areas. Do not select a cage based upon the size of ur young rabbit. Research his adult size & purchase a cage large enough to meet ur rabbit is needs as an adult. If u have a restricted amount of floor space, consider a two-level cage, with a ramp connecting the two levels.

cuz ppl r retarted. stupid retarts..