RabbitCare

All animals are entitled to the Five Freedoms wherever they are kept.  'The Five Freedoms' is a set of five basic rules concerning the welfare of animals. They apply to the housing of both large and small animals. They are as follows:

• Freedom from hunger and thirst

• Freedom from discomfort

• Freedom from pain, injury and disease

• Freedom to express normal behaviour

• Freedom from fear and distress

For all animals, an agreeable physical environment should be:

• warm in Winter and cool in Summer

• dry

• clean

• odour free

• correctly lit (sufficiently light to see during the day, but sufficiently dark to sleep at night)

• safe

• have enough space for free movement, and in the case of rabbits, the rabbit must be able to make at least  three hops in any direction.

Well cared-for animals should have at least:

• regular access to separate and cleaned 'toilet' areas

• constant clean water supply

• appropriate feeding

• sufficient mental stimulation and companionship.  This should all be provided as efficiently as possible.