My pets who SHOULD be caged, are caged, thank you very much. If they're running about the house (which is always supervised), and make a mess, I use a product called "Keep It Clean" which removes bad smell and disinfects the mess. Any other problems you want to take up with me, keep it in a PM or keep it to yourself.

Also, my user name is CAVY_gal! There is NO "H" in my user name! Stop trying to get a reaction from me because I'm fed up to the back bloody teeth of people trying my patience in my family and where I live, I do not wish to get the same from people who are cowards, throwing their voices behind a computer!

I built my own hutch and run at our old house for our rabbit bailey because I just dont think the ones for sale are anywhere near big enough. We only had a smallish garden and he got quarter of the garden and half my shed to live in. I'm going to start building him a new home for the summer soon but he's inside at the moment, we have the biggest indoor cage we could find but again I dont think its big enough so he goes outside most of the day and just comes in when it gets cold and dark!

In reply to Nina's comments some time ago about the RSPCA not doing anything it doesn't surprise me at all. The only word for the RSPCA is useless. The Animal Shelter at Chesterfield had 7-8 bunnies in a run about 1 metre by 1 metre the last time we were there.

Sadly I think the RSPCA are somewhat tied by legislation, but they could and should do more.

It appears that animal cruelty is alive and well, so it is up to us as caring people to report it.

I am constantly walking past pet shops to see these tiny hutches on sale, some of which are outside of large well known pet superstores. While they remain legal, manufacturers will still make them, and people will still buy them.

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I have recued quite a few rabbits and guinea pigs from poor petshop conditions. I was a pet care consultant/supervisor. I am certified in pet care management under the Pet Care Trust in Bedfordshire, and never let any rabbit or any other pet under my care, live in the conditions that i have seen in the UK.
The rabbits that i have rescued have mainly had teeth and diet problems as well as living in filthy conditions and cramped up in cages where they can only just about hop to the other side. I could never do that to my animals. When i was in a house with a garden, my rabbits lived in 6x4 ft sheds. The continental giant had a whole shed with the newzealand white friend with a ramp that i built in. They had no hutch. They also had the run of the garden daily when i was there and would run in and out the house. All the rabbits and guinea pigs had their turns to run around the whole garden and were trained to go back into the sheds at bedtime/meal times.

It is about time the RSPCA practiced what they preached. They could do a hell of a lot better.

I have been emailing round some of the online pet shops and had quiet a mixed response, some say they are having problems sourcing good quality hutches that meet rspca standards and other are just rude and ignorant. a little positivity has been great tho made me feel like I wasnt wasting my time

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