We Animals Media Baby rabbits on a small-scale rabbit farm live

June 01,2024

Small-scale+rabbit+farms+are+a+growing+trend+in+Indonesia+where+rabbit+consumption+has+become+popular.+The+animals+are+also+raised+for+their+skin+and+fur+and+as+household+pets.+Like+other+animals%2C+including+humans%2C+rabbits+are+sentient+beings+who+experience+pain%2C+suffering+and+discomfort.+%0A%0AThis+small-scale+farm+raises+rabbits+and+chickens+and+is+located+close+to+a+main+road+on+the+island+province+of+Bali%2C+Indonesia.+The+farm+has+about+10+to+15+rabbits+who+are+all+housed+in+small+barren+cages.+A+mother+rabbit+with+all+her+young+are+squeezed+inside+one+cage+with+little+room+for+any+of+them+to+freely+move+about.+The+baby+rabbits+%28kittens+or+kits%29+climb+over+top+each+other+and+are+squeezed+and+trapped+in+the+corner+of+the+cage+when+they+try+to+drink+from+the+water+pipe+installed+there.+This+corner+is+the+only+area+within+the+cage+where+the+mother+rabbit+can+rest+her+head%2C+but+the+water+from+the+installed+drinking+pipe+constantly+drips+on+her+head+whenever+she+tries+to+rest+there.+%0A%0AReportedly%2C+rabbits+raised+on+small-scale+Indonesian+farms+commonly+suffer+a+20%E2%80%9340+percent+mortality+rate+within+the+four+weeks+prior+to+and+after+weaning.