On a serious note – I know you love your kitties, so I’m hoping to get more animal lovers on board with me. I adopted some bunnies this year and have learned a ton about them in the process … and now I’m starting to actively dissuade people from buying bunnies at fiber fests. I’ve read some posts on ravelry written by people who bought angoras pretty impulsively, and it makes me really sad. They write things like bunnies are dumb and think fingers in cages look like carrots (no, the bunny just doesn’t like being poked!) and how they are keeping the bunny in the garage because “people” told them bunnies smell (you wouldn’t keep a kitten a cage in the garage!). And worst of all, that they aren’t going to spay or neuter because they think breeding would be fun! There are plenty of lionheads, jersey woolies, and angoras in shelters right now (in fact, there’s on at a shelter in Alexandria that’s been there for more than 6 months!) Trust me – the fiber from the bunny at the festival is no softer just because he has papers than the fur on Horton who needs home.

I know you’re a good kitty servant, so I’m not saying that the cute picture is bad or anything. I’m just hoping to get more people spreading the word that you wouldn’t impulsively buy an alpaca (or a dog), so don’t impulsively buy bunnies at festivals. (Don’t buy bunnies, period, adopt (…for a much higher fee) from a shelter or rescue group!) And don’t get me wrong – I think more people who are thinking about cats should look into bunnies. They’re super awesome pets! But, just like people mostly don’t buy dogs and cats from backyard breeders or pet stores anymore, I don’t think backyard breeding of bunnies should be encouraged.

Sorry for the comment-jack, but some of the posts on ravelry made me so sad, so I’m going on my own little mission and trying to recruit people to help me spread the word!