Several rabbit folks put their heads and experiences together to develop a Rabbit Personality Test.

GOAL OF THE RABBIT PERSONALITY TEST PROJECT: to create a tool by which rescue and shelter workers could identity basic personality types based on shelter behaviors, and make better rabbit/adopter matches.

HOW THE DATA WAS COLLECTED: the personality tool, which is called “Flower Rabbits,” is based on data from dozens of questionnaires filled out by shelter workers, fosterers, and those with rabbits in permanent homes. Volunteers donated many hours watching and recording rabbit behaviors.  Samples included rabbits of many ages and breeds, as well as both neutered and unneutered rabbits.

HOW THE DATA WAS ARRAYED AND INTERPRETED: the personality types emerged out of the data clumps.  Each personality type was given a flower name:  Violets, Bluebells, Daises, Tulips, and Roses.  There will of course be those rabbits that fall outside the categories, but most will fit in one of the five types. As with any tool such as this, the worker must also use common sense. For example, if there is an un-neutered rabbit that seems to fit the daisy category except that he nips, logic should tell the worker that the nipping may be from  the fact he is unneutered, and that he probably does fit into the daisy category.

WHERE TO GET THE RABBIT PERSONALITY TEST: a pdf may be downloaded at http://lagomorphs.com/mainpage.html To the left on the navigation bar, click on “NEW Personality Guide for Shelters.”

Today’s THV based in Little Rock, Arkansas reported this story on-line:

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (CNN) — Dozens of rabbits were dumped along a Colorado road over the weekend.

Luckily, some kind hearted people stepped in to help. One person says, ”We were watching the news and saw that someone abandoned these rabbits on the side of the road so we’re animal lovers and we couldn’t have that.”

Sixty white rabbits were scooped up by volunteers who heard about the abandoned bunnies on the news.

It’s believed that someone dumped the animals on the side of the road.

The rabbits are now looking for good homes.

COMMENT:

Let’s support the good works done for rabbits and that the media reported it.

A Canadian rabbit rescue, EARS, has put out an emergency call to save the feral rabbits (800 in number) in Canmore, Alberta, from slaughter and instead give them sanctuary.  If they can raise enough money to spay or neuter them, the rabbits may be saved.  34 rabbits have made the hop from slaughter to sanctuary.  Let’s save some more!

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

the Save Canmore Rabbits campaign is asking for donations.   Visit http://canmorebunnies.blogspot.com/ to make your donation.

join the cause at:  http://www.causes.com/causes/620980-save-canmore-s-bunnies/welcome Speak the word to your friends.

RABBIT LIVES ARE DEPENDING ON YOU!