how do i convince my parents to allow me to get a bunny?

Answer 1

As a rescuer of animals, I understand them saying know to you. Most of the animals that come into our rescue are owner turn in, the number one reason is child lost interest in the pet, followed closely by I got it for my child and they where not taking care of it, and I did not want to take care of it either.

If you really want a pet, you need to show that you are becoming responsible. Do things with out having to be asked, also ask if you can help out, cooking cleaning dishes or mow the lawn or rake leaves, for a week or so. If you have a low grade in a subject work to bring it, up. Do not bring up wanting a pet. Then after that ask if there are ways you can help out around the home, trash, dished sweep or mop, ask for chores. If you show that, you are becoming more responsible you may not be over looked the next time you ask.
As a rescuer of animals, I understand them saying know to you. Most of the animals that come into our rescue are owner turn in, the number one reason is child lost interest in the pet, followed closely by I got it for my child and they where not taking care of it, and I did not want to take care of it either.

If you really want a pet, you need to show that you are becoming responsible. Do things with out having to be asked, also ask if you can help out, cooking cleaning dishes or mow the lawn or rake leaves, for a week or so. If you have a low grade in a subject work to bring it, up. Do not bring up wanting a pet. Then after that ask if there are ways you can help out around the home, trash, dished sweep or mop, ask for chores. If you show that, you are becoming more responsible you may not be over looked the next time you ask.

Another reason she may be saying no to you, is the sad fact is once a puppy or kitten is past its cuteness; or a pet displays behaviors we do not know how to deal with, many pets are discarded like old newspapers. On average 100,000 cats and dogs and puppies are listed on www.petfinder.com, daily. The National Council reports it on Pet Population Study and Policy, from the 5000 or so US agencies who responded to the survey, that over 2 million dogs enter shelters annually. Of those 27% are relinquished by owners, 42% are turned in by animal control, 31 by other sources, of these dogs, 56% are euthanized.


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Answer 2

The easiest way to convince your parents to allow you to have a bunny is to prove to them that you can be responsible. The rabbit will have to be fed and watered on a daily basis without fail. And the cage will need to be cleaned out once a week every week for the entire life of the rabbit. That takes responsibility and dedication. Your parents don't want to have to take care of the rabbit for you. It might also help if you save up the money to buy the rabbit and cage yourself. It shows dedication. If you keep the rabbit outside, don't forget that you will have to feed and water it and clean out the cages in the rain and the snow and all the bad weather. Rabbits are fun, especially if you get to show them. But they take a lot of dedication too.

I started raising rabbits when I was five. I've been raising them for over 24 years now. Good luck in your endeavor!

Answer 3

Honeybuns is wrong. Rabbits actually make very good pets! Our rabbits are very lovable and playful! Rabbits are very intelligent and social creatures. Our rabbits come up to us to be petted! They play with toys and they run and jump when they're happy. They're quiet, they can be littertrained, and they're most active at dawn and at dusk, which works out really well for those with a 9 to 5 job. Rabbits should be spayed/neutered to be the best well-tempered pets and once they have their surgery, they can live for 10+ years! (I know of a bunny who is 14 years old! That is NOT short-term!) A rabbit who is not spayed/neutered is at a much greater risk for cancer, especially the females: an 80% chance!

But as a responsible bunny owner, you need to find a rabbit-savvy vet in your area (not always easy and can be pricey). You also need to be committed to taking care of your rabbit for 10+ years. (That means that if you're going away to college soon and can't devote 10 years, you shouldn't leave your parents to take care of your bunny.) A healthy rabbit needs at least a couple of hours of run time every day. They need toys to keep their minds stimulated (they're smart creatures and can be destructive when they're bored!). And of course, they need daily attention, otherwise they'll get depressed.

Do some more research on the Internet and seriously consider the responsibility it takes to take care of a rabbit. They don't stay baby bunnies forever.

Answer 4

First visit the web pages of the House Rabbit Society and prevue everything that is involved with having a rabbit for a pet. They are more complicated than cats or dogs insofar as care goes and they are much more expensive to maintain, if you do it right. After you absorb the information there about the proper care and feeding of rabbits, you may decide that it might be too expensive or too demanding. Also, it is not always easy to find a vetrinarian who treats rabbits, if you don't live in a major metropolitan area. And yes, they need regular vet and dental care too, just like dogs and cats.

Remember, chewing is a natural behavior in rabbits, and it can't be stopped. This is part of the way they manage their ever-growing teeth. You cannot keep a rabbit caged 24/7, they need exercise to maintain their muscles because they have very delicate skeletons. Your parents may already know about these pitfalls and be unwilling to cope or go to the expense of bunny-proofing a home.

In addition to our cats, we have a wonderful house rabbit named Snuggles. She is a Giant American Chinchilla. But, if you knew the expense we went through just to cover all electrical wires, it would probably amaze you. By the way, you can't just use that flexible cover stuff you get at Radio Shack, they just chew right through it.

I certainly wish that more people would discover the amazing, intelligent, and affectionate creatures called rabbits. I wish that every rabbit that was brought into a home would have a forever home. Unfortunately, too many of them end up at our local shelter when people discover the level of commitment having a rabbit as a pet takes.

If you are truly up to the responsibility, I hope your parents allow you to get a rabbit as a pet. Remember, the web pages of House Rabbit Society - they cover everything from litter training to proper diet and hygiene.

Answer 5

Why do you want a bunny? They actually don't make very good pets. They are not loveable and playful like a kitten or a puppy. Rabbits usually don't live that long either so unless you are able to deal with a pet short-term, I wouldn't advise it.

Answer 6

Be a good kid, and keep on telling them that you're dreaming of a bunny that helped ye to go to heaven or something like that

Answer 7

You could convince your parents by telling them that nobody has allergies(only if all of your family members don't)and bunnies are harmless.

Answer 8

Read about how to take care of a bunny..
Then Impress your parents with all of your knowledge..
on rabbits and how to take care of rabbits

http://www.rabbit.org/

http://www.rabbit.org/faq/index.html

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/rabbit_horse_and_other_pet_care/how_to_care_for_rabbits.html

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/rabbits/a/rabbitcare.htm

http://exoticpets.about.com/od/rabbitcare/

http://www.animaland.org/asp/petcare/rabbit411.asp

http://islandgems.net/rabbit_care_for_kids.html

http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabcare.html

http://www.adoptarabbit.com/articles.html

http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pets_rabbitcare

Rabbits live up to 12 years..
So make sure that you can handle taking care of him/her
for that looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong

Answer 9

tell them u will keep it very neat. Tell them u would make your bed every day if they give u a bunny! Tell them that u can takecare of it and give them some example of wat u have done that u deserve a bunny.

Answer 10

by showing that u are responsibil enough to care for this pet and clean after it. Let them know that u are going to be takin full responsibility for it.