Veterinary care of rabbits: Health and welfare of pet rabbits in the 21st Century
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1. Health and welfare of pet rabbits in the 21st Century
Published 14 November 2022 | Updated 15 March 2024
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The February 2020 edition of inFOCUS contains a summary of this paper. - Rooney, N.J. et al. (2014) The current state of welfare, housing and husbandry of the English pet rabbit population. BMC Research Notes, 7, no. 942. https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-942
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The February 2018 edition of inFOCUS contains a summary of this paper. - Mee, G. et al. (2022) Owner demographic factors are associated with suitable pet rabbit housing provision in the United Kingdom. Veterinary Record, p.e1736. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1736
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Welfare codes
- APGAW (2021) Good Practice Code for the Welfare of Rabbits: Created to support Section 15 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. [online] London: APGAW. Available from: https://apgaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Rabbit-CoP-2021-1.pdf [accessed 10 November 2022]
- Welsh Assembly Government [2021] Code of Practice for the Welfare of Rabbits: Following the code. [online] Cardiff: Crown Copyright. Available from: https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2021-02/rabbit-welfare-code-of-practice.pdf [accessed 10 November 2022]
- Pet rabbit welfare guidance [Scottish Government][online]. Available from: https://www.gov.scot/publications/pet-rabbit-welfare-guidance/ [accessed 10 November 2022]
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