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Our Animals and Ethical Breeding
All of our animals are rescues, with the exception of the occasional litter of show hamsters. You might not think that it would make a difference where an animal comes from, or you may not have even thought about it before. There is a very good reason we are proud to not support any mass breeding centres: for the animal's sake.

Mass breeding centres breed animals so they can supply pet shops with plenty of baby animals. As the babies are sold as a product and the centres act as a business, their main driving force is money. More money requires that they need more baby animals, which means they breed more and so on. It is essentially like battery farming. This results in:
Overbred females who can die from the physical strain.
Sick, unhealthy babies.
Female who are past the breeding age being sold as snake food.
Unwanted babies being sold as snake food.
Serious genetic defects appearing.
Unfriendly animals who have not been handled.

Here is an article with excellent information on why we are proud to NEVER support mass breeding centres: Rodent Mills. Another article (though it has a particular focus on guinea pigs) outlines what is wrong with pet shops and why you should always get your pets from rescues: Avoiding pet stores

Please consider also that buying your pet products, not just your pets, from stores which support rodent mills is supporting rodent mills.

Rescues
We have been running a small animal rescue since around 2003. Previously it was run literally from our home! A lot of rescue animals are very friendly and healthy, and all they need is a little bit of love and a warm home to go to.

There are so many unwanted and abandoned pets that anyone who takes the decision to breed their pets is contributing to the problem. It is unethical to breed more pets when there are so many animals needing homes already. This is true for all small animals, but especially so for rabbits who are the most neglected pet in Britain (source: Rabbit Welfare Association).