A Bristol charity has warned of a "rabbit breeding crisis" after being inundated with the unwanted animals. Bristol Animal Rescue Centre has reported a dramatic increase in the number of rabbits it is caring for in recent months but said it's just one of many centres across the country being overwhelmed as fewer people are coming forward to offer the pets new homes.
The RSPCA has previously reported a nationwide rabbit breeding crisis, claiming that rescue centres across the country are being inundated with them, with UK branches nationally dealing with 1,942 unwanted rabbits last year.
In 2022 Bristol ARC saw a 33 per cent increase in rabbits being brought in compared to 2021, and double the number that it saw in 2020. The charity says that this year's figures are on track to surpass last year's.
