A woman who describes herself as the "rabbit version of crazy cat lady" says she got the pets on the advice of her GP to help her cope after her 30-year-old son passed away three years ago.
Fifty-eight-year-old Sharon Hawker-Baddeley from Wiltshire decided to get two rabbits because they can get depressed when they get bored and one of their welfare needs is a companion of the same species.
She has had the pair of two-year-old rabbits since they were eight weeks old and said: "My son died three years ago and I had a mental health crash, a really bad one. When I was talking to my GP about it, they suggested getting a pet.