The Transporter

Somehow I seem to have become a sort of on/off rabbit transporter. I don't really mind, at least I get to enjoy rabbits for a short while without the pressure of trying to feed them for extended time periods. Currently I'm temporarily housing a trio of fluffy bunnies: a pair of Fuzzy lops and a Jersey Wooly affectionately designated as 'Jaws', not for disposition, but rather owing to an unusual series of events involving photographs. These particular rabbits have had a rather long and drawn out transport beginning all the way out in sunny California. I admit, at first it didn't seem they were too keen on having traveled such a distance only to be subjected to a much colder and wetter climate. When they finally reach their new owner they will have traveled nearly 4000 miles extended over nearly a month with stopovers in Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia.

This isn't the first time I've transported or held rabbits. A while back I held a pair of rather robust English Lops for nearly 3 weeks while they waited for the next leg of their journey. Though I don't believe they traveled nearly as far as the current set will have done. If I recall correctly, they were picked up in Rhode Island.

I've even been the recipient of a transport that also began in California, but which involved ground transport to Texas and then to Virginia. That was more than 2 weeks of traveling for the poor rabbit, who turned out to be the best acquisition ever! Definitely worth the expense and trouble of arranging transport. Indeed it's not entirely uncommon for rabbit folk to assist with transporting, often over great distances. It's nearly always worth it to help out a fellow fancier.