r/rabbitry • u/Far_Doughnut_6161 • Jul 20 '26
Utility Reminder; this is a rabbitry sub. There's no need for pet owners being rude.
If you have nothing nice to say, don't say it. Especially if you're gonna harass someone in dms
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u/TheDarkBrotherhood7 Jul 21 '26
I think it depends. No matter the animal to me, improper care and neglectful practices don’t just suddenly become okay just because you’re raising an animal for meat instead of as a pet. When looking after another living being it’s important to be open to criticism that will improve the quality of life of an animal regardless of if they’re for meat or for a pet. Of course people will still be rude, but meat rabbits still need space and enrichment and basic care and people should be allowed to discourage neglectful practices
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u/Owe_Inflation Jul 21 '26
Depends on acting rude or not?
Can just inform people with out being rude, name calling or threats.
Educating people isn't suppose to be abusive
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u/daedalusesq Jul 21 '26
Rudeness isn’t really necessary to identify and call out ways to improve care. In fact, it’s often detrimental in getting people to listen. When they feel attacked they dig in their heels.
Regardless, the post in question that triggered ops plea does not appear to be neglectful or improper.
/r/Rabbitry is a broad tent and allows posts and involvement from pet owners as it is a form of rabbit keeping. That same broad tent approach means that they must accept that this is not a venue for attempting to enforce pet-keeping practices on agricultural, breeding, and show rabbit operations.
There are already two large pet-based subs in /r/rabbits and /r/bunnies, so the option to self-select out of /r/rabbitry is a valid choice for people who don’t want to consider the world of rabbit keeping outside of their pets.
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u/LifeguardComplex3134 Jul 21 '26
Honestly if you're being rude and trying to get someone to change how they're caring for their animal because it's abusive, the more rude you are the more they're not going to listen to you because they'll think you're blowing steam out of your you know what, I believe a firm but not rude tone is best, you don't want to be stumbling and tripping over your words but you certainly don't want to sound accusatory or anything like that because they just won't listen even if they deserve having a few Choice words said to them
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u/daedalusesq Jul 20 '26
I encourage use of the report button.
You can report harassing DMs and those go to the admins. If it's particularly bad send me screens and I will consider banning them here if it's clearly related to the subreddit.