International Rabbit Day

The famous fence in Australia, which stretches across the entire continent, was built in 1901-1907 to save endemic animals from dingoes, cats and rabbits brought to the continent The 5,600 km long structure protects not only kangaroos, wombats and emus, but also farmers' crops from invasion by mammals of the Leporidae family Rabbits brought to Australia by colonists caused damage to agriculture Therefore, it was decided to prevent their mass settlement throughout the country with the help of a fence Wild rabbits living on other continents and their domesticated counterparts themselves need protection Representatives of the hare family are bred for meat and fur, and for the same reason they are exterminated by hunters Despite the efforts of wildlife activists, rabbits continue to be used in laboratory research for medicines and cosmetics International Rabbit Day, which is celebrated annually on the fourth Saturday of September, is called upon to draw attention to the problem of inhumane treatment of animals The holiday, established in honor of the closest relatives of hares, appeared in 1998 The initiative to hold it was taken by RWAF, one of the British associations involved in the protection of rabbits The celebration encourages people to take responsible care of their pets and provide them with proper care The holiday is also actively promoted by another non-profit organization, the House Rabbit Society from the USA, which rescues abandoned animals by opening the HRS Rabbit Center - a center for their adoption and owner education In total, there are more than 300 breeds in the population, 50 of which are decorative The most common species is the European rabbit, native to Portugal, Spain and France From there, mammals spread to all continents except Antarctica Representatives of the Leporidae family can be found both in the snows of the Arctic, where polar rabbits live, and in the forests of Brazil, where the common tapeti live People are happy to have friendly and cute animals with fluffy tails The leaders in keeping rabbits at home are the Scandinavian countries and the UK Animals living side by side with humans need to be treated with care and proper care International Rabbit Day encourages people to start caring responsibly for their pets and stop killing mammals in the wild and using them in laboratory experiments The holiday is a great time to make a donation to an animal welfare organization In honor of the holiday, educational events are held, posts and photographs of rabbits are posted on social networks with the hashtags #InternationalRabbitDay and #RabbitDay