Why spay and neuter rabbits?

• Altered
  rabbits are healthier and live longer than unaltered rabbits.
  The risk of reproductive cancers (ovarian, uterine, mammarian) for
  an unspayed female rabbit stands at is virtually eliminated by
  spaying your female rabbit. Your neutered male rabbit will live
  longer as well, given that he won't be tempted to fight with other
  animals (rabbits, cats, etc.) due to his sexual aggression.

• Altered
  rabbits make better companions. They are calmer, more loving,
  and dependable once the undeniable urge to mate has been removed. In
  addition, rabbits are less prone to destructive (chewing, digging)
  and aggressive (biting, lunging, circling, growling) behavior after
  surgery.

• Avoidance
  of obnoxious behavior. Unneutered male rabbits spray, and both
  males and females are much easier to litter train, and much more
  reliably trained, after they have been altered.

• Altered
  rabbits won't contribute to the problem of overpopulation of
  rabbits. Over 15 million adorable dogs, cats, and rabbits are
  killed in animal shelters in this country every year. In addition,
  unwanted rabbits are often abandoned in fields, parks, or on city
  streets to fend for themselves, where they suffer from starvation,
  sickness, and are easy prey to other animals or traffic accidents.
  Those rabbits who are sold to pet stores don't necessarily fare any
  better, as pet stores sell pets to anyone with the money to
  buy, and don't check on what kind of home they will go to. Many of
  these rabbits will be sold as snake food, or as a pet for a small
  child who will soon "outgrow" the rabbit.

• Altered
  rabbits can safely have a friend to play with. Rabbits are
  social animals and enjoy the company of other rabbits. But unless
  your rabbit is altered, he or she cannot have a friend, either of
  the opposite sex, or the same sex, due to sexual and aggressive
  behaviors triggered by hormones.

• Spaying
  and neutering for rabbits has become a safe procedure when
  performed by experienced rabbit veterinarians. The House
  Rabbit Society has had over 1000 rabbits spayed or neutered with
  approximately .1% mortality due to anesthesia. A knowledgeable
  rabbit veterinarian can spay or neuter your rabbit with very little
  risk to a healthy rabbit. Don't allow a veterinarian with little or
  no experience with rabbits to spay or neuter your rabbit.

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