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According to the House Rabbit Society, rabbits are the third most commonly surrendered pets in the United States. Rabbits have also been steadily gaining in popularity as indoor pets in many parts of the world, with an estimated one million pet rabbits in the United Kingdom alone. Although a quarter of pet rabbits are estimated to be adopted, there is a lack of research into how shelters and rescues can optimize the intake and adoptions process for rabbits: unlike for dogs and cats, no standardized rabbit temperament tests exist, and the majority of shelters do no more than a cursory behaviour evaluation on new intake rabbits. In this Spotlight on Research, we talk to Clare Ellis, a Ph.D candidate at the University of Northampton and Moulton College, who is working on developing better tools for shelters to match their rabbits with the right adopters.
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