#Latest news with #ClaireNewcombeBBC News20-04-2025GeneralBBC NewsPlymouth charity plea to give chocolates not pets for EasterA charity is urging people to give chocolates rather than rabbits for Easter after one was found abandoned on Animal Welfare Trust said the rabbit was recently found by a dog walker on the said the animal, named Bluebell, was being cared for at its animal sanctuary in Devon where she was doing well despite her "traumatic experience".Assistant supervisor Claire Newcombe said rabbits could live up to 10 to 12 years and "before anyone considers getting a rabbit, they need to do their research and consider what is involved in caring for them". 'Careful checks'
BBC News20-04-2025GeneralBBC NewsPlymouth charity plea to give chocolates not pets for EasterA charity is urging people to give chocolates rather than rabbits for Easter after one was found abandoned on Animal Welfare Trust said the rabbit was recently found by a dog walker on the said the animal, named Bluebell, was being cared for at its animal sanctuary in Devon where she was doing well despite her "traumatic experience".Assistant supervisor Claire Newcombe said rabbits could live up to 10 to 12 years and "before anyone considers getting a rabbit, they need to do their research and consider what is involved in caring for them". 'Careful checks'