Make Mine Chocolate

Cadaverous Pallor · 03-12-2008, 07:28 AM

http://www.makeminechocolate.org/

Our bunny was rescued (by certain awesome swankers) soon after Easter. Bunnies do not make good spontaneous gifts to young children! Many end up "in the wild", i.e., dodging cars and stray dogs, eating whatever they can find.

You can help raise money for Make Mine Chocolate today (and today only) by using GoodSearch for any searching you need to do today. Type in In the "Who do you GoodSearch for?" box, type in "Columbus House Rabbit Society" and a small amount will be donated to save bunnies every time you do a search.

It's a Yahoo engine so it should be a quality search.

If you want to buy chocolate buns that benefit MMC, you can shop here.

Munchkin appreciates it!

blueerica · 03-12-2008, 07:43 AM

Thanks for the link, CP!

Another Easter issue, and I'm not sure it's been brought up here, are the ducks and chicks that get bought around this time of year as well. Many families don't know what they're getting into, and these animals are often left for dead out in the urban wild. Worse, are the chicks who are dyed various Easter colors. The whole issue saddens me.

scaeagles · 03-12-2008, 07:58 AM

What if you like hasenpfeffer a few months after Easter?

BDBopper · 03-12-2008, 08:22 AM

Oh yes. Please keep the bunnies to chocolate...or plushies (like the new Cadbury clucking plushie!). I remember hearing about all those stray bunnies in Garden Grove, CA last year...it was so sad.

Alex · 03-12-2008, 09:09 AM

On the other hand, unlike dogs given as pets after each re-release of 101 Dalmatians, six months after Easter, when you realize you don't want a rabbit/chicken/duck after all, you do at least have dinner.

I wonder if there'd be a huge uproar if a food bank said "hey, don't abandon them, bring them to us!"

But if anybody is going to be giving me an Easter rabbit (though strangely nobody ever seems to include me in their religious holiday planning) I'd like mine to be peanut butter please.

Capt Jack · 03-12-2008, 09:24 AM

aparrently I already have an easter bunny, cuz it'll be at least then before I can catch him.

darned waskawee wabbit

(oh, and the link...done and done)

Kevy Baby · 03-12-2008, 09:45 AM

As good of a time as any to drag this back out:

Gemini Cricket · 03-12-2008, 09:46 AM

I just thought of the name for the LoT biography: Make Mine Bacon.

cirquelover · 03-12-2008, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueerica

Worse, are the chicks who are dyed various Easter colors. The whole issue saddens me.

People actually dye chicks?! Umm, why? Wouldn't that be harmful to the poor chick?

I never understood people buying animals for holidays, unless you wanted one for your birthday or something.

One of my bunnies was a Easter reject the other one was supposed to be snake food

They passed away a long time ago and I haven't had another since.

blueerica · 03-12-2008, 10:07 AM

Link on colored chicks.

From what I understand the dye is relatively harmless, but I personally feel that it takes away from the fact that it is an actual animal that needs care and attention, rather than a toy to be bored with and throw away after the feathers grow out, which contrary to the article I linked, takes longer than just a 'couple' of weeks to fully grow out.

ETA: I do feel differently about coloring chicks for scientific purposes, which has been done, and is more understandable to me.

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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Thanks for the link, CP! Another Easter issue, and I'm not sure it's been brought up here, are the ducks and chicks that get bought around this time of year as well. Many families don't know what they're getting into, and these animals are often left for dead out in the urban wild. Worse, are the chicks who are dyed various Easter colors. The whole issue saddens me. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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BDBopper Not Taking Any Crap! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleaning Up America, One Step At A Time! Posts: 1,694	Oh yes. Please keep the bunnies to chocolate...or plushies (like the new Cadbury clucking plushie!). I remember hearing about all those stray bunnies in Garden Grove, CA last year...it was so sad.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	On the other hand, unlike dogs given as pets after each re-release of 101 Dalmatians, six months after Easter, when you realize you don't want a rabbit/chicken/duck after all, you do at least have dinner. I wonder if there'd be a huge uproar if a food bank said "hey, don't abandon them, bring them to us!" But if anybody is going to be giving me an Easter rabbit (though strangely nobody ever seems to include me in their religious holiday planning) I'd like mine to be peanut butter please.
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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Link on colored chicks. From what I understand the dye is relatively harmless, but I personally feel that it takes away from the fact that it is an actual animal that needs care and attention, rather than a toy to be bored with and throw away after the feathers grow out, which contrary to the article I linked, takes longer than just a 'couple' of weeks to fully grow out. ETA: I do feel differently about coloring chicks for scientific purposes, which has been done, and is more understandable to me. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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