Summary Documents
Rabbits

Summary Documents
Who is the doe?
A summary illustration of the key things you need to know about does

Summary Documents
Welfare Issues Table - Growing Rabbits
A summary table which outlines the main welfare issues experienced by growing (meat) rabbits and offers some alternative solutions.

Summary Documents
Welfare Issues Table - Breeding Does
A summary table which outlines the main welfare issues experienced by breeding does and offers some alternative solutions.

Summary Documents
Welfare Potential Matrix – Meat Rabbits and Does
A summary table which outlines the welfare potential by production system for meat rabbits and does using a ‘Bad-Better-Best’ model.

Case Studies
Kani-Swiss case study on Group Housing for Does

Scientific Reviews
Welfare of Growing Rabbits
Full technical information sheet. Suitable for readers with some prior knowledge or wanting to learn about the topic in more detail.

Scientific Reviews
Welfare of Breeding Rabbits
Full technical information sheet. Suitable for readers with some prior knowledge or wanting to learn about the topic in more detail.

Scientific Reviews
Rabbit Meat Production in the EU
Full technical information sheet. Suitable for readers with some prior knowledge or wanting to learn about the topic in more detail.

Scientific Reviews
The Welfare of Farmed Rabbits in Commercial Production Systems - A Scientific Review
The independent report reviewing ‘The Welfare of Farmed Rabbits in Commercial Production Systems’ was written by researchers from the University of Bristol and commissioned by Compassion in World Farming. It comprises an independent review of the scientific literature on rabbits, incorporating knowledge of their natural behaviour and biology in the wild, and studies of their welfare in European production systems.