The fourth Saturday in September is International Rabbit Day. Rabbits are the third most popular pet in the world, after dogs and cats. I’ve cared for a lot of pets over the years: finches, turtles, guinea pigs, iguanas, parakeets, hedgehogs, gerbils, cats, hamsters and snakes. The list even includes a pigeon, a chicken, a tarantula, a cockatiel, a skunk and a few ducks. I’ve only owned one rabbit. I don’t even remember his name. He was soft and brown and very fond of chewing things, including electrical cords. It was a habit that easily could have been the end of him, but instead it was the end of his career as an indoor house pet. He was several times larger than the wild rabbits here. They pop out of the hedges around sunset to nibble on the grass, looking exactly like Beatrix Potter’s Peter - without the little blue jacket.
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