Dorothy, after all, has lingering health problems, and neither is what you might call sociable. Dorothy does not do well with children, most cats and a lot of dogs, Trick says. Toto is not a cuddly cat and only does well with Dorothy, so we figured they would both live their lives at the shelter.. (Story continues below.) Dorothy and Toto at the Special Pals shelter.
They come cheap these days. Thousands of abandoned villages across Spain are up for sale as jobs leave the countryside and rural life slowly fades in the country, reports Agence France-Presse, and there are so many of them, that some are literally being given away for free.
1 2 3. In Europe  Rabbits are the most abused domestic pet in England and Wales, with 35,000 abandoned every year, says the RSPCA . This BBC article goes on to say that Rabbits are the third most popular pet after cats and dogs. According to some surveys 80% of Rabbits in shelters are abandoned Easter Bunnies. In fact there are entire books written about this i.e. The Easter Bunny That Grew Up By Gretta Parker.