A domestic or domesticated rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)—more commonly known as a pet
rabbit, a bunny, or a bunny rabbit—is a species of European rabbit. A domestic rabbit kept as a pet may be considered a pocket pet, depending on its size. A male rabbit is known as a buck, a female is a doe, and a young rabbit is a kit, or kitten.
Rabbits were first exploited by the Romans as sources of food and fur, and have been kept as pets in Western nations since the 19th century.[1] Beginning in the 1980s, the idea of the domestic rabbit as a house companion, a so-called house rabbit, was promoted. Rabbits can be litter box-trained and may come when called, but they need exercise and can damage a house that is not "rabbit proof." Unwanted rabbits end up in animal shelters, especially after the Easter season.[2] Because they have become invasive in Australia, pet rabbits are banned in the state of Queensland.[3]
Rabbits were first exploited by the Romans as sources of food and fur, and have been kept as pets in Western nations since the 19th century.[1] Beginning in the 1980s, the idea of the domestic rabbit as a house companion, a so-called house rabbit, was promoted. Rabbits can be litter box-trained and may come when called, but they need exercise and can damage a house that is not "rabbit proof." Unwanted rabbits end up in animal shelters, especially after the Easter season.[2] Because they have become invasive in Australia, pet rabbits are banned in the state of Queensland.[3]
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