Ethics

I was approached by a 4-H mom the other day in our local grocery store.  A show that was normally held the end of this month had been cancelled, which was a HUGE disappointment to me, as the next available show won’t be until March.  Consequently, I have some very nice does that won’t get shown as it is my practice to breed them as soon as they “come of age”.  (Rather have litters than ribbons.)

Anyway…there is a show scheduled on the same weekend – Youth Only Show.  This 4-H mom wanted to see if I would lend her daughter one or more of my rabbits for her to show.  She didn’t see a problem with it.  I do.

False ownership is illegal.  Period.  The 4-H mom assured me this is “done all the time.”  I’m sure it is.  Probably no one would ever know.  But I would.

I’ve never understood that winning can be so important that one would resort to this sort of thing.  If this girl wants a nice Mini Satin to show, I will sell her one.  I might even give her a bred doe so that she can raise up a nice litter and show her very own rabbits.  Raising and showing rabbits you have bred and raised up yourself is light years more satisfying in my opinion than getting a BOB or BIS from a rabbit you purchased (or one that was “lent” to you).

Nuff said.