Amersham's Mimi Harker OBE urges Aylesbury Vale residents to sign petition against 'intensive rabbit farm' proposed for Coleshill

An application has been put forward by Phil Kerry of T&S Nurseries - who are are rabbit farm 'franchisers' - to open an intensive rabbit farming facility in Coleshill, Amersham.

Mimi said:

“In this day and age, do we need intensive breeding facilities like this?

"It is cruel and barbaric.

"Please do sign the petition.”

If you'd like to sign the petition, please click here. Last week Mimi Harker OBE launched Buckinghamshies BAME networking, inviting Aylesbury Vale residents to join.

You can read about that here.

Over 1,500 people have signed this petition already.

Rebecca Nicholson, who started petition said:

"We believe rabbit farming has no place in the 21st century and that this "farm" should simply not be allowed to come into fruition.

"The applicants want to create a rabbit farm on around two acres of the land. The plan is to exploit 250 female rabbits to produce upwards of 10,000 rabbits per year for the meat and fur industry.

"We object to this for a great number of reasons which I shall briefly outline below, but at the core we do not believe these sentient animals should be subjected to this cruel life and untimely death."

The applicants want to create a rabbit farm on around two acres of the land. The plan is for 250 female rabbits to produce upwards of 10,000 rabbits per year for the meat and fur industry.

Rebecca continued: "We object to this for a great number of reasons which I shall briefly outline below, but at the core we do not believe these sentient animals should be subjected to this cruel life and untimely death.

"We cannot allow this outdated and unnecessary farm to go ahead. There is no demand for rabbit meat in the UK, most people are repulsed at the thought of consuming the UK's third most popular pet. People are in fact choosing to avoid animal products altogether in record numbers. There is simply no need for an intensive rabbit farm in this day and age."

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