We were all ushered into a small room, with some machinery in one corner. A lady came out of a side door holding an adorable, white angora rabbit. Everyone oohed and ahh'ed.
One Angora Bunny
Still smiling the small lady placed the rabbit on a metal table, where it scrambled about trying aimlessly to get a firm grip. The kind looking lady then took the rabbit's back legs and stretched them out and held them in place with bungee cords and then did the same thing with it's front paws. As the rabbit's heart visibly shook, the lady explained the rabbit was feeling quite content. I took a look around at my fellow travellers faces, we all looked rather concerned.
The shearing begins
The lady explained Angora Rabbits originate in Germany and have to be shaved every 3 months otherwise they will overheat and die. She gave the impression this is just something that simply occurs in nature and kindly old women step in and shave rabbits in the wild.
Does this look like a happy bunny?!
The rabbit looking like a pig on a spit, was then spun around, while the lady commented, "see she's enjoying it".
We then stood and watched in disbelieve as the rabbit was shaved and mounds of angora fell on to the table.
As we walked dazed from the room, we entered another room full of retirees buying angora cardigans and slippers. It was all very surreal.
The Final Look
15 comments:
so Little Pom, did the earth move for you the other day? Heard that there was a slight movement mid afternoon. Quakes occur more often the closer you get to Wellington
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Yep, I saw that too...and 6 years later I'm still getting over it!!
I'm in Nelson now Trevor, didn't hear about any quake....
Rosie, it's just so bizzare isn't it?
Hey Karen, just a quick hello,
been working on the travel book and haven't taken a break in weeks.. I'm too exhausted to even get jealous of you (mind you, NZ is one of my dream destinations)!
Keep enjoying yourself dear, I used to have a big crush on a guy from Wellington, should we look him up?
Lots of love, Athina
Hey Athina,
When you've finished the book, fancy translating it into English so I can read it?!
I think you would like Wellington, it's a lot like London, but obviously smaller.
Glad to hear all is well,
Karen
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think angora bunny rabbits exist in the wild? or were they selectively bred to look like that until kindly old ladies needed to shear them like sheep?
that is ashame!!!! i know that its dead now but its face still looks sad!! that is a sin, i cant believe that some one would do that to an adorable, harmless little creature!!!!! :(
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