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DuPage County Animal Services chair urges families to avoid buying live chicks or rabbits for Easter
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Brian Krajewski, chairman of the DuPage County Animal Services Committee, advised families to avoid purchasing live chicks, ducks or rabbits as Easter gifts, citing care needs, long lifespans, abandonment risks and costs; he recommended adoption or symbolic virtual adoptions instead.
Brian Krajewski, chairman of the DuPage County Animal Services Committee, urged families in a public message to avoid buying live chicks, ducks or rabbits as Easter gifts, saying “these animals require a lot of care.”
Krajewski said many people assume ducks and rabbits are low‑maintenance starter pets for children, but warned they need space, exercise and access to indoor and outdoor areas and can be messy. “Rabbits in particular do not like to be picked up and can become aggressive if they are scared,” he…
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