For most of us, our first thought of a rabbit is of the one we see in our yard or along the side of the road...

...or perhaps we think of a companion rabbit...

...or perhaps we envision a rabbit in a sanctuary enjoying a bagel with a friend; but this is not the life that millions of rabbits are forced to endure.

Reality

(Rabbit - Testing - 10)  This rabbit is being used for a skin test, during which chemicals are applied directly to the shaved part of the rabbit's back - sometimes the rabbit is also cut.  Once the substance is applied, the rabbits are wrapped in plaster or held in a restraining device to prevent them from licking the test area.  Over the next one or two weeks, they are examined for signs of redness, swelling, inflammation, cracking and ulceration of the skin.  No pain relief is normally given.  Over 4000 skin irritancy tests are performed on rabbits every year in Great Britain.  Only evil human beings could devise such a method to torture other living beings.

Photo From:  Betrayed