Rabbits are the 3rd most popular pet in the UK but unfortunately every year 33,000 Rabbits are handed over to rescue centres and many more are re-homed privately. The sale of rabbits in pet shops make it too easy for people to buy them without giving too much thought to what having a rabbit entails and their care.

Too many rabbits are often housed in inadequate accommodation and are forgotten about by children who have lost interest in them and their parents no longer want to care for them either.

We decided to adopt two rabbits and contacted the local RSPCA which we found through Rabbit Rehome, a site setup with the goal of finding homes for unwanted rabbits.

What I particularly liked about the RSPCA is their commitment to the rabbits in finding suitable homes where they can be sure the rabbits will be cared for and making sure that potential new owners fully understand the responsibility which goes with offering a new home to a pet. They even do home visits to discuss everything you need to know and to make sure the rabbits have suitable accommodation.

Yesterday I’m pleased to say we brought two rabbits home and they are settling in nicely to their new environment.

Phoenix (pictured below) and Georgia were both left abandoned in boxes in a park.

Despite their ordeal they seem really very happy now and are so friendly especially at feeding time and it makes you wonder why anyone could give them up.

If you are ever thinking about getting a pet rabbit I would urge you not to buy one from a Pet Shop but first contact your local RSPCA and enquire about adoption.

So you’ve created your first podcast and now you want to start promoting it. First you go a podcast directory and the first thing they ask you for is the link to your podcast feed.

Now for a lot of webmasters especially newbie’s and non-technical types the first that springs to mind is “What is a podcast feed?”.

A podcast feed is basically an rss xml file which describes your podcast, any episodes you may have and the location of the files.

In order to simplify the process I have launched a free podcast feed generator on my site Podcastblaster.com. Once you setup an account you only need to fill in the simple forms and the feed will be generated for you. When you add new episodes you can come back to the site and enter the details and re-generate your feed.

Wouldn’t it be nice if the road works contractors gave as much thought to the publics safety as they do there own?

It’s bad enough when they pack up for night and leave the signs up when there aren’t any road works being carried (The boy that cried wolf?) but when you are working on a busy main road with a 60mph speed limit in a dip wouldn’t it make sense to put signs up before the dip in the road?

Imagine you are driving down the road at 60mph and you go over the brow of a hill only to find a queue of traffic stopped at the temporary traffic lights 50m in front you? Well that happened to me yesterday and although I was able to stop in time I sat in the car for what felt like an eternity waiting for the traffic to move before someone came haring up over the hill behind me and crashed into the back of my car.

Now I know the contractors have probably put the signs out exactly how they are supposed to which is fine if you are on a straight road with clear line of sight but don’t you think a little bit of common sense should be used and give people at least a chance to slow down a bit knowing there could be a problem in front of them on a piece of road they cannot see?