There are many ways for young children to learn respect and appreciation for animals without keeping live ones in their school or nursery, as Marie Charlton explains
Rabbits will hopping into focus in many schools and early years settings in the north-west of England next month when RSPCA Education Week gets underway. But rabbits, popular as they are as pets, don't always conform to their cute and cuddly bunny image, and often lead miserable lives in inadequate hutches, with no run for exercise and no companionship. And one of the week's main messages will be that animals don't belong in schools.
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