MAKING a TOWEL RABBIT

I found this website while doing my research on Mid-Autumn Festival.
It was on Sept. 25 in Japan while it's on Oct.1 in HK.

[HOW TO MAKE A TEA TOWEL RABBIT]
http://www.pretty-style.com/special/oshibori/usa/index.html

Not again...

It's Kenshiro's 2nd attempt. (while we are at home)
I was awaken by the unusual sound at about 5:30 am..
I kind of knew what I was about to see...and it was exactly what I saw.

Kenshiro on the top of the sofa, smiling...REALLY.
How happy and proud she looked!!
She must have been on her way to the bay window.
But HAHAHA, this time I could prevent her just in time.

I just pushed her bottom, making her jump off.
I must capture that on my camera next time.

This Mischievous Rabbit!

Kenshiro gave us a big surprise this morning.
She normally stays out of her cage over night, laying under the sofa,
comes out from time to time to munch some hay till morning.
At 5 something, she would jump up on to the sofa and do the "binkee",
and after that she may sit on her favorite blue mat in front of her cage,
waiting for me to wake up and give her her breakfast.
(She knows I would wake up at 6am.)

This morning, she was no where to be found.
I looked under the sofa, looked in the box, everywhere on the floor.

Finally she was found..... to my horror, sitting on the bay window above the sofa!!
She was looking at me intensely, you know, rabbits don't answer you vocally..
So lucky that the window was closed.
We live on 32F, it's dreadfull to imagine if anything happens.

She appearantly jumped onto my suitcase from the sofa as a step to a bay window.
And now she knows how to do it, and in fact she did it again after we alureed her to come down with treats.

She used to want to jump up there when she was a baby, but it has long been stopped.
agh~~~~!!
I must come up with some measures a.s.a.p!!

Kenshiro-alike tote bag

This is a gift from my good friend Keziah.

It's a black tote with Kenshiro-like rabbit print.

But the best bit is its fluffy tail!!

Kenshiro's pretty interested in this tail.

Maybe it is made of rabbut fur... Im sorry about it if it's the case...

With PANDA-chan

I have introdiced PANDA-chan in my previous entry.

Actually PANDA-chan 's been with us for more than half a year. She (I think PANDA-chan is a girl.)came to our home from the Ocean Park in April this year.

This is Kenshiro's first reaction to her.

Quite good, right? She shows her curiousity with her sniff sniff kiss.

Kenshiro and her new friend

This is Kenshiro's friend, PANDA-chan from the Hong Kong Ocean Park.

She seems to have recognized that PANDA-chan has a similar appearance as her:)

How good to see a big p●● again!

Kenshiro normally stays under the sofa in the daytime, though she would come out from time to time to eat hay.

This is what happens to her poo if she's been sleeping for a while and comes out to eat hay. From the tiny teeny poo to become the normal size, it would only take her approx. 10 mins of munching.

It's always good to see her BIG poo!

Thank God she's healthy.

Dried Strawberries

Strawberry Treats OXBOW (sample)

It's one of those samples I received last time when I bought Kenshiro's treats on line in Japan.
I really appreciates their service and promotion strategy!

Anyway...
The first time when Kenshiro tried them, she actually wasn't so crazy about it, so I left half of them. But tonight, after one piece, asked for more and more... untill the whole thing finished!
So... her taste must be changing with her mood.

I shall try the fresh ones next time.
DORI, my favorite blogger (Miyacho-san) 's dwalf hotot boy loves them.
(→Go to one of my favorite blogs "DORI DORI な日々" on the right.)

Rating by Kenshiro (out of 5) : ★★★

Animal Welfare vs Animal Rights

Do you know the difference in definition between Animal Welfare and Animal Rights?

I ask this question because I myself didn't know before reading a study book I have borroed from the library. (Dean M. Warren, Small Animal Care & Management, Delmer Publishers 1995)

Animal Welfare ----"the animals should be reated humanely. This includes housing, nutrition, treastment, responsible care etc. Animla welfare believes that the animals can be used for human purposes, but they should be treated so that the discomfort is kept to minium."

This position allows experiments for medical and commercial purposes with conditions, people eating meat, having animals as pets and so son. I think many of animal shelter organisation like SPCA and HKRS are striving for animal welfare.

Animal Rights ----" the animal rights is the position that animals sbould not be exploited. Animals should not be used for food, clothing, entertainment, medical research, product testing. This includes the use of animals in zoos, rodeos, circuses and even as pets. It believes it is ethically morally wrong to use animals for human purposes."

Mmm... I can clearly see organisations like PETA obviously is Animal Rights organisation.
And knowing these definition trigger me to think about where I am standing.
I see the biggest difference between the two is their stand on whethere animals can be used for human purposes or not.

I am against animal testing definitely for commercial prodict testing, since there IS an alternative method been discovered and pracitced. But I may not be against use of animals for medical research, with the condition that they are kept humanely till that moment, and i'm definitely not against eating meat. In stead, I am aware that we eat lives of other animals for intaking necessary nutrients, and that's why we should be always thamkful for sacrificing of these lives and never waste food. Afterall we are part of the animal food chain. I'm not against having pets, too, but I'm strongly against pet shops and breeders exploiting thier profits by breeding and keepping animals under horrible condidtion.

So, I guess I generally stand at the Animal Welfare, and sometimes at Animal Rights.