Rabbits have specific dietary requirements that are frequently misunderstood, with incorrect feeding causing preventable health problems and welfare harms.
Rabbit dietary welfare problems stem almost entirely from owner misunderstanding of rabbit nutritional needs. Rabbits need unlimited hay, not muesli or pellets, as their primary food source for dental wear and gut motility. Commercial marketing of colorful muesli mixes has created a market for products that actively harm rabbit welfare by allowing selective feeding of unhealthy components. Education at point of purchase would prevent enormous preventable suffering.