Farmed rabbits are typically housed in barren wire cages that prevent natural behaviour. Understanding the welfare science behind rabbit housing helps consumers and advocates push for better standards.
Farmed rabbits in conventional cages cannot express fundamental natural behaviours including running, jumping, and digging. The frustration of these urges, combined with physical problems from wire flooring, represents a chronic welfare burden across hundreds of millions of individuals annually. The relative invisibility of this welfare problem compared to poultry and pig farming means it receives less regulatory attention despite comparable suffering at comparable scale.