Avoiding stress does not prevent trauma. Preparation does. That is not stress for stress’s sake. That is preventing terror. Being lifted is genuinely terrifying for rabbits. For them, it is comparable to a human being lifted 30 stories into the air. But rabbits have to be picked up sometimes. Grooming. Vet visits. Emergencies. At least three times a year for the average pet, often more. So the real choice is not whether rabbits are lifted. The choice is how. Do you leave a rabbit untouched all y