davidb79

Hehe. If this were Facebook, I'd definitely "like" that comment.
Thanks so much to all of you for your feedback. I forgot to check this in the last day or so and was pleasantly surprised to come back to 3 pages of posts. You've all given me a lot to think about. My preference would be to find a loving home that my wife feels good about to take the rabbits, perhaps with the understanding that, when the time is right and if we feel like the trip won't be harmful to them, we can bring them here. As for the cats, since her dad already has one, I don't think it's such a big deal for him to continue watching them, and I feel much more confident about them being able to make the trip when the time comes.
But dealing with the rabbits is going to be hard on her. I can sympathize, because after my divorce, my ex gave away my 2 birds and 2 cats and took the 3 dogs, who I haven't seen since November and probably will never see again. People can say they are "just animals," but the connections we develop with them are very real and very strong.
Thanks again.

Yay! Resolution!
I have seen a number of these lately, and if I had to make a recommendation, it would be that people hand-write the forms. There will be no typos with hand-written forms. I personally think the cons of typed forms (easy to make mispellings, typos, digit errors) outweigh the pros (slightly easier to read).
Anyway, congrats on approval!

Because a WOMAN can't do research or make any calls on her own. All the German women I know are pretty smart, determined and resourceful who probably wouldn't enjoy the he-man "WOMAN, here is the data. Now, I, the MAN, will do it for you" attitude. But hey, I hate being a woman.
Presenting what data you have is helpful as is offering to assist in whatever way you can (including doing everything if she wants). As a former rabbit owner, I agree that they are delicate creatures. Perhaps getting a local vet's opinion on the animals' constitution might be helpful as well. Whatever decision you make, best of luck to you and your wife.

Yeah, aaydrian, I know they stink. And, knowing my wife, I don't think she'd be up for leaving them outside (I've had a rabbit previously and I kept him inside as well, so I'm with her on that one). That's why I prefer to wait until we are in a bigger house and under less financial constraints.
And, Tim/Mav, you are making me reconsider my position on this saying that I have a good heart. I actually thought, to be honest, that I was being a bit of an insensitive jerk. Both of us are big animal lovers so maybe we look at it differently than most. Asking her to give her rabbits away is, in my opinion, sort of like asking someone to give their kids away. You just don't do it. I wish I had it in me to say, "Just leave 'em in Germany, we'll get new ones," but she probably wouldn't have married me if I were that sort of person.