Animal welfare organisations have slammed Stacey Solomon‘s BBC programme Sort Your Life Out after a family’s rabbits were rehomed in a cramped hutch.
On Wednesday night’s edition of the decluttering series, the Fall family were chosen to receive assistance after their clutter had gotten out of hand.
While the family had been keeping their pet rabbits in their conservatory, one of the first tasks was to establish an outside place for them to explore.
However, when their new hutch was unveiled at the end of the programme, many fans were quick to voice their dismay at what some termed a ‘totally inadequate hutch’.
One individual remarked on Twitter that they were enjoying the programme until the bunnies were ‘kicked into the garden’.
‘That hutch is too small for anything other than a bolt hole! There’s enough bad rabbit rearing without this encouragement,’ another wrote.


A quick glance at the screen revealed a little two-level wooden structure for the bunnies.
Several animal protection organisations have voiced their concerns.
The Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals tweeted: ‘Very disappointed with the decision on rehousing the family pet rabbits on Sort Your Life Out. Stacey Solomon – you need to research the suffering endured by thousands of pet rabbits in small hutches.’
The Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund called it “unbelievable” and encouraged people to contact the BBC immediately.
Save a Fluff, a rabbit rescue organisation, also stated on social media that it was “hard enough trying to raise awareness of hutches being damaging to bunny health” without the broadcaster showing one.

Some viewers stated that they were ‘horrified’ by the hutch.
Another noted that rabbits required space to move freely, and not having so would be ‘detrimental to their health’.
Many others shared a recent post by the RWAF which said that ‘commercially sold rabbit hutches spread the idea that hutches are sufficient housing for pet rabbits’.
‘They are not. Hutches are too small and can lead to the development of depression and physical deformities.’



However some viewers also said that this could be used as a perfect opportunity for education.

A BBC spokesperson said that ‘the family’s pet rabbits usually live outside and were only living indoors for a short period of time after being neutered’.
‘They are therefore acclimatised to living in the garden.
‘The rabbits have full access to a wide, enclosed garden to roam around in, with the hutch being a place to come and go as they please during the day, as well as a safe and secure space for them to sleep in at night.’
By the end of the show, the foursome had organised their 2,137 toys, 452 books, 13 guitars, 61 mugs, and 1,274 tools.
Sort Your Life Out is streaming on BBC iPlayer.