article_snippet.sent: It may have been Bugs Bunny's favourite treat but an animal charity has warned that too many carrots are making the nation's pet rabbits fat.
article_snippet.sent: Too many treats, the wrong type of food and lack of exercise were to blame for turning some of the nation's bunnies into giants,  an animal charity added.
article_snippet.sent: Grace the giant overweight rabbit has joined the PDSA's annual Pet Fit Club competition for overweight animals .
article_snippet.sent: Nicola Martin, PDSA Head of Pet Health and Welfare, said: 'Sadly, many of our 1.3 million pet rabbit population in the UK are 'unhappy bunnies', as many of their welfare needs are being neglected. '
article_snippet.sent: Fellow rabbit Poppy was a third heavier than Fellow rabbit Poppy should be at more than 7lb – mainly due to a taste for popcorn.
article_snippet.sent: Owner Donna Manson said that Owner Donna Manson rabbits are not dissimilar to us, piling on the pounds over winter, the peak time for comfort eating.
article_snippet.sent: Owner Donna Manson said that Owner Donna Manson had no idea that some of the treats Owner Donna Manson was giving to Owner Donna Manson bunnies were so fattening.
article_snippet.sent: A happy bunny: Poppy the rabbit was
highlights_snippet.sent: Too many carrots are making the nation's spoilt pet rabbits overweight .
  