More than anything, young Harry wants a rabbit. And, at the local pet store, he must make a crucial decision: should he get a floppy-eared Holland Lop, or is he better off with a Netherland Dwarf ...

I totally agree with him. Harcourt-Brown is a clinician who in 1986, when her nine-year-old daughter bought a Netherland Dwarf rabbit, started to investigate clinical diseases of pet rabbits.

The National Animal Welfare Trust in Watford is seeking a new home for a three-year-old Netherland Dwarf rabbit named Sylvie.