[autoexec]

> I figured out this is just some extension of extreme feminist politics that weirdos are trialing live on their unwitting pets.

Lots of people bond pairs of females rabbits without any involvement of extreme feminist politics. Rabbits are social creatures that normally live in groups. Many people who have rabbits for pets don't want to host an entire community of bunnies, but also know that a solo bunny is a sad one so owning pairs of rabbits is very common. People may end up with same sex pairs by circumstance or choice (it's one way to help avoid ending up with more than two bunnies).

If all you've got are two girl bunnies, and you can take the time to do it, getting them to be friends can make them both much happier. Especially if they're already kept in close proximity because rabbits (females especially) are territorial and can get stressed if they're always seeing/smelling an "outsider".

[itishappy]

Same with many (most?) rodents. Growing up, we raised pairs female guinea pigs and mice. It made a huge difference in the temperance of the guinea pigs from the solo male we had, not sure if this was due more to socialization or gender.

(Ironically, both guinea pigs and mice immediately had litters. We had to have the vet re-confirm their sex, as guinea pigs can be difficult to tell apart. Both were indeed female, they were pregnant from the store... 1 baby guinea pig, 15 baby mice.)

[gdulli]

I guess the situation isn't so straightforward after all and people in general assess others' actions as a proxy for their own beliefs just as pet owners might use their pets that way.