Everyone loves cute, little rabbits, especially around Easter. But not everyone realizes the amount of work they can take as pets.

Come Easter, the popularity of rabbits goes up and this phenomenon can happen during other major events throughout the year. People will often purchase a bunny for the fun of it on Easter, and when the novelty wears off, many of them will just be returned a few weeks later, or released into the wild.

"They shouldn't be an impulse buy, right," said Doug Smith, Owner of DDK Pets. "It's a commitment, a big commitment. Just buy a chocolate one."

If you're wondering what you'd be in for, its like having a guinea pig, which is usually an eight year commitment.

The constant moving around is also not good for the animal. Being purchased then returned all over again, that process repeated will actually stress out the animal.

"I would think its like anything else," Smith explained. "Like if we get bounced around like that, that's going to effect everything, right. There's lots of good Facebook groups and rescues and stuff like that."

Rabbits are similar to any animal in the sense that it takes time and effort to care for your pets.

When it comes to buying pets make sure that you want to care for them year round, otherwise, its best to stick with the stuffed animal for now .