Stacey Solomon’s Sort Your Life Out show received more than 1,500 complaints after an episode aired causing backlash. The BBC has now announced its decision on whether to withhold the complaints about the show.
The BBC show sees Stacey and a team of people help to transform homes by helping families declutter. However, one episode caused controversy after Stacey decided to move a family's pet rabbits from their home in the conservatory to a hutch outside.
Complaints soon flooded into the show by viewers and animal charities saying it was ‘animal cruelty’, reports Birmingham Live.
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The Rabbit Welfare Trust's website says: "As part of our A Hutch is Not Enough campaign, we give information to owners to allow them to give their rabbits what they need to lead healthy and contented lives. It is heartening to know that ensuring the welfare of animals is protected by law, under the Animal Welfare Act 2006."
The site says: "Keeping rabbits in a hutch would never enable an owner to meet these welfare needs. Rabbits should be housed in a safe and enclosed area of 3m x 2m x 1m high. The hutch, or sleeping area, forms a part of this total space, which should also include items of enrichment such as a digging tray, tunnels etc. The hutch should never be the sole accommodation for rabbits, they need constant (and that means 24/7) access to the wider overall space to allow them to exercise at will.
"Giving your rabbits access to all or part of a secure garden for 'free running' sessions is great but this is in addition to our minimum size recommendations, not instead of."
After an official review, the BBC have reported that the complaints are "not being upheld". The show was therefore found not guilty of cruelty to animals.
Meanwhile, earlier this month it was revealed that the programme has been commissioned for a third series.
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