They can be both. Mine are adopted but they were from a breeder to their first home, not just any old rabbits off the street. My girl had spurs when I had her looked at after I adopted them. It was diet related and hopefully they are good now she's on more fibrous food. It's a potential problem in them because of how they are and when people get them they don't realize all of the things you need to know. With a cat, there's not so much to know (or not know, and get wrong - I got a whole heap of stuff from some people who'd bought a bunny and it died after a change in diet, they didn't know but were too upset about it to replace their bunny.) There's just more to know and more to do than with a cat. Cat - move in, feed it, give it somewhere to sleep, have it desexed, don't let it get run over. Bunny - learn about food, learn about teeth, learn about stasis, learn about broken backs. learn about myxomatosis, learn about how to keep them in their run and not burrow to China, blah blah. It's ok if you know what's involved and make the decision, but there's a lot to find out.However, I've never seen spurs on teeth on a well bred bunny. It's always rescues that - IMO - really need to be put down.
Oh, and if you don't like bunnies, really don't go there, even if the kitten doesn't pan out. They are enough to look after when you like them. The kids will get tired of it, you won't want the workload and they'll end up looking for new digs.
EDIT: and ferrets smell. Ferret owners say they don't, but they do.
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