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Bring your rabbits or guinea pigs in for a 4th of July photo shoot!
Starting
Wednesday, July 1st, 2nd & 3rd, during our open hours at the Burrow,
for a $10.00 donation you will receive a framed color photo of your
bunny or guinea pig. Happy 4th of July! The Burrow will be closed
Saturday, on the 4th of July.
Bunny at
Shelter Needs Your Help
5/29/2009
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This
guy is in a city shelter waiting to be rescued. If you would like to
give him a home please let us know. If you can't give him a home a donation
of $50 will pay the shelter to get him neutered and into a Bunny Bunch
foster home. If you can, please help today via Paypal,or
email Caroline
if you can give this guy a forever home. You can also contact us at
the Burrow, (909)
626-3946.
Adoptathon
& Education Day at the Burrow
5/22/2009
Join us on Saturday, June 27th from noon to 5pm for a special
event. Now
Easter has come and gone, thousands of rabbits are left homeless and
taken to shelters, where they may not make it out alive. Here at the
Burrow we are full and need to find homes for the rabbits we have before
we can rescue any more.
We will have free refreshments, free nail trims and light grooming for your buns and piggies. Three lovely gift baskets will be raffled off to lucky winners.
Bunny Bunch Boutique is stocked full of hay, healthy treats and lots of toys and chews for your rabbits, piggies and chins. Plus we have lots of gift items for people too. On this day only we will have Bunny Bunch Boutique special deals for you and your rabbit.
At 1 pm we will be holding a "Bunny Basics" class, where we will be covering rabbit care, including diet, grooming, bonding and living quarters. Plus will have a question and answer session. There is no charge for this class but reservations are suggested. Call (909) 626-3946 and let us know you will be attending. Please leave your name and a message if you don't reach us. Or email caroline@bunnybunch.org.
We will be offering a special adoption donation price on this day only. We hope to see you at this special event. Download Event flyer!
Dr. Sari Kanfer will be talking about "What Makes a Rabbit Unique" at 4 p.m. She will be covering the GI tract and teeth of rabbits. A minimum donation of $5 is requested. Call to reserve a seat (909) 626-3946. Walk-in's are welcome too (there just may not be chairs available).
New! Bunny
Bunch T-Shirts Now Available
5/24/2009
Our
buns need your help. Here at the Burrow we have over 100 rabbits that
need hay, veggies and pellets every day. Plus we have many more in foster
homes. You can help by sending a donation of $20 or more. As a token
of our thanks we will send you the new Bunny Bunch T-Shirt, with our
new logo featuring "Whiskers", one of our an angel bunnies.
Whiskers was rescued from a high kill shelter in December. During his
health check at the Burrow we found a large jaw abscess, plus malacluded
front teeth. Upon further examination we found that his cheek teeth
were overgrown too. Whiskers had his front teeth removed, his cheek
teeth trimmed and his abscess treated.
Whiskers will need ongoing tooth trims, but is a happy, healthy, bunny
living with four other rabbits. Thanks to your donations we are able
to help rabbits like Whiskers and continue to do our rescue work.
Get your tshirt online now by donating via
Paypal, or mail a check to Bunny Bunch, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708.
Or stop by the Burrow. Please write "T-Shirt Fundraiser" on
your check or on the paypal form. All T-Shirts are black. Please
specify size S, M, L, XL. Thank you for your support!
Can You
Help This Bunny?
5/12/2009
UPDATE-5/18/2009-I
FOUND A HOME!
This little bun was thrown out of a car by an apartment complex. Luckily the bun was not hurt. A volunteer for a kitten rescue found the bun, but are unable to keep her. If you have room in your heart and home please let us know, email Caroline or call the Burrow at 909-626-3946.
TV Needed at the Burrow
5/5/2009
We are in need of a flat screen television for our classroom at the Burrow. We plan to show educational DVD's about rabbit care. But we need your help to get a TV.
We would love to have one donated but have had no luck so far. If we can raise $800 we could purchase one and start our education plan right away. Hundreds of people visit us at the Burrow to learn about rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas. We do have volunteers to teach people, plus handout care. But, if we were able to have our educational DVD's showing at all times people would learn much more.
You can make a donation towards our TV via Paypal and put TV in the Paypal comments section, or send a check to The Bunny Bunch/TV, P.O. Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708.
Every day rabbits lose their homes because people do not know the right way to care for them. Help us make a difference and show them how wonderful rabbits can be living safely indoors.
Thank you to
Wetzels Pretzels in Chino Hills!
4/20/2009
For helping to raise Easter awareness for rabbits and raising money to support our rabbit rescue.
URGENT - Rabbits Need
Your Help!-UPDATE!
4/2/2009
UPDATE-Thank you to everyone who donated to save these rabbits lives, and to all the volunteers who care for them at the shelter and who are caring for them in their homes until we have room at the Burrow. We ended up saving thirteen rabbits!
A local shelter has nine rabbits that we need to get out ASAP. The cost to rescue the rabbits is $40.00 each. We have received a donation to rescue three so far and have those buns in our care, but we still need to raise $240.00 to get the rest out. Please let us know if you can help. Email Caroline or call 909-591-7200.
Little Willy Update
4/2/2009
This
is Little Willy in his new home. As you can see he has all his hair
back and has grown into a beautiful rabbit. We were not able to find
any reason for him losing his hair as baby. He is now a happy healthy
rabbit, and grew to be the same size as his brothers. Thank you to everyone
who donated to help Little Willy. Because of our supporters we have
another happy ending. Read about when we rescued little
Willy.
Paper Towels
and Trash Bags
3/24/09
Thank you to everyone who brought in paper towels to the Burrow! We have enough to last us at least a couple of weeks. We are now in need of 40 gallon (OR LARGE) trash bags. Please bring them to the Burrow if you are able to help out.
Chocolate
Easter Bunnies
3/24/09
We have chocolate Easter bunnies available at the Burrow for a $3 donation. On the back of the box is information about not buying a real rabbit for Easter. Be sure to stock up before we run out. These make great gifts for friends and loved ones. By buying a chocolate bunny, you will know that you are part of making a difference by educating people about why not to buy a rabbit for Easter.
Sponsor
a Bunny for Easter
3/24/09
At
the Burrow we over 100 rabbits waiting for homes. Each of these rabbits
needs daily hay, veggies and pellets. If you can't give a rabbit a home,
why not become a sponsor? For a donation of $25.00 you can help towards
the cost of care for a rabbit at the Burrow. We will send you a framed
photo of your sponsor rabbit. Plus if you are local you can come and
meet your sponsored rabbit at the Burrow. Wouldn't it be great if every
bunny at the Burrow got a sponsor by Easter?
To sponsor a bunny you can donate via Paypal,
or call in a credit card to (909) 626-3946 (leave us your phone number
if you get our machine and we will call you back), or mail a check to
Bunny Bunch/Sponsor a Bunny for Easter, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708,
or just stop by the Burrow during our open hours. If you would like
to choose the rabbit you would like to sponsor at the Burrow, visit
our Adopt a Rabbit page
to view rabbits with (TB) after their name - these rabbits are currently
living at the Burrow and need sponsors.
A CHRISTMAS BUNNY MIRACLE
3/24/09
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Animals have been a major part of my life since I was five-years-old and we got our first kitten. Currently my house is home to four cats, all rescued, and two bunnies (adopted from Bunny Bunch about two years ago) and they bring joy and laughter and plenty of loving every day of the year. One night this past Christmas season I was lying in bed reading and suddenly had the strongest urge to check the Bunny Bunch website. I got out of bed and turned on the computer. There I found a pair of bunnies in need of rescuing from a horrible shelter before they were euthanized. I immediately called Bunny Bunch and was amazed when Caroline herself answered the phone around 8:00. I expressed my desire to help the bunnies in need. As it turned out, those bunnies had been rescued but Caroline and the volunteers were trying to rescue another bunny scheduled to be euthanized the next day. They needed $50. Money was tight yet I promptly took out my credit card and donated that amount. Caroline was so pleased she asked me if I wanted to name him, a white bunny with pink ears, nose, and eyes. I was delighted and chose the name Snowshoe. I went to sleep that night with joy at being able to help rescue a bunny from certain death.
The other part of the miracle arrived the next day when I received a Christmas card from my sister who lives in Florida. Tucked into the card was a Christmas check to spend on "whatever would make me happy." The check was for exactly $50! I will always be a believer in the theory that miracles often come at Christmastime.As I got into bed after I'd made my donation, I felt that I had received a precious gift -- the chance to save a bunny's life. Want to receive such a wonderful gift? Go ahead and help a bunny! Sincerely, Mari Bailey
Beatrix the Bunny is Safe
3/09/2009
Beatrix
was found wondering the streets of Los Angeles lost and alone. A very
nice lady found her and took her home which saved her life. It wouldn't
have been long before a predator, car or uncaring human would have got
to her.
The lady that found her was unable to keep her so she needed to find her a safe home or a rescue to take her. She had no luck finding a good home so she had her spayed and brought her to a Bunny Bunch foster home. Upon doing a health check our volunteer discovered that Beatrix's spay incision had become badly infected and inflamed, in fact the incision was open - the skin had healed, meaning another surgery had to be done in order for this poor bun to survive.
Beatrix was rush to emergency where the vet did surgery right away. We are happy to report that she is now recovering nicely in her foster home and as soon as she has healed and finished her meds she will be at the Burrow waiting for her forever home.
You can donate via Paypal to our Angel fund so we can continue to help rabbits like Beatrix. Or, you can mail a check to The Bunny Bunch, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708, or stop by the Burrow, as we will have a donation jar for Beatrix there.
Because of people
like you we are able to save hundreds of rabbits who otherwise had no
one that cared about them. Thank you!!!!
We are in Need of Paper
Towels at the Burrow
3/4/09
We are in desperate need for paper towels for the Burrow. We are down to three rolls after our deep cleaning today. If anyone can donate some please let us know, or just bring them to Burrow. Thanks a bunny bunch!
Happy Burrow Bunnies in
Bunny Beds!
3/1/2009
For all our
you who joined in for our "Buy a Bunny a Bed Fundraiser",
we thought you would like to see how happy you made our bunnies.
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The picture above shows just how small Little Willy is-the dollar bill is bigger than he is! So far he is thriving. He is still much smaller than this two brothers, but is eating and pooping like crazy! He has learnt to keep warm by snuggling in between his brothers (shown above). He wears a sock as a sweater, and has a constant source of heat from a heating disk if he chooses to use it. We have not been able to find out why he has no hair, or why he is so much smaller than his brothers. But the good thing is he is active and growing. Stay tuned for more Little Willy updates!
Temporary Care Needed
for Harvey & Penelope
2/12/2009
Two bonded bunnies need your help - Harvey and Penelope. Back last December, the bunnies were in their owner's car when it was stolen. The car & bunnies were recovered, but during the ordeal, Harvey fractured his spine (maybe when the thieves were holding him, he struggled...?). With limited funds, we worked with Harvey and Penelope's owner to get Harvey's bladder functioning again after his spinal injury and taught the owner how to bathe him. He does walk some with his hind legs and is doing great, but needs periodic butt baths. Penelope is overweight and also gets a messy butt, so she also needs periodic cleaning. In January of this year, when their owner got pneumonia and was hospitalized, she snuck out of the hospital to bring the bunnies in to Dr. Domotor's to be boarded, then she returned to the hospital.
As you can see, she really cares about her bunnies. A few weeks ago, Harvey and Penelope's owner was arrested on a minor charge. We are still waiting to find out how long she will be in jail. So the bunnies have been at the Pasadena Humane Society for the past few weeks, and we have just now gotten permission to pull the bunnies from the shelter.
Can you help temporarily? If so, please email Kim, or call the Burrow at 909-626-3946. Thanks a bunny bunch.
Little
Willy
1/30/2009
This
cute little guy came to us with his two baby brothers. As you can see
he has lost all his fur. We rescued him from a city shelter so we have
no history on him. So far he is doing well, but we need to do a full
medical work up to find out what is wrong. If you would like to help
Little Willy please send a donation towards his medical care. You
can donate now thru Paypal, or mail a
check to The Bunny Bunch, 4601-1
Brooks St, Montclair, CA 91708. Please let us know either way that your
donation is for Little Willy.
Help Baby
Snowy
1/6/2009
Baby
Snowy was found in someone's front yard with an injured back leg. Luckily
the person that found him had heard of the Bunny Bunch and brought him
to us right away. Unfortunately
we discovered that the leg was broken. We took him to our rabbit vet
who did x-rays that showed his femur was broken in eight places. The
pieces of bone were too shattered to repair so we decided it would be
best for him to have his leg amputated.
He is now recovering in our care. He is a tiny 2 pound white bun with lovely blue eyes. He loves people, loves to be held and gets around just fine. We will be getting him neutered next week, and after that he will be available for adoption.
Please let us know if you are interested in giving him a forever home by filling out an adoption form. If you can't adopt but would like to help him please donate to "The Baby Snowy Fund." His surgery was $600. You can donate now thru Paypal, or mail a check to The Bunny Bunch, 4601-1 Brooks St, Montclair, CA 91708. Please let us know either way that your donation is for the Baby Snowy Fund.
Happy New Year everyone! Because of your support Baby Snowy will have a happy ending.
We Have A Winner!
12/31/2008
Congratulations to Tina Montes! She is the proud winner of our Bunny Quilt Raffle! Thanks to all of you who participated.
Happy Holidays
from the Bunny Bunch
12/24/2008
We are happy to report that the rabbits we posted on the news all got rescued from the shelters and are safe and sound at the Burrow. In fact, we got enough donations to get a few more out as well. We also received enough donations to get all the rabbits spayed or neutered that were rescued from the Santa Ana Canyon. They will be available for adoption at the Burrow in January. They are all super friendly, and as sweet as can be. On top of all that, we received enough donations for all the rabbits at the Burrow to have a cozy bed for winter. Thank you everyone for caring so much and making a difference.
The Burrow is closed for the holidays, reopening on Friday, January 2nd at noon. We will still ship out orders from the Boutique. If you need to pick up supplies please call the order line (909) 548-0034 and we will arrange to meet you at the Burrow, when we are caring for the buns.
URGENT! Eight Young Rabbits
Found in Santa Ana Canyon
12/10/2008
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A few days ago, we received a call from a person who had been jogging in the Santa Ana Canyon. She saw nine young rabbits on a hillside. They were domestic rabbits who had been left to fend for themselves by an uncaring human. Luckily the jogger was a person with a good heart. She was able to rescue seven of these lovely little rabbits and will be bringing them to the Burrow so we can asses them, have them spayed or neutered and find them good homes. Unfortunately, one rabbit had been killed when she returned to rescue them. We currently don't have any low cost spay/neuter, so we will need to raise about $700 just to get these buns fixed. Then, of course, we will be in search for homes for them. Can you help us help these little darlings? Donate now to help the Santa Ana Canyon babies. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!
Holly Noel
Needs Your Help
12/4/2008
This
poor bun was found running around a neighborhood in this condition.
Luckily a Bunny Bunch volunteer saw a post about the rabbit needing
help and jumped in to rescue her. By donating to our angel fund we will
be able to continue to help rabbits that have medical needs. Donate
now to help Holly Noel.
Buns Need Help ASAP!
12/1/2008
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These two poor buns are at a shelter and need help ASAP! If you are interesting in adopting or being a sponsor please let us know. A $50 donation will allow us to get them out of the shelter and into the Burrow where they will be safe until a forever home can be found. Please email Caroline or call (909) 626-3946.
Its Time to Start
Ordering Holiday Gifts for Your Buns and Your Friends!
11/18/2008
By shopping at BunnyBunchBoutique.com
you will be helping us buy hay and veggies for hundreds of rescued rabbits!
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Bunny in Urgent Need of
Home
11/4/2008
This
bunny is in desperate need of a home. She has been at the shelter awhile.
She will be spayed upon adoption. Her days are numbered, so she needs
a home asap. Email Kim or call 909-591-7200 if you can help.
Upcoming Events
11/05/2008
White Rabbit,
Black Cat Holiday Party
Saturday, December 13th from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the
Dean Holmes Swim Club in Diamond Bar
Silent Auction, Bunny Photo Contest, Pot Luck, Raffle
Bunny Bunch Boutique- Lots of Bunny Christmas Presents!
View flyer now!
Holiday Photo Fundraiser
Bring your buns or piggies in for a photo on our holiday set at the Burrow, 4601-1 Brooks St in Montclair, now through December 24th, during our regular open hours. For a $10 donation you will receive a framed print of the photo of your choice. For a $35 donation you will receive a printed photo, plus we will send a copy to your email for you to use as you like.
Two Cats Looking for a
Loving Home
11/6/2008
We don't normally have cats on this website, but these poor cats lost their home after five years. If anyone knows of a good home please let us know. You can view the flyer for the cats here.
BEAUTIFUL
BUNNY THROW RAFFLE!
10/27/08
Handmade
with love, this custom bunny throw is simply wonderful. Each of the
16 bunnies is hand cut and stitched using a different, beautiful fabric.
You can see in this close up there is a bunny for everyone - up ears,
lops, half lops even helicop lops!! What a fun gift for yourself, or
a friend! This picture only shows ½ of the throw, which measures
54" x 63". A pocket has been sewn into the back on top to
easily insert a pole to hang and display as a piece of art in your home.
Tickets are available for $5.00 for one ticket, $20.00 for five tickets, $60.00 for twenty or $100.00 for forty!!
Each time you purchase a ticket you are directly contributing to the bunnies in our care, for food, medical expenses, living quarters, and to the bunnies still waiting for us to be able to rescue them from high kill shelters.
The
winning raffle ticket will be drawn at our Holiday Open House event,
Sunday December 21, 2008 at The Burrow. This is just the event you need
to get in the Holiday spirit, and stock up on last minute gifts for
your bunnies, chinchillas, guinea pigs, friends, and yourself!! We will
have our Holiday photo set ready, so bring your bunny and get a wonderful
picture for a $10.00 donation. Enjoy Holiday music, snacks, Boutique
sale specials (yeah!!) and see the Bunny Throw on display in our Hop
Café.
pssst….have you seen our bunny pajamas (for people) in the boutique?
What a great winter gift!
Other fun events to see the Bunny Throw between now and the raffle drawing include a special adoption event at Irvine Animal Care Services and our 1st Annual White Rabbit Christmas party on December 13. Please check the website for details and more events!
Tickets can be purchased at The Burrow, by mail (send a check marked "QUILT"), at any of our events, or via paypal on line at www.bunnybunch.org - click on the "Donate" tab and be sure to write "QUILT" in the notes section.
The Bunny Bunch 2009 Calendar
is Available for Purchase Now!
10/12/2008
By purchasing this calendar, you will help us be able to continue the
rescue work we do for rabbits. Each of the rabbits in this calendar
have their own rescue story, all with a happy ending. Buy
it now! Each calendar is $12.00. Thank you for your support!
Oxbow Update
10/11/2008
Oxbow is no longer selling their products through their website. Bunny Bunch Boutique stocks quite a few of Oxbow's items. They can be picked up at our store in Montclair, or shipped anywhere in the US via UPS. Bunny Bunch Boutique provides hay, veggies, and toys to hundreds of rabbits that have been rescued. Please support us and help us rescue more rabbits by shopping at our storefront in Montclair, or online at www.BunnyBunchBoutique.com. Please let us know if you would like us to stock a certain item. You may contact us by email or phone-Local (909) 548-0034 or toll free at (866) 88 BUNNY.
Help the Bunny Bunch win
$10,000!
10/4/2008
Please
click on this link (or cut and paste the address below in your browser)
and vote for The Bunny Bunch! We could receive $10,000.00 - what an
impact that would make on our spay/neuter program!
http://www.care2.com/animalsheltercontest/69106/?refer=14454.08.1222314244.9988
Ziggy
Needs a Home ASAP!
9/9/08
9/28/08-Ziggy
update! Ziggy is now in foster care and looking for a forever home.
Click here
to fill out an adoption form.
Ziggy is at a high kill shelter and needs a home ASAP. We are full at the Burrow so we don't have a space to put him. Please call 909-591-7200 or email us if you can help. He was turned into the shelter by his human.
Jet Update
9/4/2008
Jet, now Jetta (female) is coming to the Burrow today (See her story below)! Thank you for making this happen. We received more donations that we needed for Jetta, and, it just so happens that another rabbit was left at the shelter so we will be getting her out too. Photos to be posted soon. Thank you for your support!
Can
you Help Get me Out of This Shelter and into The Bunny Bunch Rescue?
8/31/2008
This
is Jet, a very sweet rabbit. Jet is at a high kill shelter and needs
a home, or sponsor to pay for the shelter fees and a neuter. If you
can help him please email us straight away as his time is very limited.
A $40 donation is all that is needed to save him. If you are interested
in helping Jet, please email Caroline,
or call the Bunny Bunch Hotline at 909-591-7200.
Rabbit Crisis in Southern
California
7/18/2008
A few years ago, rabbits became the third most popular house pet. Fortunately, more people know that rabbits should live in the house and not outside in a hutch.
There is easily accessible, valuable information about proper rabbit care available on the Internet, as well as at rescue events and veterinary offices. Therefore, many more rabbits have been provided with a safe, indoor environment, the right diet, a litter box. They are spayed or neutered as well as taken to an exotic vet who is rabbit knowledgeable.
Unfortunately, more and more rabbits are being turned into city and county shelters, dumped in the streets, schools and parks. Now they have become the third most dumped animal.
Here at the Bunny Bunch we receive numerous calls and emails daily from people who have found a rabbit, who no longer want their rabbit, as well as requests from city and county shelters asking us to take rabbits so they don't have to kill them. The shelters are always overloaded with rabbits no one wants anymore.
The most common reasons people decide to give up their rabbits are that they are moving, or, that the child they got the rabbit for has lost interest, doesn't take care of it anymore, or has moved out.
Rabbits
move fine from city to city, even across the county. People have even
moved overseas with their rabbits. Parents need to be responsible and
take over the care when the child moves out.
Getting a rabbit or any pet for a child is a huge mistake in the first place. When your child loses interest, who will take care of the animal? When you want to get rid of the "pet', what is that teaching your child; that animals are "throw away" pets or the life is expendable? Having a rabbit as part of the family can be a rewarding way for a child to grow up, if the children are well behaved and supervised at all times. Children should never be allowed to handle small, fragile animals like rabbits without constant adult supervision. They should also not be tasked with the feeding, cleaning and care of an animal when they can not even fully take care of themselves. This does not teach them responsibility like many parents think it will. It just teaches them what it is like to see a poor, defenseless animal suffer, or get injured and die. Do you really want your children the witness this?
Before
you get a rabbit, or any other kind of animal, please take the time
to learn about their care and their life span. A rabbit can live over
twelve years, a guinea pig can live eight years or more, and a chinchilla
can live sixteen plus years. Only adopt if you can make a commitment
to care for the animal for the rest of its life.
"FUR IS DEAD"-PETA
and The Bunny Bunch
7/10/2008
Who
does People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) call when they
need bunnies for an anti-fur campaign? Ther Bunny Bunch of course!
The celebrities were all instructed in proper bunny handling to ensure the buns' safety, and the little buns relaxed between between shots in a special green room with, appropriately, greens, and hay-filled litter boxes. The celebrities were all curious to hear stories about their co-stars, and to learn about spay/neutering, potty training and indoor living.
The photogenic little buns were scared in the beginning because of the flashing lights, but they were soon cruising around the couch and the room,checking out their new playground. Plus, the celebs gave them hours worth of headrubs and kisses, which ake any bunny relax.
After their adventure ended, the fuzzy superstars went back to their foster home to relax and see their other siblings. Their next project, they hope, will be moving into loving forever homes!
News
Article on Santee Alley Animals
7/5/2008
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Rabbits Need
Home ASAP
6/23/2008
These three lovely rabbits have only two weeks to find a home before they end up at a shelter. Their human has lost their home. PLEASE let us know ASAP if you are able to give a loving forever home to these deserving loving rabbits. Please email caroline@bunnybunch.org.
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Allison and Jack (OR) Allie is a blonde/orange mini-lop. She is extremely loving. Jack is a small, oatmeal gray bunny who loves to be around people. Queenie (OR) is oatmeal gray and white. She has lovely ears that stand up and she is the most love-obsessed bunny ever. She absolutely loves attention and comes and sits in your lap for strokes. Click here to fill out an adoption form.
IT'S
HOT OUT THERE!
6/23/2008
In Southern California it has been over 100 degrees for days now. Rabbits cannot survive the heat outside, or inside without air-conditioning. Or, without lots of help from you to stay cool.
If your rabbits live indoors make sure you have your air running, even when you are not home. Also, be prepared in case you lose power.
If your rabbits live outdoors BRING THEM INSIDE. Even if you set them up in a small bathroom, crate or large carrier during the hot parts of the day, its better than being outside (with air-conditioning inside, of course).
Rabbits cannot cool themselves by sweating like people do, and they can't pant like dogs to cool themselves down. Imagine not being able to sweat or pant, and having a fur coat on in this hot weather. The outcome is death. Here are some tips to keep rabbits cool without air-conditioning:
If your rabbits are outside they must be 100% in the shade. Add a misting system so the mist can cool part of their living area during the day. If hay or pellets get wet make sure you replace them as they will mold. Your rabbit does need to have a dry area so make sure the misters are only on part of his living quarters.
People often say that wild rabbits survive outside so why can't domestic rabbits. Wild rabbits dig burrows where they spend the hot part of the day in the cool underground soil. If your rabbit is outside in a hutch or cage they are not able to get away from the heat and are often found dead due to heat stroke, which is a horribly painful way to die. Fill several two liter soda bottles with water and freeze. Keep one or two in your rabbits living area throughout the day, and at night if it is hot. Be sure to replace them when the ice has melted. Use a couple of marble tiles for your rabbits to lay on. They stay cool compared to other materials.
Your rabbits drinking water will become very warm. Get large crocks for water and fill with ice cubes and water, adding more ice cubes as often as you can throughout the day. Don't forget in hot weather rabbits will drink more water, even if they are indoors.
A fan alone will not cool a rabbit as they don't sweat. But it can help move the air around. If you drape a wet towel over your rabbits living area and have a fan blowing on it that will help cool the air. Rabbits cool themselves through their ears, so wetting their ears with cool water can help too.
Heat Stroke
If your rabbit starts panting or is wet around the mouth or nose area, he or she could have heat stroke. If this happens cool you rabbit down straight away by cooling the ears with cool water. Lay your rabbits on a towel that has been soaked in cool water. You must take your rabbit to a rabbit knowledgeable vet right away.
Shelter Rabbits Need Help Too!
There are many rabbits in city and county shelters that are housed outside. You can help by becoming a volunteer with Bunny Bunch. We send volunteers to shelters to take ice water bottles, set up cooling systems and keep the rabbits as cool as we can. You can also help by fostering a rabbit in your home.
Please keep your rabbits alive by keeping them cool! For more information please contact caroline@bunnybunch.org.
These
Buns Need Homes Quickly!
6/12/2008
Pongo
and Natasha are a couple of crazy lops! They are absolutely GORGEOUS
(much more so than this photo shows) and provide hours of entertainment
with their silly antics. They love to explore and play with their toys
and boxes. Natasha is a 3-year old black lop with very shiny, lovely
fur. Pongo is a 2-year old Harlequin-Lop mix in beautiful shades of
silver. Natasha has a spine injury that is barely perceptible from the
outside, but Xrays showed injury, especially around the neck plus osteoporosis
throughout the spine. She is on daily pain medication which she has
responded really well to. Based on her activity level and appetite,
she doesn't appear to be in any pain at all. (She frequently jumps up
on top of the box in her ex-pen, and even recently jumped out of her
ex-pen!) Pongo is very intelligent and independent and can occasionally
be a little aggressive towards Natasha, usually around mealtime. This
behavior has subsided greatly lately, and they are both making huge
improvements in their attitudes. Since Pongo is a bit possessive of
Natasha, it would be best if this pair were housed away from other rabbits.
This spirited pair are a bit messy when it comes to their litterbox
habits, too, probably in part due to Natasha's spine injury and also
due to being territorial around the other rabbits in their current home.
They will need an extra large enclosure, and some extra TLC will go
a long way with this pair. If you meet them and fall in love, you will
not even mind the little extra work required to take care of them!
Ayashe
is a pretty Rex girl. She is adorable and loves to play with her toys.
Ayashe is overweight, so she needs a lot of space to exercise and a
strict diet of mostly hay. Additionally, she is very shy and needs someone
who can be patient as she learns to trust humans. At this time, an experienced
bunny home without children would be best for Ayashe, because she has
bitten in the past when frightened. However, she has made a lot of progress
in this area since being removed from the shelter, and we are sure she
will continue to come out of her shell and be a very sweet bunny over
time. We estimate her age to be around 3 years old.
If you are interested in these buns, please click here to fill out an adoption form, or email Caroline.
Volunteers
needed!
5/18/2008
Our
new location "The Burrow" is a great success. We have had
lots of adoptions for rabbits, chinchillas and guinea pigs. We have
also held low cost spay/neuter clinics for the public. Our store "Bunny
Bunch Boutique" has had lots of sales of our never ending supplies
of toys, hay, chews, goodies and more.
If you have ever thought about helping animals, the Burrow is a great
place to do it. On a daily basis we clean litter boxes, give out hay,
pellets and veggies, clean food and water bowls, deep clean living quarters,
groom lots of rabbits, chins and piggies. All our animals need one on
one time with volunteers to get lots of love and attention.
We also need help with phone calls, emails, data entry, taking pictures
of the animals, filing, general cleaning, fundraisring, events, mailing
and more! The list just goes on.
By volunteering here you will meet lots of lovely animals, lots of animal
lovers, and will have a sense of what it feels like to truly make a
difference. For more information you can email me at caroline@bunnybunch.org,
call the Burrow 909 626-3946, or just stop by during the hours we are
open. We hope to see you soon.
Joey the Angel
Bunny
4/17/2008
Joey
was taken to a city shelter by his humans, no longer wanted. As you
can see from his picture on the right he had a horrible jaw abscess
that had ruptured and scabbed over without treatment. Poor boy, whoever
had him didn't get vet care so his abscess turned into a chronic infection.
Luckily when he arrived at the city shelter our Bunny Bunch volunteer
Linda was there and rushed him over to the Burrow, the Bunny Bunch Headquarters,
for proper care. The infection was so bad the smell was unbearable,
she had to drive with the windows down. Joey was quickly put on pain
meds and scheduled for surgery the next day.
The abscess was so big there was not enough skin on the side of his
face to close up the opening after surgery, so the side of his face
was left open to heal. He needed a lot of pain medication, a couple
of different antibiotics, fluids, GI support and syringe feeding for
the weeks following the surgery. It took a quite awhile but little by
little Joey was getting better. The surgery was a success and his cheek
completely healed and even grew back fur. With all the TLC he got from
the volunteers he pulled though with flying colors. Currently he is
getting molar trims as his teeth have overgrown, but by keeping up regular
trimmings we are hoping his teeth will be corrected.
Now
you would never know Joey went through so much. He is a happy healthy
rabbit!
This story has a happy ending, because our Angel Fund was able to help
a rabbit in need, who otherwise would have been put to sleep. To donate
to our Angel Fund you can click here
or mail a check to: The Bunny Bunch Angel Fund, PO Box 2583, Chino,
CA 91708. You all make this possible.
Can You
Help These Rabbits?
UPDATE 3/12/2008
Good News!
All of the four rabbits below are going into homes or foster homes.
Thank you so much to everyone who helped us with this!
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These rabbits
are at a shelter and have limited time left. Please let us know if you
are interested in adopting. The gray lop and the white rabbits are females.
The dutch with blue eyes and the white (dirty looking) rabbits are males.
We will get the rabbits spayed and neutered, plus clean up the poor
dirty bunny. If you are interested please email caroline@bunnybunch.org
or call the Burrow at (909) 626-3946 ASAP!
Adopt
A Chocolate Bunny
2/21/2008
For
a donation of $8.00 ($10 if you would like it mailed to you) you will
receive a solid chocolate Easter Bunny made with premium European chocolate,
in a 8"x 4" keepsake tin (shown at left). On the back of the
tin we have put a message about adopting a chocolate bunny for Easter
instead of a real one. There are three chocolate bunny flavors: milk
chocolate, dark chocolate or milk chocolate with cashew truffle. They
are all delicious! Last year we sold out.
If you would like to order online, please click here.
Or, you can pick up your chocolate Easter Bunnies at the Burrow. Click
here for address and hours. All proceeds
from the chocolate bunnies help us to continue to rescue rabbits and
educate people about rabbit care.
Please join us with our Easter awareness program "Who
Killed the Easter Bunny". You can help in many ways. You can
put our flyer up anywhere you can to help educate people about rabbits.
Or, send people to us for rabbit care information so we can help them
understand all about rabbits and the proper care.
Every
year thousands of rabbits are bred to be sold at Easter time. Unfortunately
many of them die before their first birthday. Why? Because they
are treated like a toy and bought for children, or for adults who have
not done any research in properly caring for a rabbit. They are bought
on a whim. Please help us spread the word that chocolate rabbits
are for Easter. Real rabbits are for life.
Please email Caroline
if you would like to help sell chocolate bunnies, or have any questions.
The Burrow is Now Open!
12/11/2007
Come and visit our new Bunny Bunch Headquarters at The Burrow, 4601-1 Brooks St., Montclair, CA 91763. We have lots of lovely rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas waiting for homes of their own.
Our adoption
and store hours are:
Wednesday - 2pm to 8pm
Thursday - Noon to 6pm
Friday - Noon to 6pm
Saturday - 11am to 4:30 pm
Sunday - Noon to 4pm
Closed Mon & Tue
Bring your rabbit, chin or piggies in for a free nail trim, take home our free care handouts, or just come in to visit. Bunny Bunch Boutique has a full store for all of your shopping needs, full of toys, chews, living quarter items, hay, pellets, treats, gifts and much more. We are now featuring our new Bunny Playground.
This
is Lady. She was one of six baby rabbits that were left at the door
of a city shelter in a box at only a couple of days old without their
mother. Luckily the shelter called us right away to see if we could
take the babies in and bottle feed them. We did, the babies are now
adults.
We have lots of successful programs set up like this, but we want more…………
We have been approved to lease a building in the city of Montclair, California. This will be our "official" Bunny Bunch Headquarters.
We are planning on having rabbits, chinchillas and guinea pigs for adoption. We will be holding education classes and fundraisers, plus will have our Bunny Bunch Boutique store there for all your rabbit needs.
This
has always been our dream, and to make it come true we need to raise
$5,000 to get started. We need to paint, put in new flooring, get blinds,
three air-conditioning units, and a veggie cooler, plus set- ups for
our foster rabbits, chins and piggies. We need a security system, plus
lots of storage
for all our supplies.
As you may remember, earlier this year we rescued over 500 rabbits from a park in Garden Grove. We still have lots of these rabbits in foster homes, plus the rabbits that we rescue from shelters. We are sure by having our own center that we will expand our rescue, adoption and education efforts.
Please help us make this happen, by donating, volunteering and telling people about Bunny Bunch and what we do. If you would like to make a donation to our building fund, please click here. Make sure you specify your donation is for our Bunny Bunch Headquarters fund.
Please
email Caroline
if you are interested in volunteering. Thank you for helping to make
our dream, and our foster and rescue rabbits dream, a reality!
Irvine
Animal Care Center Needs Your Help!
6443 Oak Canyon, Irvine, CA 92618
949-724-7741
Off Sand Canyon between the 5 and the 405
Saturday, November 17th, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Irvine Shelter
is up to their ears in rabbits! Currently they have over 40 juveniles
and adult rabbits of all shapes and sizes, all looking for homes. Do
you have room in your home and heart to adopt a rabbit or two?
Bunny Bunch & Irvine Shelter volunteers will be on hand to answer
your questions about rabbit care. We will be doing free bunny dating
and free bunny nail trims.
Bunny Bunch Christmas Boutique will have lots of lovely gifts, for you,
your family & friends and of course your rabbits. Bunny Christmas
Stockings, Willow Christmas Trees, lots of chews, toys and hidies! All
rabbits lovers must come, for a day all about rabbits. Email Caroline
for more information.
Urgent
Situation at City Shelter
9/1/2007
An LA area
shelter has 48 rabbits that they can no longer keep, they had planned
to euthanize them this week. Someone is willing to help these rabbits
financially if we can find somewhere for them to go; the shelter is
agreeing to give us this chance. All our foster homes are full, so we
need to find somewhere else for them to go.
We have a volunteer who is going to pay for all the spay/neuters, any
medical care (they all seem in good health), will pay to transport them
and will pay for some care for hay, pellets etc. If needed, there are
new set ups of cages at the shelter that can go with them. The volunteer
had them made by CW Cages; they are sets of cages on wheels, all new.
The cages are too small for them to live in for a long time, but could
be used to save their lives till homes can be found. If you can help,
please call 909-591-7200, or email Caroline
or Kim.
Bunny
Expo 2007
Saturday, October 6th from Noon to 4 p.m.
On the lawn at City Hall, 13220 Central Ave, Chino, CA 91710
Print Flyer for Bunny Expo
Come
and join us for our 6th annual Bunny Expo for a fun filled day all about
rabbits. Meet our Garden Grove rescued rabbits, plus lots of other rabbits
looking for homes. We will also have guinea pigs for adoption.
Shop at our Bunny Bunch Boutique for all your rabbit needs. This year
we are featuring our new "Bunny Playgrounds". Chat with other
bunny lovers at The Hop Cafe while tasting our lovely baked goods.
Our silent auction will be packed with items you will just want to take
home. All funds from our silent auction will go to our building fund
so we can have our own place for all our foster rabbits.
Chat with us about your rabbit needs, questions and get advice from
our volunteers. Dr. Sari Kanfer will be there to answer your rabbit
health questions.
Join in our Rabbit Photo Contest. Bring photos of your rabbits and enter
them to win a Rabbit Gift Basket from Bunny Bunch Boutique. Categories
are "Cutest Bunny" "Cutest Pair or Group" "Cutest
Butt" and "Funny Bunny". $1 per entry. Our 2008 rabbit
calendar and guinea pig calendar will be available while supplies last.
Plus, we will have Bunny Bunch T-shirts available.
We will be doing free bunny nail trims and will have free rabbit care
handouts. If you plan to bring your rabbit, please bring them in a safe
carrier with water to drink and a frozen water bottle to keep them cool.
Come and show your support for the bunnies by spending a day with bunnies,
volunteers and bunny friends! Hope to see you there. For more info or
to donate items to our silent auction please contact caroline@bunnybunch.org
or call our hotline (909-591-7200).
Two Adorable
Bunnies Who Need a Home Soon...
8/19/2007
Stevie
and Creamsicle (VE) are two wonderful little guys who are losing their
foster home on August 27th. They urgently need a foster or forever home
asap.
These two boys were rescued from the Garden Grove water reservoir area along with around 500 other bunnies. They were tiny babies back then and one had the sniffles, but their foster mom took such good care of them and nursed them back to health. Once they were neutered they moved to a new foster home, where they've been happy but they need more than that. They really need a bunny proofed room or home where they can run around a lot. An x-pen is not sufficient for these young lads.
Stevie is a chill Hotot mix bunny who loves to stretch out and relax. Everyday is a lazy Stevie day. He doesn't mind being held, unlike his best pal, Creamsicle, a little orange and white Dutch who is slowly learning that he's now safe, unlike the old days back in the scary Great Outdoors. Creamsicle turns to Stevie for protection. They're both very sweet boys and are glad to have each other. Please email bunnystuff@hotmail.com for more information about these little guys.
Please
Help Sandy!
8/2/2007
Sandy was left at a shelter. She is already spayed and desperate
to get a home as a house rabbit. If you are interested in adopting her
please let us know ASAP as we don't have room in our foster program
to take her in. She is a already spayed beautiful outgoing Agouti female
half lop (one ear up, one ear down). Very friendly and curious.Please
call us at the Bunny Bunch at 909-591-7200, or email Caroline.
Click here
to fill out an adoption form.
Petsmart Selling
Baby Rabbits in 40 of Their Stores
7/25/2007
Petsmart has decided to sell baby rabbits in 40 of their stores as a "test". They have ordered up specially bred dwarf rabbits which they intend to spay or neuter at a very young age.
The Bunny Bunch and rabbit rescues nationwide are horrified by this decision. Petsmart, through it's charity Petsmart Charities, has been a friend of rescue for many years. Rescue and adoption groups have supported Petsmart's decision to not sell puppies, kittens and rabbits, which makes this decision to sell baby rabbits such a huge betrayal.
We are concerned for many reasons including these: READ MORE....
Sign Online Petition Against Petsmart Selling Baby Rabbits
Summer
is a Killer for Rabbits and Other Small Animals
7/16/07
Download Summer is a Killer for Rabbits and Other Small Animals! Keep your pets safe during the summer.
Many
PetsMarts Across the U.S. Will Soon Begin to Sell Domestic Rabbits
7/13/07
Below is their claim
to be responsible partners with Animal Welfare Agencies with regards to
cat and dog adoptions. As
rabbits are the third most popular pet, and thus the third most likely
to be abandoned and euthanized at animal shelters, shouldn't they be afforded
the same consideration?
PetsMarts Claim:
(Lives saved: 3,000,000 as of June 23, 2007) Each year between 6 and
8 million pets enter shelters in the United
States. Of those homeless pets, 3 to 4 million lose their lives simply
because they do not have homes. Because of the in-store adoption program
our PetSmart stores have assisted our Animal Welfare Agencies in placing
3 million pets into loving homes.
Since its inception
in 1987, PetSmart has chosen not to sell cats or dogs in stores,but rather
to encourage pet adoptions. What's more, to help address pet overpopulation,
PetSmart teams up with more than 3,400 local animal welfare
organizations throughout North America and donates space in store for
the PetSmart Charities' Adoption Centers, helping to place homeless pets
in loving homes.
By selling rabbits, PetsMart is attempting to boost the sales of rabbit related merchandise, and is not considering the welfare of the rabbits it soon will be exploiting.
Please voice your opinion to PetsMart in a letter, email, telephone call or in person at your local store! Tell them that you will not shop at PetsMart until they stop selling rabbits. Tell them how irresponsible PetsMart is, by including the following concerns:
-they
are adding to the problem of over-population, while unwanted
shelter rabbits are already dying.
-they
are increasing the likelihood that rabbits will be abandoned
outdoors where they cannot fend for themselves.
-they
are increasing the likelihood that rabbits will be turned in
to "kill" shelters.
-they
are not education those who purchase rabbits on good rabbit
care, rabbit health and rabbit behavior
-for
every rabbit sold, one in a shelter might die, and one in a
rescue will not get adopted, thus leaving rescues unable to pull
adoptable rabbits from "kill" shelters.
To contact PetsMart by Postal Service:PetsMart, Inc., 19601 North 27th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027
Telephone:1-(800) 738-1385 ext. 2518.
Email:Go to www.petsmart. com . At the bottom of the Homepage is a blue menu. Click on "Contact Us." Once on the "Contact Us" page, click on "Email PetsMart Stores."
To contact your local
PetsMart store:Go
to www.petsmart. com and click on "Store Locator" in the left
margin, blue menu, or in the blue menu at the bottom of the page.
We
did it!
Garden Grove Rescue Update
7/5/07
There
are only two (hard to catch) rabbits left at the park in Garden Grove,
we hope to catch them in the next couple of days. We
were able to save all the rabbits that were dumped at this location.
As you know from our previous updates, the trapping company did come in to the park and trap a lot of rabbits. We took all the rabbits we have room for from the trapping company, but at that time did not have enough room for all of them, so some had to go to the Orange County shelter. But, we paid the shelter for the rabbits as soon as they got there. That bought us some time to find more foster homes, plus the shelter would not be able euthanized the rabbits as now they belonged to us. It would ensure that they would be spayed or neutered at the shelter to prevent further litters from being born. We are picking up the last of the rabbits from the OC shelter this week.
We started this rescue not knowing how we were going to fund this rescue, where we were going to foster all these rabbits, and didn't even know if we would be allowed enough time to complete this rescue. Thanks to the wonderfully dedicated volunteers, those who donated money to help us with spay/neuter and medical costs, and to the media who publicized our needs. Because of all of you we were 100% successful.
Two new rabbits did get dumped there a couple of weeks ago, we were able to scoop them right up. We got them fixed and they are in a foster home waiting for a forever home. We have hundreds of rabbits from this rescue that still need homes, so now we will be working hard to seek out more rabbit lovers who can commit to giving these rabbits a lovely forever home.
We are waiting for the county to come through with what they promised us; replacing gates and fencing to help prevent more animals from being dumped at the park, as well as putting up signs about not dumping animals. Hopefully this will happen in the next week or two. After all our hard work, we need them to take care of the problem that started all this in the first place.
This rescue saved the lives of over 500 rabbits, plus some guinea pigs and many birds. It didn't cost the City or County any money at all. We are proud of this accomplishment, and are very thankful for all your support.
Desiree Needs
Your Help!
6/26/07
Sweet
Desiree was a neglected backyard hutch bunny and abandoned by her
former guardians to fend for herself when they moved out of their home.
We received a call from the Real Estate Agent of the new homeowners that
a bunny was left abandonded in the backyard. Val left immediately to go
and get her (thank you, Val). Desiree's eyes were weepy and her teeth
not so good either. Desiree needs to have head x-rays taken and possible
teeth surgery but head x-rays will tell us more. We need to raise some
money to have this done as the 500+ Garden Grove rescue has depleted our
medical funds. You
can click here to donate through Paypal or
mail a check to: The Bunny Bunch/Desiree, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708.
Can you help us help dear little Desiree? Right now she won’t eat any hay (which is critical to a buns GI tract and hay also keeps the teeth healthy and filed down), we have to soften her pellets in order for her to eat and she also isn’t eating vegetables (another important part of a buns diet) – so teeth are definitely suspect.
Thanks a Bunny Bunch. With your help Desiree may eventually find her forever home.
Garden Grove Rabbit Rescue Update
5/25/2007
The good
news is that we have been able to rescue 450 rabbits from the park in
Garden Grove so far. On May 19 we held three adoption events in different
cities and were able to place over 40 rabbits. The following day we did
a round up of 50 rabbits from the park.
On Monday the trapping company came in and started trapping rabbits. They
only caught a few in the traps. It seems that they do care about not hurting
the rabbits, so they fenced off a large area where the rabbits could go
in through a tunnel, but could not go back out. The next day there were
46 rabbits in it. We were able to take the rabbits and put them into foster
homes.
After taking in these 96 rabbits we were totally full, which meant that
rabbits being caught in the following days by the trapping company would
be taken to the Orange County shelter. We are trying to work with the
County, the trapping company and Orange County shelter in hopes of saving
the rest of the rabbits.
Currently there are 90 rabbits at the OC shelter brought in by the trapping
company, and it looks like we have foster and permanent homes for all
of them.
Of course, more rabbits will be going to the OC shelter next week once
the trappers catch them. So, we still need your help to find homes. Plus,
we still need donations to help these rabbits as the average cost to get
one of these rabbits fixed has been about $70.
Soon lots of pics of these buns will be under adopt
a rabbit on our website. All of these rabbits deserve to
be in homes, so please fill out our adoption
contract if you can help us by giving a rabbit or two a
home.
Thank you to everyone who has made this happen. As the end comes closer
we are hoping it will be a happy ending. If you have any questions or
for more information, please call us at 909-591-7200. Or email
Caroline.
Last Chance
to Help the Garden Grove Rabbits
5/9/2007
 Young rabbits rescued from the park. |
Right - Kanga was found with her right front leg shattered and a massive abscess on her left front leg. Her leg was amputated and the abscess removed the day after we rescued her. The surgery went too long for it to be safe to spay her too. She had six babies three days later. We helped feeding the babies by bottle feeding seeing that she had been through so much. Mother and babies are all doing very well. |  |
We have been able to rescue over 300 of the domestic rabbits from the park in Garden Grove, California where they were abandoned and left to fend for themselves. But now we only have until May 20th to rescue the remaining 200 adults, plus babies. On May 21st a trapping company is being hired.
We have been busy rescuing rabbits from the park, sexing, separating, getting them spayed or neutered and into homes or foster homes. But, we have no room left for the rest of the abandoned rabbits. Our foster homes are full so we need your help.
All these rabbits deserve forever homes. We have lots of lovely rabbits - singles, pairs, trios and groups already spayed and neutered just waiting for homes. To see the full story click here. You can also see video clips of the rabbits and volunteers as seen on Fox, ABC and CBS national news.
We have had wonderful support from animal lovers all over the country, we have found lots of lovely homes and have received donations to help with the spay, neuter and medical costs. BUT, we need more in order to make this a 100% successful rescue.
Unfortunately vandals get into this fenced off park at night time. We have found rabbits taped up in boxes, sling shots on the ground and so far have had five rabbits with broken legs and other injuries. So we need funding not just for spay/neuter and care, but for medical costs too. We have volunteers patrolling the park everyday and are hoping to get help from the police department at night time.
We are holding three big adoption events on Saturday, May 19th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will have lots of rabbits there for you to meet. If you are interested in adopting please fill out our adoption application by clicking here. We do prefer indoor homes as they are much safer, but we are accepting some safe outdoor homes too. While our standard adoption fee is $85, we are just asking for a donation of any amount if you can afford to give one, so that we can carry on the work we are doing for the rabbits.
On May 19th our events are being held at:
Petco 3820 Grand Ave, Chino Hills, CA 91710
Petsmart 7600 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 82647
Centinela Feed 1448 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401
For more information please call our hotline at (909) 591-7200, or email Caroline.
Time is running out, we have less than two weeks to find homes for all these rabbits and save them from a terrible ending!
Angel
Bunnies Sunny & Betsey
4/11/2007
We
are happy to report that Sunny has totally recovered after having
his leg amputated. You may have read his story a few months ago on our
news. Sunny was found in the street left to fend for himself. A caring
person came along, scooped him up and took him home.
One of Sunny's back legs stuck straight out making him unable to hop.
Luckily Sunny was brought to us to care for. Thanks to our supporters
we raised enough money to have his surgery done. As you can see, Sunny
is a happy rabbit, now able to run, hop and binky. Sunny has been neutered
and is now looking for a home of his own. He is a very sweet, kind loving
rabbit. If you are interested in adopting Sunny, please call us at 909-591-7200
or email Caroline.
Just
as Sunny was recovering from his surgery from having his leg amputated,
we came across another rabbit needing the same surgery. Betsy was
one of the rabbits from the Garden Grove rescue. She was found by one
of our volunteers at the park where we are rescuing the rabbits.
Upon X-ray we found that her leg has been shattered. We think it was from
someone trying to trap the rabbits. In fact this was the third rabbit
with a leg injury that we had found within two weeks. She too had her
leg amputated and has recovered nicely from her surgery. She is being
spayed next week, and two weeks after that we will be looking for a home
for her. She is a sweet, shyish little girl. Please email Caroline
if you are interested in Betsey, or call 909-591-7200.
Garden
Grove 500 Rabbit Rescue Update
4/4/2007
We
are up to our ears in rabbits, phone calls and emails. All of which is
super, thanks to all the help the media, rescue organizations and the
public is giving us.
The good news is that because we have had such a good response from people
wanting to adopt, we have been able to rescue more rabbits and are getting
them fixed and ready for transport to their new homes. The county has
agreed not to have a trapping company come in to trap the rabbits as long
as Bunny Bunch can get all the rabbits out in a timely manner.
If you have emailed us and offered to help by giving a rabbit a home,
by donating or helping us transport, we will be in touch with you very
soon. Because of the huge response to this effort, it is taking us awhile
to coordinate everything. We are solely run by volunteers. We really need
your help so please be patient and if you don't happen to hear from us
within the week, please contact us again. Make sure you give us the city
you live in and your phone number.
We
still don't have homes for even close to all the rabbits, so we are still
in search for more homes and rescues to help us. We also need vets
to help us with spay and neuter. We need to be able to do five to
ten rabbits at a time if possible. Even though one or two at a time will
help us too. Of course, we always need funding so we can continue our
efforts to get every single rabbit spayed or neutered and into a home,
from shelters and when rabbits get dumped from unwanted homes.
Thank you everyone for your support, these rabbits have no where to turn
and no one to help them so please be a part of making a difference. We
will be at America's Family Pet Expo in Costa Mesa on April 13th, 14th
and 15th. Please come and visit us and the rabbits there.
Media
Coverage of the Orange County Rescue
Click on the
links below to review local media coverage:
3/31/2007-Article in the Orange County Register: Click here
3/31/2007-Video Downloads of TV Coverage-Click here
4/2/2007-The Bunny Bunch on ABC-TV-Click here
4/6/2007- http://www.msnbc. msn.com/id/ 17936614/ from/RS.1/
8/23/2007 - http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=45138@kcbs.dayport.com
URGENT!!!!
3/23/2007
Urgent help needed for 300 to 500 bunnies in southern California. Companion bunnies, not wild bunnies, abandoned in a park are being killed by locals and will be destroyed by overwhelmed animal shelter (they are trying to help, but the number of rabbits is so high). Local rabbit rescue groups do not have enough permanent or foster space and need help immediately to save these bunnies. Anyone able to adopt rabbits to live indoors (think of them as being like cats that hop; litter trainable and want to live inside with the family), or even temporarily outdoors please contact us at 909-591-7200 or email caroline@bunnybunch.org to help. The rabbits are located in Orange County but we will find a way to transport them to anywhere in Southern California, and even other rescues across the United States. PLEASE contact us straight away.
Buster
Needs a Home!
3/8/2007
Buster was owner-surrendered after four years of being a classroom bunny. Apparently, the teacher wanted to teach the kids a lesson because they weren't taking care of him so she took Buster to the shelter. (Sadly, the lesson they learned that day was that animals are disposable.) Buster is a very social, friendly, neutered English Spot cross bun. He weighs about seven pounds but he tolerates being picked up and being held like a big baby. He's such a great boy - one who really deserves better than an outdoor cage at a shelter. He's been at the pound for a year (!) and that's only because he's such a sweet, mellow guy. Let's get him out and into a foster or forever home where he can finally be a proper house rabbit! Please email Caroline@bunnybunch.org if you are interested in adopting Buster, or call 909-591-7200.
Sunny, our new Angel Bunny
3/6/07
Sunny
is a very lucky bunny. He was found in the street by a very kind person
who scooped him up and took him home. Not knowing rabbits, the person
called us to say she had found a rabbit alone in the street. As you
can see Sunny's leg goes underneath him and out to the side, so he is
not able to hop or run. The chances of Sunny surviving in the street
were very small, in fact, next to none.
A couple of Bunny Bunch volunteers from Bunny Bunch LA drove Sunny out
to Bunny Bunch HQ in Chino, so we could assess him and get him the necessary
care. We had X-rays done to see what the problem was with Sunny's leg
and curved spine. From what we can tell it looks like an old injury
that healed along time ago. Sunny can still get around with his leg
like this, he can actually scoot all over the place. But, we decided
that by removing the bad leg, he would be able to get around better
and may be even hop one day.
Of course we need to raise the money to have this done, our vet is giving
us a nice discount but we still need to raise $400.00. If you would
like to donate to help Sunny the Angel Bunny you can click here
to donate through paypal or mail a check to: The Bunny Bunch/Sunny Fund,
PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. Your donation is tax deductible and will
help a bunny in need.
Updated pictures of Sunny will be on the news after his surgery.
Tom &
Jerry Update
3/5/2007
Thank you to everyone who donated money to help us with Tom's surgery. We are happy to report that Tom is doing very well and has recovered nicely. He is still on meds for now, but we hope to have him all ready for adoption in a week or two. Click here to read all about Tom and Jerry!
Come
see The Bunny Bunch at The American Pet Expo at the Orange County Fair
Grounds
April 13th, 14th & 15th - Click here
for more details
Pond
Rescue Help Urgently Needed!
2/19/07
There is a situation in Garden Grove, California that needs urgent attention. A drainage basin that is used to collect excess water runoff during the rainy season is being used regularly as a dumping ground for unwanted domestic rabbits. We estimate at this time there are between 300-500 domestic rabbits there. The area is surrounded by a sports field, shopping center and some residential homes. The rabbits frequently run into the streets surrounding the basin and are hit by oncoming cars. They are also frequently mistreated or tormented by people in the area, and found injured or dead. Not only is this traumatic for the rabbits, but also for the people in the area that do love and respect animals.
Several well meaning local people have been feeding these rabbits for a few years. As you can imagine, due to the breeding behavior of rabbits, it is well out of control. The Bunny Bunch has been asked to step in and help. In order to make this a successful rescue and keep ahead of the rapidly increasing rabbit population, we will need to be able to catch and house a large number of rabbits at a time.
Our plan is to be able to catch approximately 100 rabbits at a time, spay/neuter them, and find them permanent homes in groups. To be able to carry out this plan, we are going to need the following resources donated:
The
Bunny Bunch S.P.C.R.
