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Update: Luv-A-Bun’s Mass Rescue

My House Rabbit — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:43:08 +0000

Megan from Luv-A-Bun has kindly shared an update about the 34 rabbits they rescued in Lake Worth, Florida:

The babies are 4 weeks old in the pix and the adults are doing fabulously after everything they went through. Notice the bunny that has a heart on its side!

We have a pair traveling to a rescue in TN this weekend via the Bunderground Railroad and another pair going to a rescue in Tampa Thanksgiving weekend. It has been so heart warming to meet so many nice people who all share the same interest of helping the bunnies.

Thanks Megan and Luv-A-Bun for all your hard work!

New Book Reveals Rabbit Not a Native Species of Britain

My House Rabbit — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:25:02 +0000

Many of us grew up on Beatrix Potter’s classic Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny stories, and therefore equated rabbits as being native British animals. However, a new book by naturalist Christopher Lever reveals that actually European rabbits were first introduced to Britain by the Romans. By 1150 AD, the rabbit populations had stabilized, and rabbits became common dwellers on the British terrain.

For more information, see: The Telegraph.

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House Rabbit Society $5000 Thanksgiving Challenge

My House Rabbit — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:23:43 +0000

A generous donor has agreed to match donations up to $5000 to the House Rabbit Society until Thanksgiving (November 26, 2009). The money raised will go towards the Emergency Rescue Grant, a program that supports shelters involved in large rescues of many rabbits.

Recently the fund benefited the Luv-A-Bun Rescue in their rescue of 34 rabbits from a trailer in Lake Worth, FL.

Sweet Binks Adopts Out 1000th Bunny

My House Rabbit — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:07:01 +0000

Congratulations to Sweet Binks of Rhode Island for adopting out its 1000th rabbit today. The lucky bunny is called Maggie.

For more info, see: Sweet Binks Rabbit Rescue.

Luv-A-Bun Rescue Takes in 34 Rabbits

My House Rabbit — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:13:04 +0000

The Luv-a-Bun Rescue in Lake Worth, FL has recently taken in 34 bunnies rescued from a mobile home. The rabbits were crammed into 3 cages jammed with both living and dead rabbits.

Several of the rabbits were relative newborns and many had never been able to hop due to the cramped conditions.

The recently taken in rabbits have been spayed and neutered by local veterinarians Renata Schneider and Stefan Harsch free of charge.

Visit the Sun Sentinel for more on this rescue.

New Calendar

My House Rabbit — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:25:24 +0000

The Vancouver Rabbit Rescue and Advocacy in Vancouver, Canada has just released their 2010 calendar. The calendar is made up of submitted photos from rabbit-lovers. We submitted a few pics of Coco and Cosette, but we doubt they made the final cut. Proceeds from the sale of the calendar will go toward running the rescue. The calendar will soon be on sale, but a preview is available now on the VRRA website. Visit the site to check it out, www.vrra.org.

Endangered Kits are Born

My House Rabbit — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:55:00 +0000

The Columbian Basin pygmy rabbit has been on the state of Washington’s endangered species list since 1993. The population declined so much that biologists took in the last 14 wild rabbits to create a breeding program.

Among the institutions collaborating in the breeding program is the Oregon Zoo, which has been breeding Columbian Basin pygmy rabbits since 2000.

This year the zoo welcomed 26 endangered kits, or baby rabbits. This brings the total to 73 kits for the year among all the breeding programs.

Read more about the program at Zoo and Aquarium Visitor.

Radioactive Rabbit Poop

My House Rabbit — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:22:47 +0000

Although it may sound like a plot point in a comic book, there is actually radioactive rabbit poop in Hanford, Washington. As it happens 50 million gallons of liquid waste laced with radioactive salts were dumped in a radioactive reservation in Hanford more than 40 years ago. The dumping area is home to many jackrabbits. The rabbits’ warrens abut some of the dumping sites and the rabbits often lick the radioactive salt.

Recent stimulus money has aided the clean-up of the rabbit poop, which has trace amounts of radioactivity. Previously, large swaths of earth were dug out and disposed of to rid the area of the radioactive poop. Now, a helicopter is used to spot and map the piles of poop for crews to come in and clean up.

For more, visit the Seattle Post Inquisitor.

Scooter Riding Rabbit

My House Rabbit — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:12:00 +0000

Biscuit is a 2 lb Dutch with an unusual means of transportation, a scooter. Biscuit accompanies her owner on his scooter while he travels to work at a produce stand. There she becomes the center of attention as people stop by to say hello and watch her sample the wares.

Her owner, Coleman Rogers, has had house rabbits for pets for the last 17 years. His first was left at his house by a friend, and he was soon hooked on raising rabbits. Each of his rabbits has been litter box trained and cage-free. Biscuit spends most her time in Rogers’s kitchen.

For more on Rogers and Biscuit, visit North Fort Myers Neighbor.

World’s Oldest Rabbit

My House Rabbit — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:15:54 +0000

Jennifer Russell of Silver Run, Maryland is the owner of the world’s oldest living rabbit. At 15-16 years old, Heather was confirmed by the Guinness World Records earlier this month. Russell adopted Heather in 1995 with papers saying the rabbit was two years old at the time. According to Russell, Heather was quite the diva in her prime growling at cats that came too close, and while still spunky, the elderly rabbit now spends her time relaxing on the comforter and eating hay.

For more information, see wtop.com.