The House Rabbit Society of Missouri has recently taken into their care a rabbit named Easter. He was found by a man in his backyard and was seriously injured. Unfortunately Easter has needed major surgery, including the amputation of a back leg. According to the HRS of Missouri, Easter has a strong will to survive and sweet personality.

The surgery is quite expensive and the HRS of Missouri is seeking donations to help defray the cost.

You can read the whole story and donate at their website: www.hrsmostl.org.

Here are some wonderful alternatives to getting a real bunny on a whim for Easter:

The Brave Bunnies by 22 Reasons

These adorable plush bunnies by 22 Reasons are $35 each. 10% of the proceeds is donated to the House Rabbit Society.

Stuffed Bunnies by Leaps & Bounds Rabbit Rescue

If you live near Roseville, CA, you can purchase one of these sweethearts in person at the Roseville Petco on Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 12 to 3:30 p.m. Bunnies range from $20 – $40 depending on the style, and all proceeds benefit Leaps and Bounds Rabbit Rescue. If you don’t live in the area, email nola_rabbitrescue@yahoo.com to arrange for a bunny to be shipped. Shipping costs $5.70.

Vintage Chocolate Easter Bunnies by Historical Chocolate Company

The Historical Chocolate Company is pleased to offer chocolate Easter bunnies patterned from antique chocolate molds, donating a portion of the proceeds to the Make Mine Chocolate! campaign and the House Rabbit Society’s Maryland, D.C. and Northern Virginia chapter. (Photo courtesy of PawPrints Photography )

Happy Easter from your friends at MyHouseRabbit.com!

Here’s a cute photo we came across today.

As Easter approaches, it is good to spread the message that:

1. Rabbits are not disposable, low-maintenance pets
2. With proper care, rabbits can live around 15 years
3. There are many homeless rabbits in need of forever homes, so it is better to adopt a rabbit rather than buy one.

Found Animals Foundation, Inc. has partnered with rescues in the Los Angeles area to help adopt out the overwhelming number of homeless rabbits by offering a LIVE streaming BunnyCam showing many of the adoptable rabbits in the area.

For more info:
Found Animals

If you live in the Los Angeles area and would like to adopt a rabbit, vist:
PetSave.org

And if you are thinking of adopting a rabbit, visit our Rabbit Care and Rabbit Behavior sections to learn how to properly welcome the new addition to your family.

Easter is just around the corner, and hopefully many of you are aware of the Make Mine Chocolate campaign which advocates giving chocolate bunnies instead of real bunnies as gifts. To extend upon that theme, here is a list of other Easter Bunny confections you may enjoy!

• Easter Bunny Cupcakes
  These look adorable and seem fairly easy to construct.
• Easter Bunny Sugar Cookies
  This is a recipe from Pillsbury that doesn’t require a cookie cutter for the shape.
• Easter Bunny Cake
  Another easy bunny construction that doesn’t require a special cake pan- just a round one. (A little different from the Easter Bunny cake recipe I posted about last year.)

Here’s another way to add a bunny into your Easter celebration: Bunny Cake!

This carrot cake recipe idea is from Betty Crocker. From reading the reviews, it seems fairly easy to make. Some people who didn’t like coconut skipped the coconut “fur” and just left it frosted.

Get the recipe here: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/Recipe.aspx?recipeid=36248

New Easter Bunny Cards are available at My House Rabbit’s Bunny Lover Gift Shop. The cards come in packs of ten and feature illustrations of a bunny, a newly hatched chick, and some colorful Easter eggs.