Check out the adorable video of happy, enriched bunnies created by the RSPCA. You can find out more tips on providing enrichment to your bunny at the RSPCA site.
For more bunny enrichment tips, view the following articles by My House Rabbit:
Rabbit lovers in the northeast US: You may be interested in attending the annual House Rabbit Society / Rabbit Rescue & Rehab Conference on Sunday, October 23 from 10am – 5pm at the Radisson Hotel in New Rochelle, New York.
The rabbit care conference will cover topics such as rabbit behavior and training, bunny bonding, medical Q&As, demonstrations, goodies, and more! You may even run into actress/comedienne and longtime rabbit advocate Amy Sedaris!
For more information, see the Rabbit Rescue & Rehab website.
September 24-25, 2011 (the fourth weekend of every September) is devoted to learning about proper rabbit care and appreciating the unique companionship pet rabbits offer. Below is a sampling of how you can celebrate rabbits this weekend!
Various Rabbit Rescue Events
Saturday, September 24:
Sunday, September 25:
(If your rabbit rescue is hosting an International Rabbit Day event, contact us, and we’ll add you to the list.)
Rabbit Care Information
Check out our articles in Rabbit Care, Rabbit Behavior, Rabbit Health, and New to Rabbits? sections for information on providing a safe, happy environment for your pet bunnies. There is also a wealth of information on the websites listed on our Resources page.
Fun Bunny Gifts
Funny Bunny Videos
Bunny Binkying
Bunny Show Jumping
Baskets for Bunnies is a new nonprofit organization that assists rabbit rescues with supplies and funds. Founded by Gretta Parker, the organization hopes to take some of the fundraising burden off shelters, so they can focus their attention on rescuing more bunnies.
This year, they have chosen seven rescues to aid:
In the future, Parker plans to expand Baskets for Bunnies to include a spay/neuter program and to support rescues internationally.
If you are interested in learning more about Baskets for Bunnies, the rescues they support, or donating, please visit them at their website or find them on Facebook.
Back in 2009, we wrote about the limited options rabbit owners had when flying with their rabbit(s).
Petfinder has put together a new list for 2011 of pet friendly airlines, and there is another rabbit-friendly air carrier that we can add to the list.
Along with Continental Airlines, rabbits can now fly in-cabin on WestJet. However, Pet Airways (a pet-exclusive airline), which used to accept rabbits, now no longer does.
Here are some photos of our bunny garden this year. So far we’ve harvested for Coco and Cosette some bok choy, oregano, lettuce, mint, cilantro, strawberries, and a teeny tiny carrot that I pulled out by accident while weeding.
In this bunny garden, we’re growing lettuce, cilantro, oregano (which is trying to take over the entire garden), and basil.
Closeup of the romaine.
In this (mostly) bunny garden, we’re growing carrots, Swiss chard, basil, and a couple non-bunny items. We harvested bok choy from the corners earlier in the spring. In the background, you can see our pots of mint.
Do you have a bunny garden this year? If so, what are you growing for your rabbits?
For all the bunny lovers in the UK, this week is a wonderful time to learn more about proper rabbit care and get free health checkups.
It’s Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) from May 23 – May 29, 2011!
Here are a few facts about pet bunnies:
Watch an adorable video from the RSPCA of how rabbits act when they’re not stuck in a hutch all day:
To find out which places are offering free health checkups and other rabbit-related events, go to the event locator on the Rabbit Awareness Week website.
To learn more about rabbit care, see:
Marie Mead’s Rabbits: Gentle Hearts, Valiant Spirits, a beautiful book filled with uplifting stories about rescued rabbits, has gotten even better! A revised edition, being released this month, contains five new stories and two new articles.
From the author:
The impetus behind the revision is the excellent article titled “Modeling Love and Respect for a Classroom Rabbit,” written by elementary teacher Cheryl Rosemary Abbott. It provides interesting, down-to-earth guidance for teachers—and parents—about introducing children to a rabbit, bunny-proofing, rules for everyone’s safety, and the all-important issue of role-modeling love, respect, and responsibility.
You can purchase the book from the publisher or from Amazon.
To learn more about the book, visit:
Today is Earth Day! To celebrate, here are two articles relating to bunnies AND helping the environment.
7 Ways Rabbits are Environmentally-Friendly Pets
There are many benefits to owning a pet rabbit: they’re utterly adorable, they’re funny, they’re quiet, they’re clean… I could go on and on. But one thing many people may not realize is that rabbits are ecologically-friendly pets. [Read more]
Bunny Gardening for Beginners
One of the great things about owning a pet rabbit is that you can grow a lot of their food yourself in a backyard garden. In fact, you don’t have to be a master gardener or own a huge plot of land to grow a few of your bunny’s favorites. [Read more]
When Easter is around the corner, many people consider buying a pet rabbit, sometimes on a whim or as a gift for small children. While rabbits do make wonderful indoor companions (who can be litter-trained, just like cats), people should take the time to learn the reality of pet rabbit ownership.
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