My House Rabbit's Blog http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog Celebrating House Rabbits Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:23:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 House Rabbit Society $5000 Thanksgiving Challenge http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/2009/11/05/house-rabbit-society-5000-thanksgiving-challenge/ http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/2009/11/05/house-rabbit-society-5000-thanksgiving-challenge/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:23:43 +0000 My House Rabbit http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/?p=767 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 Fort Worth.

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For more info, see: Sweet Binks Rabbit Rescue.

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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.

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Coco and Cosette

until Coco decided he needed to groom… maybe he got fur in his eyes somehow?

Coco and Cosette

He decided on a different formation when he finished grooming.

Coco and Cosette

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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.

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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.

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Get yours at their website before they sell out.

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One of the most recognized rabbits in the world will be returning to the world of literature today. Rabbit, along with Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, and the rest of the gang, invite readers back into the Hundred Acre Wood with new stories.

The book, Return to the Hundred Acre Wood, is the first authorized sequel to the classic stories by A.A. Milne. The new book, by David Benedictus, includes 10 new stories and a new character named Lottie the Otter.

For an excerpt, visit The Telegraph.

For more on Lottie the Otter, visit BBC News.

For more on Rabbit, visit Return to the Hundred Acre Wood.

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Artist Dennis Shrives created this stunning sand sculpture for the Santa Barbara Sand Castle and Sculpting Festival, which took place this past Saturday.

For more info: Santa Barbara Ed Hat

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