NATIONAL
HRS RESCUE EMERGENCY FUND
House Rabbit Society has started a Rescue
Emergency Fund in order to help other rabbit rescue organizations. All donations coming in that specify "Rescue
Emergency Fund" will go exclusively towards this fund. We will use those funds to
make small, targeted grants to animal rescue organizations who are
involved in a large rescue. Funds can be used to purchase cages,
litterboxes, food, hay or toys, or can be used to fund spay/neuters and
other veterinary care. We will keep our members informed via this
webpage of how many dollars have been raised, and what rescue situations
have been funded. To make a DONATION
to this fund, be sure to include "Rescue Emergency Fund" in the
description field of the online donation form (donations via snail mail
are also gratefully accepted).
To apply for these funds, rescue groups and
shelters please Click Here.
Grants Made So Far: 5/2/07 Animal Friends, Inc. of Pittsburgh to help with a rescue of over 50 domestic rabbits in Pittsburgh.
5/11/07 Bunny Bunch of Southern California to help with a rescue of over 500 domestic rabbits in Garden Grove, CA.
5/25/07 Wild Rescue of Texas to help with a rescue of 45 domestic rabbits in the Fort Worth Area.
9/7/07 Louisville Metro Animal Services of KY to help with a rescue of 100 rabbits from a basement breeder.
9/28/07 Idaho Domestic Animal Welfare Group to help with a group of needy rabbits.
10/18/07 Sweet Binks Rabbit Rescue to help with a rescue of 30 stray rabbits in Plainfield, CT.
11/13/07 Chenoa Manor to help with a rescue of 40 meat rabbits in Chesterfield, MI.
11/21/07 Jackson County Humane Society to help with the care of 50 rabbits living in squalid conditions in W. Virginia.
1/21/08 Linda Baley to help with the rescue of 30 rabbits living on an island park in Redondo Beach, CA.
1/24/08 The Rabbit Haven to help with the rescue of over 50 rabbits and 60 guinea pigs in Scotts Valley, CA.
2/29/08 Luv-N-Bunns to help with the care of 52 meat rabbits about to be slaughtered in Michigan.
3/18/08 Rabbit Rescue, Inc. to help with the rescue and care of 400 rabbits from a cruelty case in Ontario, Canada.
4/9/08 The Responsible Animal Care Society to help with the relocation of hundreds of feral rabbits in Kelowna, BC Canada.
4/9/08 Edmonton Humane Society to help with the care of 129 rescued rabbits from a neglect case in Edmonton, AB Canada.
5/7/08 Wild Rescue of Texas to help with neutering and spaying unaltered and breeding shelter rabbits in Texas.
Wild Bunnies May Not Need Your Help!
Wild rabbits only nurse for a few minutes at night, and moms vanish the rest of the day. If you've disturbed a nest, put the babies
back and restore the fur/grass covering; the mother will move them over the next 48 hours.
More info... Read a Good Book Lately?
Hop on over to the rabbit reading room for reviews and recommendations.
In addition, access
amazon.com through any of our
links and 5% of the
purchase price of anything you buy goes to HRS.
About HRS
Founded in 1988, we are a nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing abandoned rabbits and educating the public about
rabbit care. We are headquartered in Richmond, California
and have over 120 licensed educators and fosterers and 30 local chapters across the
United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and Asia. To date we have rescued and found adoptive homes for 20,000 rabbits.
More Info Looking for Breeding Information?
We believe domestic rabbits should live primarily indoors and be
neutered or spayed.
Overpopulation is big problem,
and even breeding your rabbit a single time
can have consequences.
If you find yourself
with an unexpected litter of rabbits, we
do have some general information about newborn babies
that may be of use.
