House Rabbit Society Rabbit Center Blog

Ridonculously cute photo of the day

2009-10-21T09:46:00-07:00

Courtesy, of course, of CuteOverload http://cuteoverload.com/2009/10/20/huh/

Bruno needs your help

2009-06-20T06:49:00-07:00

Bruno was rescued last summer from San Bruno mountain. He had been living up there for three months. While on the mountain he was bitten by ticks and developed masses on his neck. These wart like masses are caused by ticks giving him the Papillomas virus. Several of the masses were removed at the time he was neutered. One of the large masses return a few months later and was removed.

Several weeks ago the mass grew back. He was being treat by Dr. Carloynn Harvey at Chabot with an antibotic and a paste-like herb that we applied to the growth twice a day. Bruno did very well during these treatments. Today he was examined again by Dr. Harvey. The growth has not improved and Bruno will have to have another surgery as well as have the growth biopsy. There is a chance that the growth can progress to squamous cell carcinoma.

The surgery will run about $400.00 which will included the biopsy. Bruno is asking if anyone can help with a donation to pay for his surgery. We are a nonprofit so your donation will be tax deductible. You can help by making a donation through Pay Pal or by check made out to House Rabbit Society, 63 Calvert Ave. So. San Francisco CA 94080

Thanks in Advance
Donna Jensen
HRS/Burrown Inn
Rescuing Since 1991

Help Us Flush!

2009-05-28T08:02:00-07:00

We just found out that the plumbing at HRS Headquarters in California needs to be overhauled, and we need to raise $5800 quickly to fix it. Your donations to the new "Toilet Fund" will allow our staff and volunteers to be able to do their work and flush our troubles away! Thank you!

New HRS Visa Card!

2009-04-22T10:58:00-07:00

We're excited to announce a brand new way that you can support House Rabbit Society--the HRS Visa card!

When you apply for the new House Rabbit Society platinum Visa Card, UMB will donate $50 to House Rabbit Society the very first time you use it! And UMB will donate a percentage of all your future purchases on the card to House Rabbit Society as well! All of this is done at no cost to you, and no cost to House Rabbit Society!

The more of us who participate, the bigger the impact we can make. Each of the 3 custom House Rabbit Society card choices makes a statement about our mission and about you.

Please apply for your card now!

Link to our Site!

2009-04-03T12:59:00-07:00

Did you know you could link to the HRS site, to increase awareness of rabbit rescue, and to help us with fundraising? It's easy! Just go to http://www.rabbit.org/hrs-info/link-to-hrs.html and pick out a button, copy the code into your own website or blog's html, and you're done!

Volunteer Party!

2009-03-13T14:14:00-07:00

March is volunteer appreciation month and we're throwing a party for
the volunteers to celebrate! The volunteer party will be Saturday,
the 29th from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. We'll have pizza, snacks, and
drinks. (The food will be both vegetarian and vegan friendly.)
Please RSVP as soon as possible and let us know if you'll be bringing
someone with you. March is volunteer appreciation month and we're throwing a party for
the volunteers to celebrate! The volunteer party will be Saturday,
the 29th from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. We'll have pizza, snacks, and
drinks. (The food will be both vegetarian and vegan friendly.)
Please RSVP as soon as possible and let us know if you'll be bringing
someone with you. We want to make sure that we have plenty of food
to go around!

Here's the breakdown:

Who: You and a guest
What: Volunteer Party
Where: HRS Rabbit Center
Why: Because you deserve it! :)
When: Saturday, March 29th from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

University of Victoria newsletter is horrifying

2009-03-13T09:43:00-07:00

A description in a University of Victoria newsletter of how to kill, clean and cook the rabbits running wild on campus has animal rights groups hopping mad.

The article -- Cook up a pot of Rabbit Restoration Stew -- appeared in Essence, a newsletter put out by environmental studies students.

"Kill a nice fat UVic rabbit," wrote Abe Lloyd, a graduate student, who said he eats about one university bunny a month.

Full story here: http://www.canada.com/School+rabbit+recipe+bugs+some+bunny+fans/1381171/story.html

Fun Run for the Buns!

2009-03-05T12:59:00-07:00

Hey runners and walkers! If you're in California, we hope you'll join us at the Sacramento HRS chapter's Run for the Buns! To find out more, visit http://www.rabbit.org/rabbit-center/events/RFTB09web.pdf!

Wild Rabbits may not need your help

2009-03-05T07:24:00-07:00

Many people mean well when they contact HRS after discovering an "abandoned" nest of wild rabbits. Often they wish to "rehabilitate" them with some advice from others. The reality is fewer than 10% of orphaned rabbits survive a week, and the care that people attempt to provide can be illegal, unnecessary, and potentially harmful. The best thing you can do is put the bunny right back where you found him, in the general area, as the Mom will only come back at night to call and find him. Leave the area. If injured, please contact a Wildlife Rehabilitator or rabbit vet immediately.

Toy Making Class coming soon!

2009-03-05T06:53:00-07:00

Don't forget to sign up for our upcoming toy making class on March 29! Email class@rabbit.org for info!

Rabbits at PHS Need Your Help

2008-08-24T12:10:00-07:00

Peninsula Humane Society has a number of rabbits who were running loose in South San Francisco. 15 of them were brought to the shelter two weeks ago, another 7 came in last week, and Donna Jensen of Burrow Inn just caught five more and will be fostering some, as will Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. They are euthanizing rabbits from the first batch and could really use some adoptive or foster homes. As Donna says, having these rabbits being rounded up to be euthanized doesn't seeem right. If you can help, please contact Donna at waltbda@aol.com.

Great commercial with Amy Sedaris and her bunnies

2008-02-13T10:18:00-07:00

Yes, it's for Microsoft Operating system. But how many software commercials mention the House Rabbit Society?? And it also stars Amy Sedaris and her bunnies! Very cute and funny and highly recommended.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vC9taroEsI

The Rabbit of the Month Hall of Fame is back

2008-01-21T10:26:00-07:00

The Rabbit of the Month Hall of Fame is back up! If you're looking for the perfect bunny, or just like reading about bunnies, take a look--the link can be found at the top of the Richmond Rabbit Center's Rabbit of the Month page. Then click on any picture to go to the full story. Lots of these guys are still looking for homes, so you might just find the bunny of your dreams.

Photos of Adopted Rabbits Needed

2008-01-04T15:44:00-07:00

Attention everyone who adopted a rabbit from House Rabbit Society! We need your photos and videos.

We need your photos and videos. We are putting together a photo and video montage of rabbits adopted from The House Rabbit Society from any chapter. We are looking for crazy cute, super funny, and silly photos of your fuzzy butts. We are also looking for videos of your bunny doing crazy jumps, runs, binkies, and dance moves. Please send me all your links. If you have any questions send a email to celina@rabbit.org. Thank you!

Romeo's blog

2008-01-05T10:51:00-07:00

But soft! What light through yonder habitat breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun … or maybe a shooting star. Yes, my Juliet’s definitely more of a shooting star. She doesn’t stay still long enough to be the sun. Shooting stars really are kind of like bunnies, binkying through the sky.

But what I want to know is, why hasn’t anyone adopted us? It’s a year ago this month that we were bunnies of the month, back when we were goofy teenagers. And now we’re grown up—but still a little goofy—and still no one has stepped up to take us home. Why is that? We don’t make a mess of our pen like Brownie and Honda. We don’t hide in our box like Flopsy and Mopsy. Even when they brought those busloads of teenagers through the Rabbit Center and they all wanted to pet us, we were nice. (Well, Juliet got a little impatient after a while, but she got over it.)

And I won’t say anything about myself, but Juliet is superbeautiful. Really, those rakish ears—how can you resist? And black is such a stylish color—it goes with anything. So it’s time for someone to take the plunge and bring us home. All we ask is to take our raspberry treats with us.