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HRS Celebrates 25 Years of Rescue

November 11, 2013 HRS

House Rabbit Society celebrates 25 years in 2013! To mark our accomplishments, we are offering a commemorative book, published on […]

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Buying a Little Time: A History of HRS 1988-2008

February 4, 2013 HRS

House Rabbit Society was founded by seven people at a dining room table in Alameda, California (the same table that’s […]

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A Look Back

February 2, 2013 HRS

Since the founding of House Rabbit Society in 1988, we have grown from a handful of fosterers in the San […]

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2008: House Rabbit Society’s 20th Anniversary

January 21, 2013 HRS

As HRS completes twenty years of service, we celebrate the 20.000 bunnies whose lives were saved, as well as those […]

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Chapter Histories: Part II

January 21, 2013 HRS

Our national history was reported in the last issue, and our chapter histories continue to be told. In looking back, […]

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Amy Espie: In Memoriam

January 10, 2013 HRS

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A New Headquarters

April 2, 2001 HRS

At last we were ready to open our doors. The tiling had been laid in our new exam and quarantine […]


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