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For Adopters

Rabbit Rescue Groups: USA

March 5, 2022 HRS

Listings of HRS Chapters and other local rabbit rescue groups whose principles and practices we support. […]

For Adopters

International Rabbit Rescue Groups

September 1, 2021 HRS

We’ve compiled an extensive list of international rabbit rescue groups across the world. You can view them on an interactive map, on in a list by country. […]

For Rescuers + Shelters

HRS Emergency Grant Recipients

January 19, 2021 HRS

Every year there are emergency rabbit rescue situations across the country involving 15 to 1,500 rabbits. In 2007, we started […]

For Rescuers + Shelters

Bunny Days Ahead – Animal Sheltering Magazine

January 24, 2019 HRS

Share this great article from Animal Sheltering magazine with your local shelter or humane society!  Executive Director, Anne Martin, is […]

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Links

HRS Ally Application

March 12, 2018 HRS

Thank you for your interest in being an HRS Ally. Please fill out the online application below. An ally is […]

For Rescuers + Shelters

Transporting Rabbits as Part of a Rescue Operation

October 7, 2017 Amy Ramnaraine

When you need to move rabbits out of your city or state you’ll be looking at both HRS chapters and other types of sheltering agencies. We’ll look at how to vet each agency and go over ethical considerations to ponder when moving rabbits to new communities. […]

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For Rescuers + Shelters

Going Beyond Cute Photographs

May 30, 2017 HRS

…How to better promote adoptable rabbits at shelters using words on Petfinder and social media such as Facebook As a volunteer […]

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Research + Statistics

Scholarly Articles and References on Rabbit Behavior, Welfare and Rabbits in Society

May 5, 2015 HRS

This is a curated set of references from recent scholarship on rabbit behavior, welfare, and rabbit-human relationships. For articles on […]

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For Rescuers + Shelters

Rabbits in Shelters: Findings from a 2012 Study

July 20, 2014 HRS

House Rabbit Society has long said, and the Humane Society of the United States has backed this up, that rabbits […]

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Videos

Why Are So Many Rabbits in Shelters?

October 30, 2013 HRS

View Why Are So Many Rabbits in Shelters? on Howcast

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