Rabbits Need Home ASAP
6/23/2008

These three lovely rabbits have only two weeks to find a home before they end up at a shelter. Their human has lost their home. PLEASE let us know ASAP if you are able to give a loving forever home to these deserving loving rabbits. Please email caroline@bunnybunch.org.

Allison and Jack (OR) Allie is a blonde/orange mini-lop. She is extremely loving. Jack is a small, oatmeal gray bunny who loves to be around people. Queenie (OR) is oatmeal gray and white. She has lovely ears that stand up and she is the most love-obsessed bunny ever. She absolutely loves attention and comes and sits in your lap for strokes. Click here to fill out an adoption form.

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IT'S HOT OUT THERE!
6/23/2008

In Southern California it has been over 100 degrees for days now. Rabbits cannot survive the heat outside, or inside without air-conditioning. Or, without lots of help from you to stay cool.

If your rabbits live indoors make sure you have your air running, even when you are not home. Also, be prepared in case you lose power.

If your rabbits live outdoors BRING THEM INSIDE. Even if you set them up in a small bathroom, crate or large carrier during the hot parts of the day, its better than being outside (with air-conditioning inside, of course).

Rabbits cannot cool themselves by sweating like people do, and they can't pant like dogs to cool themselves down. Imagine not being able to sweat or pant, and having a fur coat on in this hot weather. The outcome is death. Here are some tips to keep rabbits cool without air-conditioning:

If your rabbits are outside they must be 100% in the shade. Add a misting system so the mist can cool part of their living area during the day. If hay or pellets get wet make sure you replace them as they will mold. Your rabbit does need to have a dry area so make sure the misters are only on part of his living quarters.

People often say that wild rabbits survive outside so why can't domestic rabbits. Wild rabbits dig burrows where they spend the hot part of the day in the cool underground soil. If your rabbit is outside in a hutch or cage they are not able to get away from the heat and are often found dead due to heat stroke, which is a horribly painful way to die. Fill several two liter soda bottles with water and freeze. Keep one or two in your rabbits living area throughout the day, and at night if it is hot. Be sure to replace them when the ice has melted. Use a couple of marble tiles for your rabbits to lay on. They stay cool compared to other materials.

Your rabbits drinking water will become very warm. Get large crocks for water and fill with ice cubes and water, adding more ice cubes as often as you can throughout the day. Don't forget in hot weather rabbits will drink more water, even if they are indoors.

A fan alone will not cool a rabbit as they don't sweat. But it can help move the air around. If you drape a wet towel over your rabbits living area and have a fan blowing on it that will help cool the air. Rabbits cool themselves through their ears, so wetting their ears with cool water can help too.

Heat Stroke

If your rabbit starts panting or is wet around the mouth or nose area, he or she could have heat stroke. If this happens cool you rabbit down straight away by cooling the ears with cool water. Lay your rabbits on a towel that has been soaked in cool water. You must take your rabbit to a rabbit knowledgeable vet right away.

Shelter Rabbits Need Help Too!

There are many rabbits in city and county shelters that are housed outside. You can help by becoming a volunteer with Bunny Bunch. We send volunteers to shelters to take ice water bottles, set up cooling systems and keep the rabbits as cool as we can. You can also help by fostering a rabbit in your home.

Please keep your rabbits alive by keeping them cool! For more information please contact caroline@bunnybunch.org.

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These Buns Need Homes Quickly!
6/12/2008

Pongo and Natasha are a couple of crazy lops! They are absolutely GORGEOUS (much more so than this photo shows) and provide hours of entertainment with their silly antics. They love to explore and play with their toys and boxes. Natasha is a 3-year old black lop with very shiny, lovely fur. Pongo is a 2-year old Harlequin-Lop mix in beautiful shades of silver. Natasha has a spine injury that is barely perceptible from the outside, but Xrays showed injury, especially around the neck plus osteoporosis throughout the spine. She is on daily pain medication which she has responded really well to. Based on her activity level and appetite, she doesn't appear to be in any pain at all. (She frequently jumps up on top of the box in her ex-pen, and even recently jumped out of her ex-pen!) Pongo is very intelligent and independent and can occasionally be a little aggressive towards Natasha, usually around mealtime. This behavior has subsided greatly lately, and they are both making huge improvements in their attitudes. Since Pongo is a bit possessive of Natasha, it would be best if this pair were housed away from other rabbits. This spirited pair are a bit messy when it comes to their litterbox habits, too, probably in part due to Natasha's spine injury and also due to being territorial around the other rabbits in their current home. They will need an extra large enclosure, and some extra TLC will go a long way with this pair. If you meet them and fall in love, you will not even mind the little extra work required to take care of them!

Ayashe is a pretty Rex girl. She is adorable and loves to play with her toys. Ayashe is overweight, so she needs a lot of space to exercise and a strict diet of mostly hay. Additionally, she is very shy and needs someone who can be patient as she learns to trust humans. At this time, an experienced bunny home without children would be best for Ayashe, because she has bitten in the past when frightened. However, she has made a lot of progress in this area since being removed from the shelter, and we are sure she will continue to come out of her shell and be a very sweet bunny over time. We estimate her age to be around 3 years old.

If you are interested in these buns, please click here to fill out an adoption form, or email Caroline.

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Volunteers needed!
5/18/2008

Our new location "The Burrow" is a great success. We have had lots of adoptions for rabbits, chinchillas and guinea pigs. We have also held low cost spay/neuter clinics for the public. Our store "Bunny Bunch Boutique" has had lots of sales of our never ending supplies of toys, hay, chews, goodies and more.

If you have ever thought about helping animals, the Burrow is a great place to do it. On a daily basis we clean litter boxes, give out hay, pellets and veggies, clean food and water bowls, deep clean living quarters, groom lots of rabbits, chins and piggies. All our animals need one on one time with volunteers to get lots of love and attention.

We also need help with phone calls, emails, data entry, taking pictures of the animals, filing, general cleaning, fundraisring, events, mailing and more! The list just goes on.

By volunteering here you will meet lots of lovely animals, lots of animal lovers, and will have a sense of what it feels like to truly make a difference. For more information you can email me at caroline@bunnybunch.org, call the Burrow 909 626-3946, or just stop by during the hours we are open. We hope to see you soon.

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Joey the Angel Bunny
4/17/2008

Joey was taken to a city shelter by his humans, no longer wanted. As you can see from his picture on the right he had a horrible jaw abscess that had ruptured and scabbed over without treatment. Poor boy, whoever had him didn't get vet care so his abscess turned into a chronic infection.

Luckily when he arrived at the city shelter our Bunny Bunch volunteer Linda was there and rushed him over to the Burrow, the Bunny Bunch Headquarters, for proper care. The infection was so bad the smell was unbearable, she had to drive with the windows down. Joey was quickly put on pain meds and scheduled for surgery the next day.

The abscess was so big there was not enough skin on the side of his face to close up the opening after surgery, so the side of his face was left open to heal. He needed a lot of pain medication, a couple of different antibiotics, fluids, GI support and syringe feeding for the weeks following the surgery. It took a quite awhile but little by little Joey was getting better. The surgery was a success and his cheek completely healed and even grew back fur. With all the TLC he got from the volunteers he pulled though with flying colors. Currently he is getting molar trims as his teeth have overgrown, but by keeping up regular trimmings we are hoping his teeth will be corrected.

Now you would never know Joey went through so much. He is a happy healthy rabbit!

This story has a happy ending, because our Angel Fund was able to help a rabbit in need, who otherwise would have been put to sleep. To donate to our Angel Fund you can click here or mail a check to: The Bunny Bunch Angel Fund, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. You all make this possible.

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Can You Help These Rabbits?
UPDATE 3/12/2008
Good News!
All of the four rabbits below are going into homes or foster homes. Thank you so much to everyone who helped us with this!

These rabbits are at a shelter and have limited time left. Please let us know if you are interested in adopting. The gray lop and the white rabbits are females. The dutch with blue eyes and the white (dirty looking) rabbits are males. We will get the rabbits spayed and neutered, plus clean up the poor dirty bunny. If you are interested please email caroline@bunnybunch.org or call the Burrow at (909) 626-3946 ASAP!

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Adopt A Chocolate Bunny
2/21/2008

For a donation of $8.00 ($10 if you would like it mailed to you) you will receive a solid chocolate Easter Bunny made with premium European chocolate, in a 8"x 4" keepsake tin (shown at left). On the back of the tin we have put a message about adopting a chocolate bunny for Easter instead of a real one. There are three chocolate bunny flavors: milk chocolate, dark chocolate or milk chocolate with cashew truffle. They are all delicious! Last year we sold out.

If you would like to order online, please click here. Or, you can pick up your chocolate Easter Bunnies at the Burrow. Click here for address and hours. All proceeds from the chocolate bunnies help us to continue to rescue rabbits and educate people about rabbit care.

Please join us with our Easter awareness program "Who Killed the Easter Bunny". You can help in many ways. You can put our flyer up anywhere you can to help educate people about rabbits. Or, send people to us for rabbit care information so we can help them understand all about rabbits and the proper care.

Every year thousands of rabbits are bred to be sold at Easter time. Unfortunately many of them die before their first birthday. Why? Because they are treated like a toy and bought for children, or for adults who have not done any research in properly caring for a rabbit. They are bought on a whim. Please help us spread the word that chocolate rabbits are for Easter. Real rabbits are for life.

Please email Caroline if you would like to help sell chocolate bunnies, or have any questions.

 

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The Burrow is Now Open!
12/11/2007

Come and visit our new Bunny Bunch Headquarters at The Burrow, 4601-1 Brooks St., Montclair, CA 91763. We have lots of lovely rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas waiting for homes of their own.

Our adoption and store hours are:

Wednesday - 2pm to 8pm
Thursday - Noon to 6pm
Friday - Noon to 6pm
Saturday - 11am to 4:30 pm
Sunday - Noon to 4pm
Closed Mon & Tue

Bring your rabbit, chin or piggies in for a free nail trim, take home our free care handouts, or just come in to visit. Bunny Bunch Boutique has a full store for all of your shopping needs, full of toys, chews, living quarter items, hay, pellets, treats, gifts and much more. We are now featuring our new Bunny Playground.

Summer is a Killer for Rabbits and Other Small Animals
7/16/07

Download Summer is a Killer for Rabbits and Other Small Animals! Keep your pets safe during the summer.

Many PetsMarts Across the U.S. Will Soon Begin to Sell Domestic Rabbits
7/13/07

Below is their claim to be responsible partners with Animal Welfare Agencies with regards to cat and dog adoptions. As
rabbits are the third most popular pet, and thus the third most likely to be abandoned and euthanized at animal shelters, shouldn't they be afforded the same consideration?

PetsMarts Claim:
(Lives saved: 3,000,000 as of June 23, 2007) Each year between 6 and 8 million pets enter shelters in the United
States. Of those homeless pets, 3 to 4 million lose their lives simply because they do not have homes. Because of the in-store adoption program our PetSmart stores have assisted our Animal Welfare Agencies in placing 3 million pets into loving homes.

Since its inception in 1987, PetSmart has chosen not to sell cats or dogs in stores,but rather to encourage pet adoptions. What's more, to help address pet overpopulation, PetSmart teams up with more than 3,400 local animal welfare
organizations throughout North America and donates space in store for the PetSmart Charities' Adoption Centers, helping to place homeless pets in loving homes.

By selling rabbits, PetsMart is attempting to boost the sales of rabbit related merchandise, and is not considering the welfare of the rabbits it soon will be exploiting.

Please voice your opinion to PetsMart in a letter, email, telephone call or in person at your local store! Tell them that you will not shop at PetsMart until they stop selling rabbits. Tell them how irresponsible PetsMart is, by including the following concerns:

-they are adding to the problem of over-population, while unwanted
shelter rabbits are already dying.

-they are increasing the likelihood that rabbits will be abandoned
outdoors where they cannot fend for themselves.

-they are increasing the likelihood that rabbits will be turned in
to "kill" shelters.

-they are not education those who purchase rabbits on good rabbit
care, rabbit health and rabbit behavior

-for every rabbit sold, one in a shelter might die, and one in a
rescue will not get adopted, thus leaving rescues unable to pull
adoptable rabbits from "kill" shelters.

To contact PetsMart by Postal Service:PetsMart, Inc., 19601 North 27th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027

Telephone:1-(800) 738-1385 ext. 2518.

Email:Go to www.petsmart. com . At the bottom of the Homepage is a blue menu. Click on "Contact Us." Once on the "Contact Us" page, click on "Email PetsMart Stores."

To contact your local PetsMart store:Go to www.petsmart. com and click on "Store Locator" in the left
margin, blue menu, or in the blue menu at the bottom of the page.

We did it!
Garden Grove Rescue Update
7/5/07

There are only two (hard to catch) rabbits left at the park in Garden Grove, we hope to catch them in the next couple of days. We were able to save all the rabbits that were dumped at this location.

As you know from our previous updates, the trapping company did come in to the park and trap a lot of rabbits. We took all the rabbits we have room for from the trapping company, but at that time did not have enough room for all of them, so some had to go to the Orange County shelter. But, we paid the shelter for the rabbits as soon as they got there. That bought us some time to find more foster homes, plus the shelter would not be able euthanized the rabbits as now they belonged to us. It would ensure that they would be spayed or neutered at the shelter to prevent further litters from being born. We are picking up the last of the rabbits from the OC shelter this week.

We started this rescue not knowing how we were going to fund this rescue, where we were going to foster all these rabbits, and didn't even know if we would be allowed enough time to complete this rescue. Thanks to the wonderfully dedicated volunteers, those who donated money to help us with spay/neuter and medical costs, and to the media who publicized our needs. Because of all of you we were 100% successful.

Two new rabbits did get dumped there a couple of weeks ago, we were able to scoop them right up. We got them fixed and they are in a foster home waiting for a forever home. We have hundreds of rabbits from this rescue that still need homes, so now we will be working hard to seek out more rabbit lovers who can commit to giving these rabbits a lovely forever home.

We are waiting for the county to come through with what they promised us; replacing gates and fencing to help prevent more animals from being dumped at the park, as well as putting up signs about not dumping animals. Hopefully this will happen in the next week or two. After all our hard work, we need them to take care of the problem that started all this in the first place.

This rescue saved the lives of over 500 rabbits, plus some guinea pigs and many birds. It didn't cost the City or County any money at all. We are proud of this accomplishment, and are very thankful for all your support.

Desiree Needs Your Help!
6/26/07

Sweet Desiree was a neglected backyard hutch bunny and abandoned by her former guardians to fend for herself when they moved out of their home. We received a call from the Real Estate Agent of the new homeowners that a bunny was left abandonded in the backyard. Val left immediately to go and get her (thank you, Val). Desiree's eyes were weepy and her teeth not so good either. Desiree needs to have head x-rays taken and possible teeth surgery but head x-rays will tell us more. We need to raise some money to have this done as the 500+ Garden Grove rescue has depleted our medical funds. You can click here to donate through Paypal or mail a check to: The Bunny Bunch/Desiree, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708.

Can you help us help dear little Desiree? Right now she won’t eat any hay (which is critical to a buns GI tract and hay also keeps the teeth healthy and filed down), we have to soften her pellets in order for her to eat and she also isn’t eating vegetables (another important part of a buns diet) – so teeth are definitely suspect.

Thanks a Bunny Bunch. With your help Desiree may eventually find her forever home.

Garden Grove Rabbit Rescue Update
5/25/2007

The good news is that we have been able to rescue 450 rabbits from the park in Garden Grove so far. On May 19 we held three adoption events in different cities and were able to place over 40 rabbits. The following day we did a round up of 50 rabbits from the park.

On Monday the trapping company came in and started trapping rabbits. They only caught a few in the traps. It seems that they do care about not hurting the rabbits, so they fenced off a large area where the rabbits could go in through a tunnel, but could not go back out. The next day there were 46 rabbits in it. We were able to take the rabbits and put them into foster homes.

After taking in these 96 rabbits we were totally full, which meant that rabbits being caught in the following days by the trapping company would be taken to the Orange County shelter. We are trying to work with the County, the trapping company and Orange County shelter in hopes of saving the rest of the rabbits.

Currently there are 90 rabbits at the OC shelter brought in by the trapping company, and it looks like we have foster and permanent homes for all of them.

Of course, more rabbits will be going to the OC shelter next week once the trappers catch them. So, we still need your help to find homes. Plus, we still need donations to help these rabbits as the average cost to get one of these rabbits fixed has been about $70.

Soon lots of pics of these buns will be under adopt a rabbit on our website. All of these rabbits deserve to be in homes, so please fill out our adoption contract if you can help us by giving a rabbit or two a home.

Thank you to everyone who has made this happen. As the end comes closer we are hoping it will be a happy ending. If you have any questions or for more information, please call us at 909-591-7200. Or email Caroline.

Last Chance to Help the Garden Grove Rabbits
5/9/2007

Young rabbits rescued from the park.

Right - Kanga was found with her right front leg shattered and a massive abscess on her left front leg. Her leg was amputated and the abscess removed the day after we rescued her. The surgery went too long for it to be safe to spay her too. She had six babies three days later. We helped feeding the babies by bottle feeding seeing that she had been through so much. Mother and babies are all doing very well.

We have been able to rescue over 300 of the domestic rabbits from the park in Garden Grove, California where they were abandoned and left to fend for themselves. But now we only have until May 20th to rescue the remaining 200 adults, plus babies. On May 21st a trapping company is being hired.

We have been busy rescuing rabbits from the park, sexing, separating, getting them spayed or neutered and into homes or foster homes. But, we have no room left for the rest of the abandoned rabbits. Our foster homes are full so we need your help.

All these rabbits deserve forever homes. We have lots of lovely rabbits - singles, pairs, trios and groups already spayed and neutered just waiting for homes. To see the full story click here. You can also see video clips of the rabbits and volunteers as seen on Fox, ABC and CBS national news.

We have had wonderful support from animal lovers all over the country, we have found lots of lovely homes and have received donations to help with the spay, neuter and medical costs. BUT, we need more in order to make this a 100% successful rescue.

Unfortunately vandals get into this fenced off park at night time. We have found rabbits taped up in boxes, sling shots on the ground and so far have had five rabbits with broken legs and other injuries. So we need funding not just for spay/neuter and care, but for medical costs too. We have volunteers patrolling the park everyday and are hoping to get help from the police department at night time.

We are holding three big adoption events on Saturday, May 19th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will have lots of rabbits there for you to meet. If you are interested in adopting please fill out our adoption application by clicking here. We do prefer indoor homes as they are much safer, but we are accepting some safe outdoor homes too. While our standard adoption fee is $85, we are just asking for a donation of any amount if you can afford to give one, so that we can carry on the work we are doing for the rabbits.

On May 19th our events are being held at:

Petco 3820 Grand Ave, Chino Hills, CA 91710

Petsmart 7600 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 82647

Centinela Feed 1448 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401

For more information please call our hotline at (909) 591-7200, or email Caroline.

Time is running out, we have less than two weeks to find homes for all these rabbits and save them from a terrible ending!

Angel Bunnies Sunny & Betsey
4/11/2007

We are happy to report that Sunny has totally recovered after having his leg amputated. You may have read his story a few months ago on our news. Sunny was found in the street left to fend for himself. A caring person came along, scooped him up and took him home.

One of Sunny's back legs stuck straight out making him unable to hop. Luckily Sunny was brought to us to care for. Thanks to our supporters we raised enough money to have his surgery done. As you can see, Sunny is a happy rabbit, now able to run, hop and binky. Sunny has been neutered and is now looking for a home of his own. He is a very sweet, kind loving rabbit. If you are interested in adopting Sunny, please call us at 909-591-7200 or email Caroline.

Just as Sunny was recovering from his surgery from having his leg amputated, we came across another rabbit needing the same surgery. Betsy was one of the rabbits from the Garden Grove rescue. She was found by one of our volunteers at the park where we are rescuing the rabbits.

Upon X-ray we found that her leg has been shattered. We think it was from someone trying to trap the rabbits. In fact this was the third rabbit with a leg injury that we had found within two weeks. She too had her leg amputated and has recovered nicely from her surgery. She is being spayed next week, and two weeks after that we will be looking for a home for her. She is a sweet, shyish little girl. Please email Caroline if you are interested in Betsey, or call 909-591-7200.

Garden Grove 500 Rabbit Rescue Update
4/4/2007

We are up to our ears in rabbits, phone calls and emails. All of which is super, thanks to all the help the media, rescue organizations and the public is giving us.

The good news is that because we have had such a good response from people wanting to adopt, we have been able to rescue more rabbits and are getting them fixed and ready for transport to their new homes. The county has agreed not to have a trapping company come in to trap the rabbits as long as Bunny Bunch can get all the rabbits out in a timely manner.

If you have emailed us and offered to help by giving a rabbit a home, by donating or helping us transport, we will be in touch with you very soon. Because of the huge response to this effort, it is taking us awhile to coordinate everything. We are solely run by volunteers. We really need your help so please be patient and if you don't happen to hear from us within the week, please contact us again. Make sure you give us the city you live in and your phone number.

We still don't have homes for even close to all the rabbits, so we are still in search for more homes and rescues to help us. We also need vets to help us with spay and neuter. We need to be able to do five to ten rabbits at a time if possible. Even though one or two at a time will help us too. Of course, we always need funding so we can continue our efforts to get every single rabbit spayed or neutered and into a home, from shelters and when rabbits get dumped from unwanted homes.

Thank you everyone for your support, these rabbits have no where to turn and no one to help them so please be a part of making a difference. We will be at America's Family Pet Expo in Costa Mesa on April 13th, 14th and 15th. Please come and visit us and the rabbits there.

Media Coverage of the Orange County Rescue

Click on the links below to review local media coverage:
3/31/2007-Article in the Orange County Register: Click here
3/31/2007-Video Downloads of TV Coverage-Click here
4/2/2007-The Bunny Bunch on ABC-TV-Click here
4/6/2007- http://www.msnbc. msn.com/id/ 17936614/ from/RS.1/
8/23/2007 - http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=45138@kcbs.dayport.com

URGENT!!!!
3/23/2007

Urgent help needed for 300 to 500 bunnies in southern California. Companion bunnies, not wild bunnies, abandoned in a park are being killed by locals and will be destroyed by overwhelmed animal shelter (they are trying to help, but the number of rabbits is so high). Local rabbit rescue groups do not have enough permanent or foster space and need help immediately to save these bunnies. Anyone able to adopt rabbits to live indoors (think of them as being like cats that hop; litter trainable and want to live inside with the family), or even temporarily outdoors please contact us at 909-591-7200 or email caroline@bunnybunch.org to help. The rabbits are located in Orange County but we will find a way to transport them to anywhere in Southern California, and even other rescues across the United States. PLEASE contact us straight away.

Buster Needs a Home!
3/8/2007

Buster was owner-surrendered after four years of being a classroom bunny. Apparently, the teacher wanted to teach the kids a lesson because they weren't taking care of him so she took Buster to the shelter. (Sadly, the lesson they learned that day was that animals are disposable.) Buster is a very social, friendly, neutered English Spot cross bun. He weighs about seven pounds but he tolerates being picked up and being held like a big baby. He's such a great boy - one who really deserves better than an outdoor cage at a shelter. He's been at the pound for a year (!) and that's only because he's such a sweet, mellow guy. Let's get him out and into a foster or forever home where he can finally be a proper house rabbit! Please email Caroline@bunnybunch.org if you are interested in adopting Buster, or call 909-591-7200.

Tom & Jerry Update
3/5/2007

Thank you to everyone who donated money to help us with Tom's surgery. We are happy to report that Tom is doing very well and has recovered nicely. He is still on meds for now, but we hope to have him all ready for adoption in a week or two. Click here to read all about Tom and Jerry!

Come see The Bunny Bunch at The American Pet Expo at the Orange County Fair Grounds
April 13th, 14th & 15th - Click here for more details

Pond Rescue Help Urgently Needed!
2/19/07

There is a situation in Garden Grove, California that needs urgent attention. A drainage basin that is used to collect excess water runoff during the rainy season is being used regularly as a dumping ground for unwanted domestic rabbits. We estimate at this time there are between 300-500 domestic rabbits there. The area is surrounded by a sports field, shopping center and some residential homes. The rabbits frequently run into the streets surrounding the basin and are hit by oncoming cars. They are also frequently mistreated or tormented by people in the area, and found injured or dead. Not only is this traumatic for the rabbits, but also for the people in the area that do love and respect animals.

Several well meaning local people have been feeding these rabbits for a few years. As you can imagine, due to the breeding behavior of rabbits, it is well out of control. The Bunny Bunch has been asked to step in and help. In order to make this a successful rescue and keep ahead of the rapidly increasing rabbit population, we will need to be able to catch and house a large number of rabbits at a time.

Our plan is to be able to catch approximately 100 rabbits at a time, spay/neuter them, and find them permanent homes in groups. To be able to carry out this plan, we are going to need the following resources donated:

• Funds For Spay/neuter, Food, Supplies, Other medical needs
• Transportation
• Temporary holding areas for groups of rabbits (5-25+) while they are spayed/neutered and until they can be transported to permanent homes
• Donations of time and resources from veterinarians for spay/neuter services
• Transportation to and from vet appointments
• Permanent homes for group of rabbits (5-25+)
• Transportation to permanent homes

Four Rabbits at High Risk!
2/16/2007

These four rabbits are at a high kill shelter in the Inland Empire area, and are in great danger of being killed within the next week or two. The shelter is now almost full so time is of the essence to save these rabbits lives. So far we have been able to get most of the rabbits out of this shelter, but our foster homes are currently full so we need your help. Please email Caroline@bunnybunch.org if you are interested in adopting any of them, or call 909-591-7200.

Baby Jake is an adorable baby lop, he loves to play with toys.

Magic-this bun is a love, the white buns with pink eyes tend to get left behind. Hopefully that will no be true for Magic. He needs a forever home to come along very soon.

Golden Boy is a lovely little rex, he loves his veggies and hay.

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Does Your Bunny Have Honey?
1/27/07

If not, Valentines day is right around the corner! What a lovely gift it would be to save a bunny and get your bunny a friend. Rabbits should never live alone, they should be bonded to at least one other rabbit.

The rescues and shelters are brimming with lovely rabbits just waiting for a home. So, now is the time to start the search for a honey for your bunny.

Of course it is important that your rabbit is already spayed or neutered, and that the new bunny is too. Then you need to be patient during the bonding time for the rabbits to get to know each other so they can live together.

We hold bunny dating every Saturday at the locations listed on our website under events. Call us at 909-591-7200 or email us if you would like to set up a date and see your rabbit fall in love.

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Please Help us Fulfill our Bunny Bunch Wish List
1/11/2007

Large black trash bags
Large bottles of white vinegar
Copy paper
Postage
Fresh Veggies
Exercise Pens

With over two hundred rabbits in foster homes, we have the never ending task of emptying and cleaning litter boxes every day. The large black trash bags work best for emptying the boxes into, and white vinegar works wonders for cleaning the litter boxes. We go through no end of paper towels during our clean up days too.

All our foster rabbits and guinea pigs get fresh veggies at least once a day. Many of our foster homes go to the veggie store every other day to pick up a cartful of veggies. Even though we shop where the prices are the cheapest, this is still a huge expense for us. We do get some veggies donated but not enough. So if anyone can get any donated from their local super market, or would like to donate some, please bring them to us at the Petco in Chino Hills on Saturdays from noon to 4 pm during our adoption event.

We mail out rabbit care info on a daily basis, which of course takes a never ending supply of paper and postage. So we are always in need of copy paper and stamps too. For more information on other ways you can help, please email Caroline, or call 909-548-0034. You may donate via Paypal by clicking here, or by mailing a check to: The Bunny Bunch, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. Please specify where you would like your donation to go to. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!

Orange County Rescue Update
12/7/2006

Last week the first of sixty rabbits flew Continental from Orange County Airport, California, to their new home in Ohio. They were packed into carriers within a carrier, with lots of hay and veggies to get them through the day. Everything went very smoothly, we are happy to report the rabbits are now hopping around and enjoying their new home.

This is just the first step in our rescue to find homes for all these abandoned rabbits. We were estimating 300 rabbits, but now believe there are more. Of course this is a race against time, as they are continually breeding and more rabbits are being dumped.

We have raised over $4,000 towards the spay and neuter and do have some vets on board to help us, but we still need to raise a lot more funds

What we really need right now are volunteers to help house the rabbits while they are being spayed and neutered, as well as help with transporting back and forth to the vets offices in Garden Grove and Chino. The biggest problem we face is finding homes for every one of them.

These rabbits are very sweet and will make great house rabbits. Many of them were dumped at the park after living in a home. Some are a little scared, but so far from the rabbits we have rescued we have not found one that would not make a good companion as a house rabbit, given a little time and patience.

We are also looking for places who can take groups of rabbits that can live safely in outdoor, weather and predator proof habitats. PLEASE keep us in mind if you can help in any way. Along with this big rescue we still need to continue the work we do in the shelters and need to carry on with our regular programs. For more information or questions, please contact caroline@bunnybunch.org or call our hotline (909) 591 7200.

You may donate to this rescue via paypal by clicking here, or by mailing a check to: The Bunny Bunch URGENT PARK RESCUE, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. Every donation of any amount will help towards food, shelter, housing, medical care, transporting and spay and neuter for these rabbits. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!

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Another 300 Rescue
11/9/2006

Once again we find ourselves with an urgent situation of rescuing a large group of abandoned rabbits from a park in Southern California.

We have been told that one year ago there were 30 rabbits in this park. These rabbits were dumped by people who no longer wanted them. One by one they have been thrown over the fence into the park to fend for themselves. The park is somewhat protected by trees, a fence and lots of places for burrows to be dug, so the rabbits set up colonies and of course started breeding.

Now, a year later we are guessing that there are 300 or more rabbits residing there - many new litters are being born every day.

So we are now in the planning, catching and fundraising stage of this rescue. We are applying for grants and seeking donations to raise $20,000.00 to help us with the spay and neuter of these rabbits. We are also looking for donated or low cost spay and neuters in Southern California to help us with this huge undertaking.

It is hard for us to tell how many total rabbits there are, or will be by the time we have finished catching them all. Not counting the babies underground and new litters being born we are estimating 300 adult rabbits. So for spay and neuter alone we are talking over $15,000.00 for the rabbits we see there now.

We do have a rabbit sanctuary already lined up to take (hopefully) 60 rabbits. We have to get them all fixed first, but have already found help transporting them to their new home in Ohio.

But, after that we will need to find other safe havens for the rest of these rabbits to live. Where they are now is not a safe place for them to live so we need to act fast. If you are able to provide a safe haven for any of these rabbits please let us know. Many of these rabbits started off living as pets in peoples homes - many are very friendly and would make super house rabbits. So if you have it in your heart to give a needy bunny, pair of bunnies or group of bunnies a home, please contact us straight away at caroline@bunnybunch.org. or call our hotline (909) 591 7200. We really need homes now!

Unfortunately some of these rabbits are being run over by cars on nearby streets, some are being killed by predators (including humans) and soon the rain will be coming. So please help us help them! We need to act fast to prevent further breeding and getting them into a safe place.

You many donate to this rescue via paypal by clicking here, or by mailing a check to: The Bunny Bunch URGENT PARK RESCUE, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. Every donation of any amount will help towards food, shelter, housing, medical care, transporting and spay and neuter for these rabbits. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!

Click here to see more photos of the 300 rescue.

GOOD NEWS!

Thank you to everyone who has helped us or sent kind words our way. As you can see from the previous posts on our news we needed help with a number of rabbits.

We are happy to say that we received a donation for the $350 needed to spay and neuter the rabbits that came into one of the Orange County shelters that we cover. This makes a massive difference in the lives of many rabbits. Not only can we get the rabbits spayed or neutered, but it helps us find them homes sooner, which means space will be freed up for other rabbits that are on their way to the shelter, so rabbits will not have to be killed to make room.

As you know we are a no kill organization, but, we have volunteers at many shelters throughout Southern California trying to get spay/neuter programs in place at all shelters, trying to get the rabbits better living conditions, and educating the shelters and the public about rabbit care.

Many of the shelters we work with have to take every animal that is brought through their doors. With so many people not wanting their rabbits and letting their rabbits breed it seems an impossible task for the shelters to take them all in, as there is so little space. Of course we take as many rabbits in as we can into our foster homes and take them to our weekend adoption events in hopes of finding them a forever home. Anyway, all this to say that any help we can get is greatly appreciated.

More good news is that we were able to find super homes for our Angel Bunnies that were listed on a previous post on the news. Darmah is in a super home! She did not have her leg amputated as her other back leg is not in good enough shape to support her. But we were able to help her by getting her on a good diet and giving her some pain control. Now she is a happy healthy bunny. She has the whole downstairs of a house and manages to scoot around all over it.

Bubbles ended up with an abscess because of his teeth, but luckily got adopted by a vet friend of ours who can take care of all his medical needs. He is now living with two other buns that have teeth problems, plus his bunny partner Penelope. Daisy the baby bunny with splayed legs also got adopted to live with two other rabbits.

Frosty (mother to Daisy), who is blind in one eye and may be going blind in the other eye got adopted and is currently being bonded to the male bun of the house. The only bun out of the Angel buns we posted who is left is Moonpie (pictured at left). He is over his jaw abscess and has settled in nicely bonded to another male bun and a fluffy female bun. So now we are looking for a forever home for this lovely trio.

For those of you who emailed to find out what happened to Copper we are happy to say we were able to get him out of the shelter into a foster home. In a couple of weeks he will be ready for adoption.It's always nice to have good news to report and because of your help and support we are able to make a difference.

Mother Rabbit and Babies Need Temp or Permanent Home ASAP

Our Bunny Bunch foster homes are full. Because we are no kill, we cannot take in a rabbit until a home is found for one of our foster rabbits. We try our best to help the local shelters in Southern California by either taking the rabbits into our foster homes or finding homes for them by posting emails and pictures of the rabbits on our website.

This mother rabbit had her babies at a city shelter and needs a foster home desperately. If you are able to help us with this please email us as soon as possible. Keep in mind there are nine babies that will grow up before your eyes. They will need to be separated by sex at about three months, so you will need to have enough room to house a pen of males and a pen females. Once they are old enough we will get them spayed and neutered and start looking for homes for them. This is quite a commitment for anyone take on, but well worth the lives you will be saving. Please call 909-591-7200 or email us if you can help.

As always we are thankful for your support.

These four rabbits need foster homes or homes now!
8/12/2006

One of the city shelters we cover just got 11 rabbits in on Tuesday and another 12 today. Plus they are already packed. If you can help, please call us right away at 909-591-7200, or email Caroline.

URGENT!-Need Your Help Spaying/Neutering Shelter Rabbits
8/9/2006

Fourteen rabbits came into an already full shelter today in Orange County. Luckily, the shelter is working with us and setting up temporary living quarters for the rabbits. We do, however, need to raise $350 to cover the cost of spay and neuter which needs to be done straight away. If we raise the money we will be able to get them fixed right away and we will be able to start looking for homes for them. The sooner they are fixed, the sooner we can get them homes, which means hopefully no rabbits will be euthanized at this shelter.

Please help us if you can. Click here to make a donation via Paypal. Or, you can send your donation to: The Bunny Bunch, P.O. Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. Please note that your donation is for "OC Rabbits". If you have any questions, please email Caroline.

We are looking for volunteers to help take photos of rabbits for our website, to give hay and veggies, and to spend time grooming and getting to know rabbits while they are at the shelters. No experience needed, we will train you.

If you live near Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Norco, Corona, Pomona, Huntington Beach or Orange, and can help us with rabbits at these shelters please email caroline@bunnybunch.org or call 909 951 7200.

You can help as little as once a month and as much as once a day, it is up to you. The more help we have the more rabbits we can save. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!

Have You Received Your Copy of The Rabbit Patch?
8/1/2006

If you are a member of The Bunny Bunch, you should have received our Spring 2006 newsletter, The Rabbit Patch. If you did not get your copy, please email caroline@bunnybunch.org so we can correct our records and get you copy in the mail.

If you are not a member of The Bunny Bunch, please click here to become one! You will receive our quarterly newsletter which is all about rabbits, has a listing of our upcoming events, shows buns for adoption and lot, lots more.

Thanks for supporting our efforts.

Angel Bunnies Need Your Help
7/19/2006

Darmah is our new Angel Bunny. She is a quite, gentle bunny. She was taken in from the street by a couple about four years ago. She has splayed rear legs, which is when the rear legs go out to the side so she cannot stand or hop. She had been doing fine, but with in the last year her right leg started bothering her and she stared to chew and bite it. The couple who took her in were no longer able to care for her so she was brought to us.

She is now in our care and is on pain meds for her leg. It seems that having her right leg amputated will be the best thing for her. We have taken care of many rabbits that have had to have a leg amputed and they have all done very well.

The cost for surgery will be around $600, so we are (once again) asking for help. If you are able to donate anything at all it will be a great help to us. You may donate through Paypal by clicking here, or mail a check to The Bunny Bunch, PO Box, Chino, CA 91708. Please note on the Paypal form or check memo that the donation is for Darmah.

Currently Darmah can get around a little, she loves to lay on nice comfy pillows and loves lots and lots of attention. So far she is doing really well.

Moonpie (above right) was rescued from a high kill shelter. When he came to us we discovered that he had a jaw abcess. He is now undergoing treatment and is doing very well. Once he has totally recovered he will be available for adoption. He knows his names and loves to get attention. He will need to live with another rabbit and should be easy to bond.

You may make a donation for Moonpie's surgery through Paypal by clicking here, or mail a check to The Bunny Bunch, PO Box, Chino, CA 91708. Please note on the Paypal form or check memo that the donation is for Moonpie.

Thanks a Bunny Bunch for your support!

Urgent!
7/13/2006

17 guinea pigs have been turned in to an LA area shelter and need homes ASAP. If you are interested in adopting please contact us right away, as we are not sure how long the shelter will keep them. Call The Bunny Bunch at 909-591-7200, or email Caroline.

Lady Bird (now June Bug) is a Happy, Healthy Rabbit

	Caroline Charland with June Bug
June Bug fully recovered!

When June Bug came in to our rescue he was in such bad shape that we did not sex him, in fact we did not know if he would make it through the night. After we took the photos and wrote the story for the website site, we realized she is a he. The previous humans had him for years, thinking he was a girl. Anyway, June Bug is one of the sweetest rabbits every. He is always happy to see you, loves to lick your whole face and loves to be fussed over.

Now he has a clean bill of health and has been neutered. He is ready to start bunny dating! If you have a spayed female that is looking for a husbun please give us a call at 909-591-7200, or email Caroline. Of course, he can only live as a house rabbit with lots and lots of love.

Ladybird, a Rabbit With the Will to Survive
3/6/2006

Ladybird was brought into our program hardly alive. As you can see, she had a very bad case of mites. Her poor ears were pulled down as if she were a lop, her back and eyes were scabbed over from mite infestation. Her right eye was closed shut and infected, she had sore hocks, could hardly walk due to being kept in a small cage and her breathing was labored. Plus, the smell of the rotting flesh, filth and infection was over bearing.

Poor thing! She had lived like this for months, if not years, in a small filthy cage!

We started treatment on her straight away, giving her round the clock care in hopes that she would make it. We gave her pain meds, antibiotics, treatment for the mites, sub-q fluids, meds to support her G.I. track, kept her on a heating disk and syringe fed her to keep her alive. It was very sad to see this poor bun in such a horrific state.

We had many ups and downs in the first few days, but slowly, day by day, she is improving. At first she had tiny poops, so more G.I. treatments were needed. We put her in a large pen so she could get used to using her leg muscles again. At first she walked like a caterpillar; but before long she started to hop again, and after five days she even jumped out of her pen!

She started to eat on her own - veggies, crushed up pellets, hay and grasses that we grow in a cup. She also started drinking water. Before long all the debris from the mite infestation started dropping off and she started grooming herself.

It is one week today since we took her in. See how much better she looks now! She is quite a little rascal, she likes to run around, jump up on everything, loves to lick your face and went straight for the buttons on the remote during her first play time in the living room.

A beautiful bunny bloomed, whom we named "Ladybird".

Dear Dudley Lives on Through Bigsley!
2/23/2006

Say Hello to Bigsley Bun!

Our hearts were broken when we lost our sweet Dudley last year. He was a very special rabbit, and not just any-bunny can take over his column in The Rabbit Patch, so choosing his successor has been a very difficult task. After careful consideration, we are proud to announce the heir to Dudley's throne. The newest member of the Rabbit Patch team is the famous Bigsley Bunny! Bigsley will be making his column debut in the next issue of The Rabbit Patch with Dear Bigsley. Please write to Bigsley with your questions, concerns or anything else that you would like to discuss. Bigsley is also featured in the new 2006 Annual Rabbits USA magazine. See him on page 26 and page 30.

You can mail Bigsley at:
P.O. Box 2583
Chino, CA 91708
or Email at Bigsley@BunnyBunch.org

Abandoned Rabbit in Urgent Need of Home
2/19/2006

Can you give this bunny a permanent, loving home? He is currently in very temporary foster care. He is a sweetie and cute as well! Call the hotline at 909-591-7200, or email Caroline.

2006 IS JAM PACKED WITH SPECIAL EVENTS!!!
2/16/2006

Our calendar is filled with so many fun and exciting events this year!!! So if you have been hoping for the chance to meet some of our rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, and cats, you will have plenty of opportunities this year at some of our special events, like our Rummage Sale, Tea, Luau, Picnic or Silent Auction, just to name a few!!! And don't forget! We willl be at America's Family Pet Expo in Orange County in April! All of this in addition to our countless adoption and education fairs that we do throughout the year. So come on out and meet us! We hope to see you there!! For a full schedule please click on the Events Calendar Button to the left. You may also email Caroline for more info, or call our hotline at 909-591-7200.

Come and visit us at Petco in Chino Hills!

Petco in Chino Hills is located at 3920 Grand Avenue. Every Saturday from Noon to 4 pm we are there with rabbits, chinchillas, guinea pigs and cats for adoption. Our volunteers are there to answer your rabbit questions, trim your rabbits nails and find homes for our many foster rabbits.

You can also sign up for Bunny Bunch membership, sign up to become a volunteer or pick up our free rabbit care information.

We are always in need of the following items to care for our rabbits at this store: Fresh veggies, vinegar, paper towels and trash bags. If you have any to spare please bring them by during our adoption events. Hope to see you there.

Need Foster Homes for Young Rabbits ASAP
1/9/2006

Bunny Expo 2005 was a Great Success!

Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers for all their hard work to make this happen. We had a lovely day with lots of rabbits and lots of bunny people.

Dr Roxanne Batt gave a very informative talk all about rabbit health, and we had a great turnout for her talk and demos.

Thank you to everyone who donated to the silent auction and the bake sale. We were able to raise alot of money for medical bills for our sick foster rabbits. And, we found homes for six rabbits and two kittens!

Our Bunny Bunch Boutique was hopping with shoppers the whole day.

Thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed our event with us. We hope to see you all again at Bunny Expo in October 2006.

Here are our photo contest winners. All three winners received a cute bunny treat toy basket.

Cutest Bunny Butt Josie Lisa Anderson, Redondo Beach, CA	Cutest Pair Bilbo & Froto Baggins Sarah Christian-Kopp Redlands, CA	Cutest Bunny Caesar Kim Scharf, Monrovia,CA

Bunny Bunch Wish List

Can you help? Fresh Veggies, Big black trash bags, Paper towels, Large bottles of white vinegar, Copy Paper, Volunteers, Donations for vet care, Homes for all our foster and shelter rabbits

We need all of the above items on an ongoing basis. If you can help by donating please call Caroline at (909) 591-7200 or bring them into Petco when we are here on Saturdays from noon to 4pm. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!

**MYXOMATOSIS ALERT**

We have been informed that three rabbits in Oceanside have died in the past week from myxomatosis. Myxomatosis is a virus transmitted to rabbits via the bite of insects such as mosquitoes, ticks and fleas. There is currently no effective treatment, and it is almost always fatal.

Controlling your rabbits' exposure to mosquitoes, ticks and fleas is
imperative in order to prevent myxomatosis. Rabbits housed outdoors or
given outdoor run time are at highest risk.

For more information about myxomatosis, see the following websites:

http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/myxo.html

Another Rabbit Rescue Crisis
4/05

Last week Bunny Bunch took in seventeen rabbits from an abandonment case. Currently they are in quarantine and some have minor medical needs. All of the rabbits are very sweet and like to be around people.

Once they are back to good health they will be available for adoption. Among the seventeen rabbits are four Flemish Giants (three females and one male), three French Lops (two males and one female), a bonded pair of boys, a bonded pair of Hotots, and some lovely single buns.

As always, we are looking for indoor homes for these lovely rabbits. So, if you are interested please call our hotline at 909-591-7200 or fill out an online application by clicking here. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!

Our Rabbit Rescue Spay/Neuter Pin is a Must for Every Rabbit Lover!
4/6/2005

Show people that you care! Support rabbit rescue and education by wearing this pin.

Click here to order your pin through Paypal (let us know that you are purchasing the spay/neuter pin in the Paypal comments box) or mail a check to Bunny Bunch S/N Pin P.O. Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. The pin is $10.00 and the money goes to help rescued rabbits. Thanks for your support.

Special pricing available for orders of 100 or more for fundraising purposes. Email Caroline for more info.

SPRING IS HERE; WHY ISN’T IT BEAUTIFUL?

Spring is supposed to the the time of year when we celebrate the re-birth of Mother Nature’s grandeur; when we revel at the beauty of her flowers and all the wonderful wild creatures she has created. If you believe all this was placed here for our pleasure, then you should believe that we are her stewards intended to care for this planet and what it produces.

Why then does the City of Mission Viejo, California see fit to allow a pest control company to go into the senior housing development of Casta del Sol in the dark of night and shoot the beautiful cottontail rabbits with pellet guns? Having rescued a domestic rabbit who had been shot twice with a pellet gun I can tell you that these guns wound more frequently than kill; leaving the rabbit to suffer until it finally dies of an infection.

At the Bunny Bunch we understand that people in Casta del Sol want their yards to be beautiful and that fencing one’s yard is not permitted. But when humans build their homes on the edge of a wilderness area, it’s only fair that they should expect to share their yards with Mother Nature’s other creatures. The wild cottontails and brush rabbits are one of the most beautiful gifts we in Orange County are given each Spring.

Please urge the City of Mission Viejo to stop this senseless killing by e-mailing their City Council members:

Mayor Patricia Kelley at pkelley@mission-viejo.com

Mayor Pro Tem Lance MacLean at lmaclean@mission-viejo.com

Council Member Gail Reavis at greavis@mission-viejo.com

Council Member John Paul Ledesma at jpledesma@mission-viejo.com

For more information please call the Bunny Bunch at 909-591-7200.

Join us at Petsmart's Grand Opening in Huntington Beach March 5th and 6th
2/22/2005

Located at 7600 Edinger Avenue in Huntington Beach, right off the 405 freeway and Beach Blvd. There will be Bunny Bunch Bunnies and Cats from Cat Love for adoption from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information please email Kim or call the Bunny Bunch at 909-591-7200.

Make Valentine's Day a Happy one for Your Single Bunny!
2/3/2005

Bona & Moo-We are for adoption! Take us home!

In celebration of Adopt a Rabbit month and Valentines Day, The Bunny Bunch is asking people to visit us at our adoption events with their single (spayed or neutered) rabbits in order to find them a valentine to adopt.

Rabbits should always live with at least one other rabbit. If they live alone they can become lonely and bored. Having a pair of rabbits is much better for your bun, plus you don't have to worry about your rabbit being alone when you are not home.

They will use the same litter box, food, and water bowls, so it is not more trouble for you. Plus, instead of having one rabbit following you around, jumping up on the couch for affection and following you to the refrigerator for veggies, you will have two! Of course, your rabbit must be spayed or neutered before starting any bunny dating or bonding.

Maybe it's you who needs a Valentine? We have lots of pairs of rabbits just waiting to give you lots of love. Check out our Events page to see where to find us, then call to schedule a dating date and time. Or call 909-591-7200 or email Caroline.

You may be able to save a life and fall in love, all in the month of February! Happy Valentine's Day from The Bunny Bunch!

Our newsletter "The Rabbit Patch" was postponed last year due to our 300
rabbit rescue in Chino, California. Memberships will be extended
through 2005. A newsletter will be coming in the mail in about 3 to 4 weeks. If you are not a member yet, please click here and send us your address for a free copy of "The Rabbit Patch" and membership infomation.

Coming soon to the website news:
Update on 300 Rabbit Rescue
Easter Education Plans
2005 Calander of Events
Boutique News

Great News!
11/15/2004

A large group of rabbits from our 300 rabbit rescue will be relocating to their new home, hopefully this month. Thanks to Cathy, a Bunny Bunch member, who is allowing us to build a large rabbit area where these lucky rabbits can live and play for the rest of their lives.

After some bonding we are hoping to take a group of about twenty five rabbits there. We need to provide some building materials to make this happen, so we are trying to raise $1,200.00 for this project.

We already have a volunteer who is letting us use her horse trailer to move the buns and supplies. Plus we have volunteers scheduled at both ends to make this happen.

If you are able to help or know anyone that can, please send a check with 300 RR on the envelope to: The Bunny Bunch PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. You may also make a donation thru Paypal by clicking here. Make sure you mention your donation is for the 300 RR.

After these buns go to their new home, we will only be left with twelve runs of rabbits at the 300 property and about forty in foster from this rescue.

Once again, "Thanks" to everyone helping us make this a success!

Bunny Expo 2004 & 300 Rabbit Rescue

We had an absolutely super time at Bunny Expo 2004. The weather was lovely we had lots of volunteers and a great turn out of bunny people.

We do have some good applications for some of the rabbits from the 300 rabbit rescue. Thank you to everyone who baked for “The Hop” café bake sale,donated items for our silent auction and bought bunny products from our Bunny Bunch Boutique all these proceeds go to help the rabbits...

If you were not able to come you may have seen us on the news Saturday night or Monday night. There will be two follow up stories in the Chino Champion and the
Daily Bulletin. We still have lots of rabbits waiting for new homes, so don’t forget you can fill out an adoption application online by clicking here or over the phone by calling 909-591-7200..

We also have good news about the rabbits left at the property. We have a couple more groups getting adopted and have a place to keep the rest of the rabbits for the winter and spring.

This has been quite an accomplishment. We were able to raise all the money to cover the cost of spay/neuter, got lots of donations of supplies, worked with vets that reduced our cost on medical care and have had fourteen volunteers per week cover caring for the rabbits at the property!

That is all on top of caring for rabbits at Petsmart and Petco where they live seven days a week, covering adoption events every Saturday and covering the shelters. Not to mention all the two hundred rabbits we have in foster homes in Southern California.

Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers and supporters.

Now we are getting close to the end of the 300 rabbit rescue and we are excited to announce that we have a full time grant team working hard to get funds for a building. If we are successful in raising enough money we hope to open our very own education and adoption center for rabbits in 2005.

Join The Bunny Bunch at Petco in Chino & Petsmart in Chino Hills

Our volunteers are at these stores every Saturday from 12:30pm to 4:00pm. We have lots of lovely rabbits waiting for a home of their own. Plus, bring in your own rabbit for a free nail trim. There will be free rabbit care handouts, our newsletter and volunteer opportunities. We have rabbits at these two stores seven days a week, so pop in anytime to visit them. We have a great volunteer program and are always looking for help. For more information, call us at 909-591-7200, or email Caroline. Hope to see you there.

I'm up for adoption!

"Buns Across America"
Update on the 300 Rabbit Rescue

I know it has been awhile since we've given you an update, but we have been busy!

All the rabbits are now spayed or neutered except for the babies. We have a great team of volunteers working hard to care for these rabbits. We go in the morning to do veggies, water pellets and hay. Then go in the evening to clean litter boxes and check on everyone.

We have had some set backs along the way, such as rabbits escaping. Some of these guys are crafty! They will sit in the back of the run while you clean, then make a mad dash for the door. Luckily, we have been able to catch any that got out. In fact, most wanted to come back into their run once they got out.

We will be taking more pictures this weekend and will have a new program to help raise funds for them. We will be asking all of you lovely rabbit people to help us by sponsoring a rabbit run. Each run has from two to five rabbits in it. We will be taking photos and posting them on our website. By sponsoring a run you will be helping provide hay, veggies, pellets, toys and any necessary care for the buns in the run.

Now is the time to let us know if you have room for another rabbit, or two, or three or a group. We need to place these rabbits in homes by the end of September. We will be starting our "Buns Across America" plans this month. We need homes and transport to get all of these lovely rabbits into their new homes. If anyone has any media contacts that can help us publicize this, please let us know. We would like to get on national television in hopes of finding more rabbit people out there to help us.

Thank you to everyone that has helped us with this, without you it would be impossible!

For more information or if you can help in any way, please email Caroline or Kim or call the Bunny Bunch at 909-591-7200.

The Bunny Bunch at Petsmart in Fullerton

Join us beginning Saturday, June 26th from noon to 4 p.m. Come and meet our rabbits for adoption, sign up for membership or volunteering, or just come by to say "Hi". Store address is 1411 S. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton.

We will be doing free rabbit nail trims, so bring your rabbit. There will also be free newsletters, free rabbit care info, and items from our boutique.

We will be at this location the fourth Saturday of every month. If you love rabbits and have a couple of hours to spare consider making a difference for the buns and sign up to become a Bunny Bunch volunteer. Hope to see you there!

Nero & Roma-This brother and sister were born in the parking lot of an office complex after someone turned their mother out to fend for herself. They were rescued when they were just a couple of days old. They are now 17 months old and have grown into beautiful shiny black bunnies and oh so sweet. They love to be rubbed and give kisses. If you have room in your heart for a rabbit that needs love, please call us at 909-591-7200, or email Kim.

Good news on the 300 Rabbit Rescue!
5/3/2004
Click here to see a photo story about our 300 rabbit rescue!

The bunnies now have safe housing! But they all still need loving homes.

Last Saturday volunteers started at 7:00 am, taking newly caught rabbits to the vet to be spayed. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the building team, Val, Julie, Michelle, Nancy and Kim, worked hard in the heat to finish off the roof on the rabbit enclosure, plus adding more misters and shade cloth. Now the rabbits have runs with litter boxes, a hidey place, ice bottles, misters and a nice roof to reflect the sun. Just in time as the temperatures here in Southern California have begun to soar.

We always advise people to keep their rabbits indoors. All of our shelter foster rabbits are kept indoors. For the 300 rabbit rescue,we had no choice but to build something weather and predator proof outside to keep them in as we have no room in our already full foster homes.

At 4:00 p.m. a new group of volunteers arrived to help bond eleven rabbits. Ten of these rabbit were from the 300 rescue and one was from the person who would be adopting this group. Surprisingly, the bonding was quite easy and went very well. The group went home with Susan so she could watch them over night to make sure they continued to get along before they went to their new home.

We do still need volunteers to help with the daily care of these rabbits. Please let us know if you have a couple of hours to spare any day of the week. We need help with feeding, cleaning, supplies, transporting and getting donations.

At 7:30 p.m. Tanya arrived direct from Las Vegas with the eleven rabbits that went to be neutered. These twelve had gone to Vegas and then on to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary two weeks prior. One got adopted from Best Friends and the other came back to us.

By the time we got the eleven rabbits settled, and got everyone else cleaned and fed it was close to 11:00pm. We were all so tired, but had smiles on our faces knowing that the rabbits were safe and protected. And we had accomplished much - we had caught five more rabbits throughout the day, eleven rabbits made it back safely from Vegas, and ten rabbits would be going to their new home this coming week.

We now have over one hundred rabbits living in enclosures on the property, about fifty in foster homes and forty have found permanent homes. It looks like we are close to catching the remaining groups, there are probably about twenty left.

We do, however, need to find homes for them, plus we need foster homes for rabbits at our local shelter as their time is running out and we are so full. You can see the rabbits in danger on our website under Adoptions Inland Empire area. They are marked “in danger”.

Soon we will begin planning the building in New Jersey where the rabbits we cannot find homes for from the 300 will be going to live. We will continue to keep you updated. Thank you all for your support - we truly could not do this without it. For more information, please email Caroline, or call the Bunny Bunch at 909-591-7200.

Home Needed to Host Abandoned Bunnies

URGENT!!! We have to find a home soon to host our 2 bunny enclosures and 18 feral bunnies, as well as several semi-socialized house bunnies from the same group.

In 2003 we rounded up 40 abandoned bunnies at a local private company (the rabbits would likely have been exterminated otherwise), and paid to have them neutered. Now, we must find a place to put two groups of 9 rabbits. We have an additional 9 that we will have to find indoor homes for very soon.

The enclosures are 4' x 16'. They would have to be in the shade, in a low-predator area and where the temperature never reaches 90F. Normally, we don't recommend bunnies living outside, but most of these bunnies are second- and third-generation dumped bunnies that would not be happy living with people in their home. Most of the bunnies are quite shy and don't trust people (can you blame them?), but they are a joy to watch and come up for food. They are medium small bunnies, very handsome, mostly black with little white nose or paw tips or Russian grey; some are part Lop and have that adorable one-ear-up, one-ear-down look.

You could also agree to foster a couple of the semi-socialized ones that we would like to tame more so that we can make them into "house bunnies." This would entail cuddling and litterbox-training for a few months!

Call 310-713-2478 or e-mail michelle@bunnybunch.org for more information. This is a joint project of The Bunny Bunch SPCR and Los Angeles Rabbits. Go to our website at www.geocities.com/losangelesrabbits for more info on what we do and how you can help.

Buns on the Run-An Update on our 300 Rabbits

On Saturday, April 17th at 5:00 a.m., one of our dedicated volunteers, Tanya, loaded up her Toyota Corolla to the brim with buns in carriers going off to Best Friends in Utah to be spayed and neutered. Tanya met Lori (a Best Friends volunteer) half way (which is Las Vegas) where the buns were swapped into the Best Friends van. All the buns did fine, in fact, Tanya could hear the munching of veggies all the way to Vegas!

These buns are scheduled to come back to the 300 rabbit property if we cannot find another rescue to take all or some of them in. If anyone out there can help, please let us know! We would prefer they go on from Best Friends to a permanent or foster home, as we need the space for catching more of the group in Chino. If they are to come back to us, we will need a driver to pick them up from Las Vegas and get them back to us in Chino on Friday, April 30th.

Saturday was also roof building day at the rabbit property. We have been using tarps on top of the rabbit runs that were built, so plans for a real roof became reality. Along with the roof, sprinklers are being installed to keep the buns cool. Of course, we had to have another rain storm that day! Luckily our volunteers were there and the buns were kept safe and dry. Not our volunteers, though! We got soaked to the bone and were there until after midnight building the roof frame and installing it in the pouring rain! But, all's well that ends well. For more information or for how you can help, please email Caroline, or call the Bunny Bunch at 909-591-7200.

Update on 300 Rabbit Rescue
4/5/04

We had an unexpected rain storm here in California. The rain came down so hard we had a load of water on the tarp roofs over the rabbits. All the hay and pellets got wet and some of the rabbits and other supplies. This all happened while we were away at Pet Expo for the weekend. Luckily we had volunteers that were able to go and get everything cleaned up and back to normal. We now have to get a permanent roof on in case of any more rain. We also plan on putting up a misting system and more enclosures.

We have had our first adoption of a lovely little cream colored rabbit from the 300. This rabbit came to us from the property as a teen. After being spayed she was bonded to a rabbit we had from a high kill shelter and they went to their new home together, to live as spoiled house rabbits! She is featured on the cover of our spring newsletter.

More good news - we have fifteen rabbits leaving this weekend to Vegas. From Vegas, Best Friends will be meeting us and taking them to Utah for spay and neuter. We are hoping to get them to another rescue in the area after they have recovered.

Another ten, which have already been spayed or neutered will be leaving for their new homes this weekend too.

Building plans are starting for the New Jersey rabbit rescue, who has offered take in the rabbits we can not find other rescues or homes for. We are planning on a nice big barn with an enclosed predator-proof
outdoor area. We will be looking for volunteers to help with the building and getting building items donated in that area.

Thank you for the support and donations that are being sent for the 300 rabbit rescue. If you have not yet donated and would like to, you may mail your donation to The Bunny Bunch/300 Rabbit Rescue, PO Box 2583 Chino, CA 91708. Or, click here to make a donation through Paypal. Please designate your donation as 300 Rabbit Rescue. Your donation, of any amount, will help us in our effort to try to spay/neuter, provide medical care and build temporary shelter for these rabbits.

News About 300 Rabbits Broadcast On CBS
3/26/2004

On Tuesday, March 31st, people that have HD News on Voom will be able to see a short segment about the 300 rabbit rescue throughout the day on channel 100. Also, you may click here to see a news segment about the 300 rabbits that ran on CBS. Once you get to CBS 2 Top Videos, search for Bunnies Bunnies Everywhere......in one Chino Neighborhood.

300 Rabbit Rescue Update/Thanks to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary!
3/18/2004

We have great news! Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah has offered to do all the spay and neuters for all three hundred rabbits. What a relief this is to us! So here is the plan: Every two weeks we need to transport fifteen rabbits from Chino to Las Vegas (about a four hour trip). Once the rabbits reach Las Vegas, Best Friends will take them to their sanctuary in Utah (about a three hour trip). Once they arrive there they will be spayed or neutered and will stay for a two week recovery.

Volunteers building shelter for the 300 rabbits

So now we need volunteers to transport rabbits to Las Vegas starting next week. With 300 rabbits it will take about twenty trips. Ideally, Best Friends would like us to get them there on a Wednesday or Thursday, but because most of us work during the week, Saturday in the early a.m. will work too. Please email me caroline@bunnybunch.org if you are able to help with any trips, or call 909-591-7200. I will be putting a calendar together to make sure we can get all the weeks covered.

We are still in need of local vets to offer free or low cost spay/neuter so we can get as many done as soon as possible to prevent more litters from being born.

Now that we have the spay and neuters planned, we need to do rabbit round ups on a regular basis, so I will be posting the dates for upcoming rounds ups this weekend.

We still need help at the rabbit property caring for the rabbits on a daily basis. If anyone lives in the Chino area and can spare an hour or two to help please, email me, or call 909-591-7200.

The next step is finding places for these lovely sweet rabbits to go. If you know of a rescue or animal sanctuary, please call or email them and tell them we are desperate for homes. We would like to place groups, but can also do pairs and singles.

Best Friends has also offered to help us transport the spayed/neutered rabbits to their new homes/rescues. The first step is to find out which rescues can take some of these rabbits and how many, when they can take them and where they are located. Keep in mind this project will be going on for a long time, so if you are a rescue and are full now, but may be able to take some in a few weeks or a few months, that works too. Again, please email me with the info.

Now for donations this is what we need: Large and small litter boxes, Carefresh, large trash bags, white vinegar, plastic rabbit carriers, small and large crocks, veggies, kitten advantage, exercise pens, misting systems, postage, mailing labels, copy paper, envelopes, building supplies, money for medical costs, gas for trips to Las Vegas, etc. (We did have some problems with processing payments through Paypal a week or so ago, but that has now been resolved. If you have any problems making a donation through Paypal, please email Kim). Click here to make a donation through Paypal. Please designate your donation as 300 Rabbit Rescue.

A big "Thank You" to Best Friends and to everyone who has donated and volunteered. Once again our volunteers and rabbit friends have come through to make this all happen!

Today, March 10th, we are just finishing up with some of the runs that were built this weekend, doing some planning and catching some of the rabbits. Animal control is not coming out today to catch rabbits, as we have spoken to the neighbors and it looks like we will have a little more time with this project.

We are, however, overwhelmed with rabbits and need to get them to other rescues or homes right away. We can only contain and care for so many at a time, so our plan is to get the group we have now (about twenty five) into homes or to rescues. So we can continue to catch and care for the rest. If you have room please contact us ASAP as we have to get these rabbits into homes right away.

We are talking to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah and it looks like they will be able to help us with transportation, but not with taking in any rabbits as they are full.

Round up dates will be scheduled within the week so stay tuned for more info. More photos to come soon. Once again, thank you all for your support. Caroline Charland

Your donation, of any amount, will help us in our effort to try to spay/neuter, provide medical care and build temporary shelter for these rabbits. You may mail your donation to The Bunny Bunch/200 Rabbit Rescue, PO Box 2583 Chino, CA 91708. Or, click here to make a donation through Paypal. Please designate your donation as 300 Rabbit Rescue.

Bunny Bunch at Pasadena Petsmart
3/8/04

We are coming back to Pasadena to hold our adoption, education and Bunny Bunch Boutique events at the Petsmart on Foothill Blvd in Pasadena starting on Saturday, March 13th, 2004. We missed all the bunny friends we made at this store and are finally in a position where we can come back on the second Saturday of every month. As usual we will be doing free bunny manicures so BYOB! (Bring your own bunny). Of course, we will have our latest newsletter and rabbit care sheets, plus guinea pig, hamster and chinchilla care sheets too! (all of which we also have for adoption). Rabbits needing homes will be coming from Pasadena foster homes and the local shelters. Don’t forget our lovely rabbit toys, treats, hay and pellets and people gifts that we always bring. Feel free to call in any orders you would like to will call and you can pick them up from us at this store. We are also looking for volunteers to come and enjoy an afternoon of bunny chat and bunny loving. Our hours will be from 12:30 to 4:00pm. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! For more information, please email caroline@bunnybunch.org

300 Rabbit Rescue in Chino California – Update
3/3/04

We are now one week into this rescue. It took a bit of doing but we now have a kind-hearted resident that is letting us set up hutches and enclosures on her property temporarily to keep the rabbits in. So, donated hutches are being delivered and the first batch of enclosures are being designed, all to be built and in place this weekend.

The 11 rabbits that were caught by animal control are now in temporary foster. Two mothers gave birth the day we got them. One litter was born dead; the other survived. These Chino rabbits are absolutely lovely! Most, of course are scared at first, but they come around very quickly. The 11 rabbits in foster are very sweet. Click here to see photos.

Thank you to everyone who has donated to this cause. So far we have received $700.00, which is going towards building the first batch of enclosures. We now need to raise money for spay/neuter, plus ongoing care until homes can be found.

We are desperate to get these rabbits to other rescues. We are currently overloaded with fosters (as I know all rescues are) and are also working on the Pearson Park round up in Orange County, plus a bad situation involving twenty rabbits in Pasadena. This does not include the rabbits at the twenty shelters we cover in Southern California.

Anyone who can adopt, or rescues that can take groups, or even one rabbit (I would prefer pairs to go together), please email me at bunirescue@aol.com. We know we will not be able to avoid more babies being born even though we will being spaying the females ASAP. So we are also looking for homes for mothers and babies too. Just think if every rabbit rescue was able to take just two rabbits we would be well on our way to ending this bad situation!

Thank you to everyone who has already offered to help. We will be sending out updates through the news on our website and via emails of upcoming round up dates, plus more building dates. As we secure safe homes and fosters we will be looking for help with transportation.

This is a long term rescue effort, so help will be needed at least through the rest of this year.

Caroline Charland

Over 200 Rabbits Discovered in Neighborhood in Chino
2/26/2004

I just got a call from our local humane society that all five of the rabbits that are there, including five guinea pigs, will be killed at noon today. I never get use to receiving this kind of news and know that I have to do something about it. These rabbits have been at this shelter for quite a while. Our volunteers go in and give them veggies and toys, take photos of them to post on our website in hopes of finding them a home. The hard thing is that we have so many foster rabbits in volunteer's foster homes that we just have no room to take anymore in, so they have to stay at the shelters until we can place them or have room. This shelter is working with us and calls us rather than just deciding to kill them.

The reason for the urgent call to me from the shelter, was that 11 more rabbits had come in from an area in Chino that has 200 to 300 rabbits, all of which will end up at this shelter, a shelter that only has twelve cages. What are we to do? I did get the five rabbits out that were going to be killed (even though I am not sure where I am going to put them yet) and a local guinea pig rescue was kind enough to take in the five guinea pigs. So for now all are safe.

But now we have the overwhelming job of figuring out what to do with 200 to 300 more. Our first step is to ask for help, once again, for funding for spay/neuter, medical care and building supplies, as we are hoping to find places that will let us build predator proof and weather protected living area for these rabbits, and to place them in groups once they have been spayed or neutered. Of course, they are all adorable and deserve to live a happy life. These rabbits were the result of a breeder moving and setting loose all his rabbits, which have been left to fend for themselves. Many were killed by predators and many survived, breeding and roaming free on people's property. Now, these people have asked to have them all removed due the all the burrows and structural damage to their houses. So, we will gladly do what we do best and be hopeful that we can save them all. We welcome any help we can get. Thanks a Bunny Bunch! Caroline Charland

Rabbits Dumped at Anaheim Park/Orange County Volunteer Meeting
2/20/2004

On Sunday night, February 15, about 20 volunteers got together to round up rabbits that had been dumped at a park in Anaheim. The rabbits had been living there for a while, breeding, digging burrows and living off the vegetation. The problem was that rabbits were being found dead. Being run over by cars and killed by predators. People at the park started complaining, so the city had to do something about it. A lady who does duck rescue found out about all this and contacted us. It is thought that there are about thirty rabbits, adults and babies. These rabbits are lovely; most like to be held and will make wonderful house rabbits. We managed to catch twelve rabbits, some of which went into foster and some of which went to the Orange County shelter as all our foster homes are full. We still have more rabbits to catch but are in need of a safe place to take these lovely creatures, including the rabbits that have already been taken to the shelter as their time is short there. If anyone can provide a safe home or knows of a rabbit sanctuary that may have room, please contact us immediately. We will have all these rabbits spayed and neutered and will transport them. Time is running out so please contact Caroline or call the Bunny Bunch at 909-591-7200.

Please join The Bunny Bunch for a volunteer meeting at the Orange County Care Facility, 561 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868 (one block North of the 22 fwy) on Sunday, February 22nd at 11:00 am. We will be meeting by the rabbit area. The purpose of this meeting is to gain more volunteers in the Orange County area to help us care for and place the rabbits at this shelter and other shelters. We are also in need of volunteers to help us with fundraising and help at our adoption and education events. Currently we have a few volunteers that provide hay, veggies and toys to the rabbits while at the shelter but we do need more coverage. So, come and meet lots of lovely rabbits and lots of lovely rabbit people. if you have any questions call Caroline at (909) 591-7200 or email her at caroline@bunnybunch.org. Hope to see you there.

Update on Shego, the Amazing Bunny
02/18/04

Some of you may have read about Shego, a very amazing rabbit. (Click here to read all about her). Shego is doing great after her medical scare last year. Her most recent blood work showed a low white cell count, so she is on antibiotics and more blood work as a follow up. She is in great spirits!

In October last year, at the Bunny Expo, Shego’s family took in a cute baby male rex to foster temporarily. He was going to be dumped at a local shelter. This cute bunny, Mr. Peanut, won over his foster family, and lucky Shego got a new pal. They bonded immediately. Sometimes, Mr. Peanut’s youth and enthusiasm overwhelm Shego and she has to retreat to a quiet corner, and Mr. Peanut knows to leave her alone. Alternately, Mr. Peanut’s energy is great for Shego too, and he encourages her to occasionally get into trouble along with him. What a happy ending, for both rabbits!

SOMEBUNNY OUT THERE NEEDS YOU--IT'S ADOPT-A-RESCUED-RABBIT MONTH!
2/1/2004

Join the ASPCA and The Bunny Bunch in celebrating this February as Adopt-a-Rescued-Rabbit Month. These wonderfully affectionate creatures are one of the most popular small mammals in American households--but unfortunately, they are also the third most common species relinquished at U.S. shelters.

"Rabbits make excellent pets for the right people," says Julie Morris, ASPCA Senior Vice President, National Shelter Outreach. "They're intelligent, social animals capable of forming lifelong bonds with their human companions."

And did you know they're also capable of being litter-box trained? Or that when they're super happy, they'll launch into a series of kicks and leaps known to rabbit aficionados as the bunny dance? Alas, there are also many common myths about these popular pets. Think that rabbits are easier to care for than most animal companions? Or that they're happiest living in a hutch outside, so they can be more like their wild cousins? During Adopt-a-Rescued-Rabbit Month, we're here to dispel these myths--and many others--so that potential owners can enjoy a greater understanding of what a bunny needs to be happy and healthy. For all you ever wanted to know about rabbits, please visit ASPCA online-- and stay tuned for more great info all throughout this month.

Chinchilla Rescue!
01/14/03

We recently took in sixteen chinchillas from a bad situation, in addition to the eight we already have in foster, a total of 25 chins, with a baby arriving just a few days ago. These chinchillas are of all ages and colors and need permanent homes. We do have to hold on to some of the females for 110 days to make sure they are not pregnant, and, if they are, to let them have their babies. We do have the males neutered and will pair them with a female for adoption. Some will remain single so they can be paired with chins people may already have. We DO NOT ALLOW breeding at all. If you can commit for the next 20 years to taking care of and providing a loving safe home to one or two of these wonderful little animals, please email Caroline.

We also need help with donations to help with their housing, food and vet checks. If you can help (every bit helps) please mail a check to The Bunny Bunch/Chin Care, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708 or donate via PayPal by clicking here. Indicate your donation is for 16 Chinchilla Rescue.

For those of you who are not familiar with chins, we now have chin care information and adoptable chin photos posted under our Adopt a Chinchilla link, so you can learn all about them.

The Bunny Bunch--Los Angeles Chapter needs volunteers
for the following positions:
12/5/03

Fundraiser: to head a fundraising committee that will raise
approximately $1,000 per month to help support area shelter and foster rabbits.

Public Relations expert: to issue press releases and handle publicity
(including fliers and advertisements) for events, and to meet with
shelter personnel, veterinarians, and others to help our cause.

Can you help? Contact Michelle or call 310-473-8354

To make this program successful, we need your help!

VOLUNTEERS
To make our program truly successful, we need volunteers in the shelters to monitor the rabbit situation, get photos for our website, and care for bunnies post-op. The shelter staff does not always have time to shuttle bunnies back and forth to the veterinarians. We desperately need volunteers who will transport rabbits when they need to be neutered. The hours and days depend on the veterinarian and when the bunny is adopted, but most transporting will have to be done during the week. Please call Michelle at 310-473-8354 or e-mail her at kellym@ucla.edu if you can volunteer in any capacity.

FUNDS
The City will set up a Revolving Fund for the rabbits. The entire adoption
fee of $50 will go into that fund every time a bunny is adopted from one of the 6 Los Angeles City shelters. The problem is that most of our spays will cost $75, and we have to fundraise the difference. If there is no money in the Revolving Fund, the rabbits will be euthanized (by policy
they will not be allowed to go home unneutered). So we must make sure that there are enough funds in the account. If you can afford to make a tax-deductible contribution to this fund for any amount, please make your donation payable to "The Bunny Bunch" and send it to: The Bunny Bunch--Los Angeles, P.O. Box 252124, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Please indicate on your check that it is to be used for the S/N REVOLVING FUND. You will receive a tax receipt and a statement indicating how much money we have received so far. Thank you for your support!!

HOMES FOR OUR SHELTER RABBITS
Please help us spread the word that the City of Los Angeles will soon
have neutered bunnies! Encourage everyone you know to become educated about rabbits, come to Bunny Bunch adoption events, and to only adopt from an animal shelter or a group such as The Bunny Bunch, that rescues rabbits from shelters when their time is up. The Los Angeles Chapter holds adoptions every Saturday 12:30-3:30 at Centinela Feed,
3860 Centinela Ave., Mar Vista, CA 90066.

Shego, the Amazing Angel Bunny
The Amazing Story of a Rescued Rabbit
11/15/03

This quarter’s Angel Bunny features Shego, an amazingly resilient bunny that has overcome so much in the last few months and needs our help.

Shego’s story begins one Friday afternoon last summer, when the Bunny Bunch received an urgent call from a high kill shelter informing them that a sweet black rabbit residing at the shelter was set to be euthanized that afternoon. Immediately the Bunny Bunch sprang into action. While Caroline Charland persuaded the shelter to hold off for the weekend, volunteers burned up the phone lines and pounded out emails to everyone they knew, searching for, at the very least, a temporary foster home for this helpless black bunny.

The weekend came and went with no luck in finding a temporary home for the pretty rabbit. A temporary solution was found by transferring her to another more accessible shelter where Bunny Bunch volunteers could monitor her everyday. Her inquisitive nature and bright eyes grew on the shelter volunteers and she was nicknamed Yoshiko. However, within weeks this shelter soon filled up and once again, the dreaded call came in that this rabbit would be euthanized within 48 hours.

Across town Bunny Bunch Board member Kim Scharf was updating the website and noticed Yoshiko’s picture. Still grieving over the loss of her 12 year-old black bunny Brett, Kim felt something tug at her heart. She knew at once that she had to help and she agreed to foster this black bunny. Within 24 hours Yoshiko was nestled safe and sound into the Scharf home where Keaton, Kim’s son, christened the rabbit Shego, named after a tough but beautiful raven-haired character on a Disney show. Little did they know that Shego would live up to her namesake.

Shego ran and played and leapt for joy in her new bunny home. She dove into her greens and hay and explored the Scharf home with newfound delight. But after awhile Kim noticed that Shego had an unsteady gait and frequently bobbed her head up and down. Wanting to be reassured that everything was ok, Kim took Shego to Dr. Sari Kanfer at Dr. Domotor’s Animal Hospital in Monrovia for a battery of tests. The results were not good, but Kim and Dr. Kanfer had hope.

An Xray showed that one of Shego’s ribs may have been broken at one point in time and that she could have a mild case of spondylosis, where vertebrae in the lumbar region of a rabbit fuses to one another in places. This could have contributed to Shego’s unsteady gait. Dr. Kanfer also thought that Shego’s head bobbing might be due to a problem in the cerebellum portion of her brain, something she could have possibly been born with. Tests were also done to see if Shego was infected with E. Cunniculi, a common parasite in rabbits that can cause a host of problems, among them, head tilt. The tests revealed that Shego tested medium positive and she was immediately put on a course of Albendazole for six weeks. (Benzimidazole derivatives, which include Albendazole, Fenbendazole and Oxibendazole, are de-wormers that are used on various species of animals (dogs, cats, horses) to rid them of intestinal parasites. They work by blocking the transport and uptake of glucose. Though EC is a protozoal parasite, it is thought to have a similar effect.)

At first Shego seemed to respond well. She ate normally and used her litter box and went on playing and exploring in her new home. But alarming changes began to occur. Near the end of her treatment she suddenly stopped using her litter box. Then her previously voracious appetite slowed. First she stopped eating hay, then greens, then pellets. She started drinking large amounts of water and she became lethargic. Within a week she stopped eating altogether.

Shego was rushed to an emergency veterinarian center where she received IV fluids and supportive care to get her digestive system moving again, crucial elements paramount to a rabbit’s survival in any health crisis. The next morning Shego was transferred from the emergency clinic to Dr. Kanfer’s care again, this time for a full blood workup and more X-rays. The test results were not good. Shego’s bloodwork showed an extremely low number of white and red blood cells as well as very high liver enzyme readings. The most shocking news of all; Shego was experiencing bone marrow failure.

The only course of treatment was to have a blood transfusion. Several rabbit safe antibiotics were fed intravenously to Shego. Among them; Baytril and Flagyl. After the transfusion Shego began a course of drugs that would fight infection, keep her digestive system moving and ease her pain.

Shego was a brave little bunny the entire time. All the same, Dr. Kanfer feared that Shego might not make it through the night. Being the truly compassionate vet that she is, Dr. Kanfer could not stand the idea of this brave little bunny dying alone at the veterinary hospital. She allowed Shego to go home that night with the provision that her foster mother administer the blood transfusion. This seemed a daunting task to Kim, but she rose to the task and stayed with Shego through the night, giving her 1 cc injections of blood every 15 minutes through a catheter port in her paw.

Immediately after the transfusion Shego seemed to improve. She was alert and her appetite returned somewhat. But within 24 hours she became lethargic again. Shego was taken back to Dr. Kanfer and more bloodwork was done. The tests showed that although Shego was not dangerously anemic any longer, she was not regenerating enough platelets and white and red blood cells to survive. Dr. Kanfer said that Shego needed GI and fluid support until ‘her bone marrow overcame the insult it had suffered’ and began to produce cells again.

Hoping that Shego would regenerate the necessary cells and platelets, Kim and the Bunny Bunch gave Shego time to recuperate for a day or two. Despite being offered her favorite foods, Shego refused to eat. She was then fed Critical Care through a syringe, but within a few days her condition worsened. She barely moved and seemed warm. Another trip back to Dr. Kanfer revealed that Shego’s temperature was 105 degrees (normal rabbit temperature ranges between 101-103 degrees). Her antibiotics were switched immediately and she began receiving injections of Naxcel, along with an anti-inflammatory drug called Banamine to help reduce her fever.

Shego’s fever abated and she slowly stabilized. Shego was brought home and her foster mom continued supportive care. After a week, more blood work was done. There was some goods news; Shego was starting to make white blood cells and platelets, but not the red blood cells she desperately needed. She was also anemic once again.

The only course was another blood transfusion. This time, along with her blood transfusion, she also received Epogen, a drug that stimulates the formation of red blood cells. Amazingly, this transformed Shego and
she bounced back to her former food-begging little self, with spring
in her hop and much love to give. Her foster mom says now all she
wants is love and attention and it’s a joy to see that in her again.

Currently, Shego is doing much better. Her white and red blood cell count is in the normal range, but her last platelet count was high, 888 (200-500 is the normal range) and her liver enzymes and proteins are also a bit elevated.

What caused Shego’s bone marrow failure? More studies and research are needed to accurately pinpoint the reason. Although hundreds and hundreds of rabbits have benefited greatly by being treated for E. Cunniculi with Albenzadole, it may be possible this drug caused the bone marrow failure. This is only an educated guess, but it bears some study. As a cautionary note, if your rabbit is on a course of Fenbendazole, Oxibendazole or Albendazole, be sure to have blood work done before, during and after the treatment. Please click here and we will send you any updated information on these drugs.

As for Mom and bunny, Kim made a promise to Shego during her darkest hours that she plans to stand by. “I told her that if she pulled through I would treat her like a princess,” said Kim. “Now I have to spend all my time treating her like one!” A task she certainly welcomes now.

She also credits the unbelievable dedication, compassion and knowledge of Dr. Sari Kanfer, as well as her two resident blood donors, Lily and Mr. Bones.

Thank you, Dr. Kanfer, from Shego, Kim and all of us at Bunny Bunch. You helped another rabbit run, leap and live another day.

And thank you Kim for having the courage, patience and dedication it takes to be a awesome bunny mom.

We will keep you updated on Shego’s progress and on any findings of the use of Albendazole & Fenbendazole.

You can help! To date, Shego’s vet bills are well over $1700. Your donation, of any amount, will help the Bunny Bunch to continue the rescue and education work we do, and to help other Angel rabbits like Shego. To donate, please send a check marked Bunny Angel Shego to: The Bunny Bunch P.O. Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. You may also click here to make a donation through Paypal. Indicate your donation is for Angel Bunny Shego. Thank you in advance for your support.

Please note: We hope to be posting more information on Albendazole and Fenbendazole soon.

Bunny Expo 2003 a Huge Success!

Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers for putting on such a good event.

We found homes for some of our furry friends, met lots of lovely bunny people and enjoyed games, goodies, bunny chat, shopping and food. A big thank you to Dr. Roxanne Batt for joining us and giving a presentation about rabbit illnesses. For those of you who could not make it, click here to see photos from the Expo. Make sure you put us on your calendar for 2004 (date to be announced soon)!

Thanks to the help of National Anti-Vivisection Society we were able to rescue all of the lab rabbits mentioned in a previous article in our website news. These wonderful gentle giants are all now living in homes or foster homes.

One of the lab rabbits in foster care	LB, in his permanent home. He loves his veggies, and is great with his litter box!

A veterinarian contacted us to see if we could take in nine big white rabbits (she had a house rabbit and could not stand the thought of what might happen to the lab rabbits if she didn’t do something to help them). The rabbits had been living in laboratory cages for the past two years. Apparently the lab had no use for them but had just kept them there. Lucky for the buns, a kind-hearted person took charge of the situation and got the lab to release the rabbits to us.

It took a little bit of doing, trying to fit nine more rabbits into our already full foster program. With the help of NAVS, by providing funding for the lab rabbits, we were able to provide foster areas just for these special buns.

One by one the rabbits came to Bunny Bunch headquarters. They were all very nervous at first. Rabbits are creatures of habit so changes can be hard for them. Each rabbit was set up in a large exercise pen. At first they were very timid and stayed in one spot, close to the ground. But as hours went by they all started to explore their new living arrangements. Slowly, they started to chin to mark their territory, then began jumping into their nice big litter box, munching on fresh hay. They started to settle in. Before we knew it, they had become very accustomed to their new foster home, enjoying all their toys and baskets to chew on, even running around kicking up their heals and doing binkies!

So far we have homes for all except four of these lovely rabbits. It is always amazing how when you think you just have no room, time, energy or money to do anymore, something or someone comes along to help.

Thank you NAVS!

Rabbit Hutch Donations Needed

Our Bunny Bunch LA chapter is requesting donations of rabbit hutches. There is a large group of outdoor rabbits that need to be caught and put into foster care. Right now, all of our our homes are full of foster house rabbits and getting them temporarily into outdoor hutches is the only chance these rabbits have until we can get them into indoor foster homes. Please contact Michelle at 310-713-2478 or email her at kellym@ucla.edu. Charitable receipts available upon request.

The Bunny Bunch on Animal Planet

We are happy to report that you will be able to see “The Bunny Bunch” on Animal Planet this fall. We have just finished filming two days worth of rabbits, rabbit living areas, rabbit toys (from www.bunnybunchboutique.com), rabbit bonding (although the TV version is a little different than actual bonding) and Bunny Bunch Headquarters.

The program is called “Beverly Hills Vet”, a new show coming out in the fall. This will be a great way for you to see what we do, see our rabbits and to meet Caroline Charland, the founder of The Bunny Bunch.

As you will see if you tune into the show, we are just packed with foster rabbits. These are just a portion of the rabbits we have! We are desperately looking for a building to house our foster rabbits, hold education events and have people come and meet our rabbits for adoption.

A Bunny Bunch Building Fund has been set up, so we are asking for donations to help us move into our future Bunny Bunch Building!

All the rabbits Bunny Bunch takes in are from high kill shelters. We receive calls every day from people wanting to give up rabbits or people that have found rabbits that they cannot keep. Currently we are full but want to be able to help more. So we badly need this building. You can help us help the rabbits by sending donations to: The Bunny Bunch Building Fund, P.O. Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. You will receive a receipt for your tax-deductible donation. You may also make a donation through Paypal by clicking here. Just specify you would like your donation to go to the Bunch Bunch Building Fund.

We hate to keep asking for things, but we feel that this is truly needed and will help the lives of thousands of rabbits.

Generous Donation Given to The Bunny Bunch to Rescue a Rabbit with Her Newborn Babies from High Kill Shelter

Dolly was rescued from a high kill shelter with her newborn babies and is now living happily in a foster home. You will be able to see Dolly and her babies under Adopt A Rabbit once the babies are old enough.

Because of the kindness and concern of Tania and her generous donation, made in the name of Michael Chandler, six rabbits will now have a happy life that otherwise did not stand a chance.

Michael Chandler is a musician in the Los Angeles area. His next performance is on August 28th at 8:30pm at the Riverbottom, 4102 Olive, Burbank, CA. (Across from the WB building). His website will be up soon showing dates of future performances, at www.michaelchandler.net.

Thank you Tania for your generous support and kind heart.

Desperately Seeking Foster/Permanent Homes

We are desperately seeking foster homes for 5 young rabbits whose mom,
Cara, was adopted from a high-kill shelter at the 11th hour. The new
adopter couldn't keep Cara and was going to return her back to the same
shelter within days of her original adoption. A good hearted foster
rescued her in the nick of time and was in the process of arranging for
Cara's spay when Cara unexpectedly gave birth to 5 babies! Due to
personal circumstances, the foster can no longer take care of the babies who are now 3 months old. The good news is that she is keeping Cara to bond with her boy bunny. These fun loving little girls/ guys are growing up quickly and need a permanent or foster home ASAP. Click here to view the photos and bios of Shadow, Taz, Winky, Mellow, & Doby (pictured above). If you can help, please email Kim or call the Bunny Bunch at 909-591-7200.

Six gorgeous white male rabbits need rescuing from a lab in Southern California. We have no foster homes available so we need your help finding people adopt them. The rabbits are in great condition; they have not been used for any kind of experiments and the staff there has been taking care of them. The lab has agreed to let us have them, so we need to hurry up and get them out. We will have them neutered.They are only about four years old, very sweet and will make wonderful house rabbit companions. Time is running short so please contact us soon! Email Caroline, or call 909-591-7200.

Come see us at the Tustin Petco!

Starting June 28, we will be at Tustin Petco (13942 Newport Ave, Tustin, CA 92780) the fourth Saturday of every month, from noon to 4 p.m. We will have rabbits for adoption, free rabbit care information, items from our Bunny Bunch Boutique for sale, membership and volunteer sign up. Bring your bunny in for a free nail trim!

If you love rabbits and would like to help come in and see us! For more information, please email Caroline, or call 909-591-7200.

If you love rabbits and can spare a couple of hours a month to volunteer, come and see us this Saturday between noon and 3:30pm. We have lots of volunteer opportunities available. Even a few hours a month can make a difference to the lives of many animals.

We will also have rabbits and guinea pigs for adoption, membership sign up and our Bunny Bunch Boutique.

Hope to see you there! For more information, please call 909-591-7200, or email Caroline. Petsmart Corona address is 573 N. McKinnley, Corona, 92879.

What’s cuter than a pair of bonded rabbits?

Thirteen bonded rabbits!

We have thirteen bonded rabbits that we would like to place all together. Twelve spayed girls and one lucky neutered boy. These rabbits all vary in age, looks and personality. They like to crawl all over you and give lots of kisses; they enjoy being groomed and love to play. Currently they are in a foster home, but we need to free up space so we can rescue more rabbits. If you think you might be able to help us with a wonderful home for these lovely bonded buns call us at (909) 591-7200, or email Caroline.

Mandatory Spay/Neuter Programs in Los Angeles and Orange County

We are happy to announce that Los Angeles Animal Services and The Bunny Bunch are now working together to get a mandatory spay/neuter policy in place for all rabbits adopted from the City of Los Angeles’s six animal shelters.

A mandatory neuter policy will make a real difference in the population of unwanted rabbits in Los Angeles. The policy will also send a clear message to the public that rabbits must be neutered. Additionally, shelters will be more likely to keep rabbits longer and the adoption rate will go up if the rabbits are neutered upon entry to the shelter. We will no longer have baby bunnies born in our shelters. Adopters will no longer be saddled with “surprise” litters.

We are hoping to have this program in place shortly, and will be using this program as a model to set up similar programs for rabbits in shelters throughout the United States.

We are also working with Orange County Care Facility for Animals to get a mandatory spay/neuter program in place for the rabbits there.

If you are interested in setting up a mandatory spay/neuter program at a shelter near you, please contact us so we can help.

If you are a rabbit knowledgeable veterinarian interested in helping us with affordable spay/neuters for rabbits anywhere within the United States please let us know by contacting us .

We will keep you posted on our progress.

Planning to Adopt a Rabbit? Consider a Bonded Group!

Here at the Bunny Bunch, we always recommend that rabbits live in pairs, threesomes or groups. They should never live alone. Rabbits are very social, so being alone they will become sad, bored and lonely.

Here are some of our groups available for adoption.

Triscuit, Chablis & Chardonnay	Tinkerbell & Snowwhite
Ginger & Roger	Whitefoot & Brownfoot

And, if you currently have a single rabbit, please think about getting him or her a friend! We can help you find that perfect match!

Please let us know if you would like to find out more about adopting a group of rabbits, or a friend for your rabbit, by emailing Caroline or calling the Bunny Bunch at 909-591-7200. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!

Horrible Rabbit Cruelty Case: Your Help Needed

Please click here for the full story. Please note that this is very disturbing and upsetting to read.

But at the very least, you can skip the horrible story and sign the online petition and send email to the people specified in the story. It would be greatly appreciated and help other rabbits in the future.

The Bunny Bunch S.P.C.R. Cookbook
How You Can Help!

The Bunny Bunch is planning to publish a cookbook, proceeds going to help our foster rabbits. Here's the time to see your name in print! Submit a recipe to us for consideration in our cookbook! Any types of recipes are welcome. By submitting a recipe, or two, or more, to the Bunny Bunch, you will be helping our foster and shelter rabbits. Please send your recipe(s) to Kim via email, or send to the Bunny Bunch S.P.C.R., PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708, Attention Kim. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!

Sponsor a Bunny Bunch Bunny!

Mail a check for $10.00 or more to:

The Bunny Bunch/Sponsor A Bunny, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708

Please let us know if you would like a key chain, pin or 8 1/2x11 color photo of the bunny you will be sponsoring. Also, include the address you would like it mailed to.

Click here if you would like to sponsor your bunny through Paypal. Please specify you are sponsoring a Bunny Bunch rabbit, and what premium you would like to receive.

You donations help us to care for these rabbits while in foster homes. And remember, your donation is tax deductible!

Shelter Volunteers Needed at a Variety of Locations

If you can help by volunteering at any of the shelter locations listed below, it would make a tremendous difference in the lives of shelter rabbits. Even a few hours a week makes a big impact. Locations and contact information is listed below.

East Valley Shelter
We desperately needs rabbit volunteers at this shelter. We haven't gotten any updates on the rabbits for a long time. The East Valley shelter is located at 13131 Sherman Way in North Hollywood.

Please email Michelle if you or anyone you know can volunteer there, even if it means stopping by once a month or once a week to verify the sex, size and temperament of the rabbits. You may also reach Michelle at 310-473-8354.

North Central and South Central Los Angeles Shelter
The bunnies at these shelters desperately need your help. Both these shelters are Los Angeles City shelters where the staff is overwhelmed with the constant influx of dogs and cats. The bunnies are not high on their list and are often neglected. Volunteers duties range from making sure that the bunnies have hay, pellets and water, to petting them and ensuring that they are safe. Both these shelters have hay in stock but we need volunteers to actually give them to the bunnies. Even if you have only an hour to spare a month that would really help us; especially if you are available during the weekdays. The shelters are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. They are closed on Mondays. As volunteers, we can make a difference. I truly believe that we can help the LA shelters modify their ways and rabbits can be saved. I've already seen some changes since I started volunteering at these two shelters over a year ago. If you are interested, please contact Viji at viji@pacbell.net if you would like to help or if you want more information.

Santa Monica Shelter

Santa Monica shelter needs volunteers-- they generally do NOT put down bunnies, and the environment is pretty pleasant. If you are interested, please email Carla.

West Los Angeles shelter

A volunteer is needed at this shelter on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This shelter is a low-kill shelter, where we concentrate on education and making sure potential adopters are aware of the responsibilities of rabbit ownership and that they adopt a rabbit or rabbits appropriate to their needs. It's important that we cover that shelter 100% of the time--we get enough traffic to occasionally refer people to other shelters and save rabbits there as well. For more information, please email Michelle or call her at 310-473-8354.

We also need volunteers at the Carson Shelter. You may email Michelle or call her at 310-473-8354.

Being a shelter volunteer makes a tremendous difference! It helps educate shelter staff about rabbits and helps save rabbits lives. We hope you can help. For other shelter locations that need help or if you have any questions, please email Kim.

The First Annual Bunny Expo - A Great Success!

Thanks to everyone who came and helped out at our First Annual Bunny Expo, and to those of you who came to visit us, listen to Dr. Kanfer and Dr. Dawson, and get information about rabbits. Lots of people had fun shopping for their rabbits too! We hope to make this a yearly event, as we had a very nice turn out.

We hope everyone who came had a fun and informative time! In case you could not attend, click here to see photos from the event.

Adoptions at Petsmart in Corona

Starting Saturday, October 19th, we will be holding adoption and education events at the Corona Petsmart 573 N. McKinnley, Corona 92879. It has been a while since we have been there. We now have a new volunteer team that will hold adoptions at this store on a regular basis. We will have rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas available for adoption, FREE care info and "The Rabbit Patch" newsletter. Hours are noon to 4 p.m.

If you are interested in our volunteer opportunities for this store or any of our other locations, please call 909-591-7200, or email Caroline. You can also stop by any of our adoption locations and sign up to volunteer!

Donate your Car to the Bunny Bunch and Help our Foster and Shelter Rabbits

Donate your car to the Bunny Bunch! When you donate your car, you get a tax write off, and the Bunny Bunch can use the proceeds to help foster and shelter rabbits. Cars for Causes will tow it, handle the DMV paperwork, then send the Bunny Bunch 50% of the auction sale price. All YOU have to do is call 800-766-2273 and designate The Bunny Bunch in Chino, CA as the recipient. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!

Visit our rabbits seven days a week!

Visit our rabbits for adoption at Petsmart 13001 Payton Drive, Chino Hills, CA 91707(909) 627-4849. Our rabbits are there seven days a week. All spayed/neutered, litter box trained and waiting for homes of their own. If you are interested in adopting, fill out a questionnaire (located at the Luv A Pet on the table) and fax it to (909) 465-1352 or call us so we can meet you at the store.

Adoption and education shows are held at this store every Saturday from noon to 4:30 p.m. We have free rabbit care handouts, free bunny manicures, low cost spay and neuter sign up and cats for adoption.

*Volunteers needed at this location to help with the rabbits and the cats. Email Caroline for more info.

Volunteer Positions Open

ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED! If you can spare time to volunteer with us and help the bunnies, please email me at caroline@thebunnybunch.org. Your donations are tax deductible!

Bunny Bunch Wish List

If you are able to donate any of the above, please email Caroline at caroline@thebunnybunch.org. Your donations are tax deductible!

ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE BUNNY BUNCH?

If not sign up today! Go to our Members page for more information. You will receive our quarterly newsletter, The Rabbit Patch, full of informative and fun articles all about rabbits. With some of our membership options you will receive our beautiful Bunny Bunch pin, a Bunny Bunch T-shirt or a lovely angel bunny. All membership donations go into our foster and education fund. For more information on how to become a member, please click here. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!

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