Wild Roots Rabbit Sanctuary - previously Love Paws

16/01/2026

Neutering day is finally here!🎉

So very thankfully the amazing vets are able to do them on the same day. Less stress for them and so so so much less stress for me

15/01/2026

Rabbits or whole meal loaves?🙈

I can’t quite decide if it’s good winter coats or I’ve been abit too generous with the pellets 😂

Most of the year these guys are pellet free. But as some of them get older, I’ve been scattering pellets on really cold weeks. They are not complaining either way

13/01/2026

Double posting help requests sorry.

BIG BILL coming in just 2 days!

We are still roughly £400 off our target.

Yesterday’s post had 1 donation of £5, thank you. Could anyone else help who hasn’t yet?

Thank you💚

13/01/2026

I wasn’t going to post anything about this map. But I’m filled with sadness, frustration, anger, heartbreak. And now she’s going to need way more help than we first thought.

PLEASE DONT LIE.

Honesty is the best way to help them. As a last final act before you sign over an animal, please tell us the whole truth.

I don’t know why DIY treatments and fixes are more accepted in the reptile world. When these animals are even more complex than rabbits.

Apparently under this DIY epoxy plaster is a hole that goes down so deep you can see her organs. This has been going on for atleast 1.5 years.

I really hope the shell rot has not eaten away much more of her shell that deep down.

Please please please if you have an exotic animal, find an exotic vet experienced with that animal. And if you can’t find one, then you can’t be the carer of that animal.

I know when money is tough, you may feel like you need to do anything to try and help an animal you care deeply about. But please don’t let them pay a greater price than a hit on your emotions.

She will need extensive investigations and vet care before going to her new forever home.

I know she’s not a cute bunny, but if anyone can spare anything. I’ll will put our PayPal link in the comments.

10/01/2026

We have a new neutering date! 16th of Jan (next week!)

We are still quite a way off our target fundraising, if anyone can help please use the link below💚

Can’t wait to see these guys all together again and in with the main group. They so deserve it!

05/01/2026

With the help of iPhone making stickers from photos😂🐰

Here is another way to show that we do not waste food.

A rabbit eats approximately atleast their own body size in good quality hay/roughage per day.

In this group there are currently 14 rabbits + colder weather.

I’m not taking the mick or trying to be awkward. It is honestly disheartening that people think something as basic as hay should be so limited. And that we would waste anything when our funding is so low.

Give your rabbits more hay! Allow them to be as selective as wild rabbits would be💚

05/01/2026

Happy Monday 😁

Hay is a minimum of 85% of a rabbit’s diet. No matter the weather. You cannot “waste” it. When you come to clean out, there should always be SOME hay left. If you’re coming to your rabbits every day and their hay is pretty much all gone, you’re not proving enough.

Every batch of hay is different. It is grown outside exposed to different weather and different drying conditions every year. Rabbits are very selective when eating for good reason, it’s up to us not to put too much limit on that selectiveness (literally could lead to GI issues).

I am big sad nerd on rabbit and other herbivore digestion. If people are genuinely interested in knowing more science and would like me to rant more I shall. I could also link some good reading content and studies?

04/01/2026

-5 degrees tonight, do you think this hay mountain is big enough?🙈

Rabbits are pretty good with, and often seemingly un phased by the cold whether.

If they’re out all year they will have nice dense winter coats.

If we protect them from the wind and offer lots of extra calories (because staying warm burns calories). Then our outdoor rabbits should be absolutely fine and go about their days as usual.

Bringing outdoor rabbits inside just for cold spells can do more harm than good. They cannot simply take that winter coat off like we can. It’s a lot more difficult to cool down than it is to get warm.

If you feel like your rabbits are acting differently. Not being as active, not wanting to eat/drink, looking withdrawn. Then a vet visit should always be the first step. Try to avoid bringing them inside and warming up without also getting a vet check to rule out illnesses.

01/01/2026

2025 income £9732

We didn’t manage to raise back our losses.
We didn’t make enough for our housing project.
But this isn’t the end.

Thank you to everyone who has helped care for these half wildies and the emergency intakes/strays we’ve had along the way. You helped save them too!

We finished the year the a bank account in minus numbers. But I’m determined that won’t happen this year.

These half wilds are just as worthy of a happy life as any other rabbit.

💙💙

01/01/2026

Hope everyone’s okay after the fireworks💚

30/12/2025

Sadly the vets had to cancel all 9 neuters last minute today due to staff illness. We hope they are feeling better soon.

We are waiting for a new date.

We still have around £800 left to raise to cover costs if anyone can help.

https://www.paypal.me/LovePawsAnimalRescue

27/12/2025

2 more days to go!

£247 in total from 15 people that were able to donate this week thank you + my £200 means £926 still needed

Can anyone help with a little bit more?

I’ve managed to make almost £200 on Vinted selling some of my own things.

We need less than 6% of our followers to donate just £1 to cover the rest of the neutering costs of 9 rabbits.

Why is neutering important?

•prevents breeding
•reduces the risk of cancer
•lowers hormone levels, meaning group relationships are more stable.
•rabbits can safely have conspecific companionship which is vital for their wellbeing and happiness.
•reduces stress
•means we can help more rabbits

https://www.paypal.me/LovePawsAnimalRescue