Acorn Rabbit Rescue

16/08/2024

Great article by the Bridlington Free Press about Purrfect Pals Cat Rescue, another small rescue in our area who are working hard to help cats and kittens, please support them if you can.

16/08/2024

Last Call for Raffle tickets for our Summer Raffle. We have some lovely prizes to be won including a pair of Olivia Burton ear rings a Wrendale Candle and much more....
Tickets £1 for a strip of 5

Please comment or send a message if you would like tickets, payment can be made in cash, by PayPal or to our bank.

Winning numbers will be drawn at 7pm today (Friday)

Good Luck !!

15/08/2024

COMPANIONSHIP
Every bunny needs some bunny to love.
From the RWAF
"The importance of companionship for rabbits and the benefits ...
Rabbits are quiet animals in comparison, but there's a good reason for this – their behaviours are naturally very subtle to avoid detection by predators. But studies show that rabbits value companionship of their own kind as much as food and rabbits who live together show fewer problem behaviours"

If you have a rabbit living alone then they are missing out on one of the most basic welfare needs that is companionship of their own kind. We regularly hear about rabbits who we are told are ok because thy are friends with cats? dogs? and guinea pigs?
but every rabbit needs to live with at least one other compatible rabbit.

We have lots of single rabbits looking for homes and can give advice and support throughout the bonding process.

Your rabbit needs to be neutered before we can consider your application and homes must meet RWAF guidelines.

The rabbits looking for homes are on our website.

15/08/2024

Foraging Walk - our next foraging walk will be on Saturday 7th September at 11am.
The walk lasts around 1 to 1 1/2 hours and will be held at Rudston in East Yorkshire.
Afterwards we go for a pub lunch/drink which is optional and is an opportunity to meet and chat to other rabbit owners and volunteers from the rescue.

If you are interested in joining us for this walk we ask a donation of £5 per person and please let us know as soon as possible if you would like to attend.

11/08/2024

Summer Fair 2024 - we would like to say a massive thankyou to everyone who came to see us yesterday at our fair.
We were kept busy all day and hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did.
Thankyou once again for your support and to everyone who donated items for us to sell or raffle, tombola prizes, books and cakes. You are all amazing.
It was lovely to see lots of new faces as well as our regular supporters who we can't thank enough for their support and generosity.
As always every penny raised will go to help the rabbits in our care.

xx

11/08/2024

Summer Raffle - we will be running our raffle until Friday 16th August if anyone who could not make it to the fair would like tickets.
£1 for a strip of 5 tickets
Gorgeous prizes to be won, all donated by our fabulous supporters!

Payment can be made by PayPal ([email protected]) or to our bank or in cash.

Good Luck!

Prizes are:-

Rabbit Hamper
Bunny Glass Jars
Wrendale Hare Candle
Wrendale canvas
Olivia Burton Ear Rings
Pet Face Lion Dog Toy
Set of 4 Hare Mugs
Bottle of non alcoholic Gin
Bottle of Rose wine
M & S biscuits
Box of Black Magic Chocolates
After Eight Chocolates
Box of Ferrero Rocher

11/08/2024

We have lots of craft items for sale - please take a look in our album Summer Crafts 2024 and send a message is there is anything you would like. Payment can be made by PayPal or to our bank or in cash if you are collecting the item. Items can be posted for an additional charge.

11/08/2024

11/08/2024

Felt Bunnies with moveable arms and legs - made from wool felt with polyester filling - £15 each

11/08/2024

Drawstring bag (Blue) £10

11/08/2024

Drawstring bag (Rabbits and Guinea Pigs) £10

11/08/2024

Mini Felt Bunnies - hand stitched £7 each

11/08/2024

Felt Bunnies - hand stitched £9 each

10/08/2024

We are here at sewerby Methodist church hall until 3 pm with plenty of cakes, fresh forage for your rabbits and much more….

08/08/2024

Our Summer Fair is on Saturday (10th August), we are busy getting ready, we will have lots of lovely cakes , a fantastic tombola and raffle and beautiful craft items for sale all made with love by our volunteers as well as a book stall and bric a brac stall, Toy tombola and the Bucket and Spade game!!
Also information about the rescue and the rabbits in our care that are looking for loving homes.

Please come and support us if you can!

We are the only dedicated rabbit rescue in East Yorkshire and are inundated with requests to help rabbits in need. We can only do this with your support.🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰

06/08/2024

We are still accepting donations of bric a brac and books for our Summer Fair on Saturday. Items can be brought to the fair or we can collect locally, please send us a message to arrange collection. Thankyou for your support.

04/08/2024

02/08/2024

02/08/2024

April - April is now our only lone female rabbit and she is still looking for a home. We can't believe that this beautiful girl is still waiting for her forever home.
She came to us via a vet nurse who had cared for her after she was handed in to a local vets with a bad injury to her ear due to being entangled in barbed wire. She is now fully recovered from her injury and has been spayed and vaccinated.
She is very friendly and loves to run and explore. She is however lonely and needs the companionship of another rabbit asap.

We estimate that she is around a year old.

If you are interested in offering April a home AND have a neutered and vaccinated male rabbit that she could be bonded with then send us a message or ring on 07955 074607
Home must meet RWAF guidelines and we ask a donation of £70 for the adoption of a female rabbit.

02/08/2024

We will be at the Barmby Moor Driveway Sale tomorrow (Saturday) with lots of Bric a Brac and some books, come along and see us if you can!
All funds raised go to help rabbits in the rescue.

30/07/2024

Cookie and Coco - pair of 4 year old dwarf rabbits. Cookie and Coco were adopted from us in 2021 but have now been returned to the rescue due to their owners relocating abroad. They are a male/female pair, neutered and vaccinated and would suit an indoor home (without dogs) with adults or a family with older children.
If you are thinking of adding a pair of rabbits to your family then please consider Cookie and Coco who have ended up in rescue twice through no fault of their own.
They are beautiful friendly rabbits who love to play with their toys,

29/07/2024

Good news! Harlequinn (Quinn) and Pepper have been rehomed.
Both these rabbits came to the rescue at different times having been found by members of the public roaming free, neither rabbit was microchipped and no one came to claim them.

They were both neutered and vaccinated at Filey Veterinary Practice and have happily paired up and found a home with one of our fosterers.

We hope they will have a long and happy life together 🐰❤🐰

29/07/2024

Bobby is a new arrival, he is a dwarf rabbit age approx 3 years. Since arriving at the rescue Bobby has been neutered and vaccinated. he is a friendly rabbit who needs a home where he can pair up with a neutered and vaccinated female rabbit. For more information please send a message or ring on 07955 074607

29/07/2024

Grey - small and friendly male rabbit who has been neutered and vaccinated. he is looking for a home with Dot and Dora in approx 6 weeks

29/07/2024

Bobby - Male age 3 years approx who has been neutered and vaccinated since arriving at the rescue

25/07/2024

Sharing this important information about vaccines as sadly there are some breeders out there telling people that rabbits do not need vaccinating which of course is totally untrue.

Explore essential information on rabbit vaccines and their importance for your furry friend's health. Expert guidance from Rabbit Welfare Association.

23/07/2024

Shared from another rescue, this is why we do not support pet shops that sell animals (or rabbit breeders).
For them its all about making money not welfare.

Adopt Don't Shop🥲🥲🥲🥲

⚠️TW: Neglected and deceased animals

‼️Major retail park pet shop chain continues to sell live animals, leading to misery and suffering‼️

It has been another heartbreaking week at WAW as we witness the tragic outcomes when innocent animals fall into the wrong hands💔💔

Just before the weekend, we responded to a call from a concerned neighbour. We found a resident with complex needs housing multiple animals - dogs, cats, and rabbits - in small, filthy conditions. The resident was breeding and selling rabbits, originally purchased from the retailer, to anyone with money on social media.

Among the horrors, we discovered four 15-week-old baby bunnies in tiny, dirty hutch with their mother’s body reported to have been discarded in a wheelie bin the previous week. We convinced the owner to surrender the surviving baby bunnies. Tragically, when we returned a couple of days later to collect them after securing emergency space, they had all died. Our vet's postmortem revealed no obvious cause of death, leaving it unexplained.

The resident had also recently bought two 11-week-old Guinea Pigs from the same retailer. Sadly, the Guinea Pigs have gone missing since our initial visit.

Despite these tragedies, we remain dedicated to the welfare of the animals and continue to help with the other pets, including neutering all the cats.

The sale of live animals by this retailer MUST STOP. The retailer claims to comply with all regulations and provide the best care possible, but they show little regard for the fate of these animals once they leave their premises. The retailer is equally, if not more, responsible for this cruelty and misery as the owner. While appropriate organisations continue to support the resident, the retailer must do better😞‼️

🌈🐰RIP, sweet little bunnies - we are deeply sorry that your only experience of life was one of cruelty and neglect in a tiny, disgusting hutch. We hope you finally get to enjoy peace, freedom and maybe a binky over the rainbow bridge.

👉Please support the Babba Campaign to end this abuse.

23/07/2024

Our Summer Fair is on 10th August and our fairs are our main fundraisers which allow us to continue our work helping rabbits in need.
If you are able to display a poster advertising this event and haven't already got one then please let us know. 😀🐰🐰

23/07/2024

🧸🧸🧸Toy tombola - we are looking for a few more soft toys (approx 20) for our toy tombola at the Summer Fair 10th August . If you have any you are able to donate please let us know. 🧸🧸🧸