Wellington Rabbit Rescue

16/12/2024

‼️ Missing - Drivers Crest, Cannons Creek.

Have you seen this rabbit? The whānau are keen for any information that can help bring this little one home safe 🐇

03/12/2024

🐰 Tis the season... for roaming rabbits!

One of the biggest complaints we receive in Rabbit Rescue are our enclosure requirements for fostering and adopting. But this video showcases why our insistence on high fencing, large enriching environments, and predator-proof mesh isn't because we're idealists - it's because we're realists.

Rabbits are intelligent and crafty creatures, and it pays not to underestimate their love for adventure 😅

Please note: this video is especially important viewing for those housing baby kits this summer 👀

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29/11/2024

‼️ Roaming rabbits - Maire Street, Woburn, Lower Hutt.

Do you recognise these rabbits? A member of the public has spotted them and is rightly concerned for their welfare, but currently unable to secure them safely.

Please reach out if you know where this couple's humans are.

28/11/2024

‼️Found - Amberley Grove, Lower Hutt.

This little one was safely secured by a member of the public late last night and is currently with Central Hutt Vets in Waterloo.

Please get in contact with the clinic if you can help reunite them with their humans 🐇

25/11/2024

The most important resources for any volunteer organisation are the people, and our people are beyond exhausted.

A couple of weekends ago, we had three emergencies totaling $3,487.62 in vet bills. By Monday, that bill sat at $4,600.10, and it only got worse from there.

Come payday, our bank account will be wiped clean, and we will be in the red.

Our little team of volunteers can persevere through many things, but to have to deny a rabbit medical care would be the final blow, and this really is make or break for Wellington Rabbit Rescue.

We need your support.

Right now, our most pressing need is money. If you're in a position to help, we would be so grateful 🙏

Please also like, comment, and share this post so we can try to overcome the algorithms that are burying our posts.

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As a registered charity, all donations over $5.00 are tax deductible. If you're able to donate into our fees-free bank account, please use your email address as the reference so that we can email you a donation receipt.

🐇 Wgtn Rabbit Rescue
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A link to our Givealittle can also be found in our bio.

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📸 Tommy, one of two rabbits who have successfully survived emergency surgery in the last three weeks.

Tommy has recently bonded with his first ever love and is now thriving with the gorgeous Mogu by his side thanks to the team at Kelburn Vets and the dedication of his new humans 💕

16/11/2024

‼️ Found - Trebann Street, Paparangi.

This little baby was spotted roaming in neighbourhood gardens and has thankfully been secured by a member of the public.

Please get in contact if you have information that could help reunite them with their whānau 🐰

14/11/2024

‼️ Missing - Cannons Creek - since 09.11.24 ‼️

Griffin is missing from Durham Street in Cannons Creek, and her humans are desperately worried for her safety.

If you have any information that could help reunite Griffin with her whānau please get in touch 🐇

07/11/2024

‼️ Missing - following the fire at CareVets Kilbirnie

Please keep an eye out for Wednesday in the Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, or Rongotai areas.

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05/11/2024

🎆 Guy fawkes night is upon us. This means that those who believe they're being considerate will be joining the many others who couldn't care less, and tonight will be a particularly loud cacophony of explosions, sirens, and fear.

This post from Animates Vetcare NZ offers some great tips on how to keep rabbits and guineapigs safe through the Fireworks Season.

Just remember to house outdoor rabbits in unheated areas of your home if you're able to bring them inside so as to avoid the effects of sudden temperature changes 🐇

🧯 If you don't have one already, we recommend investing in a fire extinguisher, as a high percentage of those using fireworks often lack basic life skills such as distance perception or how to read weather forecasts 👀

‼️ And please don't forget that a rabbit who is not eating requires immediate, same-day, medical attention 🩺

We wish you all a safe few months ahead.

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🚫 For the animals, for the people, and for the environment, we support a total ban on the private sales and use of explosives.

Please join us in signing the latest petition calling for action, also from Animates NZ. You'll find the link in the comments below ✨️

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04/11/2024

✨️🐰 Congratulations to Danielle and Kendra for winning the prize packs from 's fundraiser!!

We wanted to take a moment to send out a massive THANK YOU to .nz , .newzealand , .silver , , , , and for making the raffle possible 🐇
And to all those who got a tattoo, purchased tickets, or came along to the bake sale on Saturday 🥰 Together you have raised $1,124.00 for the rabbits' vet bills ✨️

To Kash and Ali and the talented artists at The Gallery Tattoo studio 💖 We're incredibly grateful for the time and mahi that you all dedicated to making this fundraiser happen. We have loved every moment. Thank you so much!! ✨️

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03/11/2024

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Beautiful Beans has been found safe and well 🙏🥳🩷

After a vet check this morning she’ll return home to her family and be reunited with her tiny human 🥰

03/11/2024

‼️ Please keep a look out for Maia, aka Beans around the Kilbirnie, Lyall Bay, and Rongotai areas.

Our hearts go out to the team at , the cats, their whānau, and everyone impacted by last night's fire.

If we can help... 💗

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01/11/2024

‼️ Due to three urgent (ongoing) emergencies with three WRR rabbits 💔, our Vegan Bake sale at The Gallery has been pushed to 1 pm this afternoon.

Today is also the last day to purchase raffle tickets (only $10 for a chance at one of two prizes!) and/or grab a tattoo from the incredible artists at who also have their Samhain flash day!

Thank you to everyone who has supported the fundraiser so far. It means so much to us ✨️

Ps: please also send good thoughts to the rabbits who need it... we'll update when we can 😔

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📸 Galen thinks you should come grab a treat from 2/4 Bond Street 🧁

01/11/2024

🐰 Waterloo and Elvis heard a rumour that WRR doesn't foster or adopt to outdoor homes 🤔 They thought this was funny, given they've spent the last few months enjoying their outdoor foster home while they wait to find an outdoor forever home.

We thought this rumour was funny, too, so let's address it.

It's no secret we prefer indoor homes; they're safer, offer more opportunities to build relationships, and indoor rabbits tend to have better luck staying in their homes for life. But, we will always find the right home for each individual rabbit based on their wants and needs, and some rabbits simply prefer outdoor life.

In terms of fostering, though, it's about practicality. We'll break it down 👇

🐰 Indoor setup:
Cost: $400 approx
Set up time: 20 - 30 minutes
Pack down time: 15 minutes
People needed: 1 or 2 max
Safety considerations: General rabbit-proofing and other animals.

🐰 Outdoor setups:
Cost: $1200 - $1700 approx.
Time: 1 - 3 days.
People needed: 2 - 3 people, minimum.
Safety considerations: weather, predators, escapes, illness.

Our reliance on indoor foster homes mostly comes down to the fact that we're a small team who are time-poor and have limited resources. But, this inevitably means that many of our longer-term rabbits prefer indoor life and simply don't cope outdoors, or will require a patient whānau who are able to transition them gently.

We would love more outdoor foster homes for those rabbits who want to be outside. But we can only invest in fosterers who can reliably commit to fostering for 12 - 24 months and who have an indoor option for emergencies.

If this sounds like you, please send us a direct message.

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📸 Elvis and Waterloo are available for adoption and would prefer a home where they have a large outdoor space and the option to spend time inside with their humans 💕 PM the team if you'd like to know more about them or our adoption criteria.

31/10/2024

🎃 🐇 Hoppy Halloween 🐇 🎃

If you're Trick or Treating tonight, please be extra careful to keep your spoils well away from bunny paws and teeth 💀 and watch out for any opportunistic roaming rabbits in case young visitors forget to shut garden gates 👀

Gentle reminder, also, that dressing up is best left to us humans!! Rabbits are cute enough without a costume!! 🐰

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📸 Artist Willow Grove Designs - check them out!

30/10/2024

📢 Calling all vegan bakers 🧁🐇

We're having a small bake sale this Saturday at , and we're looking for bakers to contribute. Can you help? 👀

Saturday, the 2nd Nov, is the final day to grab a tattoo for the bunnies OR a Halloween inspired flash tattoo from the incredible artists at The Gallery Tattoo

Our team will be there from 12 - 3 p.m., where we will be selling the last of our limited edition merch and a selection of delicious vegan treats 🧁

If you are able to donate your baking skills to help raise funds for the bunnies, we would love to hear from you 🙏

29/10/2024

🎉🐇 To celebrate the final week of 's WRR fundraiser event, the studio is reducing raffle tickets to $10 from now until the draw this Saturday, 2nd November 😍

Every ticket offers a chance to win one of two epic prize packs, worth over $400 👀

All items were donated by local artists and small businesses to help raise funds for the bunnies 💕 So if you haven't already, please hop into The Gallery or follow the link below to secure your chance to win ✨️

All remaining Flash Tattoos (including these spooky bunnies!!) are also available all week and all day Saturday... which just happens to coincide with their Samhain Flash Day 🦇

More details to come!!

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✨️ In the interest of fairness, already purchased tickets will be entered into the draw twice!

27/10/2024

🎉 Happy Diwali to all those celebrating this weekend ✨️

As part of this weekend's Diwali celebrations, there will be a public fireworks display this evening, Sunday 27th, at 9pm ‼️

Please make the appropriate arrangements for the animals in your whānau, as best you can.

Unfortunately, we have already seen many reports of private fireworks used this week. Clearly, people have been purchasing fireworks illegally or have selfishly risked lives and property by stockpiling from last year's sales. So, with fireworks on sale again from next week, now is the time to start preparing for the many months of disruption that lay ahead.

For the people, for the animals, and for the environment, we support

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Reminder: Please seek immediate veterinarian care if a rabbit stops eating 🐇