Always Sunny Sanctuary and Rescue

Always Sunny Sanctuary and Rescue A sanctuary and rescue for bunnies, small mammals and livestock, in Oklahoma. Every animal deserves a chance!
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Our goal is to help those most in need - medical emergencies, strays, elderly, hoarding situations and other truly emergent situations.

The raffle isn’t doing very well. Most of the entries are just one person right now. It’s ok if you can’t donate, but ca...
12/14/2024

The raffle isn’t doing very well. Most of the entries are just one person right now. It’s ok if you can’t donate, but can you please share or comment to boost the original post? I’m headed to South Dakota this weekend to pick up Beans and 10 other rabbits. That will make 22 new buns here at the rescue in less than two weeks time. We got the gas money funds but we will still need funds when we get back for everyone’s care. Please help buy the bunnies a nice Christmas dinner 🙏

🎁 Holiday Rescue Raffle Time! 🎁

Looking for the perfect gift for the bunny lover in your life? Or maybe some stocking stuffers for multiple bunny lovers? Really, we couldn’t blame you if you just needed a little bunny-themed cheer at the end of this long year and wanted to win it all for yourself! No matter what, you’re helping rabbits in need. Just this week we took in 11 new buns and any funds raised will make a world of difference for them.

Just $5 per entry to for a chance to win:

• A vintage bunny tin that we have filled with assorted Bedré chocolates that are made right here in Oklahoma and bought from a local, native owned shop.
• A sketch book and three pens and their bunny toppers.
• “Sending a Little Snow Your Way” Charming Tails vintage figurine
• “Binkey Snow Shoeing” Charming Tails vintage figurine
• “Airmail to Santa” Charming Tails vintage ornament
• “Ski Jumper” Charming Tails vintage ornament

🎄 This will be a pretty quick raffle over the weekend and will end this Monday the 16th and be mailed same day to try and make it anywhere in the continental US before Christmas. If you’re outside the US feel free to enter but just know that it may get to you later.

🎄 To enter you can use the link below to donate or you can message for address on how to enter with cash/check.

🎄 Every $5 donation is worth one entry and you can enter as many times as you like. For example, a $20 donation is worth 4 entries.

Can’t donate this time around? Please SHARE!

Thank you all so much for your support and we hope the winner gets some holiday cheer from these items.

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💰$165 raised so far

🎁 Holiday Rescue Raffle Time! 🎁Looking for the perfect gift for the bunny lover in your life? Or maybe some stocking stu...
12/13/2024

🎁 Holiday Rescue Raffle Time! 🎁

Looking for the perfect gift for the bunny lover in your life? Or maybe some stocking stuffers for multiple bunny lovers? Really, we couldn’t blame you if you just needed a little bunny-themed cheer at the end of this long year and wanted to win it all for yourself! No matter what, you’re helping rabbits in need. Just this week we took in 11 new buns and any funds raised will make a world of difference for them.

Just $5 per entry to for a chance to win:

• A vintage bunny tin that we have filled with assorted Bedré chocolates that are made right here in Oklahoma and bought from a local, native owned shop.
• A sketch book and three pens and their bunny toppers.
• “Sending a Little Snow Your Way” Charming Tails vintage figurine
• “Binkey Snow Shoeing” Charming Tails vintage figurine
• “Airmail to Santa” Charming Tails vintage ornament
• “Ski Jumper” Charming Tails vintage ornament

🎄 This will be a pretty quick raffle over the weekend and will end this Monday the 16th and be mailed same day to try and make it anywhere in the continental US before Christmas. If you’re outside the US feel free to enter but just know that it may get to you later.

🎄 To enter you can use the link below to donate or you can message for address on how to enter with cash/check.

🎄 Every $5 donation is worth one entry and you can enter as many times as you like. For example, a $20 donation is worth 4 entries.

Can’t donate this time around? Please SHARE!

Thank you all so much for your support and we hope the winner gets some holiday cheer from these items.

https://linktr.ee/alwayssunnysanctuary

💰$165 raised so far

This is one of the worst cases of matting I’ve seen in a while. Poor thing has a ton of filth matted in and there are a ...
12/12/2024

This is one of the worst cases of matting I’ve seen in a while. Poor thing has a ton of filth matted in and there are a few places, like her ears, where the skin is very raw and sensitive. I haven’t even confirmed gender yet because she/he is clearly pretty weak and in a lot of pain. I’m letting him/her settle in and get some food and water for a couple hours before we begin the long process of shaving.

It often takes me several hours to painstakingly shave a rabbit in this condition, because their skin is so sensitive you simply can’t move too fast or you risk cutting them. Not to mention that rabbits in this condition are often not used to grooming so they’re terrified and do not sit still which means lots of little breaks and lots of repositioning. They’re also already in a lot of pain from the mats pulling at their skin, so the shaving is beyond uncomfortable.

All of this is preventable! Please make sure to keep up on the grooming of your long haired pets, or don’t get a pet with long hair to begin with.

If you’d like to support this bunny please comment name suggestions below and consider donating. Every dollar counts!! She will for sure need a vet visit after her shave and we have another 12+ rabbits coming in this weekend.

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Today we took in an entire little family. I was told the owners had threatened to dump them outside or sell them as snak...
12/10/2024

Today we took in an entire little family. I was told the owners had threatened to dump them outside or sell them as snake food if no one took them in because they had a vacation to go on. As much as I hate to give in to those kinds of threats, I just didn’t want to see harm come to these little ones.

The babies are 10 weeks old. Dad is the blue and mom is the rew. They have been living together so it’s very possible mom could be pregnant again, unfortunately.

What naming theme would you choose for them? 🤔

With 7 more mouths to feed plus our trip this week to pick up 10 more from South Dakota, we can use your support more than ever. Donations are extremely appreciated! We absolutely cannot do what we do without you. Your donations are the biggest reason so many lives get to change for the better.

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Can you believe how cute this picture is? This is a photo from one of our families who adopted Sweet n’ Low, the blue mi...
12/10/2024

Can you believe how cute this picture is?

This is a photo from one of our families who adopted Sweet n’ Low, the blue mini rex up on the present. Sweets, as her family often calls her now, is a senior bunny and she was one of the most scared, shy rabbits we have had at the rescue. She was originally a stray so we don’t know what happened in her past to cause such fear, but she would squeak in terror any time she was touched or held. With her age, fear and avoidance of people it took her quite a while to find a home but eventually she found the perfect, patient family.

Her family now reports that she has come so far in the couple months that she has been part of their family. It took some time but now she is following them around the house with curiosity and even allowing a little more touching. A year from now I bet I wouldn’t even recognize her. It just goes to show that even shy bunnies deserve the chance at a safe home where they can finally open up. ❤️

I think we could all use some end-of-the-year cheer. I would love to share some more HOLIDAY THEMED photos of our alumni adopted animals if anyone has any, so feel free to send them my way! I can’t promise I’ll share them all if there are a lot but I’ll try my best.

A nice family saved this guy, Bunz, from a bad situation four months ago and took great care of him, but their landlord ...
12/08/2024

A nice family saved this guy, Bunz, from a bad situation four months ago and took great care of him, but their landlord wouldn’t let them keep him long term. They weren’t having any luck finding him a home that wasn’t wanting him for meat, so they reached out to the rescue. I was super sick today so thankfully a kind volunteer picked him up from Tulsa and brought him all the way back to us in Shawnee.

Update on going to South Dakota, while I’m at it - I’ll be heading out later this week when I’m feeling better! Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. If you’d like to continue supporting the trip you can donate at the link below.

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⚠️ TW, tough read, but we really need your help! This is Beans 🫘 She is, in fact, a rabbit, though you might notice that...
12/07/2024

⚠️ TW, tough read, but we really need your help!

This is Beans 🫘 She is, in fact, a rabbit, though you might notice that she is missing two rather important head accessories. This is because she came from a HEINOUS hoarding situation in South Dakota. She was the first to escape outdoors and because of her daring escape, humans were alerted to the conditions inside. To be frank, there were around 40 live rabbits and many many more that were not, decaying amongst them.

Beans is currently with Lucky Clover Rabbit Rescue in South Dakota still, along with dozens of other rabbits from the house of horrors. There was no rabbit rescue in SD previous to this but some kind humans have stepped up to try and create one. Some of the bunnies have gone to other rescues but they’re still overwhelmed with the sheer number of rabbits (many of them sick or pregnant) that they so suddenly had to take on without any setup ready for them.

This week I will be driving up to SD to pick up Beans who will stay as a permanent resident at the sanctuary, honoring my earless heart rabbits who passed in a tragic fire a few years ago. I’ll also be taking in another 10 or so rabbits from this situation to help lighten the load on this new rescue so they can continue to grow and thrive.

How can you help? 💰 WE NEED GAS DONATIONS!!

Can’t donate? SHARE, comment and like this post as well as going to like Lucky Clover’s new page so they can keep up the good work they’re doing too.

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12/06/2024

Skittles the pot belly pig decided she needed a crunchy snack this morning, I guess 😂

This is the first ice we have had and I suppose that means it’s time to stop putting off the inevitable and buy some tank de-icers. We have a few more warmer days and then we will be in full blown winter and really need them.

❄️ I know it’s a long shot since our posts about the farm animals never do very well, but if you want to help get our rescued livestock a Christmas gift this year, please consider donating! We’re going to need about $200 and smaller amounts add up quick!

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Yesterday we took in these two from the Pontotoc Animal Welfare Society where a “local crack head” surrendered them alon...
12/05/2024

Yesterday we took in these two from the Pontotoc Animal Welfare Society where a “local crack head” surrendered them along with several other animals. The black and white mini rex is a male and a the Florida white is a female. We can hope they have been kept separate and the female isn’t pregnant, but we never know for sure. What we do know, is that they are safe now. ❤️

Please consider sending a donation at the link below to help support their care. If you prefer to send rabbit pellets instead of funds, we can always use those two and you can send via our Amazon link that is also listed with the link below.

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It’s Giving Tuesday! Here are most of the animals we rescued in just the past 60 days. Abandoned rabbits, guinea pigs, f...
12/03/2024

It’s Giving Tuesday!

Here are most of the animals we rescued in just the past 60 days. Abandoned rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, kittens and a dog, plus on senior parrot.

We’re a permanent home to many disabled/unadoptable rabbits, three senior/disabled horses and many goats, sheep, pigs and even mini cows. Not to mention a few birds, cats and dogs too. All of these animals get to spend their days without worrying they’ll ever be abandoned again, or left without medical care until it’s too late. Things that brought many of them to us in the first place.

Not to mention the hundreds of rabbits that we spay/neuter and help to find other permanent homes for every year. Along with some guinea pigs too.

We don’t discriminate when it comes to animals that truly need us even though we get next to nothing in the way of donations and support for any animals besides the rabbits. It’s all worth it to see them safe and happy, and do our part to make sure none of them are reproducing to add to the pet crisis.

Some organizations have huge goals today. I just want to pay off our latest vet bill for the abandoned guinea pigs. Just $500. I hope we can make some progress on that 🙏

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12/03/2024

The horse pasture for our senior/disabled horses. None of these horses can be ridden, but that doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy life for however many years they have left.

The goats, sheep, and mini cows will have an equally large pasture of their own once we are done with the fencing.

*Henry looks kind of ribby but he’s truly not underweight, he just holds it different (less muscle on his topline) in his advanced age.

With all the medical stuff going on I completely forget to post about this cutie that we took in several days ago. She w...
12/02/2024

With all the medical stuff going on I completely forget to post about this cutie that we took in several days ago. She was abandoned by someone’s neighbor with another bunny, but sadly the other bunny was ill and passed away. This bun is such a sweetheart and I can’t imagine why anyone would leave her, or any pet, behind. Sadly, it’s all too common, especially during this time of year. You wouldn’t believe the number of people who abandoned one pet just to make room for another during the Christmas season.

We still have several hundred dollars worth of medical bills to cover and then will be fundraising specifically for spay/neuter of the many rabbits we took in the past two months. If you’re able to donate please consider doing so. We need your support, as always, and are so so grateful for any that we get.

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12/02/2024

New critter unlocked 🔓

This is the first time I’ve ever been asked to take in ferrets, and I couldn’t resist. Someone had brought them to the Oklahoma City shelter and planned to leave them there, but a foster stepped in and said she would take them since the shelter already has so many guinea pigs (that I’m still trying to get them to transfer to me) as it is.

I have basic ferret knowledge but I’m no expert. Give me all your tips and tricks and good websites to visit. They probably won’t be here too long before going up for adoption, but I want them well cared for while they’re here of course.

Sorry for the bad picture (I still have just awful lighting in the rescue building, but half way there) but here is an u...
12/01/2024

Sorry for the bad picture (I still have just awful lighting in the rescue building, but half way there) but here is an update on the piggies that were peeing blood. Oh, and please comment some name suggestions for them!

As far as these two guinea pigs go, both are alive and doing well. During two days of observing and waiting for a vet to open after the holiday, I noticed the orange and white boy wasn’t walking correctly. He was sort of scooting his back end, and he was definitely the one with the bloody urine.

On Friday we finally got in to see a vet and had some X-rays done to see if he has a spinal injury, as well as some internal scans to see if we could see anything going on with his kidneys, or determine if he had some kind of bladder stones. Based on what the vet saw, we think he was likely dropped or maybe fell off of something. His back isn’t broken but he has a lot of inflammation around his spine and one kidney. The good news is that he is improving and we don’t expect there to be permanent damage. For now he is on “cage rest” in a small cage to make sure he doesn’t overdo it with movement, and he has stopped having any blood in his urine.

The black and white piggie’s eye is stable for now, so hopefully it remains that way and he doesn’t need surgery on the future, but we’re keeping a close eye.

Both pigs are very spunky (as you might be able to tell from the pellets they immediately tipped over into the bedding) and not too nervous around people. Hopefully just a few days in this smaller cage and then when the inflammation in orange and white’s spine goes down they can go to a foster and get more space.

This vet visit cost just over $500 and we had very few donations, so we still need help! Please consider donating and sharing!

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Just wanted to take today to say that I am so thankful to our supporters. Your likes, shares, comments, adoptions, time ...
11/28/2024

Just wanted to take today to say that I am so thankful to our supporters. Your likes, shares, comments, adoptions, time and especially donations are the reason we are able to keep saving and providing for the animals in our care. We’re a team and together we have changed so many lives. That so many see our mission and want to help is never lost on me. You and me together, we DO make a difference. 🩷

Pictured is Pesto, one of the many bunnies you helped to save. When he needed his eye removed you all rallied and got him the donations he needed for surgery. Thanks to you he now lives pain free and enjoys life with all his bunny friends here at the sanctuary, safe and loved for the rest of his days.

As far as our other current medical patients, one bunny with two abscesses, one starved bunny with respiratory infection and malocclusion, and the guinea pig with bloody urine - everyone is hanging in there. The two bunnies are doing really well, started on antibiotics and I’ll do an update post tomorrow. The piggies I’m doing everything I can while we wait for an exotic vet to be available. Regardless, it’s alll thanks to you all again that I’m able to get them vet care. We still need funds for the piggies but I know we’ll get it, because we have the best supporters.

Hoppy Thanksgiving!

🚨URGENT vet funds needed!!🚨Today ended up a little different than we had expected. Went down to the shelter to pull some...
11/27/2024

🚨URGENT vet funds needed!!🚨

Today ended up a little different than we had expected. Went down to the shelter to pull some guinea pigs and did end up taking the three they would let us have for now (last picture, three females, high possibility of pregnancy will update more later). I’m working on getting some of the others released to us but many did get adopted before we got there, hopefully to safe homes.

HOWEVER, we did also end up taking in these two boys who were abandoned in a park and unfortunately one of them has bloody urine. (One also has an eye defect/injury, though it does look healed over.)

We need to get them to a vet them to the vet ASAP though. This is really horrible timing with the holiday tomorrow so I’m calling everywhere trying to get them seen this evening but if not possible I want to as soon as an office opens on Friday. Bloody urine is a serious emergency and often means urinary tract blockage or infection, or kidney issues. I’m assuming this isn’t a new issue, and may be part of why they were abandoned, so this cannot wait any longer than it has to.

All donations, no matter how small, are so extremely helpful and important. Can’t donate? SHARE and COMMENT to boost the post!

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Anyone in Oklahoma want to foster a pair of guinea pigs? There are a ton of piggies at the OKC shelter and I’d like to g...
11/27/2024

Anyone in Oklahoma want to foster a pair of guinea pigs? There are a ton of piggies at the OKC shelter and I’d like to get them out of there to fosters before they’re all adopted as “Christmas presents”. The shelter is already advertising them as such, and that often means spur of the moment adoptions that don’t last. I’d like to be able to make sure they go to prepared, forever homes.

We have a couple fosters lined up and some supplies but we could use way more!! We are also willing to take any used guinea pig supplies if anyone has any, feel free to message me.

🐹 You can foster anywhere in Oklahoma within 1.5 hours of Shawnee and I’ll make the drive, though it’s always appreciated if you’re willing to go half way. WE WILL PROVIDE SUPPLIES but always appreciate when fosters can help out too when they’re able.

🐹 Can’t foster? Please consider donating so that we can buy more supplies or sending supplies off our Amazon wishlist. Especially the Midwest guinea pig habitat and guinea pig pellets.

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🚨Urgent vet funds needed!!🚨Today someone brought us this sweet girl who is absolute skin and bones. You can see from the...
11/24/2024

🚨Urgent vet funds needed!!🚨

Today someone brought us this sweet girl who is absolute skin and bones. You can see from the wetness by her mouth that she is suffering from dental issues and needs to have them addressed asap before she quite literally starves to death. It’s so hard to tell body condition by photos but in the last picture I’m (gently) holding her spine in my hand because there is ZERO muscle on or surrounding it.

To add to absolutely dire weight loss, she appears to have a respiratory infection (you can see her gunky nose in the third picture). She’ll need immediate antibiotics and I’ll be having the vet do chest x-rays to make sure she doesn’t have pneumonia with how she is sounding.

If we want this gorgeous bun to have any chance she needs vet care asap. As always I’ll be going into debt to get her that care immediately and just hope that our followers can give some support to pay it off, so that she doesn’t have to wait until the money comes in.

EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS! No donation is too small. Can’t donate? Please share to your friends, family, and bunny groups so that maybe others can help too.

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