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Rabbitats adopts out both house rabbits and outdoor rabbit colonies and advises on colony housing for micro-sanctuaries, shelters and other rescue locations.
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Rabbitats Rescue Society helps unwanted domestic rabbits and the environment by promoting sanctuary rescue, developing non-traditional adoption destinations, promoting sterilization and vaccinations and advocating for better laws and policies.

16/11/2024

Heli is FURIOUS that his brother Harper made the calendar and not him. An actual outrage. The good news? Our Rabbitats 2025 calendars are officially available at 🥳🐰 Time to brave the rain and go get your copy! For pre-order peeps, there have been some slight complications with shipping 😶 We will be looking at alternative shipping methods this weekend and getting you your calendars ASAP! Thanks for supporting Team Bunny. Oh and PS - Heli is still looking for his forever home 👀 Rabbitats.org/adopt

12/11/2024

We’re full of thanks for our supporters and community of bunny lovers! 💞🐰

Thank you to VeganSupply who raised just over $400 for us in October.

Big thanks to Yang Xia who generously donated her photography skills for our 2025 calendar. Check it out! – https://rabbitats.square.site/

Thanks to everyone who donated to our Sick Bunny Fund this past month, helping us through some massive vet bills (though we definitely still need support!) – Rabbitats.org/donate

And finally, thanks to our October birthday fundraisers including Buffy Rafuse, Eowyn Tyme, Deanna Hamm, Michael Kossin, Didi Sun, and Tanya Benzon. These community-driven fundraisers are beyond appreciated.

06/11/2024

Today's the day - pre-orders for our 2025 calendar are live! Our 2025 calendar features incredible photography from Yang Xia + 14 stories of buns who have found their forever homes. 💞🐰Purchase here - https://square.link/u/QihwUeqQ

Calendars will be shipped out before mid-November, so don't worry - you still have plenty of time to stock up before the holidays.

A special shout out to Ralph, our 2025 coverboy. Ralph is a Rabbitats OG, adopted from us way back in 2016. He's still got it, hey?

05/11/2024

UPDATE 3: the bill for the exams and surgeries is in and it's $4,000. We're going to need rechecks and potentially additional surgeries. If anybody has any fundraising ideas that they can take on it would be very much appreciated. Thank you so much to the donors to date. 😘 We've made our $500 matching funds ❤️ so we have raised over $1500, but still a ways to go.
UPDATE 2: All six bunnies had surgery today and they're recovering well. We're putting the photo of Grouse's surgery site from yesterday in the comments so we can do a TRIGGER WARNING, it's extensive! However this is because the issue is subcutaneous, it's literally only 'skin deep', so it's not as invasive as it looks.
UPDATE: RIP Pumpkin Spice. 😢 She passed away overnight prior to today's scheduled surgeries. ETA: She was having gastro issues, this may have been unrelated to the skin pathogen.

Sorry for being MIA, we're very busy with these ailing rabbits. We're making a separate post for the update because we have a very kind soul offering to match funds up to $500 for this crew. ❤ Today's bill alone was $1000 just for the exams, one biopsy and one of an expected six surgeries. The rest are hopefully being squeezed in tomorrow with Dr. Rana coming in on his day off. ❤
To recap, we've had at least seven rabbits affected by some sort of bug after our spay/neuter clinic in late October. We were using the SPCA facilities and supplied our own army of volunteer vets and techs and had 30 rabbits there in total. The infections are subcutaneous on the abdomens, not the surgery sites. (Most are boys). They've been getting around the clock care with antibiotics and pain killers, most are holding their own, but almost all will need surgery. Dr. Rana, the best bunny surgeon ever, has been away until today but he and the Apex staff jumped right in to help.
This is obviously going to be a record vet bill on top of our regular load.
Please help! Remember, the first $500 in donations will be matched! A big thank you to our anonymous donor!
If the Facebook button doesn't work, please try this one:
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Or donate through our website, rabbitats.org/donate
Thank you in advance.
Photo: Grey bunny is Grouse post op. The brown bunny is Pumpkin Spice, scheduled for surgery Tuesday.

29/10/2024

Really bad week for bunny health -- and the bunny health budget.
Dayton Ash, the sweet young abandoned girl found with a broken leg in Richmond turned out to be pregnant. She had been confined to a carrier after surgery on her leg and gave birth to four seriously challenged babies who one-by-one passed away. Dayton was in bad shape when rescued, the vets didn’t want to further jeopardize her health with a spay. To make matters worse, she appeared to have a stuck kit, but after a rush trip to the vet and a set of x-rays, that wasn't the case. (The x-rays showed her leg is healing really well, though!)
Things got much worse when two of the male rabbits neutered at our spay/neuter clinic last weekend came down with serious abdominal sores, followed by another five clinic rabbits over the next few days. :o It appears a very bad bacteria was present somewhere in the clinic setting (we suspect a fluids line), causing major subcutaneous skin issues in the abdomen (not the surgical sites). This type of necrosis is progressive and extremely serious and will most likely require multiple surgeries and treatments costing thousands of dollars.
Donations to our depleted Sick Bunny Fund are sorely needed!

If the donate button below doesn't work, this link should: paypal.com/ca/fundraiser/charity/3764772
Or the donation budget on websites, rabbitats.org/donate

Thank you in advance. We can't do this without your support.

22/10/2024

🐰🐰🐰 HAPPY TAIL TUESDAY! 🐰🐰🐰

Milo and Daisy have finally found their forever home. You might remember these two as babies at The Bunny Cafe a while back. Well, they are fully grown now and this sister/brother duo is living their best life at home together. Here is what their older (human) sister had to say (PS, swipe till the end for baby photos):

"Meet Daisy (perfect black) and Milo (white and spotted) (previously Millsy and Kuzy). They were adopted from the shelter as a pair in August, and ever since their bond has grown immensely. Milo is very chill and enjoys cuddles from both his sister and his human. Daisy is a bit more independent and she definitely shows that with her cute and sassy personality! They have a sibling bond and it can be a little tricky sometimes. Every so often we see Daisy chasing Milo down like he is a giant piece of lettuce 🥗. Overall these buns are a perfect duo and they would never be traded for the world."

21/10/2024

Our team had been working tirelessly to plan a spay + neuter clinic for both our buns and our greater community. And this weekend, everything came together (with just one flat tire). 🩷

With the dedicated support of Dr. Ryan Wong, Dr. Jennifer Miller, Dr. Adrian Walton, our clinic coordinators CJ and Chelsea, transport coordinator Deanna, and all of our incredible clinic volunteers, we neutered 19 and spayed 5 rabbits.

If you're wondering about the 3 girls who were dumped on our shelter property, one underwent surgery and we found she was already spayed. We elected to not put the other two through surgery, as they are likely spayed as well.

We even had a bonus pooch surgery, with our dog-friend Clapton getting a lumpectomy. With 26 total surgeries, it's safe to say that the weekend was a success!

PS - An extra special thank you to the guys over at Fowler Auto & Light Truck Repairs who came to our rescue - our bunny-mobile had a screw embedded in one of its tires. They offered to flat free of charge, squeezing us into their day because they knew we had a bunch of post-op bunnies that needed to get back to the shelter. Less than three hours and our spay-neuter team transport was back on track! 🐰🚐

Photo credits to Gail and Chelsea. Thanks for capturing the weekend you two!

Donate to sponsor future clinics - https://rabbitats.org/donate/

15/10/2024

Our team is tired 😴 Nope, not from all the mashed potatoes and Tofurky. But from the 250 bunnies we vaccinated this weekend! 🥳

With RHD nearing our community, getting your bunnies their yearly vaccine is more important than ever.

Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers, APEX Animal Hospital for hosting our clinic, Dr. Veronica for vaccinating all 250 rabbits, Gail for assisting, Paul + Sophie for being expert bunny wranglers at the shelter, and Chelsea for organizing the event (in 2 days, no less 🫠).

Are we forgetting anyone? Maybe - we're truly sleepy. And the fun doesn't stop here. We have another upcoming vaccine clinic at The Bunny Cafe (date to be announced). If your buns are due for their annual vaccine, sign-up for our waitlist here: https://rabbitats.org/vaccine

14/10/2024

Rabbitats isn't a political organization, but we'd like to share our experiences. Here in Richmond, BC, we have dealt directly with three candidates who we can safely say have the bunnies' interests at heart. They have been helpful, they have listened to us and we know they love animals.
Aman Singh represents our headquarters, and he is a BIG animal lover. He has rescue dogs and made an 'adopt don't shop' speech in the legislature.
Henry Yao is blessed to represent the neighbourhoods with the most rabbits, and he has been extremely helpful! He has always had the time to listen to and help everyone, including Rabbitats. We can't imagine Henry Yao not being reelected given how active and supportive he has been for everyone.
And lastly, Kelly Greene was supportive as a Richmond City Councilor and she has been involved with the environment as an MLA.
We will be limiting comments on this post just because... well... politics!

13/10/2024

Woohoo! Rabbitats is being sponsored for the month of October by our friends at Vegan Supply. 🩷🐰

You can support us by shopping in store or online and make your donation - perfect opportunity to stock up for your vegan Thanksgiving feast, or vegan Halloween candy. 🍫 🍬 🍭

Thank you 💞

11/10/2024

Hey YOU - yes you! This is your reminder to submit a form to be in our 2025 calendar. Bumble demands it. 🐰☀

Submissions end tomorrow so this is the final call. https://forms.gle/TNHvahdDWzy2h5qF7

Thank you to everyone who has shared photos of their special buns so far (and their even more special stories!)

Some FAQs we've been getting:

Is there a minimum bid amount? - No! Please submit your buns, even if you can't afford much. We're picking buns based on a variety of factors, not just by donation.

Will you be printing my photography in the calendar? - No, we have a superb photographer who has kindly donated her time for this calendar shoot.

I didn't adopt my rabbit from Rabbitats. Can I still be in the calendar? - All adopted rabbits are eligible. We're looking to feature a diverse group of buns both in appearance, age, backstory, and abilities.

Excited to immortalize your beautiful bun-buns in next year's calendar. ✨🧡

11/10/2024

Are your bunnies up-to-date on their vaccine? Sign-up for our vaccine clinic this Sunday (by appointment only, please don't contact APEX!) - https://forms.gle/YPQJpFauXJQSUFxi9

RHD (Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease) virus has been confirmed in the San Juan Islands! Orcas and Lopez Islands are seeing a mass die-off of domestic feral and pet rabbits.

This is VERY close to coastal BC!

The virus is thought to be transported by birds, hay, produce and other random means, thus an annual vaccination is the ONLY protection.

10/10/2024

UPDATE - Thank you to everyone who volunteered for our clinic! The response has once again been overwhelming and our coordinators are working hard to get back to everyone. If you've yet to hear a response, your patience is appreciated! Our poor coordinators are working as fast as they can to get to you.

**SPAY + NEUTER CLINIC VOLUNTEERS NEEDED OCTOBER 19+20**

Vancouver SPCA Hospital, our volunteer vets, RVTs and assistants, are once again generously donating their time, skills and facilities to us so that we can catch up on spays & neuters.

In need of the following:
-Post Op Monitors
-Clinic floaters (post op monitoring, laundry, contacting guardians and anything else we throw at you) 🙂
-Photographer and Lunch Organizer
-Preparing shelter trailer for receiving post-op bunnies
-Post op fosters

No experience necessary, we all work as a team and support one another. Many teaching moments will be offered.

Please fill out the form below:

https://forms.gle/D8eiuWUGig8Xw8yA9

09/10/2024

It's the most wonderful time of year – nope, not the holiday season. It's Deanna's birthday season!

Each year, our shelter manager dedicates her birthday to fundraising for our bunnies in need. And what else would you expect from a woman who has dedicated her life to the buns?

Deanna's birthday fundraiser is how we honor her commitment to the rabbits, showing her just how the community appreciates her contribution.

When you think about Deanna, you'll likely know her for her ironclad memory, unsurpassed multi-tasking skills, and impressive work ethic. In many of our minds, she's the woman who can do it all (and she does!). But what we don’t recognize enough is Deanna’s incredible generosity.

Deanna is a caregiver to many. Not just the hundreds of rabbits that she ensures daily care for, but for everyone in her orbit.

She is generous in her immense knowledge of rabbits and is eager to share her expertise with anyone who asks.

She is generous with her time, but most of all, she is generous with her heart – Nursing sick bunnies back to health by warming them under her bed sheets… Staying overnight at a foster’s home and doing everything in her power to bring a bunny’s fever down... Going above and beyond to help community members in need, providing counseling, donating resources, or just lending a listening ear.

Now those are qualities worth celebrating.

Please help us celebrate Deanna by donating to her birthday fundraiser here: https://www.facebook.com/donate/565712519216864/

Pictured is Deanna with her personal bun, Sugar. She helped rescue sugar from the Richmond Auto Mall back in 2013 as an adult, making this wee bun over 12 years old!

08/10/2024

🐰 HAPPY TAIL TUESDAY! 🐰

Meet Midnight, the sweetest and coziest boy in town. Long-term resident at our Richmond shelter (nearly 3 years!), Midnight has finally found his forever home. We couldn't be more happy for this special bun. Here is what his bun-mom has to say about him:

"Midnight: A name perfectly suited for a midnight rascal. Causing havoc with his new feline friend. But when he's not chasing her around, he loves to be a couch potato on his favourite top spot upon the fluffy yellow blanket. Favourite foods include ALL the kale, except when the "bunny kibble" distracts him from finishing his fresh greens. What to eat first? A daily conundrum. What's not a conundrum? The pets. The cuddles, nuzzles and fuzzles. Too much? Preposterous! If anything, your commitment levels to petting him are not serious enough."

07/10/2024

Felix is here to say a big thank you round-up to our community supporters. ♥️ Your efforts are helping save the lives of vulnerable bunnies.

Thank you to our incredible Fall Auction organizers Lynn, Joyce, and Mai. Your ongoing efforts are beyond appreciated. 💕

Big thanks to Darren over at Princess Auto Langley who donated this gigantic tarp that we desperately needed for our roof! We’re staying dry under our brand new $350 tarp 🤯☔️ Princess Auto

And finally, thank you to everyone who organized a birthday fundraiser in July, August, and September. These donations go a long way in helping pay our vet bills and spreading the word about the work we do.

Birthday fundraisers include: Dawn Elizabeth Harry, Ashe Brindley, Jacques-andré Giroux, Meryl L Christensen, Janis Renaud, Liberty Alana Polege, Morgan Hillen, Vance Dehne, and Shannon Elisabeth. 🎊🎉🐇

We’re starting to hunker down for the colder months. Luckily, this unseasonably warm autumn gives us a few for days to get bunnies moving into colony spaces. We have a big colony update coming soon… hint – we’ve found a forever home for our Granville Island colony. 🐰💜

06/10/2024

We're shooting our 2025 calendar and we want to feature your bunnies! Rabbitats is excited to auction off spots in our 2025 charity calendar. 100% of proceeds go to our shelter buns in need, helping provide them with the love and care that they deserve.

How are we choosing buns?

Our judging panel will be choosing submissions based on:

1. The bunny! 🐰- We want to feature a unique selection of buns, bonds, and stories.
2. The bid amount 🌟- Your bid is a donation that goes to paying for our buns ongoing care, shelter, vet bills, etc.

If you're low on funds, please still consider submitting. We're going to be featuring one special bun (or bonded pair) with the donation fee waived. All buns deserve the chance to be featured. ✨🩷

All adopted bunnies are eligible to be featured in this year's calendar. Fill out this form and make your bid: https://forms.gle/nwN9mMMmUNdXbez76

The photoshoot will take place over the next couple of weeks in Vancouver BC at The Bunny Cafe. Applications close this Saturday (October 12) so don't delay!

Photo courtesy of Kayjaye Studios from last year's cover shoot.

04/10/2024

WARNING ‼️
RHD (Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease) virus has been confirmed in the San Juan Islands! Orcas and Lopez Islands are seeing a mass die-off of domestic feral and pet rabbits. This is VERY close to coastal BC!

The virus is thought to be transported by birds, hay, produce and other random means, thus an annual vaccination is the ONLY protection. If your bunny is unvaccinated or in need of a booster, please fill out the form linked below and we will notify you of the dates and times of our October clinics once they are confirmed.

https://rabbitats.org/rhd-vaccine-clinic/

For frequent updates - https://www.facebook.com/share/g/Q3yVuQk7C9uZFaEc/?mibextid=K35XfP

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We just passed the one-year anniversary of our Granville Island protest. Two dumped house pets quickly created a colony of 40 living in Ron Basford Park. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation made the decision to cull, but after protest efforts and public outrage, we came to a solution – trap, neuter/spay, and contain in a Rabbitat sanctuary. A year later, we have found a forever home for our Granville Island colony. Last week, 14 rabbits were moved to a brand-new satellite sanctuary, cared for by Valerie and Ian. 💕Their new space is a definite upgrade, giving them indoor and outdoor access to explore and play in total safety. Here, they’ll live long, enriched lives amongst their bunny friends (and a few friendly neighbors as well 😉). Thank you to everyone who has done their part in ensuring these bunnies get to live the lives that they deserve. And an extra special thank you to Alison, our advocacy coordinator, who worked tirelessly to make this happen. This one was a win for team-bunny. 🐇

Abandoned House Rabbit is Richmond

INJURED BUNNY - We got reports this afternoon of an injured bunny in Richmond. She was obviously domestic, and looked like a dumped house pet from photos alone. In these cases, we often can’t take the rabbit. We know, it’s not fair. Nobody is more heartbroken than us, but we can only intake when resources allow. Of course, when we saw videos of this bunny limping, dragging her leg behind her, we knew that she was an exception. We couldn’t just leave her out there, and we had to be quick. Peter and Laura-Leah went to look for her and luckily, she was easy to find (and grab) with an obviously broken leg. “Dayton Ash” is safe and sound, taking her Metacam like a pro and nibbling on grass and hay. Her leg is another story. She’ll be seeing Dr Rana in the morning for a diagnosis. Please help us care for Dayton and pay her vet bill. 💕 If the donate button doesn’t work, try Rabbitats.org/donate or paypal.com/ca/fundraiser/charity/3764772 (fee free)

Sick Bunny Fund - The cut-off is tonight (in just a few hours) and the buns need your help… This baby was a newborn minutes away from euthanasia. 💔 S/he has had a few health challenges but is now doing really well with our baby foster Jenn. This is just one of several we've helped recently, adding to our already enormous vet bills. We couldn't have saved any of them without donations. Same old story these days… our vet bills are climbing and our donations are dwindling. If the donate button doesn’t work, try Rabbitats.org/donate or paypal.com/ca/fundraiser/charity/3764772 (fee free)

Our sweet Rosie needs your help. This big white beauty has been in our care for nearly 6 years, and over the past couple of years, she’s dealt with a multitude of health struggles. Our million-dollar bun, Rosie has been treated for a severe bacterial infection, molar spurs, liver infection, a chin abscess, chronic ileus (bloated belly, pee and poop issues), back leg mobility issues… just to name a few. Ultrasounds are now showing a small tumor attached to her gall bladder and it’s presumed cancerous. Despite all of this, Rosie is one happy bun, who lives an amazing life along with her medical foster mom and bonded sister Noora. She’s ultra-friendly, downright hilarious, and has an incredible appetite. Rosie deserves to live a full, pampered life until the end. But to do so, we need your help! Please consider donating to our Sick Bunny Fund to help pay for Rosie’s ongoing treatments. Our vet bills are due today, and we’re struggling to keep up with them. If the donate button doesn't work, try paypal.com/ca/fundraiser/charity/3764772 (fee free) or www.rabbitats.org/donate

Our partnership with @petvalu is uplifting us to bring more education to our communities about the abandoned rabbit crisis. 🩷🐰

Hello dream home! Gerladine and Solo went home a few months ago... and it's safe to say that their new family is a perfect match. 🩷🐰 This pair is very special to us (like all our buns!) so we knew their adopters would have to be darn special to match. Luckily, one family recognized their charm through just a few photographs and just had to meet them. In the end, they picked each other. Clearly, Solo is overjoyed. 🥰 If you've been thinking about adding your own specials bunnies to your family, fill out an application at rabbitats.org/adopt With nearly 100 adoptable rabbits in our care, we would love to match you with the perfect buns for your fam. 🩵

Multiplying Feral Rabbit Colonies in Vancouver

Thanks for the chat CBC. This news coverage is so important, educating the general public about the plight of abandonned, domestic rabbits and growing feral populations in our community. Resuces. can't. keep. up. Education, outreach, and municipal support is essential.

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