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Dusty & Cadbury
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Ashlee Byrnes received her first live rabbit
when she turned eight years old. Prior to this all of her rabbit companions
were stuffed and she had built up a collection of over one hundred of them!
Ashlee's family adopted Dusty, a white netherland
dwarf from us. Initially, Dusty was a shy little girl but soon came out
of her shell as she explored her new home. After awhile, Ashlee's family
adopted another bunny from us named Cadbury. He and Dusty could have been
twins! This pair became inseparable and spent hours snuggling and grooming.
Of course they were spayed and neutered.
Dusty originally came from a animal control
facility with an unknown background and Cadbury had been a spokesbunny for
a humane education program for an animal shelter. We are so happy that these
two could find one another and we are so grateful to Ashlee, Jenni and Dave
Byrnes for providing Dusty and Cadbury such a perfect home!
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Crumpet and Mr. Wellington
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Joanie and Bryce were looking for a companion
for their house rabbit, Mr. Wellington, a mini lop. They brought him here
to have a date and see how things would go. We introduced Mr. Wellington
to a sweet lop who had come to us from a shelter. The two hit it off right
away. But it doesn't always go so smoothly and sometimes there are bunnies
that just don't want to have anything to do with one another!
We are so grateful to Joanie and Bryce for
providing such a wonderful home for Crumpet and Mr. Wellington, both of
whom are spayed and neutered of course!
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Tommy
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Mary Costello, one of our board members,
met Tommy, an English Lop at our first Petfest. It was love at first sight!
Tommy is a very spoiled house rabbit who shares his home with five other
house rabbits. All of them are spayed and neutered, of course!
Tommy came to us from an animal control facility
with an unknown history. His future is very bright now! We are so grateful
to Mary for giving Tommy such a loving home!
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Flipper and Chipper
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Flipper and Chipper are siblings who were
at the animal shelter. Flipper had a deformity with his right hind leg.
We took the brothers in so that we could ensure they would remain together
and be placed in just the right home.
Tracy Martin, one of
our board members and founder of
www.rabbitron.com, adopted the pair of brothers.
She had WSU perform surgery on Flipper's leg to make it more manageable
for him to get around and scratch his ear.
Flipper and Chipper are the cutest pair and
Flipper gets around just fine! We are so grateful to Tracy for adopting
this pair and giving them such a wonderful home!
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Cookie and Charlie
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| Molly is visiting
her newly adopted bunnies, Cookie and Charlie, prior to her departure to
Ethiopia where she will be working for six weeks. Molly met Cookie and Charlie
and fell in love with these brothers. When Molly returns home she will be
taking the boys to their new home in Moscow, Idaho where they will share
a new condominium with their new Mom. Molly is a painter and we are guessing
that Cookie and Charlie may be just the perfect models! |
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Rylan
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| Rylan shares his home with
Miranda and his five bunny friends. Rylan was Miranda's first house bunny
only to be followed by several other sweet rabbits who needed the perfect
home! |
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Victoria and Jasper
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| Meet Victoria! Isn't she
something. Bob adopted Jasper from us recently and when we learned that
Victoria needed a good home we introduced her to Jasper. It really was love
at first sight. Finding homes like Bob's is so rewarding for everyone. |
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Trenton and Melissa
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This is a story
about a couple who went the extra mile to keep their family together.Trenton
and Melissa were going to rehome their rabbits, Rocky and Cooper, whenthey
relocated to New Jersey for their military assignment. They drove the bunniesto
us and were torn up over giving them up. It was a very sad situation.To
our surprise we received this heartwarming and reaffirming email that evening:
Hi, we brought you two rabbits yesterday. We were so broken hearted
that we didn't have our boys with us, we couldn't bear it. We are extremely
sorry, and we feel horrible, but we can't live without our boys. We will
do everything we can to keep them, even if it changes our living situation
in NJ. If you could contact us with a day and time to get them, we would
appreciate it. Once again we are extremely sorry. Thank you. Trenton & Melissa
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Dave and Uma
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| Dave and Uma
(formerly known as Albrecht and Elle) are in their new home with Sarah and
loving it. Dave, as he's now known, has quickly developed high expectations
of us. He presents himself for a head rub right away now. The man likes
his greens, especially cilantro, parsley, and dandelion flowers. Fortunately
for him, we have a lot of those available to give him since we haven't ever
sprayed anything on our yard. Elle is also doing great. She darts into her
house (we created a Dave-sized house for them by putting two large cardboard
boxes together with cut-outs) when we come into to the room, but she's perfectly
happy to have Sarah reach in and give her a head rub. She's really cute
to watch and pretty particular about her home decor. If we put something
in their house, like a fresh bunch of hay or an old t-shirt for them to
lounge on, she pushes it around until it's just where she wants it (which
often is out of the house). We're still working on a new name for her. We've
been through a few names and none of them seems to fit her quite right.
We're currently trying out Uma, since she is a very pretty blonde and has
that star quality. I think this one might stick. Uma, formerly Elle, was
the featured bunny on the billboards for the anti-easter rabbit campaign
2009. |
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Making a commitment and taking
it seriously: An unlikely love story by Pat Dennison
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| MY FAMILY OF BUNNIES BEGAN WITH TWINKLE
TOES (TWINKIE), WHO WAS A DUTCH, AND JUST THE SWEETEST GIRL IN THE WORLD.
I HAD ALWAYS ONLY HAD 1 BUNNY AT A TIME, BUT AFTER LEAVING TWINKIE WITH
FRIEND WHILE I WENT AWAY, I REALIZED THAT I DIDN'T EVER WANT HER ALONE LIKE
THAT. SO I FOUND "DOT", AND THEY BECAME FAST FRIENDS. SADLY DOT DIED AFTER
ONLY A COUPLE VERY HAPPY MONTHS WITH US. BECAUSE THEY HAD PAIR-BONDED, TWINKIE
IMMEDIATELY QUIT EATING AND WENT TO HIDE IN A CORNER. SO I CALLED RIVER'S
WISH, AND THAT DAY PETER DELIVERED JASMINE, A BEAUTIFUL DAPPLED LOP. AFTER
JUST A FEW SKIRMISHES, THEY WERE GREAT FRIENDS, AND ALL WAS GOOD. THEN WE
WORKED PET FEST, AND MY GRANDSON ZACHARY, FELL IN LOVE WITH MR C., A BIG
DARK-GRAY LOP THAT MAKES ME THINK OF A BIG B-52 AIRPLANE. ZACH WANTED TO
GET MR C. BUT I SAID NO, AS MY HUSBAND ALREADY HAS AN UNFAIR LOAD OF WORK
WITH ALL MY PROBLEMS. THEN ZACH SAID, WITH A TWINKLE IN HIS EYE, "WHAT IF
IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT?" NOW, I KNEW FULL WELL THAT WHILE HE MIGHT BE
ZACH'S BUNNY THAT MR C. WOULD LIVE WITH ME AND I WOULD BE THE ONE TO CARE
FOR HIM., BUT WHO CAN SAY NO TO SUCH A GREAT KID? SO MR C. CAME TO STAY.
AND ALL WOULD HAVE BEEN WELL, EXCEPT THAT WHILE MY TWINKIE WAS THE WELCOME
WAGON, SWEET JASMINE WAS A NIGHTMARE OF TERRITORIAL PROTECTION. SHE WENT
AFTER MR C LIKE A WILDCAT, AND DESPITE ALL MY BONDING SESSIONS WITH THE
3 RABBITS, MY 3 GRANDKIDS & ME IN THE BATHROOM, JASMINE JUST WANTED HIM
GONE. SO AFTER A FEW AWFUL WEEKS, I BOUGHT A NEW PLAYPEN, WHERE JAZZY COULD
SEE HIM BUT NOT GET TO HIM. THEN WE STARTED ALL OVER, AND EVENTUALLY JASMINE
CAME TO ACCEPT THIS GENTLE GIANT (ALTHOUGH IN A LESSER STATURE TO HERSELF.
TWINKIE, JASMINE AND MR C. BECAME A FAMILY, WITH JAZZY REMINDING MR C. OF
HIS LOWER STATUS AS SHE SAW NECESSARY. THEN IN JANUARY 2009, I LOST MY SWEET
TWINKIE. THE BUNS AND I FELT LOST WITHOUT HER DEAR FACE. BUT, MIRACLE OF
MIRACLES, AFTER WE SPENT TIME WITH TWINKIE AFTER SHE DIED, JASMINE ACCEPTED
MR C. AS HER PAIR BOND. SO IT SEEMS MR C. WAS MEANT TO BE HERE, AND IT WAS
MEANT THAT WE NOT GIVE UP ON HIM. BY THIS TIME I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT I WAS
VIOLENTLY ALLERGIC NOT TO RABBITS, BUT TO EVERYTHING THEY EAT. MANY PEOPLE
TOLD ME TO GET RID OF MY BUNS BUT I FELT I HAD TAKEN ON ANIMALS THAT HAD
BEEN RESCUED AND I COULDN'T JUST WALK AWAY- NOR DID I WANT TO. SO FOR THE
LAST 1-1/2 YRS IT'S BEEN ALLERGY SHOTS, ADVAIR, SINGULAIR, INHALERS ANS
ZYRTEC. AND WE CHANGED THE WAY I FEED THEM. I CHANGED TO THE (MORE EXPENSIVE)
BUYING BAGS @ THE PETFOOD STORE OR ONLINE, TO HOLD DOWN ALL THE AIRBORNE
ALLERGENS. I AM DISABLED WITH MANY COMPLEX,PAINFUL, LIMITING ILLNESSES AND
CONDITIONS. A NEW ONE CAME UP IN 2009. I GOT HIDEOUS PAIN IN MY JOINTS,
THE WORST ION MY KNEES AND HANDS. SO I COULD NO LONGER GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR
BY THEIR CAGE TO CARE FOR THEM OR PET THEM I HAD DEVELOPED SYMMETRICAL PSORIATIC
ARTHRITIS, VERY SIMILAR TO RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. ONCE AGAIN, FOLKS SAID,
YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO GET RID OF THE BUNS. BUT I HAD MAKE A COMMITMENT TO
THEM. SO MY HUSBAND AND I WORKED OUT A RAISED CAGE AND RAMP (WHICH HE BUILT)
TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO GIVE THEM THEIR GOOD-NIGHT CUDDLES IF I SIT
IN A CHAIR. THIS WAY, WE BOTH GET THE BEST OF WHAT WE NEED FROM ONE ANOTHER,
AND THEY HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOME. AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT BY LIVING
MY COMMITMENT TO THEM, WITH ALL THAT ENTAILS, I HAVE HAD MORE JOY THAN I
EVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED. THANKS, RIVER'SWISH! |
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| Pewter and Prue |
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Meet Pewter Rabbit who lives with Prue, Mark, Max and Ben. Prue
is a volunteer at the sanctuary who was drawn to Pewter from the time
she met him. Pewter had been left in a cage with no information,
at the door of a local veterinary clinic. All we knew about Pewter
was that he was angry and untrusting of people. Prue wanted to
help this sad little rabbit and took him into her home. Through Prue's
gentle and consistent love and attention, Pewter has come to blossom
in her care. Pewter is a well loved house rabbit who receives
supervised visits to the outdoors. Thanks Prue and family, for
giving Pewter a new life.
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| Sadie and Stacy |
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| Sadie lives with Stacy and her family. Sadie came
from an out of control situation where rabbits were breeding like rabbits.
Now Sadie is spayed, so she will never contribute to the problem of overpopulation
and she will maintain her good health. Thanks Stacy, for giving Sadie
a happy family. |
