Saturday, March 27, 2010

Orleans captures a Mia!!! and goes home too!!

Our Orleans charmed Mia today.  She fell in love and adopted the little fuzzrocket.  ; )  He'll be going home after easter sunday (always a good impulse shopper sniffer outer). Good life, little bunny!

Here's Orleans story...who wouldn't fall for him...  ; )

Hi there!!!  It's me, Orleans, and I'm so excited about my first time at offsite adoptions  (2/12/10) I had to tell you all about it!!!  So I have a reputation with the RabbitMatch moms, you know??  I'm known as a little ruffian, just bursting with energy and passion for  the active  lifestyle.   My condo has that tornado survivor decor, you know???    The moms were afraid I'd get booted out of Centinela Feed in the first 5 minutes!!  But No Way!!!  I was in my element!!!   All my raisins were in the litterbox even though I was surrounded by new rabbits!!!    I ignored the phermones.   I was admired, petted, had laptime and demonstrated how a few rabbits love to have a chinrub!!  That's me!!!  Playdates??   Well......not this time.....

I persuaded the mom I needed a re-do of my mugshots.  At the same time we realized that I'm going into a massive shed!!  So I borrowed the mom's hat to cover the shaggy back.  The hedgehog came along  to do some camouflage.  What do you think???  The mom suspects I'm going into a growth spurt too.  I'm a dashingly handsome red dutchboy (tiny-x here please!!!) .  Your Bunny Olympics wannabe, Orleans

It's Orleans, checking in for Feb.'10. I weighed 5 lbs. 9 oz today, 2/1/10 but probably need to fill in my frame a little  more. I'm the most handsome, muscular, 90% dutch boy ever!!!!  I love to race madly around the rabbit run, tail held high in the air.  I make people laugh!!!!  Then I get a short head start and LEAP over the edge of the x-pen.  I'm probably a candidate for rabbit agility contests but the mom does not approve.  Something about a rabbit's delicate skeleton.  But I'm young and have no fear!!!  We need more visitors at RabbitMatch. I'm sending a special bunny mental vibration to you!!!!  Bunnykisses from Orleans.

Hi!!!  It is 12-20-09 and  I need to introduce myself.   I'm  Orleans,  the new boy at RabbitMatch.  I was a baby when I was sold at the Pet Store.    You knew that most of the animals those places peddle are sick or will become sick shortly, didn't you???   I already had  a few  earmites when I was bouncing around in their window.  Well, the people who bought me weren't interested in taking a $5 rabbit with ear issues  to the vet so I've suffered until now that I found my way to RabbitMatch.     I was instantly dosed w the good stuff that wipes out any and all icky skin parasites.   

 My birthdate is 1/1/09.  I weigh 5.5 lbs, a lean and muscular dutch-x boy.  I have a handsome cinnamon coat and the white blaze and collar.   Contrasts nicely with my deep brown eyes!!!!   I'm a very friendly, active, personable kind of bun.  I can't wait to make friends with a loving human!!!!  I'll bet you're in that category!!!  email the mom NOW!!!!! pls.????  Entreatingly yours, Orleans.  

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Friday, March 26, 2010

Long Beach City College Rabbit Rescue!!

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Cruz Linda Andreas
Long Beach City College Rabbit Rescue

Bunny Bunch is at it again. For years we have wanted to help the hundreds of rabbits that have been dumped at the Long Beach City College. One thing or another always stood in the way, but this winter we were able to come up with a plan.

Because we are already overloaded with rabbits at the Burrow and in foster care we are not able to take on another few hundred. We rescue our rabbits from the high kill shelters and don't want to stop doing that, so we thought it would be best to spay and neuter all of the rabbits at the college and then release them back to living on the grounds at the college; at least that way the breeding would end.

Of course we do not suggest that rabbits live outside but thought this plan was better than none.

Over the last couple of months rabbits have been taken to our vets for spaying and neutering. This last week, rabbits were set up in a building on the campus so we could do health checks and get them ready for Western University’s visit to spay and neuter one hundred rabbits.

We are looking for more vets to work with us on low cost spay and neuter so we can finish all the rest of the rabbits, which we are guessing to be about two hundred.

People think that releasing their unwanted rabbit into a nice green field, golf course, park, or college is a nice way for a rabbit to live. Nothing could be further from the truth. These are domestic rabbits, not wild rabbits. It is illegal to abandon a rabbit at the college, or anywhere else for that matter. There is a $500 fine for anyone caught doing so.

Many of the rabbits are killed by predators, run over, or even poisoned. When a domestic rabbit is put into a group of rabbits living outside they will not accept him and will fight for territory which results in bite wounds, torn ears, and other injuries. There is often disease running within groups of rabbits living outside. We have found that at least thirty percent of the rabbits show signs of syphilis. Many have fleas and mites too.

We are treating the sick rabbits for all of the above. When we have caught all of the rabbits, they will be spayed or neutered and healthy before they are released.

We are also looking for people to adopt these rabbits. If you are interested please go to our website and fill out an adoption questionnaire, or email caroline@bunnybunch.org. Ideally we would like to get them all into homes if possible. We will have some of these rabbits for adoption at the Orange County Pet Expo in April, plus will be holding adoption events in Long Beach after Easter.

Thank you to Long Beach City college for providing funding for spaying and neutering, and allowing us to come up with a plan to take care of all the rabbits. Also, for letting us use a building to house the rabbits during this program. Thank you to Best Friends for providing temporary crates for the rabbits and sending supplies. Thank you to Western University for offering low cost spay/neuter for eighty rabbits and caring for them after the surgery and to the staff who donated their time. Thank you to the local rabbit vets for proving low cost spay and neuter. And a big thank you to Donna and Jackie who work at LBCC for being there for the rabbits over the years and through this rescue.

We have set up a fund to help with medical costs for the sick and injured rabbits. Donations can be sent to The Bunny Bunch LBBC Rescue, P.O. Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708.

If you are interested in volunteering with this project please email caroline@bunnybunch.org

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Unleashed: Easter bunnies aren't for everybody

With Easter only two weeks away, many parents and grandparents may consider adding something more than plastic grass, candy bunnies and Peeps to their children's Easter baskets.

Before buying beautiful live bunnies at local pet stores, families need to look beyond the baby rabbit's appeal as a cute holiday prop...

http://www.225batonrouge.com/blogs/unleashed/2010/mar/24/unleashed32410/

Yay for Magic Happens Rabbit Rescue!

http://www.magichappensrescue.com/

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Trap-Neuter-Return program for Long Beach rabbits underway

Volunteers from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary (BFAS), Western University, the Bunny Bunch in Montclair and the Rabbit Task Force of Long Beach City College (LBCC) have joined together to humanely stabilize the rabbit population at Long Beach City College. The first known trap-neuter-return program in a rabbit colony was launched this week as at least 100 bunnies...

http://www.examiner.com/x-7748-Dayton-Small-Pets-Examiner~y2010m3d23-TrapNeut...

Woohoo! shout out to Long Beach City College, Best Friends, Western University and everybun else involved! You all rock the world for bunnies!!!

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