The Bunny Bunch S.P.C.R.
Visit our adoption and education center at the Burrow.
4601-1 Brooks St, Montclair, CA 91708 (909) 626-3946
Directions to the Burrow
Rabbits, Chinchillas & Guinea Pigs for adoption. Bunny Bunch Boutique for all your supplies.
Hours: Wednesday-2 p.m.-8 p.m., Thursday & Friday-Noon-6 p.m., Saturday-11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday-Noon-4 p.m.
(We do not take in rabbits at this location)
Bunny Bunch Hotline (909) 591-7200

Rabbits Need Home ASAP
6/23/2008

These three lovely rabbits have only two weeks to find a home before they end up at a shelter. Their human has lost their home. PLEASE let us know ASAP if you are able to give a loving forever home to these deserving loving rabbits. Please email caroline@bunnybunch.org.

Allison and Jack (OR) Allie is a blonde/orange mini-lop. She is extremely loving. Jack is a small, oatmeal gray bunny who loves to be around people. Queenie (OR) is oatmeal gray and white. She has lovely ears that stand up and she is the most love-obsessed bunny ever. She absolutely loves attention and comes and sits in your lap for strokes. Click here to fill out an adoption form.

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IT'S HOT OUT THERE!
6/23/2008

In Southern California it has been over 100 degrees for days now. Rabbits cannot survive the heat outside, or inside without air-conditioning. Or, without lots of help from you to stay cool.

If your rabbits live indoors make sure you have your air running, even when you are not home. Also, be prepared in case you lose power.

If your rabbits live outdoors BRING THEM INSIDE. Even if you set them up in a small bathroom, crate or large carrier during the hot parts of the day, its better than being outside (with air-conditioning inside, of course).

Rabbits cannot cool themselves by sweating like people do, and they can't pant like dogs to cool themselves down. Imagine not being able to sweat or pant, and having a fur coat on in this hot weather. The outcome is death. Here are some tips to keep rabbits cool without air-conditioning:

If your rabbits are outside they must be 100% in the shade. Add a misting system so the mist can cool part of their living area during the day. If hay or pellets get wet make sure you replace them as they will mold. Your rabbit does need to have a dry area so make sure the misters are only on part of his living quarters.

People often say that wild rabbits survive outside so why can't domestic rabbits. Wild rabbits dig burrows where they spend the hot part of the day in the cool underground soil. If your rabbit is outside in a hutch or cage they are not able to get away from the heat and are often found dead due to heat stroke, which is a horribly painful way to die. Fill several two liter soda bottles with water and freeze. Keep one or two in your rabbits living area throughout the day, and at night if it is hot. Be sure to replace them when the ice has melted. Use a couple of marble tiles for your rabbits to lay on. They stay cool compared to other materials.

Your rabbits drinking water will become very warm. Get large crocks for water and fill with ice cubes and water, adding more ice cubes as often as you can throughout the day. Don't forget in hot weather rabbits will drink more water, even if they are indoors.

A fan alone will not cool a rabbit as they don't sweat. But it can help move the air around. If you drape a wet towel over your rabbits living area and have a fan blowing on it that will help cool the air. Rabbits cool themselves through their ears, so wetting their ears with cool water can help too.

Heat Stroke

If your rabbit starts panting or is wet around the mouth or nose area, he or she could have heat stroke. If this happens cool you rabbit down straight away by cooling the ears with cool water. Lay your rabbits on a towel that has been soaked in cool water. You must take your rabbit to a rabbit knowledgeable vet right away.

Shelter Rabbits Need Help Too!

There are many rabbits in city and county shelters that are housed outside. You can help by becoming a volunteer with Bunny Bunch. We send volunteers to shelters to take ice water bottles, set up cooling systems and keep the rabbits as cool as we can. You can also help by fostering a rabbit in your home.

Please keep your rabbits alive by keeping them cool! For more information please contact caroline@bunnybunch.org.

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These Buns Need Homes Quickly!
6/12/2008

Pongo and Natasha are a couple of crazy lops! They are absolutely GORGEOUS (much more so than this photo shows) and provide hours of entertainment with their silly antics. They love to explore and play with their toys and boxes. Natasha is a 3-year old black lop with very shiny, lovely fur. Pongo is a 2-year old Harlequin-Lop mix in beautiful shades of silver. Natasha has a spine injury that is barely perceptible from the outside, but Xrays showed injury, especially around the neck plus osteoporosis throughout the spine. She is on daily pain medication which she has responded really well to. Based on her activity level and appetite, she doesn't appear to be in any pain at all. (She frequently jumps up on top of the box in her ex-pen, and even recently jumped out of her ex-pen!) Pongo is very intelligent and independent and can occasionally be a little aggressive towards Natasha, usually around mealtime. This behavior has subsided greatly lately, and they are both making huge improvements in their attitudes. Since Pongo is a bit possessive of Natasha, it would be best if this pair were housed away from other rabbits. This spirited pair are a bit messy when it comes to their litterbox habits, too, probably in part due to Natasha's spine injury and also due to being territorial around the other rabbits in their current home. They will need an extra large enclosure, and some extra TLC will go a long way with this pair. If you meet them and fall in love, you will not even mind the little extra work required to take care of them!

Ayashe is a pretty Rex girl. She is adorable and loves to play with her toys. Ayashe is overweight, so she needs a lot of space to exercise and a strict diet of mostly hay. Additionally, she is very shy and needs someone who can be patient as she learns to trust humans. At this time, an experienced bunny home without children would be best for Ayashe, because she has bitten in the past when frightened. However, she has made a lot of progress in this area since being removed from the shelter, and we are sure she will continue to come out of her shell and be a very sweet bunny over time. We estimate her age to be around 3 years old.

If you are interested in these buns, please click here to fill out an adoption form, or email Caroline.

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Volunteers needed!
5/18/2008

Our new location "The Burrow" is a great success. We have had lots of adoptions for rabbits, chinchillas and guinea pigs. We have also held low cost spay/neuter clinics for the public. Our store "Bunny Bunch Boutique" has had lots of sales of our never ending supplies of toys, hay, chews, goodies and more.

If you have ever thought about helping animals, the Burrow is a great place to do it. On a daily basis we clean litter boxes, give out hay, pellets and veggies, clean food and water bowls, deep clean living quarters, groom lots of rabbits, chins and piggies. All our animals need one on one time with volunteers to get lots of love and attention.

We also need help with phone calls, emails, data entry, taking pictures of the animals, filing, general cleaning, fundraisring, events, mailing and more! The list just goes on.

By volunteering here you will meet lots of lovely animals, lots of animal lovers, and will have a sense of what it feels like to truly make a difference. For more information you can email me at caroline@bunnybunch.org, call the Burrow 909 626-3946, or just stop by during the hours we are open. We hope to see you soon.

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Joey the Angel Bunny
4/17/2008

Joey was taken to a city shelter by his humans, no longer wanted. As you can see from his picture on the right he had a horrible jaw abscess that had ruptured and scabbed over without treatment. Poor boy, whoever had him didn't get vet care so his abscess turned into a chronic infection.

Luckily when he arrived at the city shelter our Bunny Bunch volunteer Linda was there and rushed him over to the Burrow, the Bunny Bunch Headquarters, for proper care. The infection was so bad the smell was unbearable, she had to drive with the windows down. Joey was quickly put on pain meds and scheduled for surgery the next day.

The abscess was so big there was not enough skin on the side of his face to close up the opening after surgery, so the side of his face was left open to heal. He needed a lot of pain medication, a couple of different antibiotics, fluids, GI support and syringe feeding for the weeks following the surgery. It took a quite awhile but little by little Joey was getting better. The surgery was a success and his cheek completely healed and even grew back fur. With all the TLC he got from the volunteers he pulled though with flying colors. Currently he is getting molar trims as his teeth have overgrown, but by keeping up regular trimmings we are hoping his teeth will be corrected.

Now you would never know Joey went through so much. He is a happy healthy rabbit!

This story has a happy ending, because our Angel Fund was able to help a rabbit in need, who otherwise would have been put to sleep. To donate to our Angel Fund you can click here or mail a check to: The Bunny Bunch Angel Fund, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. You all make this possible.

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Can You Help These Rabbits?
UPDATE 3/12/2008
Good News!
All of the four rabbits below are going into homes or foster homes. Thank you so much to everyone who helped us with this!

These rabbits are at a shelter and have limited time left. Please let us know if you are interested in adopting. The gray lop and the white rabbits are females. The dutch with blue eyes and the white (dirty looking) rabbits are males. We will get the rabbits spayed and neutered, plus clean up the poor dirty bunny. If you are interested please email caroline@bunnybunch.org or call the Burrow at (909) 626-3946 ASAP!

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Adopt A Chocolate Bunny
2/21/2008

For a donation of $8.00 ($10 if you would like it mailed to you) you will receive a solid chocolate Easter Bunny made with premium European chocolate, in a 8"x 4" keepsake tin (shown at left). On the back of the tin we have put a message about adopting a chocolate bunny for Easter instead of a real one. There are three chocolate bunny flavors: milk chocolate, dark chocolate or milk chocolate with cashew truffle. They are all delicious! Last year we sold out.

If you would like to order online, please click here. Or, you can pick up your chocolate Easter Bunnies at the Burrow. Click here for address and hours. All proceeds from the chocolate bunnies help us to continue to rescue rabbits and educate people about rabbit care.

Please join us with our Easter awareness program "Who Killed the Easter Bunny". You can help in many ways. You can put our flyer up anywhere you can to help educate people about rabbits. Or, send people to us for rabbit care information so we can help them understand all about rabbits and the proper care.

Every year thousands of rabbits are bred to be sold at Easter time. Unfortunately many of them die before their first birthday. Why? Because they are treated like a toy and bought for children, or for adults who have not done any research in properly caring for a rabbit. They are bought on a whim. Please help us spread the word that chocolate rabbits are for Easter. Real rabbits are for life.

Please email Caroline if you would like to help sell chocolate bunnies, or have any questions.

 

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The Burrow is Now Open!
12/11/2007

Come and visit our new Bunny Bunch Headquarters at The Burrow, 4601-1 Brooks St., Montclair, CA 91763. We have lots of lovely rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas waiting for homes of their own.

Our adoption and store hours are:

Wednesday - 2pm to 8pm
Thursday - Noon to 6pm
Friday - Noon to 6pm
Saturday - 11am to 4:30 pm
Sunday - Noon to 4pm
Closed Mon & Tue

Bring your rabbit, chin or piggies in for a free nail trim, take home our free care handouts, or just come in to visit. Bunny Bunch Boutique has a full store for all of your shopping needs, full of toys, chews, living quarter items, hay, pellets, treats, gifts and much more. We are now featuring our new Bunny Playground.

Summer is a Killer for Rabbits and Other Small Animals
7/16/07

Download Summer is a Killer for Rabbits and Other Small Animals! Keep your pets safe during the summer.

Many PetsMarts Across the U.S. Will Soon Begin to Sell Domestic Rabbits
7/13/07

Below is their claim to be responsible partners with Animal Welfare Agencies with regards to cat and dog adoptions. As
rabbits are the third most popular pet, and thus the third most likely to be abandoned and euthanized at animal shelters, shouldn't they be afforded the same consideration?

PetsMarts Claim:
(Lives saved: 3,000,000 as of June 23, 2007) Each year between 6 and 8 million pets enter shelters in the United
States. Of those homeless pets, 3 to 4 million lose their lives simply because they do not have homes. Because of the in-store adoption program our PetSmart stores have assisted our Animal Welfare Agencies in placing 3 million pets into loving homes.

Since its inception in 1987, PetSmart has chosen not to sell cats or dogs in stores,but rather to encourage pet adoptions. What's more, to help address pet overpopulation, PetSmart teams up with more than 3,400 local animal welfare
organizations throughout North America and donates space in store for the PetSmart Charities' Adoption Centers, helping to place homeless pets in loving homes.

By selling rabbits, PetsMart is attempting to boost the sales of rabbit related merchandise, and is not considering the welfare of the rabbits it soon will be exploiting.

Please voice your opinion to PetsMart in a letter, email, telephone call or in person at your local store! Tell them that you will not shop at PetsMart until they stop selling rabbits. Tell them how irresponsible PetsMart is, by including the following concerns:

-they are adding to the problem of over-population, while unwanted
shelter rabbits are already dying.

-they are increasing the likelihood that rabbits will be abandoned
outdoors where they cannot fend for themselves.

-they are increasing the likelihood that rabbits will be turned in
to "kill" shelters.

-they are not education those who purchase rabbits on good rabbit
care, rabbit health and rabbit behavior

-for every rabbit sold, one in a shelter might die, and one in a
rescue will not get adopted, thus leaving rescues unable to pull
adoptable rabbits from "kill" shelters.

To contact PetsMart by Postal Service:PetsMart, Inc., 19601 North 27th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027

Telephone:1-(800) 738-1385 ext. 2518.

Email:Go to www.petsmart. com . At the bottom of the Homepage is a blue menu. Click on "Contact Us." Once on the "Contact Us" page, click on "Email PetsMart Stores."

To contact your local PetsMart store:Go to www.petsmart. com and click on "Store Locator" in the left
margin, blue menu, or in the blue menu at the bottom of the page.

We did it!
Garden Grove Rescue Update
7/5/07

There are only two (hard to catch) rabbits left at the park in Garden Grove, we hope to catch them in the next couple of days. We were able to save all the rabbits that were dumped at this location.

As you know from our previous updates, the trapping company did come in to the park and trap a lot of rabbits. We took all the rabbits we have room for from the trapping company, but at that time did not have enough room for all of them, so some had to go to the Orange County shelter. But, we paid the shelter for the rabbits as soon as they got there. That bought us some time to find more foster homes, plus the shelter would not be able euthanized the rabbits as now they belonged to us. It would ensure that they would be spayed or neutered at the shelter to prevent further litters from being born. We are picking up the last of the rabbits from the OC shelter this week.

We started this rescue not knowing how we were going to fund this rescue, where we were going to foster all these rabbits, and didn't even know if we would be allowed enough time to complete this rescue. Thanks to the wonderfully dedicated volunteers, those who donated money to help us with spay/neuter and medical costs, and to the media who publicized our needs. Because of all of you we were 100% successful.

Two new rabbits did get dumped there a couple of weeks ago, we were able to scoop them right up. We got them fixed and they are in a foster home waiting for a forever home. We have hundreds of rabbits from this rescue that still need homes, so now we will be working hard to seek out more rabbit lovers who can commit to giving these rabbits a lovely forever home.

We are waiting for the county to come through with what they promised us; replacing gates and fencing to help prevent more animals from being dumped at the park, as well as putting up signs about not dumping animals. Hopefully this will happen in the next week or two. After all our hard work, we need them to take care of the problem that started all this in the first place.

This rescue saved the lives of over 500 rabbits, plus some guinea pigs and many birds. It didn't cost the City or County any money at all. We are proud of this accomplishment, and are very thankful for all your support.

Desiree Needs Your Help!
6/26/07

Sweet Desiree was a neglected backyard hutch bunny and abandoned by her former guardians to fend for herself when they moved out of their home. We received a call from the Real Estate Agent of the new homeowners that a bunny was left abandonded in the backyard. Val left immediately to go and get her (thank you, Val). Desiree's eyes were weepy and her teeth not so good either. Desiree needs to have head x-rays taken and possible teeth surgery but head x-rays will tell us more. We need to raise some money to have this done as the 500+ Garden Grove rescue has depleted our medical funds. You can click here to donate through Paypal or mail a check to: The Bunny Bunch/Desiree, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708.

Can you help us help dear little Desiree? Right now she won’t eat any hay (which is critical to a buns GI tract and hay also keeps the teeth healthy and filed down), we have to soften her pellets in order for her to eat and she also isn’t eating vegetables (another important part of a buns diet) – so teeth are definitely suspect.

Thanks a Bunny Bunch. With your help Desiree may eventually find her forever home.

Garden Grove Rabbit Rescue Update
5/25/2007

The good news is that we have been able to rescue 450 rabbits from the park in Garden Grove so far. On May 19 we held three adoption events in different cities and were able to place over 40 rabbits. The following day we did a round up of 50 rabbits from the park.

On Monday the trapping company came in and started trapping rabbits. They only caught a few in the traps. It seems that they do care about not hurting the rabbits, so they fenced off a large area where the rabbits could go in through a tunnel, but could not go back out. The next day there were 46 rabbits in it. We were able to take the rabbits and put them into foster homes.

After taking in these 96 rabbits we were totally full, which meant that rabbits being caught in the following days by the trapping company would be taken to the Orange County shelter. We are trying to work with the County, the trapping company and Orange County shelter in hopes of saving the rest of the rabbits.

Currently there are 90 rabbits at the OC shelter brought in by the trapping company, and it looks like we have foster and permanent homes for all of them.

Of course, more rabbits will be going to the OC shelter next week once the trappers catch them. So, we still need your help to find homes. Plus, we still need donations to help these rabbits as the average cost to get one of these rabbits fixed has been about $70.

Soon lots of pics of these buns will be under adopt a rabbit on our website. All of these rabbits deserve to be in homes, so please fill out our adoption contract if you can help us by giving a rabbit or two a home.

Thank you to everyone who has made this happen. As the end comes closer we are hoping it will be a happy ending. If you have any questions or for more information, please call us at 909-591-7200. Or email Caroline.

Last Chance to Help the Garden Grove Rabbits
5/9/2007

Young rabbits rescued from the park.

Right - Kanga was found with her right front leg shattered and a massive abscess on her left front leg. Her leg was amputated and the abscess removed the day after we rescued her. The surgery went too long for it to be safe to spay her too. She had six babies three days later. We helped feeding the babies by bottle feeding seeing that she had been through so much. Mother and babies are all doing very well.

We have been able to rescue over 300 of the domestic rabbits from the park in Garden Grove, California where they were abandoned and left to fend for themselves. But now we only have until May 20th to rescue the remaining 200 adults, plus babies. On May 21st a trapping company is being hired.

We have been busy rescuing rabbits from the park, sexing, separating, getting them spayed or neutered and into homes or foster homes. But, we have no room left for the rest of the abandoned rabbits. Our foster homes are full so we need your help.

All these rabbits deserve forever homes. We have lots of lovely rabbits - singles, pairs, trios and groups already spayed and neutered just waiting for homes. To see the full story click here. You can also see video clips of the rabbits and volunteers as seen on Fox, ABC and CBS national news.

We have had wonderful support from animal lovers all over the country, we have found lots of lovely homes and have received donations to help with the spay, neuter and medical costs. BUT, we need more in order to make this a 100% successful rescue.

Unfortunately vandals get into this fenced off park at night time. We have found rabbits taped up in boxes, sling shots on the ground and so far have had five rabbits with broken legs and other injuries. So we need funding not just for spay/neuter and care, but for medical costs too. We have volunteers patrolling the park everyday and are hoping to get help from the police department at night time.

We are holding three big adoption events on Saturday, May 19th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will have lots of rabbits there for you to meet. If you are interested in adopting please fill out our adoption application by clicking here. We do prefer indoor homes as they are much safer, but we are accepting some safe outdoor homes too. While our standard adoption fee is $85, we are just asking for a donation of any amount if you can afford to give one, so that we can carry on the work we are doing for the rabbits.

On May 19th our events are being held at:

Petco 3820 Grand Ave, Chino Hills, CA 91710

Petsmart 7600 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 82647

Centinela Feed 1448 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401

For more information please call our hotline at (909) 591-7200, or email Caroline.

Time is running out, we have less than two weeks to find homes for all these rabbits and save them from a terrible ending!

Angel Bunnies Sunny & Betsey
4/11/2007

We are happy to report that Sunny has totally recovered after having his leg amputated. You may have read his story a few months ago on our news. Sunny was found in the street left to fend for himself. A caring person came along, scooped him up and took him home.

One of Sunny's back legs stuck straight out making him unable to hop. Luckily Sunny was brought to us to care for. Thanks to our supporters we raised enough money to have his surgery done. As you can see, Sunny is a happy rabbit, now able to run, hop and binky. Sunny has been neutered and is now looking for a home of his own. He is a very sweet, kind loving rabbit. If you are interested in adopting Sunny, please call us at 909-591-7200 or email Caroline.

Just as Sunny was recovering from his surgery from having his leg amputated, we came across another rabbit needing the same surgery. Betsy was one of the rabbits from the Garden Grove rescue. She was found by one of our volunteers at the park where we are rescuing the rabbits.

Upon X-ray we found that her leg has been shattered. We think it was from someone trying to trap the rabbits. In fact this was the third rabbit with a leg injury that we had found within two weeks. She too had her leg amputated and has recovered nicely from her surgery. She is being spayed next week, and two weeks after that we will be looking for a home for her. She is a sweet, shyish little girl. Please email Caroline if you are interested in Betsey, or call 909-591-7200.

Garden Grove 500 Rabbit Rescue Update
4/4/2007

We are up to our ears in rabbits, phone calls and emails. All of which is super, thanks to all the help the media, rescue organizations and the public is giving us.

The good news is that because we have had such a good response from people wanting to adopt, we have been able to rescue more rabbits and are getting them fixed and ready for transport to their new homes. The county has agreed not to have a trapping company come in to trap the rabbits as long as Bunny Bunch can get all the rabbits out in a timely manner.

If you have emailed us and offered to help by giving a rabbit a home, by donating or helping us transport, we will be in touch with you very soon. Because of the huge response to this effort, it is taking us awhile to coordinate everything. We are solely run by volunteers. We really need your help so please be patient and if you don't happen to hear from us within the week, please contact us again. Make sure you give us the city you live in and your phone number.

We still don't have homes for even close to all the rabbits, so we are still in search for more homes and rescues to help us. We also need vets to help us with spay and neuter. We need to be able to do five to ten rabbits at a time if possible. Even though one or two at a time will help us too. Of course, we always need funding so we can continue our efforts to get every single rabbit spayed or neutered and into a home, from shelters and when rabbits get dumped from unwanted homes.

Thank you everyone for your support, these rabbits have no where to turn and no one to help them so please be a part of making a difference. We will be at America's Family Pet Expo in Costa Mesa on April 13th, 14th and 15th. Please come and visit us and the rabbits there.

Media Coverage of the Orange County Rescue

Click on the links below to review local media coverage:
3/31/2007-Article in the Orange County Register: Click here
3/31/2007-Video Downloads of TV Coverage-Click here
4/2/2007-The Bunny Bunch on ABC-TV-Click here
4/6/2007- http://www.msnbc. msn.com/id/ 17936614/ from/RS.1/
8/23/2007 - http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=45138@kcbs.dayport.com

URGENT!!!!
3/23/2007

Urgent help needed for 300 to 500 bunnies in southern California. Companion bunnies, not wild bunnies, abandoned in a park are being killed by locals and will be destroyed by overwhelmed animal shelter (they are trying to help, but the number of rabbits is so high). Local rabbit rescue groups do not have enough permanent or foster space and need help immediately to save these bunnies. Anyone able to adopt rabbits to live indoors (think of them as being like cats that hop; litter trainable and want to live inside with the family), or even temporarily outdoors please contact us at 909-591-7200 or email caroline@bunnybunch.org to help. The rabbits are located in Orange County but we will find a way to transport them to anywhere in Southern California, and even other rescues across the United States. PLEASE contact us straight away.

Buster Needs a Home!
3/8/2007

Buster was owner-surrendered after four years of being a classroom bunny. Apparently, the teacher wanted to teach the kids a lesson because they weren't taking care of him so she took Buster to the shelter. (Sadly, the lesson they learned that day was that animals are disposable.) Buster is a very social, friendly, neutered English Spot cross bun. He weighs about seven pounds but he tolerates being picked up and being held like a big baby. He's such a great boy - one who really deserves better than an outdoor cage at a shelter. He's been at the pound for a year (!) and that's only because he's such a sweet, mellow guy. Let's get him out and into a foster or forever home where he can finally be a proper house rabbit! Please email Caroline@bunnybunch.org if you are interested in adopting Buster, or call 909-591-7200.

Tom & Jerry Update
3/5/2007

Thank you to everyone who donated money to help us with Tom's surgery. We are happy to report that Tom is doing very well and has recovered nicely. He is still on meds for now, but we hope to have him all ready for adoption in a week or two. Click here to read all about Tom and Jerry!

Come see The Bunny Bunch at The American Pet Expo at the Orange County Fair Grounds
April 13th, 14th & 15th - Click here for more details

Pond Rescue Help Urgently Needed!
2/19/07

There is a situation in Garden Grove, California that needs urgent attention. A drainage basin that is used to collect excess water runoff during the rainy season is being used regularly as a dumping ground for unwanted domestic rabbits. We estimate at this time there are between 300-500 domestic rabbits there. The area is surrounded by a sports field, shopping center and some residential homes. The rabbits frequently run into the streets surrounding the basin and are hit by oncoming cars. They are also frequently mistreated or tormented by people in the area, and found injured or dead. Not only is this traumatic for the rabbits, but also for the people in the area that do love and respect animals.

Several well meaning local people have been feeding these rabbits for a few years. As you can imagine, due to the breeding behavior of rabbits, it is well out of control. The Bunny Bunch has been asked to step in and help. In order to make this a successful rescue and keep ahead of the rapidly increasing rabbit population, we will need to be able to catch and house a large number of rabbits at a time.

Our plan is to be able to catch approximately 100 rabbits at a time, spay/neuter them, and find them permanent homes in groups. To be able to carry out this plan, we are going to need the following resources donated:

• Funds For Spay/neuter, Food, Supplies, Other medical needs
• Transportation
• Temporary holding areas for groups of rabbits (5-25+) while they are spayed/neutered and until they can be transported to permanent homes
• Donations of time and resources from veterinarians for spay/neuter services
• Transportation to and from vet appointments
• Permanent homes for group of rabbits (5-25+)
• Transportation to permanent homes

Four Rabbits at High Risk!
2/16/2007

These four rabbits are at a high kill shelter in the Inland Empire area, and are in great danger of being killed within the next week or two. The shelter is now almost full so time is of the essence to save these rabbits lives. So far we have been able to get most of the rabbits out of this shelter, but our foster homes are currently full so we need your help. Please email Caroline@bunnybunch.org if you are interested in adopting any of them, or call 909-591-7200.

Baby Jake is an adorable baby lop, he loves to play with toys.

Magic-this bun is a love, the white buns with pink eyes tend to get left behind. Hopefully that will no be true for Magic. He needs a forever home to come along very soon.

Golden Boy is a lovely little rex, he loves his veggies and hay.

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Does Your Bunny Have Honey?
1/27/07

If not, Valentines day is right around the corner! What a lovely gift it would be to save a bunny and get your bunny a friend. Rabbits should never live alone, they should be bonded to at least one other rabbit.

The rescues and shelters are brimming with lovely rabbits just waiting for a home. So, now is the time to start the search for a honey for your bunny.

Of course it is important that your rabbit is already spayed or neutered, and that the new bunny is too. Then you need to be patient during the bonding time for the rabbits to get to know each other so they can live together.

We hold bunny dating every Saturday at the locations listed on our website under events. Call us at 909-591-7200 or email us if you would like to set up a date and see your rabbit fall in love.

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Please Help us Fulfill our Bunny Bunch Wish List
1/11/2007

Large black trash bags
Large bottles of white vinegar
Copy paper
Postage
Fresh Veggies
Exercise Pens

With over two hundred rabbits in foster homes, we have the never ending task of emptying and cleaning litter boxes every day. The large black trash bags work best for emptying the boxes into, and white vinegar works wonders for cleaning the litter boxes. We go through no end of paper towels during our clean up days too.

All our foster rabbits and guinea pigs get fresh veggies at least once a day. Many of our foster homes go to the veggie store every other day to pick up a cartful of veggies. Even though we shop where the prices are the cheapest, this is still a huge expense for us. We do get some veggies donated but not enough. So if anyone can get any donated from their local super market, or would like to donate some, please bring them to us at the Petco in Chino Hills on Saturdays from noon to 4 pm during our adoption event.

We mail out rabbit care info on a daily basis, which of course takes a never ending supply of paper and postage. So we are always in need of copy paper and stamps too. For more information on other ways you can help, please email Caroline, or call 909-548-0034. You may donate via Paypal by clicking here, or by mailing a check to: The Bunny Bunch, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. Please specify where you would like your donation to go to. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!

Orange County Rescue Update
12/7/2006

Last week the first of sixty rabbits flew Continental from Orange County Airport, California, to their new home in Ohio. They were packed into carriers within a carrier, with lots of hay and veggies to get them through the day. Everything went very smoothly, we are happy to report the rabbits are now hopping around and enjoying their new home.

This is just the first step in our rescue to find homes for all these abandoned rabbits. We were estimating 300 rabbits, but now believe there are more. Of course this is a race against time, as they are continually breeding and more rabbits are being dumped.

We have raised over $4,000 towards the spay and neuter and do have some vets on board to help us, but we still need to raise a lot more funds

What we really need right now are volunteers to help house the rabbits while they are being spayed and neutered, as well as help with transporting back and forth to the vets offices in Garden Grove and Chino. The biggest problem we face is finding homes for every one of them.

These rabbits are very sweet and will make great house rabbits. Many of them were dumped at the park after living in a home. Some are a little scared, but so far from the rabbits we have rescued we have not found one that would not make a good companion as a house rabbit, given a little time and patience.

We are also looking for places who can take groups of rabbits that can live safely in outdoor, weather and predator proof habitats. PLEASE keep us in mind if you can help in any way. Along with this big rescue we still need to continue the work we do in the shelters and need to carry on with our regular programs. For more information or questions, please contact caroline@bunnybunch.org or call our hotline (909) 591 7200.

You may donate to this rescue via paypal by clicking here, or by mailing a check to: The Bunny Bunch URGENT PARK RESCUE, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. Every donation of any amount will help towards food, shelter, housing, medical care, transporting and spay and neuter for these rabbits. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!

Shop Bunny Bunch Boutique for the Holidays!

Be sure to support The Bunny Bunch bunnies by shopping at www.bunnybunchboutique.com for gifts for your bunnies, guinea pigs, chins, friends and family. We have some new holiday items! Bunny Christmas cards, bunny jackets, and scarfs with bunnies on them, just in time for the cold weather. Make sure you stock up on our healthy treats too!

Another 300 Rescue
11/9/2006

Once again we find ourselves with an urgent situation of rescuing a large group of abandoned rabbits from a park in Southern California.

We have been told that one year ago there were 30 rabbits in this park. These rabbits were dumped by people who no longer wanted them. One by one they have been thrown over the fence into the park to fend for themselves. The park is somewhat protected by trees, a fence and lots of places for burrows to be dug, so the rabbits set up colonies and of course started breeding.

Now, a year later we are guessing that there are 300 or more rabbits residing there - many new litters are being born every day.

So we are now in the planning, catching and fundraising stage of this rescue. We are applying for grants and seeking donations to raise $20,000.00 to help us with the spay and neuter of these rabbits. We are also looking for donated or low cost spay and neuters in Southern California to help us with this huge undertaking.

It is hard for us to tell how many total rabbits there are, or will be by the time we have finished catching them all. Not counting the babies underground and new litters being born we are estimating 300 adult rabbits. So for spay and neuter alone we are talking over $15,000.00 for the rabbits we see there now.

We do have a rabbit sanctuary already lined up to take (hopefully) 60 rabbits. We have to get them all fixed first, but have already found help transporting them to their new home in Ohio.

But, after that we will need to find other safe havens for the rest of these rabbits to live. Where they are now is not a safe place for them to live so we need to act fast. If you are able to provide a safe haven for any of these rabbits please let us know. Many of these rabbits started off living as pets in peoples homes - many are very friendly and would make super house rabbits. So if you have it in your heart to give a needy bunny, pair of bunnies or group of bunnies a home, please contact us straight away at caroline@bunnybunch.org. or call our hotline (909) 591 7200. We really need homes now!

Unfortunately some of these rabbits are being run over by cars on nearby streets, some are being killed by predators (including humans) and soon the rain will be coming. So please help us help them! We need to act fast to prevent further breeding and getting them into a safe place.

You many donate to this rescue via paypal by clicking here, or by mailing a check to: The Bunny Bunch URGENT PARK RESCUE, PO Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. Every donation of any amount will help towards food, shelter, housing, medical care, transporting and spay and neuter for these rabbits. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!

Click here to see more photos of the 300 rescue.

GOOD NEWS!

Thank you to everyone who has helped us or sent kind words our way. As you can see from the previous posts on our news we needed help with a number of rabbits.

We are happy to say that we received a donation for the $350 needed to spay and neuter the rabbits that came into one of the Orange County shelters that we cover. This makes a massive difference in the lives of many rabbits. Not only can we get the rabbits spayed or neutered, but it helps us find them homes sooner, which means space will be freed up for other rabbits that are on their way to the shelter, so rabbits will not have to be killed to make room.

As you know we are a no kill organization, but, we have volunteers at many shelters throughout Southern California trying to get spay/neuter programs in place at all shelters, trying to get the rabbits better living conditions, and educating the shelters and the public about rabbit care.

Many of the shelters we work with have to take every animal that is brought through their doors. With so many people not wanting their rabbits and letting their rabbits breed it seems an impossible task for the shelters to take them all in, as there is so little space. Of course we take as many rabbits in as we can into our foster homes and take them to our weekend adoption events in hopes of finding them a forever home. Anyway, all this to say that any help we can get is greatly appreciated.

More good news is that we were able to find super homes for our Angel Bunnies that were listed on a previous post on the news. Darmah is in a super home! She did not have her leg amputated as her other back leg is not in good enough shape to support her. But we were able to help her by getting her on a good diet and giving her some pain control. Now she is a happy healthy bunny. She has the whole downstairs of a house and manages to scoot around all over it.

Bubbles ended up with an abscess because of his teeth, but luckily got adopted by a vet friend of ours who can take care of all his medical needs. He is now living with two other buns that have teeth problems, plus his bunny partner Penelope. Daisy the baby bunny with splayed legs also got adopted to live with two other rabbits.

Frosty (mother to Daisy), who is blind in one eye and may be going blind in the other eye got adopted and is currently being bonded to the male bun of the house. The only bun out of the Angel buns we posted who is left is Moonpie (pictured at left). He is over his jaw abscess and has settled in nicely bonded to another male bun and a fluffy female bun. So now we are looking for a forever home for this lovely trio.

For those of you who emailed to find out what happened to Copper we are happy to say we were able to get him out of the shelter into a foster home. In a couple of weeks he will be ready for adoption.It's always nice to have good news to report and because of your help and support we are able to make a difference.

Mother Rabbit and Babies Need Temp or Permanent Home ASAP

Our Bunny Bunch foster homes are full. Because we are no kill, we cannot take in a rabbit until a home is found for one of our foster rabbits. We try our best to help the local shelters in Southern California by either taking the rabbits into our foster homes or finding homes for them by posting emails and pictures of the rabbits on our website.

This mother rabbit had her babies at a city shelter and needs a foster home desperately. If you are able to help us with this please email us as soon as possible. Keep in mind there are nine babies that will grow up before your eyes. They will need to be separated by sex at about three months, so you will need to have enough room to house a pen of males and a pen females. Once they are old enough we will get them spayed and neutered and start looking for homes for them. This is quite a commitment for anyone take on, but well worth the lives you will be saving. Please call 909-591-7200 or email us if you can help.

As always we are thankful for your support.

These four rabbits need foster homes or homes now!
8/12/2006

One of the city shelters we cover just got 11 rabbits in on Tuesday and another 12 today. Plus they are already packed. If you can help, please call us right away at 909-591-7200, or email Caroline.

URGENT!-Need Your Help Spaying/Neutering Shelter Rabbits
8/9/2006

Fourteen rabbits came into an already full shelter today in Orange County. Luckily, the shelter is working with us and setting up temporary living quarters for the rabbits. We do, however, need to raise $350 to cover the cost of spay and neuter which needs to be done straight away. If we raise the money we will be able to get them fixed right away and we will be able to start looking for homes for them. The sooner they are fixed, the sooner we can get them homes, which means hopefully no rabbits will be euthanized at this shelter.

Please help us if you can. Click here to make a donation via Paypal. Or, you can send your donation to: The Bunny Bunch, P.O. Box 2583, Chino, CA 91708. Please note that your donation is for "OC Rabbits". If you have any questions, please email Caroline.

We are looking for volunteers to help take photos of rabbits for our website, to give hay and veggies, and to spend time grooming and getting to know rabbits while they are at the shelters. No experience needed, we will train you.

If you live near Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Norco, Corona, Pomona, Huntington Beach or Orange, and can help us with rabbits at these shelters please email caroline@bunnybunch.org or call 909 951 7200.

You can help as little as once a month and as much as once a day, it is up to you. The more help we have the more rabbits we can save. Thanks a Bunny Bunch!

Have You Received Your Copy of The Rabbit Patch?
8/1/2006

If you are a member of The Bunny Bunch, you should have received our Spring 2006 newsletter, The Rabbit Patch. If you did not get your copy, please email caroline@bunnybunch.org so we can correct our records and get you copy in the mail.

If you are not a member of The Bunny Bunch, please click here to become one! You will receive our quarterly newsletter which is all about rabbits, has a listing of our upcoming events, shows buns for adoption and lot, lots more.

Thanks for supporting our efforts.

Angel Bunnies Need Your Help
7/19/2006

Darmah is our new Angel Bunny. She is a quite, gentle bunny. She was taken in from the street by a couple about four years ago. She has splayed rear legs, which is when the rear legs go out to the side so she cannot stand or hop. She had been doing fine, but with in the last year her right leg started bothering her and she stared to chew and bite it. The couple who took her in were no longer able to care for her so she was brought to us.

She is now in our care and is on pain meds for her leg. It seems that having her right leg amputated will be the best thing for her. We have taken care of many rabbits that have had to have a leg amputed and they have all done very well.

The cost for surgery will be around $600, so we are (once again) asking for help. If you are able to donate anything at all it will be a great help to us. You may donate through Paypal by clicking here, or mail a check to The Bunny Bunch, PO Box, Chino, CA 91708. Please note on the Paypal form or check memo that the donation is for Darmah.

Currently Darmah can get around a little, she loves to lay on nice comfy pillows and loves lots and lots of attention. So far she is doing really well.

Moonpie (above right) was rescued from a high kill shelter. When he came to us we discovered that he had a jaw abcess. He is now undergoing treatment and is doing very well. Once he has totally recovered he will be available for adoption. He knows his names and loves to get attention. He will need to live with another rabbit and should be easy to bond.

You may make a donation for Moonpie's surgery through Paypal by clicking here, or mail a check to The Bunny Bunch, PO Box, Chino, CA 91708. Please note on the Paypal form or check memo that the donation is for Moonpie.

Thanks a Bunny Bunch for your support!

Urgent!
7/13/2006

17 guinea pigs have been turned in to an LA area shelter and need homes ASAP. If you are interested in adopting please contact us right away, as we are not sure how long the shelter will keep them. Call The Bunny Bunch at 909-591-7200, or email Caroline.

Lady Bird (now June Bug) is a Happy, Healthy Rabbit

	Caroline Charland with June Bug
June Bug fully recovered!

When June Bug came in to our rescue he was in such bad shape that we did not sex him, in fact we did not know if he would make it through the night. After we took the photos and wrote the story for the website site, we realized she is a he. The previous humans had him for years, thinking he was a girl. Anyway, June Bug is one of the sweetest rabbits every. He is always happy to see you, loves to lick your whole face and loves to be fussed over.

Now he has a clean bill of health and has been neutered. He is ready to start bunny dating! If you have a spayed female that is looking for a husbun please give us a call at 909-591-7200, or email Caroline. Of course, he can only live as a house rabbit with lots and lots of love.

Ladybird, a Rabbit With the Will to Survive
3/6/2006

Ladybird was brought into our program hardly alive. As you can see, she had a very bad case of mites. Her poor ears were pulled down as if she were a lop, her back and eyes were scabbed over from mite infestation. Her right eye was closed shut and infected, she had sore hocks, could hardly walk due to being kept in a small cage and her breathing was labored. Plus, the smell of the rotting flesh, filth and infection was over bearing.

Poor thing! She had lived like this for months, if not years, in a small filthy cage!

We started treatment on her straight away, giving her round the clock care in hopes that she would make it. We gave her pain meds, antibiotics, treatment for the mites, sub-q fluids, meds to support her G.I. track, kept her on a heating disk and syringe fed her to keep her alive. It was very sad to see this poor bun in such a horrific state.

We had many ups and downs in the first few days, but slowly, day by day, she is improving. At first she had tiny poops, so more G.I. treatments were needed. We put her in a large pen so she could get used to using her leg muscles again. At first she walked like a caterpillar; but before long she started to hop again, and after five days she even jumped out of her pen!

She started to eat on her own - veggies, crushed up pellets, hay and grasses that we grow in a cup. She also started drinking water. Before long all the debris from the mite infestation started dropping off and she started grooming herself.

It is one week today since we took her in. See how much better she looks now! She is quite a little rascal, she likes to run around, jump up on everything, loves to lick your face and went straight for the buttons on the remote during her first play time in the living room.

A beautiful bunny bloomed, whom we named "Ladybird".

Dear Dudley Lives on Through Bigsley!
2/23/2006

Say Hello to Bigsley Bun!

Our hearts were broken when we lost our sweet Dudley last year. He was a very special rabbit, and not just any-bunny can take over his column in The Rabbit Patch, so choosing his successor has been a very difficult task. After careful consideration, we are proud to announce the heir to Dudley's throne. The newest member of the Rabbit Patch team is the famous Bigsley Bunny! Bigsley will be making his column debut in the next issue of The Rabbit Patch with Dear Bigsley. Please write to Bigsley with your questions, concerns or anything else that you would like to discuss. Bigsley is also featured in the new 2006 Annual Rabbits USA magazine. See him on page 26 and page 30.

You can mail Bigsley at:
P.O. Box 2583
Chino, CA 91708
or Email at Bigsley@BunnyBunch.org

Abandoned Rabbit in Urgent Need of Home
2/19/2006

Can you give this bunny a permanent, loving home? He is currently in very temporary foster care. He is a sweetie and cute as well! Call the hotline at 909-591-7200, or email Caroline.

2006 IS JAM PACKED WITH SPECIAL EVENTS!!!
2/16/2006

Our calendar is filled with so many fun and exciting events this year!!! So if you have been hoping for the chance to meet some of our rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, and cats, you will have plenty of opportunities this year at some of our special events, like our Rummage Sale, Tea, Luau, Picnic or Silent Auction, just to name a few!!! And don't forget! We willl be at America's Family Pet Expo in Orange County in April! All of this in addition to our countless adoption and education fairs that we do throughout the year. So come on out and meet us! We hope to see you there!! For a full schedule please click on the Events Calendar Button to the left. You may also email Caroline for more info, or call our hotline at 909-591-7200.

Come and visit us at Petco in Chino Hills!

Petco in Chino Hills is located at 3920 Grand Avenue. Every Saturday from Noon to 4 pm we are there with rabbits, chinchillas, guinea pigs and cats for adoption. Our volunteers are there to answer your rabbit questions, trim your rabbits nails and find homes for our many foster rabbits.

You can also sign up for Bunny Bunch membership, sign up to become a volunteer or pick up our free rabbit care information.

We are always in need of the following items to care for our rabbits at this store: Fresh veggies, vinegar, paper towels and trash bags. If you have any to spare please bring them by during our adoption events. Hope to see you there.

Need Foster Homes for Young Rabbits ASAP
1/9/2006

Bunny Expo 2005 was a Great Success!

Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers for all their hard work to make this happen. We had a lovely day with lots of rabbits and lots of bunny people.

Dr Roxanne Batt gave a very informative talk all about rabbit health, and we had a great turnout for her talk and demos.

Thank you to everyone who donated to the silent auction and the bake sale. We were able to raise alot of money for medical bills for our sick foster rabbits. And, we found homes for six rabbits and two kittens!

Our Bunny Bunch Boutique was hopping with shoppers the whole day.

Thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed our event with us. We hope to see you all again at Bunny Expo in October 2006.

Here are our photo contest winners. All three winners