A community of rabbits have decided to make a cemetery in Avila, Spain their home. Their elaborate warren is destroying grave sites, and local residents are calling on government officials to put a stop to the rabbits’ destructive activity.

For more info: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_16135.shtml

Cuddle Bunnies, an English charity that provides therapeutic healing through petting bunnies, is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The charity began when founder Sue Horsman brought her 6-month-old house-trained rabbit to visit her seriously ill uncle in the Bexhill Hospital in Sussex, England.

Now the charity has 9 adult members and 7 junior members with 2 more in training. The group cheers up patients at hospitals and care homes, and they also help children. Cuddle Bunnies works with autistic children and visits schools and youth organizations teaching kids how to look after their pets. According to Horsman, “There are so many things we can do to help autistic children. It helps to give them confidence.”

For more info: http://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/494/Cuddle-Bunnies-Fair.3979123.jp

Brokeback Mountain buns, a creation of Angry Alien Productions, has been nominated for a Webby Award in the category of Animation. 30 Second Bunnies Theatre features movies parodied and re-enacted by cartoon bunnies in 30 seconds. The online series was created by Jennifer Shiman, who releases one new re-enactment per month.

In perusing the site, I also found the section entitled, Amy’s Diary (Dairy), to be hilarious. While it doesn’t feature bunnies, it is worth clicking the entry dates. You’ll encounter narrations and illustrations that accompany excerpts from Amy Forstadt’s REAL third grade diary.

Jody Caizza has run Kind Heart Rescue for 20 years out of her log cabin home, which is located on 14 wooded acres in Cream Ridge, NJ. Her rescue provides sanctuary to homeless dogs and rabbits. Devoting 35 hours/week to caring for the animals and contributing $5000-$10,000 of the necessary $20,000/year it takes to maintain the rescue, Caizza’s love for animals is unquestionable.

For more info: http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080407/LIFE05/80403079/1006/LIFE
http://www.kindheartrescue.com/

Parents will be hardpressed to resist these adorable bunny scooters from Mahar Drygoods for $180.00. The scooters are made to order by Roebuck Studio of Chelsea, MI in an environmentally-friendly way. You can either select a color from a wide range of choices for the two bunny cutouts, or you can choose a clear finish to let the natural wood coloring shine though.

For more info, see:
www.mahardrygoods.com
www.roebuckstudio.com

The Midwest Rabbit Rescue & Re-home finished in 6th place- a dramatic comeback from their ranking of 21 just a few days ago. Zootoo will continue to validate all the points all the shelters received, so their current ranking may shift a bit. Next, a panel of judges from Zootoo will visit each shelter and make their decision who is to be the first place winner of a million dollar shelter makeover! Second place will receive $10,000 and the other 18 contestants will receive $5000 each. Congratulations Midwest Rabbit Rescue & Re-home!