I love seeing photos of the place with all the permanent residents hopping around in their fenced-in rabbit pastures. Here is a recent photo from The Ann Arbor News. Celeste Defellici had called out “TREATS!” and all the bunnies came running.
The Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary is in need of donations - leafy greens or a monetary contribution. If you would like to help, call 734-461-1726, or visit the website at www.rabbitsanctuary.org.
Named for Vincent van Gogh, who famously chopped off his own ear, Vincent the bunny was born without any ears.
His owner, 16-year-old John Haigh from North Yorkshire, England, had first discovered the earless bunny among a litter of 10 bunnies. All of Vincent’s siblings were born with ears.
Tim Gunn, the chief creative officer for Liz Claiborne and style guru for two Bravo tv series, has created a personal video asking Giorgio Armani and Donna Karan to stop using rabbit fur in their products.
The two designers were chosen because they had agreed to go fur-free in the past and then made exceptions for rabbit fur.
According to Gunn, who has teamed up with animal rights group PETA, “Any designer in the fashion industry who does not want to watch the PETA video and see exactly what happens to animals and how they’re treated and how the product that they use comes to the marketplace, I believe, is egregiously irresponsible.”
New studies in the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia - an area comprised of Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam - have revealed several new species of animals. Included in the discoveries is the Ammanite striped rabbit, Nesolagus timminsi, which makes its home along the Mekong River in Laos and Vietnam.
Another species of striped rabbit lives in Sumatra.
When residential areas were ablaze in Chino Hills, CA, many people were forced to evacuate. Fortunately for local bunny owners, The Bunny Bunch, a no-kill, nonprofit rabbit rescue in the nearby city of Chino, CA, offered temporary shelter for their pets.
Bunny Bunch owner Caroline Charland hopes to spread the word about the availability of the shelter as a safehaven in the event of a future emergency situation.
She also urges rabbit owners to be prepared and think about a plan of action in case of emergency. According to Charland, “I tell everybody with a rabbit that they need to have a hard carrier and a soft towel, and have the carrier ready and be ready to leave.”
It is also a good idea to research places that could take your bunny in if you ever needed to evacuate your home.
With the holidays fast approaching, here are a few gift ideas for rabbit lovers.
“Solitude” - 8.5 x 11 Print - $20.00
This adorable print of an acrylic painting by Kristiana Pärn features a crisp white rabbit on a swing. It’s the perfect wall accessory for your friend/family member’s bunny-proofed room! Buy it from Etsy
Squirrel and Bunny Recipe Cards (Set of 10) - $8.00
These cute forest creatures wearing aprons and exhibiting excellent culinary techniques make cooking extra fun! Showcasing wonderful illustrations by Susie Ghahremani, these recipe cards will spice up anyone’s cooking experience! Buy it from Etsy
Bunnies in Boats by Rob Styler - $9.99 Bunnies in Boats tells the story of a rabbit tribe happily living on an island until the waters around them start to rise. As fear sweeps over the tribe, one family strives to find a solution to this impending problem. Not only is this little book a good read, purchasing a copy also helps fund the maintenance of My House Rabbit and plants a tree! Buy the book
Watership Down by Richard Adams - $10.88
This is classic tale of a community of rabbits who must flee their English countryside warren due to land development. The novel comments on the downside to urban development and serves as an allegory to human culture and interaction. Buy it from Amazon
House Rabbit Society Gift Donation
Make a donation to the House Rabbit Society (or local chapter) in someone’s name. The person will receive membership to the House Rabbit Journal which contains helpful information about rabbit health and behavior. Donate to the HRS
It’s Chow Time! Let your pet rabbit eat in style. Featuring an adorable rabbit eating a carrot and dandelion meal, this fun bunny bowl is ideal for pellets or water.
Ethel, a lop-eared rabbit from the UK, lost the use of her hind legs after falling ill. Zoe Holbourne, her owner, decided to give her rabbit another chance at mobility and ordered a custom wheelchair from Dogs to Go, a Texas company that makes carts for disabled pets. It was the first wheelchair the company had shipped to the UK.
According to Holbourne, “At first she struggled to keep her balance and kept tipping over, but she soon got to grips with it, especially on flat surfaces. Now she loves it. The wheelchair is very effective and it stops moving as soon as she wants it to. It doesn’t roll along when she is standing still.”
I have seen disabled bunnies using carts before, but I’m not sure how common it is. From what I’ve seen, some people have been able to build their own bunny wheelchairs, and there are several companies that can custom build them as well, including:
PETCO announced today that it is phasing out its rabbit sales. Instead, the chain of pet stores is expanding its rabbit adoption efforts across the US. According to PETCO CEO Jim Myers, “Rabbits are great companion animals, and we believe PETCO can play a pivotal role in partnering with animal-welfare groups to connect responsible pet parents with happy, healthy neutered rabbits through in-store adoptions nationwide.”
The shift in policy is welcoming news to the thousands of rabbit rescues overrun with abandoned bunnies in need of forever homes.
When residential areas were ablaze in Chino Hills, CA, many people were forced to evacuate. Fortunately for local bunny owners, 
Ethel, a lop-eared rabbit from the UK, lost the use of her hind legs after falling ill. 
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