Posted on February 1, 2025 by Abi Cushman
February is Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month. If you’re thinking about bringing a bunny into your home, consider adopting one from a rescue or shelter instead of buying one from a breeder or pet store. There are several benefits to adoption:
1. You can give a bunny a second chance.
Through no fault of their own, some rabbits are surrendered to shelters or abandoned. When you adopt a rabbit (or pair of rabbits) from a rescue or shelter, you can ensure from that point on, that animal will lead a happy and healthy life.
2. You can find a good match.
Volunteers at rabbit rescues come to know each one of their rabbits’ personalities. You can find a good match for you and your family (and your other rabbit if you’re looking to adopt a bond mate), when you adopt from a rescue.
3. You can walk away with a litter-trained bunny.
Rabbits at rescues are often litter-trained by volunteers. It saves you the time, energy, and cleaning costs of litter box training your rabbit yourself.
4. You save yourself money.
Rescue rabbits are spayed/neutered at the appropriate age while at the shelter or in foster homes. Sometimes they are microchipped. So adopting from a rescue will save you money on costly veterinary expenses.
If you want to learn more, see our article, Benefits of Adopting a Pet Rabbit.
About the Author
Abi Cushman is a veteran house rabbit owner and a contributing editor of My House Rabbit. She currently shares her home with one mischievous dwarf bunny named Otis.
When she's not writing about bunnies for My House Rabbit, Abi writes and illustrates funny books for kids, including Soaked! (Viking) and Animals Go Vroom! (Viking). And yes, there are bunnies in them. Learn more at abicushman.com.
Hi,
our children want a bunny with their xmas pennies, We are wanting a child free baby bunny fully trained, spayed/neutered and chipped if possible.
We are in Leeds, Allerton Bywater.
Hi Sara,
Definitely take a look at our articles to make sure a rabbit is a good fit for your family:
http://myhouserabbit.com/new-to-rabbits/thinking-about-getting-a-pet-rabbit/
http://myhouserabbit.com/new-to-rabbits/children-and-pet-rabbits/
After reviewing all the requirements for a house rabbit, you can look for adoptable rabbits here: http://www.rabbitrehome.org.uk/
It seems as if my grand son is allergic to his bunny.—sinus and a cough.
is that possible?
Hi Ethel,
It’s definitely possible your grandson is allergic to rabbits. It’s also possible he’s allergic to the hay the rabbit eats.
Heyy everyone (:
so i have a 5 week old holland lop & i was wondering when will her ears drop ? shes very very tiny , so not sure if there heavy enough ..
Thanks for any adivce or comments (:
i wan’t to Adopt rabbit, but in my country rabbit is holly…
Hey I am trying to ask my mom for a Rabbit, but I am doing some research first. Do you recommend any good websites that can help me???
~Laphone