Story by Bonnie of wovendreams.artfire.com
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Lollipop often stayed in the house with us and had free reign until he started eating the cords. Mom still tells the story of how he chewed the telephone cord while she was still on the phone to her mother long distance.
He was a brave little boy. In the 1960’s we would never have thought of neutering a rabbit. Most people in the USA had never even thought of having a rabbit for a pet. They were considered to be similar to a guinea pig and were therefore kept in aquariums.
It was much later that I brought a bunny in into my house again. I heard that there was a bunny at the Humane Society and nobody knew how to take care of him. I went to visit him and he was petrified in a cage in the cat building. I had to take him home. My children were thrilled. They were in middle and high school and wanted an additional pet to our dog.
That started numerous bunnies being rescued through my home. Whenever a bunny showed up at the Humane Society, I was called. After I adopted 3 rabbits for my family, I started looking for homes as the rabbits would come in. I advertised them through the veterinarian’s offices and the Humane Society. That was eleven years ago. Since then, I have rescued over 100 rabbits. I have files on every one of them. I now have each rabbit on PetFinder, BunSpace and the animal shelter’s web site. I network with many rabbit organizations and other rescues. This all helps find these bunnies find a family.
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Bonnie of Woven Dreams runs Dance with the Bunnies Rabbit Rescue, is a foster home for Friends of the Pitt County Animal Shelter, aka Friends, that solely rescues rabbits. These rabbits consist of shelter turn ins, animal control and turn in by owners, in that order. The rabbits are spayed/neutered upon placement. The foster home and rescue runs only on donations. Bonnies is also part of the Rabbit Rehoming Alliance.
1 comment:
Great article! Thanks for writing about the rabbits and spread the word that rabbits are not a child's toy. Please resist buying one of those cute little baby bunnies in the pet store window. They make WONDERFUL companions but don't buy on impulse. Bunnies are a real, live, 10 year commitment.
Bonnie
Dance with the Bunnies Rabbit Rescue
ncrabbitmom@gmail.com
www.wovendreams.artfire.com
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