Bunnies Desperately Need Homes

[Guest guest]

Santa Cruz County animal control is short on cage space, due to

legal proceedings where they must hold a large number of fighting

roosters and neglected chickens until the case is decided in court.

As a result, cage space is extremely limited and there is no room

for all the bunnies. Bunnies make great indoor companions (or

outdoor if you do a huge amount of predator-proofing) and they're

vegetarian! They can be extremely friendly. If you would like a

bunny (or to foster home a bunny), contact Heather at rabbit haven:

 

http://therabbithaven.org/

 

Or contact animal services:

 

http://www.scanimalservices.us/

 

Here's some info on predator-proofing (written for chickens, but

it's the same idea):

 

http://chicken.meetup.com/3/boards/view/viewthread?thread=1462058

 

Thanks,

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

I'm guessing that a number of shelter bunnies have ended up there

because they were rescued from meat operations and backyard breeders.

There's a bunny on a local rescue's website who was surrendered by a

wannabe " vegetarian " who was only going to eat animals she

slaughtered herself! (Strange ethics.)

 

If anyone decides that 2006 is the year to add a bunny or two or

three to their family, I will be glad to help you the best I can from

my own experience, and to assist with setting up their new home. You

haven't lived until you've experienced kisses from a bunny with

cilantro breath!

 

--Candace

 

, " brunoandherman "

<brunoandherman> wrote:

>

> Santa Cruz County animal control is short on cage space, due to

> legal proceedings where they must hold a large number of fighting

> roosters and neglected chickens until the case is decided in court.

> As a result, cage space is extremely limited and there is no room

> for all the bunnies. Bunnies make great indoor companions (or

> outdoor if you do a huge amount of predator-proofing) and they're

> vegetarian! They can be extremely friendly. If you would like a

> bunny (or to foster home a bunny), contact Heather at rabbit haven:

>

> http://therabbithaven.org/

>

> Or contact animal services:

>

> http://www.scanimalservices.us/

>

> Here's some info on predator-proofing (written for chickens, but

> it's the same idea):

>

> http://chicken.meetup.com/3/boards/view/viewthread?thread=1462058

>

> Thanks,

> Cheryl

>

[Guest guest]

Actually, I think a lot of the rabbits came from private homes where

they didn't spay the males. When I was a kid, we had rabbits, and

discovered that " Cindy " was really " Sidney " and got quite a few in a

short period of time. Luckily, my great grandfather and uncle were

carpenters and built me some great homes for them. But most people

will just dump them at a shelter, or outside, or whatever they do.

Rabbits can be litter-box trained and are very intelligent and many

are quite affectionate. I highly recommend them for veg people, as

they are just as great as dogs and cats for companions, and you don't

have any dietary issues...

 

I found out that other shelters also have bunnies on " death row " and

need homes immediately. The best way, IMHO, is to contact Heather at

Rabbit Haven as she knows which bunnies are about to be killed and can

give you all kinds of great information on care. Also, it sounds like

Candace is an experienced bunny person, so you have lots of help to

get started!

 

If you can't commit longterm, you can foster care a bunny and save its

life!

 

Here are the other shelters about to euthanize bunnies, and the Rabbit

Haven website again:

 

Monterey SPCA

http://www.spcamc.org/

 

Salinas Animal Control

http://www.ci.salinas.ca.us/Police/DEpdansh.html

 

Rabbit Haven (coordinates rescues from shelters)

http://www.therabbithaven.org/

 

Thanks,

Cheryl