Welcome to The Rabbit Residence Rescue.
Registered Charity Number: 1148016
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The Rabbit Residence Rescue comprises of 5 trustees including Vicki, Gareth, Colin, Debbie and me Caroline. We then have Amy and Cat on our committee. Cat is our events co-ordinator. Colin is our chairman and accountant. Debbie is our advisor and deals with animal husbandry. Gareth and his wife Nicola are our fund-raising co-ordinators and also deal with health and safety and husbandry. Vicki is superwoman and oversees paying bills, emails, writing letters, policies and all involved in maintenance of being a registered charity as well as managing the rescue every other Sunday. All these wonderful people are volunteers and volunteer in their spare time as well as working full time jobs. After 20 years of developing the rescue and relying on volunteers we finally needed to take on a full time member of staff where Amy works 9-5 Monday to Friday as well as giving at least 20 or more voluntary hours answering enquiries. Working about 90 hours myself a week, it is a labour of love and an emotional roller coaster. We thank people for their support and patience as we care very much to keep every bunny and everybody happy. As much as we want to provide a first class service to visitors, people wanting to holiday board or adopt a bunny, as you can imagine animals are very unpredictable and problems and their health always keep us on our toes day and night so their needs are always our priority. We pride ourselves in offering a first class homing and education service where we have found over 1150 rabbits new homes so far, in my early years records were not kept so many more too.
Bunnies of the Week - 11/03/2014
Our Bunnies of the Week this week are Ruffles and McVitie. Ruffles is the pretty grey doe and McVitie is the chocolate mini/dwarf lop. Ruffles was handed in to a vet as a stray so we don't know her exact age but we think she is under a year old. McVitie and his 8 siblings were about to be drowned in a river but a brave lady grabbed the bag they were in and brought them to us. Both bunnies have now recovered from their difficult starts in life and are looking for a loving new home!
Chocolate lops rescued from drowning
9 of these beautiful 12 and 16 week old bunnies were going to be drowned. Thanks to the bravery of a 60 yr old animal lover with a walking stick and a lot of guts they were saved. She grabbed the bag they were about to be thrown in a river in and they are now safely rehabilitating with us ready for homing.
Thank you for helping 'Google' bunny.
A massive thank you to everyone out there who has made a donation to help us get Google the treatment he needed. As some of you may have heard via Facebook, he developed snuffles which had to be treated first, but with carefully targeted antibiotics this is being controlled and has reduced the size of the jaw abscess to a point where it currently does not need an operation. Meanwhile, Google's partner, Liberty, developed a number of dental issues including a lump and has needed her tear ducts flushed, xrays, a dental op and culture of a lump. We plan to use the donations made for Google that have not already been used for him on Liberty's treatment. I doubt any of our lovely supporters who made a donation for Google will mind as she is another lovely bunny in need, but we wanted to update you on how your generous donations are being spent. If anyone is unhappy about this please get in touch. Thank you all so much for your support!
A massive thank you to everyone out there who has made a donation to help us get Google the treatment he needed. As some of you may have heard via Facebook, he developed snuffles which had to be treated first, but with carefully targeted antibiotics this is being controlled and has reduced the size of the jaw abscess to a point where it currently does not need an operation. Meanwhile, Google's partner, Liberty, developed a number of dental issues including a lump and has needed her tear ducts flushed, xrays, a dental op and culture of a lump. We plan to use the donations made for Google that have not already been used for him on Liberty's treatment. I doubt any of our lovely supporters who made a donation for Google will mind as she is another lovely bunny in need, but we wanted to update you on how your generous donations are being spent. If anyone is unhappy about this please get in touch. Thank you all so much for your support!
Rabbits are NOT suitable pets for children and definitely not for toddlers!
Recently I've been very disheartened by having 2 pairs of bunnies returned to me. Now of course I much rather bunnies be returned than adoptees live in denial when they can't cope but we work tirelessly to educate people, spend many hours with each client and even deliver each bunny to its new home ensuring all requirements are understood. People can see how much we adore our bunnies and how passionate we are about rabbit welfare so it hurts me personally when adoptees come to me and say "the children have grown out of them" " the rabbits are not tame enough and wont let the children cuddle them". when the first thing we teach people is that rabbits DO NOT like to be cuddled and are prey animals not toys however appealing and cute they may have been breed to look.
When the vital and simple vaccine to protect the bunny from myxomatosis and vhd is not given and when claws are left to grow and become deformed like below, ultimately making it difficult for bunny to walk and cause toes to break, as well as bunnies left to become overweight with dirty bottoms and fed no hay when people are clearly told this is the most important part of their diet. if bunnies do not eat hay it normally means they need a dental which people are also told. myxomatosis and vhd is spread by flying insects not by physical contact of wild bunnies. If we do home to 10 year old children upwards parents need to be aware rabbits live 10 yrs or more so most parents will be left with the bunnies once the children have left home. no child should be left solely responsible for the welfare of a living creature especially one that does not bark or meow and is designed to hide fear and pain that takes a deep bond with the animal to understand its language.
if you have children please consider owning rats or guinea pigs instead of rabbits thank you
When the vital and simple vaccine to protect the bunny from myxomatosis and vhd is not given and when claws are left to grow and become deformed like below, ultimately making it difficult for bunny to walk and cause toes to break, as well as bunnies left to become overweight with dirty bottoms and fed no hay when people are clearly told this is the most important part of their diet. if bunnies do not eat hay it normally means they need a dental which people are also told. myxomatosis and vhd is spread by flying insects not by physical contact of wild bunnies. If we do home to 10 year old children upwards parents need to be aware rabbits live 10 yrs or more so most parents will be left with the bunnies once the children have left home. no child should be left solely responsible for the welfare of a living creature especially one that does not bark or meow and is designed to hide fear and pain that takes a deep bond with the animal to understand its language.
if you have children please consider owning rats or guinea pigs instead of rabbits thank you
Dream Rescue Fundraising
We need your help to make the bunnies' dreams come true! We hope to relocate our sheds, replace the floors before they rot, and build and pave aviaries to attach to them. And to create a lovely meadow area at our rescue. Can you help? For more info see HERE. To donate go to: https://mydonate.bt.com/events/bunnydreams/98731. Every penny counts! E.g. £15 would buy an aviary panel, £10 would buy 4 paving slabs, £30 buys a replacement shed floor.
Why not do a sponsored run or event to raise funds? You can set up your own fundraising page via the link above, or download our paper sponsor form below.
Why not do a sponsored run or event to raise funds? You can set up your own fundraising page via the link above, or download our paper sponsor form below.
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Burgess Wetnose Animal Awards 2013
The Rabbit Residence Rescue won 'Best Small Furry Rescue' at the Burgess/Wetnose Awards 2013!! See Wetnose Animal Aid's website for details: http://www.wetnoseanimalaid.com/2013.html.
Wetnose are a wonderful charity, supporting the work of small rescues and rescue projects in the UK and abroad. Thank you to Animal Friends Insurance for the wonderful prize money. |
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New RWAF Brochure!
The Rabbit Welfare Association has produced a great new brochure of rabbit information, combining lots of useful information from their previous leaflets into one easy-to-read guide. The brochure will be of particular interest to anyone considering taking in rabbits for the first time, and new bunny parents trying to figure out what their new fluffy children are all about. Even for us oldies who have had rabbits for some time it's worth a read - the amount of understanding we have gained about our big-eared companions has changed quite significantly over the last 10-15 years.
For more information click the image (left) to see the full brochure or visit the RWAF website.
For more information click the image (left) to see the full brochure or visit the RWAF website.
Sponsorship/Donations
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If you'd like to make a donation you can do so through MyDonate, or via Paypal using the buttons above. For info on other ways to donate email: SponsorRabbitResidence@gmail.com. For info on our Sponsor The Bunnies scheme click here.
If you have recently donated to the Rabbit Residence Rescue, or are donating monthly, and have not filled out a Gift Aid declaration please download, complete and return the form below. This allows us to claim tax back on your donation making it go even further!
If you have recently donated to the Rabbit Residence Rescue, or are donating monthly, and have not filled out a Gift Aid declaration please download, complete and return the form below. This allows us to claim tax back on your donation making it go even further!
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Can't get hold of anyone...?
Check out managers notes to find out where Caroline and team are.
Our Rescue is based on a 1/3rd acre plot of land where bunnies have large natural habitat areas to live in. We are based on the borders of Herts, Cambs and Essex but are happy to deliver bunnies to new homes up to 3 hours away including Bedfordshire, Suffolk, London, Kent and more.
Hi, I'm Caroline the founder of The Rabbit Residence Rescue where I started rescuing rabbits in 1996.
