Easter - real bad for real, live bunnies

This is a link where you can read about why: Easter and Rabbits Do Not Mix

Plus - the HRS site of flyers about why Easter & rabbits don't mix

The RR Bunny Advocacy page of Memes (many about Easter)

Please ...

Pick some memes/posters you like and spread the word:

Post it on your blog or Facebook page.

Post it in your church.

Ask your clergy to mention it from the pulpit.

Circulate it to your neighborhood groups.

Email it to your friends and contacts.

Send them to teachers/post it at school.

Ask your local paper to print it.

Ask TV and radio channels to make it into a PSA.

Please help save somebunny.

"It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little."

Regardless of the effort, after Easter, rabbit rescues will be flooded with rabbits that have become unwanted Easter gifts. Please donate any amount you can to your local rabbit or other animal rescue. If you don't have one, here's a great one: GHRS

And here is the international House Rabbit Society.

Don't give animals as gifts -- this applies to bunnies, chicks, ducklings, cats and dogs. Please be an educated, loving and caring pet person.

Adopt - don't shop.

The following poem has been added to this page, where you can find other poems about the Easter Bunny, pet rabbits, rescuers and more (including the Rainbow Bridge).

The Plea of the Easter Bunny

By Anne.M.Kenyon

Silent Tears Animal Rescue (STAR)

Other animal inspired poems by Anne M. Kenyon

Will you think of me at Easter,
Will you buy me as a gift...
For your girlfriend, boyfriend, little child
To grant their special wish?

Will you think of me inside my hutch,
That tiny 'starter-pack'
That doesn't let me hop around
And starts to hurt my back?

Will you think of me 'tomorrow'
When you go to work or school
With a lovely lunch packed in your bag,
'Cos I get hungry too...

Will you think of me, just sometimes please?
My hutch, it smells so bad.
I'd love some water in my bowl,
And some hay..I'd be so glad!

Will you think of me when the sun shines bright
And it's 'wonderfully hot'
But I cant get cool, this heat is cruel,
Don't tell me you've forgot!

Will you think of me when the north wind blows
And my hutch floor turns to ice,
And I'm shivering whilst you're all warm
Underneath your quilt so nice?

Will you think of me? Please think of me!
I'm helpless, at your mercy!
Why did you buy me on a whim?
Why did you then desert me?

Will you think of me now Easter has
Arrived yet once again,
And a thousand little bunnies
Face a life of hopeless pain?

I can binkie over rainbows now,
I am happy, and I'm free.
But I wonder, now that I have gone,

Will you ever think of me....?

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No LIVE bunnies for #Easter.
#NotForEaster
#AdoptDontShop
#10YearCommitment
#MakeMineChocolate

Easter - bad for (real, live) bunnies

This is a link where you can read about why: Easter and Rabbits Do Not Mix

Plus - the HRS site of flyers about why Easter & rabbits don't mix

The RR Bunny Advocacy page of Memes (many about Easter)

Please ...

Pick some memes/posters you like and spread the word:

Post it on your blog or Facebook page.

Post it in your church.

Ask your clergy to mention it from the pulpit.

Circulate it to your neighborhood groups.

Email it to your friends and contacts.

Send them to teachers/post it at school.

Ask your local paper to print it.

Ask TV and radio channels to make it into a PSA.

Please help save somebunny.

"It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little."

Regardless of the effort, after Easter, rabbit rescues will be flooded with rabbits that have become unwanted Easter gifts. Please donate any amount you can to your local rabbit or other animal rescue. If you don't have one, here's a great one: GHRS

And here is the international House Rabbit Society.

Don't give animals as gifts -- this applies to bunnies, chicks, ducklings, cats and dogs. Please be an educated, loving and caring pet person.

Adopt - don't shop.

The following poem has been added to this page, where you can find other poems about the Easter Bunny, pet rabbits, rescuers and more (including the Rainbow Bridge).

The Plea of the Easter Bunny

By Anne.M.Kenyon

Silent Tears Animal Rescue (STAR)

Other animal inspired poems by Anne M. Kenyon

Will you think of me at Easter,
Will you buy me as a gift...
For your girlfriend, boyfriend, little child
To grant their special wish?

Will you think of me inside my hutch,
That tiny 'starter-pack'
That doesn't let me hop around
And starts to hurt my back?

Will you think of me 'tomorrow'
When you go to work or school
With a lovely lunch packed in your bag,
'Cos I get hungry too...

Will you think of me, just sometimes please?
My hutch, it smells so bad.
I'd love some water in my bowl,
And some hay..I'd be so glad!

Will you think of me when the sun shines bright
And it's 'wonderfully hot'
But I cant get cool, this heat is cruel,
Don't tell me you've forgot!

Will you think of me when the north wind blows
And my hutch floor turns to ice,
And I'm shivering whilst you're all warm
Underneath your quilt so nice?

Will you think of me? Please think of me!
I'm helpless, at your mercy!
Why did you buy me on a whim?
Why did you then desert me?

Will you think of me now Easter has
Arrived yet once again,
And a thousand little bunnies
Face a life of hopeless pain?

I can binkie over rainbows now,
I am happy, and I'm free.
But I wonder, now that I have gone,

Will you ever think of me....?

Survey for Homes with Multiple Bunnies

Survey on households with multiple bunnies and introducing new bunnies.
Please take the survey if you have multiple bunnies.

(Picture for attention)

Easter - bad for (real, live) bunnies

This is a link where you can read about why: Easter and Rabbits Do Not Mix

Plus - the HRS site of flyers about why Easter & rabbits don't mix

The RR Bunny Advocacy page of Memes (many about Easter)

Please ...

Pick some memes/posters you like and spread the word:

Post it on your blog or Facebook page.

Post it in your church.

Ask your clergy to mention it from the pulpit.

Circulate it to your neighborhood groups.

Email it to your friends and contacts.

Send them to teachers/post it at school.

Ask your local paper to print it.

Ask TV and radio channels to make it into a PSA.

Please help save somebunny.

"It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little."

Regardless of the effort, after Easter, rabbit rescues will be flooded with rabbits that have become unwanted Easter gifts. Please donate any amount you can to your local rabbit or other animal rescue. If you don't have one, here's a great one: GHRS

And here is the international House Rabbit Society.

Don't give animals as gifts -- this applies to bunnies, chicks, ducklings, cats and dogs. Please be an educated, loving and caring pet person.

Adopt - don't shop.

The following poem has been added to this page, where you can find other poems about the Easter Bunny, pet rabbits, rescuers and more (including the Rainbow Bridge).

The Plea of the Easter Bunny

By Anne.M.Kenyon

Silent Tears Animal Rescue (STAR)

Other animal inspired poems by Anne M. Kenyon

Will you think of me at Easter,
Will you buy me as a gift...
For your girlfriend, boyfriend, little child
To grant their special wish?

Will you think of me inside my hutch,
That tiny 'starter-pack'
That doesn't let me hop around
And starts to hurt my back?

Will you think of me 'tomorrow'
When you go to work or school
With a lovely lunch packed in your bag,
'Cos I get hungry too...

Will you think of me, just sometimes please?
My hutch, it smells so bad.
I'd love some water in my bowl,
And some hay..I'd be so glad!

Will you think of me when the sun shines bright
And it's 'wonderfully hot'
But I cant get cool, this heat is cruel,
Don't tell me you've forgot!

Will you think of me when the north wind blows
And my hutch floor turns to ice,
And I'm shivering whilst you're all warm
Underneath your quilt so nice?

Will you think of me? Please think of me!
I'm helpless, at your mercy!
Why did you buy me on a whim?
Why did you then desert me?

Will you think of me now Easter has
Arrived yet once again,
And a thousand little bunnies
Face a life of hopeless pain?

I can binkie over rainbows now,
I am happy, and I'm free.
But I wonder, now that I have gone,

Will you ever think of me....?

HRS Educator Conference

House Rabbit Society’s first ever Educator Conference, "Taking Rabbit Knowledge to a Higher Level", will be held September 26-28, 2014 (to coincide with International Rabbit Day), hosted by the Humane Society of Missouri.

Information about the conference is here.

Bunny vision

In this picture, can Lucy & Ethel see each other?

I learned some more about bunnies today, about their vision. GHRS has a Facebook page where Miss Waffles answers questions (Miss Waffles also has her own Facebook fanpage).

Someone asked if bunnies see in color and the answer cited a very interesting article. Check it out if you want to learn what your bunny might be seeing - or not seeing.

While bunnies can see almost 360 degrees (think: defenses to being a prey animal), they have a blind spot right in front of them. So, while you might extend your closed hand when meeting a new (friendly) dog, you might scare the poop out of a bunny because you are in their blind spot. This is also the reason they have to sniff around to find a treat you put right in front of them.

Read the article and learn more, like why bunnies may only blink 10-12 times an hour (and other benefits of their third eyelid) and why they see best in half-light conditions (they are crepuscular, as also mentioned on the buncam page of this blog).

Oh, and you can read Miss Waffles bunderful advice column here.

Adoptables at GHRS

Ran into GHRS for supplies and there were so many cute bunnies, I decided to take some pictures and share. (Only had my cell phone though.)

Could not get a picture to do this
cute bunny justice.
Looks like he's wearing his camo.

Cute couple!

 

Neighbors

Right hand bunny, without the screen

And of course, the incredibly rare
desk-dwelling bunny, Miss Waffles!!!
Write her at nghrscharla@bellsouth.net
for funny and helpful bunny advice.

Unfortunately, there are lots more bunnies there than these pictured here, and lots more are waiting for a space.

So if you are thinking about getting a wonderful pet, get educated and then go rescue a couple of bunnies.