New babies!

These baby bunnies are only five weeks old! They are just adorable, and friendly, too. They were found in a field somewhere. I just don't understand how anyone could abandon such tiny, helpless creatures. It's a miracle they weren't eaten by coyotes; who knows if there were more when they were left? But it looks like they couldn't have been stray for long; they seem healthy. Now we'll spoil them and find homes for them.

They are two girls and a boy. I have suggested the names Pearl, Petunia, and Presto.

Our Crazy Bunny Girl

This is Phoenix. She came from a shelter in L.A. Before that shelter, she was at the humane society there, scheduled to be euthanized because she was unsocialized to people. Somehow, she escaped euthanization, and ended up at a rabbit rescue. That rescue became overcrowded, and transferred several bunnies to us (Phoenix, Katmandu, Sumatra, Nijinsky, Chad...).

Initially, she impressed us with her extreme friendliness and desire for attention. Someone wrote on her cage card "very sweet". Well, soon, we discovered that she was also an aggressive and sneaky biter. She'd seem fine, then suddenly turn her head and clamp down. We're not talking little nips or warning bites, but severe bites. She locked onto Noah's hand once, and wouldn't let go, even as he was shaking his arm up and down to get her to release her grip. One loyal volunteer almost needed stitches! The note on her card was edited; it now read "NOT very sweet - BITES!" She bit almost every volunteer and worker, although for some reason I never was bitten. Another sign was added to her cage: WARNING: ATTACK RABBIT.

Yet she always seemed desperate for attention, and loves to have her head stroked and scratched. So the decision was made to have her front teeth pulled, so she couldn't hurt anyone. Then maybe she'd have a chance at adoption. She's rather hyper, but still loves attention. The sign has been removed from her cage. We're really hoping she'll be adopted by a "bunny-savvy" individual someday.

Young and old

We have all kinds of bunnies at the shelter, from little babies to elderly rabbits.

Meet some of our youngest residents:


These little sweeties are about 2 months old. I don't know what has their attention in the photo, but they're listening intently to something!

Here's our oldest resident:



Sawyer (the white bunny) is about 9 years old, which is getting up there. He's not so spry, has aches and pains, but he eats well and is very happy with his devoted partner, Missy, who takes good care of him. The two of them get "playtime" outside every day lately, so Sawyer can stretch his stiff joints and enjoy the sunshine. As you can see in the photo, he spends most of his playtime enjoying the weather and catching some Z's. (He does like munching on the green stuff, though.)

I can has mor karrot?

We were at Costco yesterday, so we picked up twenty pounds of carrots and a big bag of romaine lettuce for the bunnies at the shelter. We had enough carrots to hand them out today, too. Katmandu REALLY got into the whole carrot-eating experience, as you can see.