Archive for the ‘ Rabbit Rescues ’ Category

Indiana HRS was contacted on Tuesday morning with a plea for assistance from Metro Animal Services in Louisville.  Metro Animal Services confiscated 100 show rabbits housed in deplorable conditions on Friday, August 31, 2007.  The shelter is desperately understaffed and they have no real accommodations for rabbits, but they are working around the clock to meet their needs.

Metro Animal Services is in desperate need of volunteer assistance to help care for the rabbits while the court case is decided.  Indiana HRS is planning to send volunteers to Louisville on Saturday, September 8th and Sunday, September 9th to help care for these very deserving rabbits.  Whether you are an experienced rabbit caregiver or a novice, we could really use your help!

Indiana HRS is willing to take the lead in the effort to set these very deserving rabbits up for success.  We need the following donations:  volunteer support this weekend to help set the rabbits up in suitable housing, pelleted food (Purina green bag preferred), and hay.  Please contact Dawn if you can help out in any way.

Please note that the shelter will not have final custody of the rabbits until the court case is decided.  Despite this fact, we will treat these very deserving rabbits with the compassion they deserve.  The on-site care is rewarding, however it is very demanding from both a physical and emotional standpoint

Wynne:  Famous Watseka Rabbit

In 6 short years, Indiana HRS has rescued over 300 rabbits.  Our 300th rescue was Wynne, one of the Watseka neglect rabbits:

http://www.indianahrs.org/adoption-details.aspx?id=300

For those supporters who viewed the Fox news clip the day after rescue, Wynne was the rabbit identified as having a “tumor.”  The tumor turned out to be an abscess, Wynne has made an amazing recovery!

Wynne is a delightful champaign beige-colored Jersey Wooly with a brown face.  She is a little timid in foster care, just learning the sights and sounds of normal family life.  Wynne is making great strides and is available for adoption.

Since January, we have taken 55 rabbits into our foster care network. This exceeds our total intakes for 2006!! Thankfully, our adoptions are very strong (40), in large part due to the success of our expanded Petco adoption program.

In 2007, IHRS volunteers have spent a record number of hours on-site assisting eight shelters.  Some experiences have been very positive, others have been frustrating, while others have been emotionally and physically exhausting, and finally bittersweet. All experiences have resulted in a better life and decreased suffering for domestic rabbits regionally.

My sincerest thanks to all of our hard working volunteers for their tireless dedication to domestic rabbits. I am very proud to be part of such an awesome organization!