Indiana House Rabbit Society http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org Wed, 02 Mar 2011 02:02:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2011 Rabbit Benefit Auction http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/2011-rabbit-benefit-auction/ http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/2011-rabbit-benefit-auction/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:39:20 +0000 Karen http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/?p=656 Every few years we auction off rabbit-related goodies to raise money for food and veterinary care for our foster rabbits.  You can purchase cute items for Easter and help out our foster rabbits at the same time.  We have over 70 items that will listed on ebay throughout the month.

The first few items have been listed:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250782050183

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250782054271

A full list of auction items is on our website – http://www.indianahrs.org/auction-items.aspx

“Like” us on Facebook to be notified as each item is listed: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Indiana-House-Rabbit-Society/165559106823121

]]> http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/2011-rabbit-benefit-auction/feed/ 0 4th Annual Adult Easter Egg Hunt http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/4th-annual-adult-easter-egg-hunt/ http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/4th-annual-adult-easter-egg-hunt/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:33:23 +0000 Karen http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/?p=638 Did you have fun searching for eggs when you were a kid? Relive the feeling with the 4th Annual Indiana House Rabbit Society Adult Easter Egg Hunt. We’ll be hunting for hidden eggs and giving away prizes!

Saturday, April 23rd at 2:30 PM
West Park, 2700 W 116th Street, Carmel

$5 fee to participate
100% of the registration fees will be used for food, supplies and veterinary care for rabbits in foster care.

Eggs are filled with a variety of candy, as well prize tickets.  Participants must be over 18 years old and bring a container to carry collected eggs. Registration will be from 2:30 to 3 PM. Egg collecting will begin promptly at 3 PM.  Please return all eggs at the end of the event.

Park Information: http://www.carmelclayparks.com/index.asp?action=parksgrnways_west

Advertising Flyer: 2011 Easter Egg Hunt Flyer.pdf

** We’ll need volunteers to help us advertise this event and help to set up on the day of the Easter Egg Hunt. Please contact Karen at karen@indianahrs.org to find out how you can help at the Easter Egg Hunt!

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]]> http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/foster-rabbits-appreciate-secret-santa-gifts/feed/ 0 Letter Writing Campaign to Tractor Supply Company http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/letter-writing-campaign-to-tractor-supply-company/ http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/letter-writing-campaign-to-tractor-supply-company/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:35:36 +0000 Karen http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/?p=643 Bunny Rescue, as sister HRS group in Tennessee, has kicked off their letter writing campaign to Tractor Supply Company asking them to stop selling rabbits.  The first 50 letters went out on Tuesday.

We would love for all of our bun lovers to help them out by writing a letter, no matter how short or long, urging TSC not to sell rabbits anymore.

Please send your letters to:

Mr. James F. Wright
Chief Executive Officer
Tractor Supply Company
200 Powell Place
Brentwood, TN  37027

They are trying to get their attention in time to make a difference for next year’s Easter season.

If you are struggling with what you say, you might look at our Easter Letter to the Editor as an example.  You will be helping rabbits everywhere by writing this letter, so thank you!

To contact Bunny Rescue directly:

Laurie Montgomery
Bunny Rescue
www.bunnyrescue.net
(615)260-3808
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000676681007

UPDATE 1/3/11: Tractor Supply says they will NOT be selling rabbits in their Tennessee stores! We MUST keep writing, though, to get them to STOP SELLING rabbits in their other 800+ stores. PLEASE WRITE: James F. Wright, Chief Executive Officer, Tractor Supply Company, 200 Powell Place, Brentwood, TN 37027, email: customerservice@tractorsupply.com

BREAKING NEWS: Tractor Supply says they will NOT be selling rabbits in their Tennessee stores! We MUST keep writing, though, to get them to STOP SELLING rabbits in their other 800+ stores. PLEASE WRITE: James F. Wright, Chief Executive Officer, Tractor Supply Company, 200 Powell Place, Brentwood, TN 37027, email: customerservice@tractorsupply.com

]]> http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/letter-writing-campaign-to-tractor-supply-company/feed/ 0 3rd Annual Adult Easter Egg Hunt http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/3rd-annual-adult-easter-egg-hunt/ http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/3rd-annual-adult-easter-egg-hunt/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:22:47 +0000 Karen http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/?p=634 Did you have fun searching for eggs when you were a kid? Relive the feeling with the 3rd Annual Indiana House Rabbit Society Adult Easter Egg Hunt. We’ll be hunting for hidden eggs and giving away prizes!

Saturday, April 3rd at 2:30 PM
West Park, 2700 W 116th Street, Carmel

$5 fee to participate
100% of the registration fees will be used for food, supplies and veterinary care for rabbits in foster care.

Eggs are filled with a variety of candy, as well prize tickets for the following:

  • Bunny bean bags
  • Bunny magnets
  • Stuffed bunnies
  • Chocolate bunnies
  • Subway Gift Cards
  • Starbucks Gift Cards
  • Itunes Gift Cards
  • Target Gift Cards
  • Beauty gift basket


Participants must be over 18 years old and bring a container to carry collected eggs. Registration will be from 2:30 to 3 PM. Egg collecting will begin promptly at 3 PM.  Please return all eggs at the end of the event.

Park Information: http://www.carmelclayparks.com/index.asp?action=parksgrnways_west

Advertising Flyer: 2010 Easter Egg Hunt Flyer.pdf

** We’ll need volunteers to help us advertise this event and help to set up on the day of the Easter Egg Hunt. Please contact Karen at karen@indianahrs.org to find out how you can help at the Easter Egg Hunt!

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]]> http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/awesome-adoption-weekend/feed/ 0 Monsanto GMO Alfalfa Looming http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/monsanto-gmo-alfalfa-looming/ http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/monsanto-gmo-alfalfa-looming/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:54:42 +0000 Dawn http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/monsanto-gmo-alfalfa-looming/ We don’t feed our rabbits very much alfalfa, but this proposed GMO
alfalfa introduction may be cause for your concern and action.

http://capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/alert/?alertid=14469696

Please read and vote at the link to protest USDA approval of
Monsanto’s RoundUp Ready Alfalfa. Public comments are being accepted through February 16, 2010.

Please share this as widely as you deem helpful, to groups, etc. Thank you for considering and responding with your vote.

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]]> http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/celebrity-bunny/feed/ 0 IHRS Easter Egg Hunt mentioned on examiner.com http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/ihrs-easter-egg-hunt-examiner/ http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/ihrs-easter-egg-hunt-examiner/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:36:25 +0000 Karen http://blog.indianahouserabbitsociety.org/?p=624 A reporter for the Indianapolis Budget Travel Examiner attended our Easter Egg Hunt and wrote up a nice synopsis – Adults-only Easter egg hunt brings out the kid in everyone

We’ve had a lot of positive responses about the Easter Egg Hunt and I’m looking forward to next year!

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