“Without fail, every year, we get a lot of calls following Easter time when parents will find the Easter bunny they bought at a pet store, or a breeder, aren’t working out for them. We actually don’t do adoptions over Easter,” says Executive Director, Haviva Porter-Lush.
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A local rabbit rescue service anticipates a surge of unwanted bunnies now that Easter has come and gone.
The cute, cuddly creatures are often an impulse purchase as an Easter gift for children, but Haviva Porter-Lush at Rabbit Rescue Inc. wishes people would buy stuffed or chocolate bunnies instead.
“Without fail, every year in the three to four months after Easter we get calls from parents whose children have lost interest in the rabbit,” she said.
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Rabbit rescue organizations are preparing for an influx of surrendered and stray bunnies as Easter weekend comes to an end.
The executive director of Rabbit Rescue Inc. in Cambridge, Ont., said oftentimes, parents who buy the animals for their kids don’t understand what they’re getting into.
“They’re really similar to cats and dogs, not like hamsters and gerbils,” Haviva Porter-Lush said. They can’t be kept in a small cage, for instance. Porter-Lush recommends keeping them in a pen or a dedicated room to themselves.
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Haviva Lush, executive director of Rabbit Rescue Incorporated, a southern Ontario-based charity, has seen what happens without any protections in place for rabbits. She’s rescued meat rabbits that were missing limbs, covered in abscesses “with pretty much every disease a rabbit could get.”
“Reality is,” says Lush, “rabbits suffer more than most animals, not only due to no codes of practice, but because they do not need to be rendered unconscious before they are strung up for slaughter.”
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A Cambridge-based bunny rescue organization is seeking a forever home for a rabbit that was left to die tied up in garbage bag last week in Vaughn.
Haviva Lush, executive director of Rabbit Rescue Incorporated, learned about the fluffy white critter on March 8, one of three put out as garbage but later found after one of the bunnies chewed its way out of the bag.
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A bunny left in the Orangeville OSPCA’s care has been euthanized even though the director of a rabbit rescue agency says a permanent home had been secured for her.
“It is so tragically unfair. This bunny was saved, only to be euthanized,” argued Haviva Porter-Lush, executive director of the Rabbit Rescue based in Cambridge. “They knew we had a confirmed spot, a permanent place where she would get the care she needed forever.”
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A Cambridge woman who helped rescue more than 70 rabbits from “deplorable” living conditions last summer is still working to find homes for 11 bunnies.
Haviva Porter-Lush, who founded the Cambridge-based Rabbit Rescue foundation more than 15 years ago, successfully located foster and adoptive families for nearly all of the rabbits seized from a Peterborough facility, which raised them for meat in unacceptable conditions.
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It was controlled chaos at Haviva Porter-Lush’s house on Sunday morning.
Porter-Lush heads Rabbit Rescue Inc., a charity she set up 15 years ago that’s dedicated to helping place rabbits that have been abandoned, neglected or mistreated. On Sunday, she was taking on the delivery of the first 40 of a group of 110 rabbits rescued from the Peterborough area.
Cardboard cat carriers filled all the available space in the dining room, a volunteer was busy photographing rabbits and checking them off a list, while two other people were unloading rabbits from a van and gradually filling the dozens of boxes with bunnies.
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Haviva Porter-Lush is on a mission to find as many local homes as possible for bunnies seized from a Peterborough facility where rabbits were being raised for meat in “deplorable” conditions.
Porter-Lush, who started the Cambridge-based Rabbit Rescue foundation 15 years ago, is working with animal advocates in Peterborough to locate permanent, or foster, homes for the 103 rabbits seized.
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Many of these bunnies are still looking for their forever homes, check out our adoption section to save one!
Meet Ben and Bella, the cutest buns you will ever meet! These two bunnies absolutely love receiving cuddles and kisses! Benny will make your heart melt- he loves to lick your toes, lips and hands. Benny is a kind, outgoing and sweet bunny who has clean litter habits. Bella is a very sweet bunny who loves to cuddle Benny and give him lots of love. She sometimes can be a bit shy but once she warms up to you she enjoys kisses and cuddles. They found their fur-ever home in June 2016!
While there are cruelty cases of hoarding and mass abuse, other rabbits are abandoned outdoors by families who are simply tired of having them as pets, leaving them susceptible to starvation, dehydration for becoming roadkill. “They don’t have survival skills,” says Porter-Lush. Read the full story here.
This is Willow, who was adopted by his foster mom in 2016! By these photos you can see how comfortable he is in his new forever home. We are so happy for you Mr Willow! Can’t wait to get updates in the future.
Mike was bought from a market and dumped outside and brought to a shelter. He came to us as the shelter could not keep him or treat any medical issues. We had him neutered and treated for ear mites. He was named after a long-time supporter of RR, who is a friend to RR and the bunnies!
He was officially adopted in July 2016! Congratulations handsome man!
Miss Stephie was adopted in 2016!
We have BIG news to share. Rabbit Rescue Inc & The Save Response team are delighted to announce the release of TWO rabbits from a Southern Ontario Slaughter House. Two months in the works, were able to save these bunnies that were scheduled for slaughter June 15th 2015. These bonded females are only 12 weeks old.
They need names! We would love to hear your suggestions to help us find the perfect names for these two! Please visit us on Facebook and comment with your name suggestions! You can also help make a difference in their lives by donating towards their spays and any medical care they need. All donations are tax deductible. Click Here.
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Monty came to us from a shelter when he was out of time, he was not a happy boy there! He loved his veggies and treats and would take them from your hand eagerly.
Having spent time in foster care Monty is learned that some people can be trusted and maybe even loved. Monty is a big cuddly fluff ball with a strong personality. He loves to explore his surroundings and can jump quite high. One of his favourite things is to get a good nose rub. He also is quite fond of romaine lettuce. Monty is an inquisitive and intelligent little guy who likes to play with small wire/plastic balls and bells. He has sometimes swung the bells around as if to say come feed me.
Monty was adopted in April 2016!
Oreo and Electra were dumped outside by their previous owners and rescued by RR. They are a very cute brother and sister pair. When not running around exploring the house, they can be found snuggled together, possibly grooming each other. They both love their veggies, and will even take them out of your mouth! Electra immediately is very interested in whatever you’re doing, but Oreo will observe for a while first, then come over and nudge you for attention. They are very sneaky, and like to cause trouble, but they know if you’re calling their name they shouldn’t be doing that, and will stop and pretend like they weren’t doing anything! Oreo loves his tunnel, and will take naps in it and run in and out of it. Like any sibling pair, they have their ups and downs; sometimes they love to play together, but sometimes they will “fight” over the last bite of lettuce. RR has had them both spayed/neutered, vet checked and they’re new forever family says they are in great health.
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This handsome man found his forever home in April of 2016! We’re so happy for him and his new family!