Hulk

Meet the incredible Hulk! This bigger (3 kg) rabbit has a personality even bigger than his size. Hulk likes to show off his strength by tossing his carrier around. Puny x-pens are no match for his strength: he had to be moved from a standard x-pen to an extra heavy duty one and finally to a large dog crate because he decided it was fun to push the x-pens around the room, and he learned how to open them despite securely clamping the doors closed! He is hoping that his forever home will give him plenty of space to roam. He would make an excellent free roaming bun!

Hulk is an active bunny, and he is always right by the crate door when it’s time for his nighttime exercise, waiting to come running out. It took him no time at all to start doing happy flops in foster care. He likes to be pet and have his ears rubbed. He absolutely loves his flop bed! Most of the time he lounges in it in it’s intended fashion, other times he uses it as a fort for sleeping in. He is overall a happy, goofy guy.

His litter habits are reasonably good; he pees in his litterbox consistently but he does tend to scatter poops around the crate and exercise area (likely because he can smell a female in the house he is not bonded to). Nothing that can’t be handled by a quick sweep with the broom! He loves veggies and hay, as well as pellets as long as they are Martin’s brand – he says anything else is not worth touching!

If you’re looking for a friend for your girl bun, Hulk would love to join your family! He thinks he should actually have been named Hunk, as he has a lot to offer a potential bun-wife. He heard there was a female bun in his foster home and did his best to go visit her despite pesky barriers in his way. He would likely do well with most female buns, though he can be very forthcoming with his love so a super shy bunny might be overwhelmed by all the love he has to give. Overall, he’s likely very bondable to most female buns if proper bonding steps are taken.

Hulk loves people and being around them and would do well in a home where he gets lots of human interaction. This sweet boy is looking for a foster or adoptive home. Apply today!

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Hope

Hope came to Rabbit Rescue from a shelter in Quebec after being placed on the euthanasia list with her four babies. Since arriving into foster care, Hope has proven to be a very sweet and funny bunny. She is vaccinated against RHDV and she is spayed. She was born early spring 2023. Her litter habits are perfect!

 

Hope, also known as Funny Bunny or Princess Bun, is a beautiful, sensitive, and adorable bun with a very curious nature and a passion for refurbishing cardboard boxes. Her current favorite hobbies (aside from tearing up cardboard) are trading a trick for a treat, booping people with her cute nose, doing zoomies and binkies around the living room, jumping on and off the couch, then after a long hard day of exploration, adorably laying like a pancake with her legs splayed behind her. She loves to just chill beside her humans and really enjoys forehead scritches but only with a trusted person. Hands-off bonding time with her human will help her to gain trust and build comfort. Hope needs lots of time to free roam or she becomes easily bored. She enjoys stretching her legs and having space to explore!

She is a true foodie, after her foster bun mom’s heart. She is an excellent eater and drinker. Her current favorite things to eat are dill, cilantro, bananas, strawberries, and banana flavoured rabbit treats. You’ll find her quietly nibbling her pellets and hay at all hours of the day and night. Her foster mom isn’t even sure that she sleeps! She’s a bun with things to do and food to eat. When she hears her foster mom shaking the rabbit treat box, she comes running enthusiastically.

She would do well in a relatively quiet house as she is wary of strangers and somewhat wary of loud noises.

She will make an excellent best friend to her new human and requests a patient, loving person to earn her trust.

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You can apply to foster or adopt Hope’s adorable babies at www.pumpkinsacres.ca

Butterscotch

Meet Butterscotch, 4 lbs of perfect bun!

Butterscotch came to Rabbit Rescue from a shelter in Quebec after being put on a euthanasia list due to overcrowding.

This gorgeous bun has quickly charmed her foster parents with her determined curiosity, devotion to food, and adorably persistent nature. Butterscotch’s litter habits continue to be truly perfect! 

After many months in foster care, she has quickly developed routine habits. Including attempting to escape her area by 8:30 am. Butterscotch however isn’t a huge jumper and has never attempted to jump over her 2ft fence. But as a proud member of the #couchbunnyrevolution, she can and will jump on the couch. She is a strong bun and can move the gate so it must be secured! Binky for breakfast is her new trick. By 9 am you can find her doing excited binky rounds in the living room! She tends to be pretty hungry most mornings so she gets half her lettuce and her morning pellets. 

She will loaf happily for pets and loves to show off her adorable belly. She loves to flop beside her foster mom during the work day and will binky when foster dad is eating his dinner, or her foster parents are chatting on the couch. She’s just making sure they are paying attention to the real entertainment!

Butterscotch will then take a long nap throughout the day, changing locations periodically depending on where her foster mom is. She really can nap anywhere! Her favourite nap places at the moment are foster mom’s office chair, corners of the living room and her cardboard box. Butterscotch loves to nap, but will come running at the sound of pellets, the fridge, and the closet door in an effort to secure more snacks. She is also convinced the seed heads in her timothy hay are treats and will eat all those first.

She loves to shred cardboard, her favourite treat is banana, and romaine lettuce is her all time favourite veggie, but she will eat dandelion leaves, bok choy, and carrot tops if available. She doesn’t prefer mint or cilantro but she will eat it eventually. Her hunger does return in the late evenings and she can be found searching for an extra bite to eat. Butterscotch gets her remaining lettuce at dinner and her remaining pellets throughout the day based on her cues. Some days she naps most of the day and doesn’t do binky circles when foster mom is close to the pellet supply. Other days she does it for lunch and foster mom happily supplies a little mid day snack.

Butterscotch totally hates the vacuum. It is her mortal enemy. It is best of Butterscotch and the vacuum don’t meet, lest the vacuum end up on the wrong side of her bun-wrath!

Looking for motivation to keep a tidy home? Butterscotch will keep you accountable! She hates clothing or fabric of any kind on the floor. Whether it’s a towel, a blanket, or a rogue sock, Butterscotch will move it across the apartment until it is out of her sight. All floor blankets must be secured or they will be banished as well. Her foster mom says it is one of the things she loves most about Butterscotch!

She loves ANY cardboard hideaway and can be found munching and crunching on hay at all hours of the night. Hiding treats in a cardboard ball is a sure way to get a Butterscotch show as she whips it in the air to knock the treat out! Though a plastic treat ball is sure to end up in her water dish in her excitement.

This laid back bun doesn’t love a brush, nor having her nails clipped but if you’re quick she will let you get the job done.

Butterscotch does really well as a solo bunny, and is fairly independent. She would likely do well bonded to a calm, submissive male bun.

Butterscotch is an all around wonderful bun who happily spends her days napping, exploring, eating, and grooming her perfectly lovely rexie lumps. Butterscotch’s foster family adores her greatly, but unfortunately due to personal changes, cannot foster her after mid-April, so Butterscotch is looking for a new foster home – or even better, her forever home! Apply to foster or adopt her and make her dreams come true.
 

Willow

Willow is a sweet girl who loves the company of people! She often runs up to her enclosure walls to greet you with loving honks of excitement. She loves endless head pats and cheek rubs and will reward you with kisses anywhere she can squeeze them in. If you’re looking for bunny love, look no further than Willow!

Willow weighs about five pounds and was born in 2022. She came to Rabbit Rescue from a local overfull shelter that needed help after she’d been surrendered by her previous owner.

Willow likes to spend the day playing with tunnels, digging through her hay and litter, and resting in her hidey house. She’s a sassy lady who will let you know exactly how she likes her things placed. Recently, she got a new toy: stacking cups! She’s a smart girl who quickly figured out how to look for hidden pellets in the layers of her stacking cups. 

She loves her greens, especially basil, mint and parsley. Blueberries, strawberry, and apple flavoured bunny cookies are her favourite treats. She’ll eat any of them out of your hand and gently grab hand fed pellets. 

She’s got a spacious enclosure where she plays with her toys and runs zoomies at night. In the evening, she gets free roam time outside of her enclosure and is so excited to play, sprint around, binky and explore. She can be a little bunstructive as she likes to chew and sniff new things in her surroundings so she needs a home where she can safely do that. With proper bunproofing, Willow would make a fantastic free roam bunny.

She’s become comfortable with exposure to seeing cats and their scents, but doesn’t show much interest in having contact with them yet. She loves to groom her foster parents but hasn’t shown much interest in stuffed animals. She would do ok as a solo bunny or bonded to a laid-back male bun.

If Willow sounds like the bun for you, apply to make her part of your forever family!

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Chocolat

 

Chocolat was surrendered to Rabbit Rescue after his owners were no longer able to care for him. He is now happily settled into foster care.
 
Chocolat is a very playful and affectionate rabbit, who enjoys running around and exploring. He is a pro at bunstruction, tearing apart cardboard and toilet paper rolls stuffed with hay. He always appreciates having small willow or apple branches to chew on. He absolutely loves people, when his foster parents come to greet him in the morning he’ll show how excited he is by performing multiple binkies in hopes he’ll get treats or pets! He is very affectionate and will groom his fosters and stuffed toys.
 
Chocolat is a rex rabbit so he is super silky soft! If he sounds like the bun for you, please consider applying to make him part of your forever family!

 

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Leo

Leo is being surrendered to Rabbit Rescue through no fault of his own and is looking for a foster or adoptive home.

 

Leo is a very affectionate rabbit and likes pets and scritches. He loves playing and will pick up empty toilet paper rolls and throw them back at you. He also loves hay filled Kleenex boxes, cardboard hidey houses and small twigs to chew on. Leo is used to being around people of all ages and will do well in a home with gentle, patient kids.

 

Leo is not yet neutered or vaccinated but will be upon a successful foster or adoptive home.

 

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Baby & Cinnabun

Baby & Cinnabun are looking for a special kind of caregiver in their forever home.  These sweet bunnies are brother and sister and have lived with their current caregiver since they were born. They are rex rabbits and are just over 2 years old. Their current caregiver is surrendering them as they cannot provide the proper care they need. These two bunnies love to be held, will give you lots of kisses and are just looking for a home to give them more attention. They constantly show each other affection by grooming each other and cuddling together. 

Baby was born with angular limb deformity. This causes him to “hop” around differently than other rabbits. His personality still shines through and he loves to be out of his house running around in his own unique way. He loves when you scratch his face for him and will give you lots of kisses as a thank you. He is a great eater and always gets excited for his dark leafy greens! He will always come up to you to see what you’re up to.

His sister Cinnabun is also very sweet. She has splaying of her front limbs, but moves around with ease. She loves to be held and pet and will cuddle with you while you pet her forever. She helps groom her brother and takes care of him. 

Cinnabun, female, is spayed. Baby, male, is not yet neutered, but will be (along with both of them receiving their RHDV vaccines) once an adopter is found.

If you have space in your heart and home for this sweet pair, apply to adopt today!

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Essie

Essie (for S.C. – Second Chance) is a very cute, sassy, and feisty lop-eared bunny who has a lot of love to give!

Essie came to Rabbit Rescue after she was placed on a euthanasia list at a shelter in Quebec after being returned twice for biting, and given only days to live. Unfortunately she does have a bite history, and she does bite hard. There’s a few reasons behind it! Poor Essie had a double middle ear infection, which has since cleared up, but imagining the pain she must have been in it’s no wonder she was biting. She also can’t hear very well, so if she is “snuck up” on, she may turn around and bite. However, she’s definitely gotten used to her foster mom approaching and just wants to spin around with excitement when approached now.

Despite her bite history, Essie has come such a long way! With her double ear infections gone, she no longer lunges or bites at her foster mom, but will nibble from time to time to get her attention or tell her she’s in the way (the sass!). Essie needs someone who is willing to be patient as she adjusts to a new environment. It is absolutely worth it because earning her trust means you will see her live her best life, with binkies, zoomies, tons of chinning, and even kisses! You know you’re her human when she sits there and lets you pluck her fur tufts from the “danger zone”, which happens to be by that itsy bitsy dewlap under that cute bun-mouf.

Essie loves to run around and jump, so for this reason she should have as much free-roam time as possible. Her favourite spot is the cat tree (minus the cats of course). She loves to dig at the bottom and flop. Her least favourite thing? Moving blankets, she needs to attack and grunt at them at all costs. Don’t adjust them for her either, she can do it herself because she’s a strong independent ladybun! Try not to be too far away from her though, because she does love her people. If you move to another room – she will follow you. Her favourite treat is banana, and oh boy does she have happy butt twitches when she gets it!

Essie is pretty good with her litter habits. She’s gotten better over time, but does tend to pee on “soft” things like dog beds and couches (though we think that’s because foster mom has other animals so Essie needs things to smell like her too). She’ll occasionally poop outside of her litter box, but it’s still contained within her “home base” xpen. Speaking of litter, she likes to dig and lay down in it, so either cleaning it daily or having a soft grate-system would help!

It is important for anyone interested in adopting Essie to be prepared to work with her to make her feel safe and secure – and be willing to commit to her forever, even if she can be a bit bite-y. She is currently in a foster home that is working hard to show her that humans are safe so she can warm up and be more comfortable. While Essie is available for adoption, it is important to know that Essie may bite when scared/startled and needs a loving, patient home who understands her unique personality. She would do best in a home without young children and other pets, as she can be territorial with other non-rabbit animals. We think Essie would be able to bond with another bunny, preferably one who was more submissive and calm.

She more than makes up for her unique quirks by being a truly special bun. Essie deserves a wonderful family to call her own, and we hope her perfect forever home is reading this and is willing to take a chance on this second chance bun!

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Emmett Borg – Board of Directors

Emmett is an analytics professional with experience in finance, healthcare, biotechnology, and digital marketing. He holds degrees in Mathematics and Engineering, with a focus on storytelling with data.

His two free roam bunnies Bubs (a Netherland dwarf) and Rory (a Holland lop) keep him constantly entertained and on a tight treat schedule. 

Emmett is passionate about rabbit welfare and aims to drive change through awareness and adding efficiency to the Rescue’s operations wherever possible. Emmett joined the Board in 2023 and can’t wait to make a meaningful difference in rabbits lives.

Yvonne Chypchar – Board of Directors

Yvonne feels that Rabbit Rescue is a well-run organization and wants to contribute any strategic planning abilities and resources she can to its future growth and development. Rabbits are a beautiful mix of vulnerable and resilient, loving and curious. They need our help and protection.

Sweet affectionate Hoa bunny was her first foster. She is grateful that she can continue to know about his life as husbun to Daisy bunny in the rabbit community. From a shelter in Las Vegas to a home in Canada, Hoa is a testament to what a network of people can accomplish. 

Helen Goreski – Board of Directors

Helen found Rabbit Rescue when she was looking for a new friend for her rabbit, after his mate passed away. Knowing about the number of rabbits in foster care looking for a home, and wanting to support an organization that aligned with her ethics made her glad to find Rabbit Rescue! Having had a wonderful experience adopting from Rabbit Rescue, she wanted to be part of the solution to people dumping their pets outside. She is thrilled to be joining the Rabbit Rescue board and is looking forward to working together to increase education and give every rabbit a second chance at a loving home.

Ginger & Cookie

Ginger and Cookie are chameleons – at a glance, they may look identical, but when shedding season comes they’ll take turns shapeshifting and showing off the most amusing patterns, such as Ginger’s heart snoot and Cookie’s “pants.” They also have very decided pet preferences; Ginger is partial to front ear scritches while Cookie prefers a solid forehead rub. They will not be shy to boop you for more pets when they want them. They also will not hesitate to sass with some opinionated thumps! They are good with well behaved small dogs.

Ginger and Cookie are dainty divas with rabbitude! They are big on thumping their displeasure, which means you’ll never have to wonder what they think. You might even be able to hold a conversation with them based on thump-responses alone. It’s endless entertainment with these opinionated ladies!

Ginger and Cookie love their edible Timothy hut and have developed a taste for palm leaf chew toys and balls.They love hideaways and tight spaces and would love a tunnel or two or some hideaways for daytime. They very much enjoy their double-flop bed where they will chill out together for a midday snooze. They’ve had the chance to claim the underside of the couch and made themselves comfortable in their closet as well as any and all boxes they have access to. 

The girls are also connoisseurs of crunch — whether it be willow balls, timothy huts or palm leaf toys– and gourmands who prefer second cut Timothy hay and any type of pellets as long as they can share. Few things are as cute as their synchronized munching, so serving them is an honor. 

They did discover that the top of the hay bin was a great spot to sploot and survey their kingdom, so they might appreciate some sort of elevated spots where they can stake their ground. 

They are also natural entertainers; an open space is a zoomie paradise, and if you give them a few boxes and tunnels, there will be an endless amount of hopping, climbing and redecorating to their exact specifications.  

Ginger and Cookie came to the rescue after being placed on a euthanasia list at a Quebec shelter due to overcrowding. This sweet pair of wonderful buns are spayed, vaccinated, and ready to find their forever home!

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Melody & Harmony

 

Melly & Harmy are a PERFECTLY PERFECT bonded pair of half sisters. (They have the same father, but different mothers). Heartbreakingly, they were originally purchased from a breeder, and then at just 7 months old, they were dumped at an over-capacity shelter. Since being rescued, they have both been spayed; and vaccinated against RHDV.

Melody (Melly)

  • Smooth velveteen dark chocolate brown fur, tan underbelly
  • Birthday: November 30, 2020

Harmony (Harmy)

  • Plush velvet grey and white fur
  • Birthday: December 5, 2020

These adorable girls are both unbelievably soft … pure velveteen bliss! Both bunnies are sooo+ sweet. They are curious and energetic; and gentle and friendly. Of the two, Melly is more outgoing; and Harmy is more cautious. These two lovebugs are always together:  eating, grooming, snuggling, and collaborating on impressive bunstruction projects. Melly’s favourite hobby is redecorating their enclosure; while Harmy’s favourite pastime is fluffing pillows. They love hopping through tunnels; and playing with willow balls and toilet paper rolls. They will wow you with their epic zoomies and binkies!

Melly & Harmy’s differences, explained in one paragraph:

They have completely opposite bunnyalities! Melly is outgoing and bold; while Harmy is shy and cautious. Melly is uber quick to get excited. She will always assume that you have a treat for them, and she will immediately beg, dance circles around you, gently nosey-bonk your ankles to make sure that you don’t forget that they need treats!  Harmy, (who does want the treats just as badly), will adorably watch Melly from a safe distance. She observes. She patiently waits to see IF it’s worth getting as excited as Melly. Once she is pretty certain that a treat will indeed materialize, THEN she will join in all of Melly’s hilarious antics!

One thing these girls have in common is a love of food!! For breakfast, and then again for dinner, they each devour 1/8th cup of Martin pellets. They have 24/7 access to Oxbow Western Timothy Hay, which they enjoy; and they both drink plenty of water from a bowl. Their daily salads are met with huge enthusiasm! Favourite greens include romaine lettuce, carrot tops, parsley, and cilantro. For treats (in disappointingly small quantities, according to Melly & Harmy), they love apples, bananas, carrots, and dehydrated strawberry pieces.

More things Melly & Harmy have in common:

  • Undying love for each other
  • A huge love affair with food
  • Excellent hearing! They can hear a banana being peeled in the other room; and they will never miss the sound of a crinkling bag
  • Perfect litter box habits
  • Adorable extracurricular activities
  • An obsession with all things cardboard
  • Loads of enthusiasm to help with chores, such as pillow-fluffing and blankie-rearranging
  • Above average BIQs (Bunny IQs)

They are sure to entertain you 24/7, and their Foster Mama is certain that they will make your heart go boom. These two angels have been patiently waiting for their true fur-ever home since July 2021. They deserve their Hoppily Ever After!

WHO will be the unbelievably lucky human to adopt them???

To help you decide, follow Melly & Harmy on Instagram.

 

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Melody & Harmony’s journey thus far, summarized:

  • End of 2020 – Purchased from a breeder
  • July 2021 – Dumped at a shelter
  • July 11, 2021 – Arrived into their Foster Mama’s “temporary” care
  • October 31, 2021 – Moved to their next foster home
  • March 5, 2022 – Adopted (!!!)
  • September 24, 2022 – Surrendered back to Rabbit Rescue
  • October 6, 2022 – Hopped back to their original Foster Mama
  • Will today be the day we get to officially say Melody and Harmony are home? Apply today to make their dreams come true!