Local Charity: Hunny-Bunns Rabbit Rescue

Purchasing a live bunny for Easter may sound like an adorable idea. But if you’re not prepared, rabbits are not easy-to-care-for balls of fur - and many get discarded at shelters in the weeks following the holiday. Bunnies are the third most abandoned pet in the U.S., as well as being the third most euthanized, according to the House Rabbit Society. If you’d like to spend some time with a bunny this Easter, consider adopting from, or volunteering at Hunny-Bunns Rabbit Rescue.

Founded in 2017 and registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal rescue organization, the purpose of Hunny-Bunns is to rescue rabbits who have been abandoned (dumped), homeless, abused or neglected. After receiving veterinary care, spaying or neutering, and microchipping, all rescued rabbits are rehabilitated and potty trained, house trained, and socialized. Every female rabbit is bonded with a male rabbit, and the pair is then offered for adoption.

Last year after Easter the rescue was hit especially hard, both due to the abandonment that happens when people buy bunnies but are not prepared or willing to provide a long-term home, and also due to people no longer able to care for their rabbit after they went back to work following the Covid-19 pandemic. These rabbits were dumped everywhere in the Southern Utah area; luckily many ended up at Hunny-Bunns, giving them another shot at life.

Hunny-Bunns rabbits are house rabbits, meaning they live indoors and can be free roaming just as a cat or a dog would be. Rabbits are inquisitive and intelligent. They are sociable and they make wonderful indoor companions who can live to be 12-14 years of age. They can be active and playful, or they can be reserved or somewhat shy. Hunny-Bunns currently has several pair of adoptable rabbits with varying personalities to fit different lifestyles. Volunteer and visiting hours are from 9:30am-9pm every day, by appointment only.

Hunny-Bunns needs committed volunteers and donations to continue to save these animals and provide a better life for them.

Hunny-Bunns Rabbit Rescue

435-680-2661 | Tessa.Chianne@yahoo.com | website Facebook: Hunny-Bunns Rabbit Rescue and Adoption Center