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Adopt a Shelter Rabbit or Learn to Care for Your Own Rabbit(s)

When:   Every Saturday and Sunday, 10AM - 1PM
Where:  San Gabriel Valley Humane Society, 851 East Grand Avenue, San
Gabriel CA  91776

Rabbits make wonderful family house pets. They can be social and
affectionate (like dogs) and they are clean (they use a litter box and
don't need baths) like cats, yet they are nearly always overlooked at
shelters, and are being euthanized by the thousands all over the country.

Please come visit us and the shelter bunnies.  You can - Adopt a rabbit,
learn more about your own rabbit(s), learn about our volunteer
opportunites, or just sit with the bunnies and learn how wonderful they
are!

If you are interested in adopting a rabbit or if you want to learn more
about your current rabbit(s) - or if you are just interested in learning
more about rabbits in general, please drop by and say hello.


Summer Time heat is a killer!! Any temperatures over 80 degrees can kill your bunny, and Southern California is reaching record highs!! Please read our tips on keeping your bunny cool here.

And Please think about the Shelter bunnies, who have no A/C and are stuck outside!! Let's get them into homes! Pooka (pic) was dumped as a little baby at the shelter and on July 22nd, he succumed to the heat. Bunnies are NOT outdoor animals. Read his memorial page here.
R.I.P. my dearest Pooka. You deserved so much better than a shelter for a home...



THANK YOU PETCO! This heat wave is wreaking havoc on shelter animals and our shelter bunnies are not doing well at all. We have been able to accomodate many, but we needed more enclosures to get more of the bunnies to safety. PetCo stepped right up to the bat with an emergency donation of x-pens and we can't thank them enough! Thanks to Paul, Sharon and Maryann for making it happen! You are helping us save more lives!


Rabbit Fur is Funky and in Fashion? Say What?

All across the country, indeed all across the fashion world, rabbit fur is making a comeback. Nearly every clothes store and clothes catalog seems to have rabbit fur coats or rabbit fur accessories, and on Oct. 11th NEWSWEEK ran an article titled "Fur is Fun Again." Fun for whom?

Please...It's My Fur!
Rabbits and other animals raised for fur live horrible short lives and then they are killed either by electrocution (anal or genital) or by smashing their heads against a wall. They are often not even dead when the skinning begins.

Zooh Corner is dead set against fur as fashion. We strongly believe that the only place rabbit fur belongs is on the rabbit! We encourage all animal lovers to contact the stores and companies who sell rabbit fur items and ask them to stop.

We frequently hear people say "No one has the right to tell me what to do. It's called freedom" Fine. But we say "Just because you CAN do something, it doesn't mean you SHOULD. That's called 'morals.'"

To learn more about the fur industry and what you can do to help the animals involved, check out these sites:

http://mysite.verizon.net/vze27h5b/id43.html
http://www.furisdead.com/feat/bunny/

From us - on behalf of the bunnies and other suffering creatures - THANK YOU!


Can you Help These Rabbits?

Zooh Corner desperately needs your financial support. Even a small donation helps and is very much appreciated. Please keep reading to learn about just two special rabbits who need your financial support.

Sophie
Sophie is about 9 months old and was dumped at the shelter with a case of ear mites. She looked scrawny and underfed, but she seemed to be eating okay. The ear mites cleared up quickly. Then we figured out (a few days later) why she was underweight - when she developed a large, fast-growing abscess on her left cheek. Poor Sophie!

We scooped up Sophie and took her to the vet right away. She had the abscess surgery, the tooth was removed and antibiotic-impregnated beads were implanted at the abscess site. She began eating right away after the surgery, almost as soon as she awakened, but because the abscess had been brewing for so long (how long we have no idea) she had about 10 days of GI stasis-related problems and was on all sorts of meds to keep her eating and defecating.

We are pleased to report that Sophie is now off all meds except the Durapen, which she will be on for 6 more weeks in the hopes that we can stave of any further abscesses. She is super super friendly, is smart and craves attention, eats like crazy (begs when we walk by!) and is available for adoption at the beginning of March.

Sophie's operation, in-hospital care and following medical care are costing a lot of money, most of it still owed. Can you help us out with a donation?

Jack
Jack (pictures coming soon) was dumped on our doorstep with severely overgrown incisors (front teeth). He was filthy, hungry, skinny and altogether pitiful. We rushed him to the vet immediately, of course, to have those teeth taken care of and for an overall check-up. It was then that we found out that Jack also has an enlarged heart.

Jack needs to see a vet every few weeks to have his teeth trimmed and needs on-going medication and frequent vet visits. This is very expensive (initially in excess of 1800 dollars) and we need your help.

Jack is a super sweet boy and has gained weight since he has been with us at Zooh Corner. His coat is no longer dirty and dull and his breathing no longer so labored. In short, Jack is finally getting the care any animal deserves. Now we would also like to find a special person to take him and love him and be his own personal friend.

Any amount you can donate will help.You can make a donation via a secured sever at Pay Pal, by clicking on the icon below.

 


Shelter Rabbits Need Your Help!

One of the shelters we work with recently had a dump of 11 rabbits. With no available single-space cages left, the rabbits were put in the “farm” area. Unfortunately, the rabbits are in a large group of mixed genders – un-spayed and un-neutered.

This is a disaster in the making and we need your help to stop it.

We do need more hutches, but do not have enough space to put up as many as are needed for the rabbits, so many of the rabbits need to move out of the shelter immediately – or they will be euthanized. Click to see pictures of some of these rabbits.

ALL of the females who remain must be spayed immediately, a very expensive undertaking for an already over-burdened organization.

What You Can Do To Help

  • Drive rabbits to and from spay/neuter appointments
  • Volunteer to help clean & care for the rabbits at the shelter. This can take only a few hours – or as many as you have – per week/month.
  • Adopt a shelter rabbit TODAY and make hutch space for one of the Farm Bunnies
  • Foster a shelter rabbit TODAY and make hutch space for one of the Farm Bunnies
  • Donate money to help us spay the females and provide for the other rabbits
  • Donate timothy or oat hay
  • Collect newspaper and plastic water bottles (to fill with water & freeze) and drop them off at the shelter


    To make a donation, you may send a check (please email us alex@mybunny.orgfor our address)

    OR

    You can donate online, right now via a secured server at Paypal:

UPDATE:
17 August 03 – Aside from the rabbits we were able to take out earlier this week, 2 more have been fixed and adopted and will go to their new home this week (Thanks Anne M!)

We have put up shade cloth to help keep the remaining rabbits as cool as we can. There are more females than males, many of these are probably pregnant. We MUST get these girls spayed and out of the shelter.

We desperately need DRIVERS to get possibly pregnant rabbits to and from the vet this week!!

We need volunteers to go to the shelter once a day and make sure that these rabbits have plenty of food and water.

NOTE: Zooh Corner will be holding Rabbit Volunteer Training Day at the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society - Saturday, August 30th 2-4PM. If you would like to help out or learn more, please meet us there, or email Alex to start right away!

UPDATE - Many Rabbits Soon To Die
21 August 03 - Still many rabbits at the shelter needing forever homes or temporary foster. Even MORE have come in, so we know that sometime soon they will start euthanizing rabbits to make space. The farm rabbits, supposedly "wild & un-adoptable" are in the most jeopardy. They are friendly and beautiful rabbits and do not deserve to die because some backyard pet store rabbit breeder dumped them in a park.

We have several more of these lovely rabbits, rex mixes, spayed, health checked, flea and mite free and ready for adoption. PLEASE - can anyone find room in their heart and home for even one more rabbit?

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ARE HELPING US OUT!
William - For the White Stripes ticket donation/fund raiser and for all your ideas, help and support - always: Nose pokes and bunny kisses.

Beth A - Who donated a hutch that once belonged to her soul-bunny, Snowball and who has been helping to drum up much needed donations: Many happy bunny flips for all your help!

Cricket - For driving bunnies to and from the vet, for checking up on all the shelter buns to be sure they have food, water and shade: Bunny kisses happy hops!

Beth P - Who *always* generously donates to help Zooh Corner Rabbits; who has offered to give time at the shelter helping to care for the rabbits, as well as doing vet pick-ups and spay recuperations at her home (and who has taken darling Ozzie into her home in his arthritic Golden Years!): More bunny kisses and happy dances!

To EVERYONE who has donated to the Zooh Corner Emergency Shelter Rabbit Fund - donated supplies or helped us in any way: Hops and kisses and flips from all the rescued rabbits - to you and yours.

UPDATE: 12 RABBITS SAVED FROM DEATH BY MULTI RESCUE COOPERATION!!!
30 August 03 - Wow...what can we say Heather, Lori, Yuri... you are amazing!

It was the 11th hour for 12 of the rabbits at the shelter and Carrie and I (Alex) were a wreck. We'd been working days and days, hours on end to find placement for 16 rabbits, who were due to be euthanized, at the already rabbit-packed San Gabriel Valley Humane Society. But the shelters and rescues in Southern California are all just overwhelmed with rabbits - more-so than we have ever been! What to do?

We continued getting all the females spayed (only one mamma beat us to the punchline and gave birth to 4 darling kits, pics coming soon) and making sure everyone got medical attention, as needed. We made phone calls, put up fliers, sent out pleas, but everyone is so full...

Enter Heather of Rabbit Haven and Lori Albee from the Monterey Peninsula House Rabbit Society. OUR HEROS!! Heather worked a miracle and found enough folks to take twelve (count them 1, 2, 3, 4, 5......12!) rabbits out of the shelter and away from sure death. Isn't that amazing? So, on Tuesday, Carrie and I loaded 12 rabbits into 9 carriers, Lori rented a van through Monterey HRS (thank you Susan!) and we all hit the road for San Luis Obispo, our agreed upon meeting place. What an exciting day!

We met up in a shady parking lot and made the rabbit exchange, letting each bun out to stretch his or her legs before the second leg of a long journey to safety. We gathered a bit of a crowd! Check out the bunny pics here for more info on seeing and adopting one of these rabbits.


Alex (left) and Carrie (third from left) let the rabbits out to
stretch their legs in a penthoughtfully provided by Lori Albee. A curious
vacationing New Yorker sits with mamma and the babies.

We would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to the wonderful folks from Rabbit Haven and Monterey HRS. We can't say it often enough: You are all wonderful, amazing and compassionate friends!

In a world full of people who throw away their 'pets' as a matter of convenience, you have helped prove once again what amazing creatures we humans can be if we just show a little compassion and work together.

To See, Meet, Adopt or learn more about these rabbits, contact one of the following:

And a big huge THANK YOU to Carrie - I couldn't do this without you!!

Help Still Needed for SGVHS Shelter Rabbits - 6 Rabbits Must Be Placed

We have spayed and provided medical care for all of the rabbits "in crisis" and they are now ready for adoption. We have spent well over 2000 dollars in just the last 2 weeks and we really need your help covering these bills. You may donate on-line via a secured server at PayPal.

Adopt a Shelter Rabbit - Urgent! If you have been thinking about adopting a first rabbit, a pair of rabbits or a friend for your own single rabbit, who may be lonely (see article Rabbit Pairs), NOW is the time. We need to get at least 6-8 more rabbits out of the shelter within the next two weeks or they will be euthanized! Please help us save more lives!

Volunteer at the Shelter - We need to have at least one Zooh Corner rabbit volunteer at the shelter *every day* to make sure our little long eared friends are getting plenty of hay, fresh water, toys and attention.

A happy rabbit is an adoptable rabbit!

Join Zooh Corner's "Friends of Shelter Rabbits" volunteer program today and start helping these rabbits on towards a new and better life. Caring for the rabbits is fun and no experience is necessary; we will train you!

To adopt a shelter rabbit or to become a "Friends of Shelter Rabbits" volunteer, please e-mail Alex

Upcoming Events - Check Back Often for More Info!

Volunteer With Zooh Corner and Help Save Lives
No Experience Necessary. We Will Train You!

For information on how to become a Zooh volunteer contact alex@mybunny.org.

For information on how to become a Zooh foster home (take in rabbits and care for them until a permanent home is found) contact alex@mybunny.org.

To volunteer at the San Gabriel Valley Animal Shelter contact ccdasilva@aol.com.

Bunny Rescues Rabbits!

One day, a Playboy Playmate's Rich But Not-So-Famous roommate went off on an extended trip to Europe. The next day, Ms. Playmate heard a scuffling noise in the Rich Roomie's bedroom. She went in to investigate and discovered two adorable baby bunnies left in a box with no food or water! Ms. Roomie never even bothered to let anyone know they were there. Thank goodness our Playmate friend was a kind person and knew they needed good care! Through a mutual friend she made sure the rabbits were taken to safety. Click here to adopt these adorable bunnies and give them the home ALL bunnies need and deserve.


Hutches and Volunteers Needed for San Gabriel Animal Shelter

We are desperately in need of help at the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society. We need volunteers (3+ hours a week, will train), foster homes for "Final Hour rabbits" and hutches to house the currently over-capacity rabbits. Fostering a rabbit in your home can make the difference between life or death.

We can also use new, large water bottles and food crocks, as well as toys so the buns have something to do to while away the long hours waiting for people to love them.

TOYS: If you would like to purchase Zooh Toys for the bunnies (wreaths, fling-n-chews or attach-a-chews) the cost is 50% off of the online price. Simply make a donation via PayPal and in the NOTES area state how many of each toy you wish to donate, or send us your check or money order with a note telling us how many of each toy you are purchasing (don't forget, 50% off online price) - and Zooh Corner will deliver your gifts within the week.

If want more information on fostering a bunny, or if you have items to donate, e-mail Alex Logsdon.

With just a little time you can make a big difference in a lonely rabbit's life.

Zooh BunnyBags™ on Sale at House Rabbit Society HQ

We are excited and proud to announce that beginning Saturday, March 2nd Zooh Corner's BunnyBags™ will be on sale at the HRS Adoption & Education Center Bunny Shop in Richmond, CA! So now, all our friends in the northern end of the state can buy BunnyBags for ALL their long eared friends anytime they want them, and they won't have to wait to get them. And hey, while you're at it, why not adopt a bunny (or two!)?

Zooh Corner says THANK YOU HRS, for helping us support our bunnies.

Please visit the House Rabbit Society, Richmond Adoption & Education Center site for directions, hours - and to look at cute bunnies up for adoption.

Get Your Zooh Hay at Dr. Domotor's Animal Hospital in Monrovia

For your convenience, Dr. Domotor's Animal Hospital in Monrovia now carries a fresh selection of hays from Zooh Corner. So now, instead of paying shipping charges or waiting for us to deliver hay, you can just zip on over to Dr. Domotor's and pick up a fresh bag! That easy!

And of course, profits go to the Zooh bunnies. Dr Domotor's is located at 135 W. Foothill Blvd., Monrovia (626)303-7881

All of us at Zooh Corner wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Domotor and her staff for their continued support of our rescue efforts!

Zooh Corner Bunny Sitting Service

We are very pleased to announce our new Bunny Sitting Service! People have been asking for this for quite some time (we have been doing it on a limited basis), so we've decided to offer it as a service to all of our bunny friends, with 100% of the proceeds going to help our rescue bunnies! So—when you are going out of town, please give us a call. We book up quickly, so call us in advance if you can!

All bunnies get the same loving care as our pets and fosters, including a minimum of five hours exercise everyday, plus lots of attention, cuddling and grooming.

(626)572-BUNI (Referrals furnished upon request!)

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