gentle giants
Well-Known Member
As most of you know, I have done rabbit rescue for a few years now. I have worked with a couple of other rescues and taken in overflows when those shelters/rescues needed space. Here is the story of what is going on here, as short as I can make it:
A few weeks ago, I got a call from an animal investigative officer in Chicago. She told me of a situation in Chicago where a woman had something like 40 rabbits in an APARTMENT! This was at any rate the number she had admitted to, because she won't let anyone come in and see the situation. She asked me if I would be able to take any if they could get in and pick up the rabbits. I said I could take a couple, and she said she would call me back when she knew more.
Fast forward to three days ago, when the woman herself called me. She has asked me not to tell anyone her name, she is very paranoid that "they are gonna take all my rabbits and euthanize them". I will call her "Rose" for now. So Rose tells me that she has 35 rabbits she desprately needs to find a place for, because her landlord has gotten complaints, and she is getting evicted. She offered to rent a U-Haul and bring them to me in the next two days, and offered me $500 towards their care. Obviously, there is no way that I can take in 35 rabbits right now, and many I assume are pregnant now because no one is caged, they all run loose in her apartment.
So I called back the officer that called me originally and told her what Rose was telling me. She said that Rose had taken 36 rabbits to the Animal Welfare League two weeks ago already! The League told her she could bring them 20, and she showed up with 36, all running loose in the back of a van. So this lady had something like 65 rabbits in her apartment. Obviously, some of the rabbits are not in great shape, they have been fighting badly and have scars and even torn or shredded ears.
So we need HELP! I can take a couple, and I know a lovely couple with an air conditioned, temp controlled building they have set up as a rabbits santuary that may have room for a couple more, but that is a drop in the bucket! If anyone can take ANY rabbit/s please contact me and I can pass you on to the officer I am working with. Thanks!
A few weeks ago, I got a call from an animal investigative officer in Chicago. She told me of a situation in Chicago where a woman had something like 40 rabbits in an APARTMENT! This was at any rate the number she had admitted to, because she won't let anyone come in and see the situation. She asked me if I would be able to take any if they could get in and pick up the rabbits. I said I could take a couple, and she said she would call me back when she knew more.
Fast forward to three days ago, when the woman herself called me. She has asked me not to tell anyone her name, she is very paranoid that "they are gonna take all my rabbits and euthanize them". I will call her "Rose" for now. So Rose tells me that she has 35 rabbits she desprately needs to find a place for, because her landlord has gotten complaints, and she is getting evicted. She offered to rent a U-Haul and bring them to me in the next two days, and offered me $500 towards their care. Obviously, there is no way that I can take in 35 rabbits right now, and many I assume are pregnant now because no one is caged, they all run loose in her apartment.
So I called back the officer that called me originally and told her what Rose was telling me. She said that Rose had taken 36 rabbits to the Animal Welfare League two weeks ago already! The League told her she could bring them 20, and she showed up with 36, all running loose in the back of a van. So this lady had something like 65 rabbits in her apartment. Obviously, some of the rabbits are not in great shape, they have been fighting badly and have scars and even torn or shredded ears.
So we need HELP! I can take a couple, and I know a lovely couple with an air conditioned, temp controlled building they have set up as a rabbits santuary that may have room for a couple more, but that is a drop in the bucket! If anyone can take ANY rabbit/s please contact me and I can pass you on to the officer I am working with. Thanks!
