This week's updates from PAWS: We have a total of 17 babies reported as a result of the October 14th Bunny Free For All at PAWS (staff took all of the rabbits outside and put them loose together in a fenced yard so the room could be thoroughly cleaned).
Oddly, a volunteer on the scene videotaped the rabbits in the yard, and posted the video on the volunteer forum asking "Hey, are these rabbits spayed? Should they be doing this?"
The video clearly shows Artex, a known male, spending some special time with Lily and with Wendy. Lily had 6 babies, Wendy had 10. Flannel isn't shown on the video, but since she had babies too, we are guessing she was involved.
Paula informed me that some of Lily's babies look like their father could by my bunny, Winter, who was an intact male living at the shelter at that time. He is white with black spots going down his spine, and so are they. I have reprimanded Winter sternly for his involvement in this fiasco. He responded by wiggling his nose.
At the beginning of the week we had just three bunnies left at the shelter: Onyx, Cookie and Cinder. Onyx got adopted by a great bunny-experienced home, and Cookie was also adopted, though none of us volunteers were there, so we don't know by whom.
So, Cinder spent a night alone in the bunny room, and then yesterday we had two new arrivals, one of whom was caught by animal control as a stray. They are Hoppie and Marshmallow, genders unknown.
So, tomorrow I will go to the shelter and see the new buns, and try to get the ball rolling toward getting them sexed/fixed/adopted, hopefully in that order!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
