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Welcome
to The Rabbit Haven, a community of and for rabbits and their
guardians, serving the Bay Area since 1987.
The Rabbit Haven rescues injured and abandoned
rabbits and accepts surrendered rabbits from the general public
or the SPCA in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito and Monterey
Counties. We then work to place these rescued rabbits
into loving permanent or foster homes. The Rabbit Haven also
works in the community, at schools, and with our local SPCA
shelter and other education groups to educate the public on
rabbit care, feeding, grooming, medical needs, social requirements
and behaviors.
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HOW YOU CAN HELP - THE BUNNIES NEED YOU!
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Contact us for more information
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Simona and her litter, saved by The Haven!
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Simona and her babies were in danger at a local shelter.
Update: November 14, 2008
A member of the BunSpace community saw our appeal for them, and rescued them! They will be in foster care
with The Haven for a few weeks until the babies are weaned, and then they will be off to find their own homes.
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Shop at BinkyBunny.com, and raise money for The Haven!
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The BinkyBunny.com online store will donate a portion of your purchases to The Haven. Check
out their online store.
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Shop at BinkyBunny.com, and raise money for The Haven!
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The BinkyBunny.com online store will donate a portion of your purchases to The Haven. Check
out their online store.
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Help The Haven win a $25,000 Grant
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The Rabbit Haven is participating in The Animal Rescue Site's Shelter Challenge contest. You can vote every day, to give us a chance at
a prize.
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Fawkes and Rubeus - Fire Babies
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Fawkes and Rubeus are two young rabbits who were rescued by The Haven after suffering smoke and fire related
injuries in the recent Watsonville fires.
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Abused bunny Benny
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Benny was turned into a shelter with many life threatening puncture wounds on his back and sides. Our vets believe that these
wounds are the result of deliberate torture at the hands of a human.
Warning:
The pictures accompanying this story are graphic in nature an depict severe injuries. These images may be upsetting to some
readers.
Update: July 11, 2008
Benny has been adopted! A family heard about his situation and waited for him while his wounds healed. He is now in his
forever home, getting all the love and attention that he deserves.
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Featured Rabbits
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Meet Fawkes
Fawkes and his brother Rubeus were rescued from a fire zone in Watsonville. He was suffering from serious burns,
malnutrition and his fur was stained with ash and smoke. Soon after his rescue, large chunks of his charred fur
fell out, leaving him with bare skin exposed on part of his body. You can read the story of his rescue here.
Fawkes is no healed from his burns, and ready to start a new life with a family of his own.
Contact
Auntie Heather to find out more
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Jossalin
Our lovely Jossalin came to The Haven in mid November 2007 with a horrific injury to her back right leg. Her foot was completely gone and the stump was dead with the bone sticking out. After she was stable and gained some weight, Jossalin's leg was amputated at the mid thigh. Dr. Carolynn Harvey of Chabot Vet Hospital in Hayward took excellent care of our girl and treated her like a queen. Jossalin came through the surgery with flying colors. After her recovery, physical therapy and lots of TLC she is now ready to find her forever home.
Contact
Auntie Heather to find out more
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More Adoptable Bunnies at the Haven:
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Other Services We Provide |
News & Upcoming Events
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We also
provide the following services:
Matchmaking
& Bonding - looking for a friend for your spayed
or neutered rabbit. Auntie Heather is an expert Bunny Matchmaker.
Alternative
Energy Healing - Is your bunny feeling under the
weather? We have a certified Reiki Master who will gladly
send Reiki to your bunny friend. Note: Reiki is not a substitute
for proper veterinary care, rather it is used as complimentary
healing method to traditional Western Medicine.
Free
Nail Trims - We provide free nail trims (for your
bunny that is) at all our adoption events.
Bunny Home
Check-Ups
Bunny sitting
services available through Rabbit Haven:
Holiday
rabbit care for your bunny. Need a great, fun, safe place
for your bunny during your holiday vacation? If so, Contact
Heather for bunny care details- Trained bunny sitters will
care for your bunny while you are away.
Call
Heather 831 239-7119 or email director@therabbithaven.org
Oxbow food, TLC, playtime provided. Book early!
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PetCo to Stop Selling Rabbits
We are pleased to announce that Petco has chosen to stop the sale of rabbits in their stores and to focus on in store adoptions working with shelters and a variety of noon profit animals rescue groups. Adoption First is their new motto.
We applaud Petco for their compassionate choice!
Hopefully this choice will continue to expand to include all other animals that may be sold in their stores.
Here is the report: Monday, November 17, 2008
PETCO Moves to Adoption-Only for Rabbits reported from petco news.
PETCO is expanding adoptions of rabbits in all of our stores nationwide!
The company states "As part of our commitment to saving more animal lives, we're phasing out the sale of rabbits in stores where we now sell them, and reaching out to rabbit adoption groups to join with us in finding forever homes for more rabbits in those stores and all of our stores across the country. We're looking forward to expanding our existing relationships with the many adoption groups we're already working with, and pleased to offer this important opportunity to rabbit rescue groups nationwide".
This news came direct from Marcie Whichard, Vice President of Animal Care & Education-PETco, San Diego
What great news - another large pet store decided to stop the sale of rabbits! Not only this but they also recognize that rescue groups are critical to saving animals loves and now are partnering with many new groups! Great news for rabbits and the world! binkies to all.
Two Victories for Animals on Election Day
 In California, the factory farm-related Standards for Confining Farm Animals Act (ballot Proposition 2) won in a landslide, with over 60 percent of respondents voting “yes” to mandate an increase of confinement space for veal calves, breeding pigs and egg-laying hens. On the Act’s effective date, January 1, 2015, these animals will have their rights to turn around, lie down, stand up and fully extend their limbs guaranteed by state law. Violators will face a fine up to $1,000 or six months in county jail.
Photo curtesy of ASPCA
The Massachusetts ban on dog racing has been a long time coming—in 2000, a similar ballot measure was narrowly defeated, and attempts to get the question included on the 2006 ballot were unsuccessful. With the ban’s passage this week (57 percent to 43 percent), commercial dog racing will be phased out in Massachusetts by 2010. There are two dog tracks in the state—each of which is believed to currently house about 1,000 greyhounds. Because the phase-out will occur over a period of 14 months, greyhound advocacy groups such as Grey2K USA are confident that they will be able to find homes for any racing dogs who become available for adoption.
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Help the Bunnies by Lending Your Financial Support |
Come to an Adoption Show!
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Can you
help? Contact
Us or make a
donation today or
Donate
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New Way to help the Rabbit Haven:
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There is new and easy way to raise money
for the Rabbit Haven just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch.com.
It's simple.
You use
GoodSearch.com like any other search engine — the site
is powered by Yahoo! — but each time you search, money is
generated for The Rabbit Haven! Read
More About How to Use Good Search...
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Other
Ways to Help:
Shop
Online?
Would
you like a portion of your purchase to make a difference in
the lives of homeless bunnies?
Then sign up with iGive and CatalogCity, enter
Rabbit Haven as your 'cause,' and hundreds of retailers will
donate to The Rabbit Haven every time you shop - at no cost
to you!
 
ALERT-
Desperately Seeking Foster Sites!
The Rabbit
Haven is brimming full of bunnies that need foster
or adoptive home NOW! PLEASE help
us help them and the shelters we work with. Call Heather if
you can foster or it you want to adopt even one! T: (831)
239-7119 or Email:
director@therabbithaven.org
Little Baby Pooh died after a
Veterinarian advised his people to treat him with Frontline.
His little sister survived but now suffers from seizures.
His people are heartbroken. Please do not use Frontline on
or around your rabbits! Click the banner above to read more
about the dangers of Frontline and other flea treatments.
In
Memoriam - Remembering beloved bunnies who have
crossed the Rainbow Bridge
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Free
nail trims at every show!
Kaleb Finds a new Home
Aurora Finds her Forever
Home
View
our Photo Album of Recently Adopted Rabbits
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