We just got our first one star review from somebody who had actually come by the shelter. (The handful of others are from weird countries, mistakes or fake names). A woman contacted us wanting to foster or adopt a bunny. She was very anxious and wanted to come right away after filling out just our brief online contact form and not our full five-page questionnaire. We were super busy but said yes. When she arrived, kids in tow, Deanna quickly put her in a room with Sugar and Buttercup, who weren’t up for adoption, but they were bombproof. It was a test. When she came back in, one of the two kids, a 3-year old boy, was slamming the pen wires up and down with the mom making no effort to intervene. This as an immediate ‘FAIL.’ While we are in certain cases willing to adopt to families with children, they need to be gentle and interact with the bunnies (on the bunnies’ own terms), and most importantly, the parents have to take the lead. (We’re adopting to the parents, not the kids). They need to be closely supervising (physically next to the child) and teaching an excited child how to interact. Even a brief observation of this not happening isn’t worth the risk to the health and happiness of our rabbits. (OUR kids). Her form said she wanted a relaxed rabbit, but she’ll never have a relaxed rabbit in that environment. She was upset (we wasted her time, we ‘judged’ her, etc) and she will now go get a rabbit from Craigslist. We sincerely hope she really listened to us though, what we said to her about interacting with rabbits (in great detail), so that whatever rabbit they get won’t spend years of silent unhappiness. No loud noises, no touching (without the rabbit’s express permission), provide a kid-proof zone, a kid-proof hiding box and work on gentle interaction using small bits of healthy treats. Good luck! (To the bunny).
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IMMEDIATE SUPPORT NEEDED
We need to raise $8,000, with 300 rabbits in urgent need of vaccinations this month.
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus has just been confirmed in Saskatchewan; it’s currently surging in multiple states, and the only protection against this virus is vaccination.
The spread is inevitable, and vaccination is more important than ever. But we have a problem.
Ceva Animal Health recently discontinued the Filavac bulk vaccine packs.
Our rabbit community relies on us to provide cost-effective vaccine clinics and free or subsidized vaccines to low-income families. And our rabbits rely on us for their lives. Our expenses have increased tenfold, overnight.
This price increase is not sustainable, and could put our large-scale rescue projects to a halt. We need your help to protect our rabbits from this deadly, fast-spreading virus.
How Can I Help?
1. Donate here, or to our Pet Fundr fundraiser - petfundr.com/RHDVaccine
2. Sponsor a shelter rabbit vaccine: sl1nk.com/m89p1s4
3. Spread the word! Share our fundraiser with friends, family, and beyond. Together, we can protect at-risk rabbits from this deadly virus.
4. Vaccinate your rabbits: Rabbitats.org/vaccine - This virus can survive for long periods in the environment and is easily spread. Vaccination is the only real prevention.
And even more incoming ‼️ These three babies were found in the middle of a hot asphalt parking lot, nowhere near grass or much else, which means they very likely fell out of the undercarriage of a car that their mom had given birth in. One was badly injured with cuts and a necrotic crushed foot. We were expecting euthanasia, but Dr. Rana did some very delicate surgery and the baby is still with us. 😮 They will be recovering with baby foster Jenn. Fingers, paws, toes and whiskers crossed for a full recovery! 🤞
First ever rabbit hemorrhagic disease confirmation in Saskatchewan was announced today. This is why we hold community RHD vaccine clinics because this disease can pop up anytime, anywhere. The best protection is to vaccinate/boost your rabbits annually to help maintain immunity.
Also worth mentioning are today’s RHD confirmations in feral rabbits in Billings, Montana and in neighbouring Big Horn County, Montana.In July 2026, veterinarians confirmed Saskatchewan's first case of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV2). RHDV2 is a highly contagious and often fatal disease of domestic rabbits, feral rabbits, wild rabbits and hares. It doesn't cause disease in humans or other animal species.
🐇 If you own rabbits, please take these important steps:
• contact your local veterinarian to have rabbits annually vaccinated for RHDV2
• keep rabbits housed indoors since the disease can be spread by contact or through food
• prevent contact with wild rabbits, hares or feral rabbits
Visit the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) website for more information about RHDV2: inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-health/terrestrial-animals/diseases/immediately-notifiable/rabbit-...