Thanks so much to Urban Pets for giving us space for our bunnies! We are housing our adoptables colony there (31 rabbits). They were in a barn in Delta, a concern because flies are capable of spreading the recent outbreak of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease. The virus was found on Annacis Island in Delta over five weeks ago. Thankfully it didn’t spread, however the virus is still very active in the Nanaimo area on Vancouver Island. It also may have spread to Comox an hour north ofΒ Nanaimo so there’s always a danger it will reappear here. We have a much better chance of keeping our bunnies safe at their store on Granville. People are welcome to drop by and visit, although they’ll only be able to say hi to the bunnies through a window, the virus can also be tracked on shoes and clothing. Urban Pets are new to the building. It used to be occupied by a pretty bad pet store selling live animals, which they subsequently abandoned there. The Urban Pets people have come in with an adoption-friendly plan, and they won’t be carrying live animals in future unless they are under the auspices of a rescue. Our rabbits will likely be up for adoption at that location but only after the rabbit virus is no longer a threat. The store used to be a garden centre so we’re hoping to be able to build an enclosure and move more of our rabbits to their awesome back area. Please support this store, and please come to our Easter Bunny Fest there on April 1st!
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Our team had been working tirelessly to plan a spay + neuter clinic for both our buns and our greater community. And this weekend, everything came together (with just one flat tire). π©·
With the dedicated support of Dr. Ryan Wong, Dr. Jennifer Miller, Dr. Adrian Walton, our clinic coordinators CJ and Chelsea, transport coordinator Deanna, and all of our incredible clinic volunteers, we neutered 19 and spayed 5 rabbits.
If you're wondering about the 3 girls who were dumped on our shelter property, one underwent surgery and we found she was already spayed. We elected to not put the other two through surgery, as they are likely spayed as well.
We even had a bonus pooch surgery, with our dog-friend Clapton getting a lumpectomy. With 26 total surgeries, it's safe to say that the weekend was a success!
PS - An extra special thank you to the guys over at Fowler Auto & Light Truck Repairs who came to our rescue - our bunny-mobile had a screw embedded in one of its tires. They offered to flat free of charge, squeezing us into their day because they knew we had a bunch of post-op bunnies that needed to get back to the shelter. Less than three hours and our spay-neuter team transport was back on track! π°π
Photo credits to Gail and Chelsea. Thanks for capturing the weekend you two!
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Our team is tired π΄ Nope, not from all the mashed potatoes and Tofurky. But from the 250 bunnies we vaccinated this weekend! π₯³
With RHD nearing our community, getting your bunnies their yearly vaccine is more important than ever.
Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers, APEX Animal Hospital for hosting our clinic, Dr. Veronica for vaccinating all 250 rabbits, Gail for assisting, Paul + Sophie for being expert bunny wranglers at the shelter, and Chelsea for organizing the event (in 2 days, no less π« ).
Are we forgetting anyone? Maybe - we're truly sleepy. And the fun doesn't stop here. We have another upcoming vaccine clinic at The Bunny Cafe (date to be announced). If your buns are due for their annual vaccine, sign-up for our waitlist here: rabbitats.org/vaccine
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Rabbitats isn't a political organization, but the bunnies can't vote and we can. Here in Richmond, BC, we have dealt directly with three candidates who we can safely say have the bunnies' interests at heart. They have been helpful, they have listened to us and we know they love animals.
Aman Singh represents our headquarters, and he is a BIG animal lover. He has rescue dogs and made an 'adopt don't shop' speech in the legislature.
Henry Yao is blessed to represent the neighbourhoods with the most rabbits, and he has been extremely helpful! He has always had the time to listen to and help everyone, including Rabbitats. We can't imagine Henry Yao not being reelected given how active and supportive he has been for everyone.
And lastly, we're putting in a good word for Kelly Greene, who was supportive as a Richmond City Councilor and who has been involved with the environment as an MLA.
We will be limiting comments on this post just because... well... politics!
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