Richmond’s Rabbits: A Photo Contest
There are an estimated 2,000 feral domestic rabbits living outside in Richmond, from yards to parks to medians to hedgerows. They don’t belong out there. Your photo and report will help us determine where the rabbits are located, their survival rates, how they’re spreading, and other pertinent information that can help with domestic rabbit rescue, control, and management.
Why Hold This Contest?
We need your help to track these feral populations, show the need for intervention, and trap those in immediate danger. We’re holding a photo contest to encourage others to use this tool and spread information on the abandoned and unwanted rabbit crisis.
How Can I Enter the Photo Contest?
When you spot a domestic rabbit, take a photograph!
- Report the sighting to Abandonedrabbits.com with as much information as possible. Our volunteers monitor these sightings daily, and dispatch trapping support for those who need it most.
- Mention “photo contest” in the notes to enter the contest.
- The winner will be chosen by a committee, and receive a Meet n’ Treat party with real bunnies as their prize.
- Get a special mention! We’ll also recognize standout photos for the Most Rabbits in One Frame, Cutest Rabbit, and Best Comedy Shot on our social media.
Understanding Richmond’s Feral Rabbits
Is This Rabbit Wild, Feral, Or Recently Dumped?
Unless the rabbit is an Eastern Cottontail, the rabbit you found is likely a domestic breed. Differentiating between feral domestic and recently dumped rabbits can be more difficult, though it is possible.
Please report all sightings of domestic rabbits to Abandonedrabbits.com.
Photo Contest Rules & Regulations
1. Contest Period
The contest is open from October 15 at 12:00 AM through December 1 at 11:59 PM. Entries must be received during this period to be eligible.
2. Who Can Enter
Anyone can enter! There is no age or geographic restriction on entrants.
Rabbitats volunteers are welcome to participate. Rabbitats employees are not eligible to enter.
3. How to Enter
Submit a photo of a domestic rabbit located in Richmond, BC that helps illustrate the abandoned rabbit crisis in Richmond.
You may enter as many times as you like, provided each submission is a unique entry. Submitting the same photograph more than once will not create additional entries.
Each entry must include a valid email address where the entrant can be contacted if their photograph is selected as the winning entry. The email address will be used for contest-related communication and to contact the potential winner.
By submitting a photograph, you confirm that you took the photograph yourself or otherwise have the right and permission to submit it to Rabbitats.
Please do not trespass, disturb, chase, capture, handle, feed, or otherwise interfere with a rabbit in order to obtain a photograph. Rabbit welfare and safety always come first.
Rabbitats reserves the right to disqualify any entry that does not meet these rules.
4. Judging
Entries will be judged by a panel selected by Rabbitats.
The winning photo will be the entry that, in the judges’ opinion, best illustrates the abandoned rabbit crisis in Richmond. Judges may consider the photograph’s ability to communicate the issue, its impact, creativity, and overall effectiveness.
The judges’ decision is final and not subject to appeal.
5. The Prize
The winner will receive a one-hour private Meet n’ Treat with real rescue bunnies for themselves and up to nine (9) friends, with an approximate value of $250 CAD.
The prize is not transferable and has no cash value.
6. Special Mentions
Alongside the main winner, Rabbitats will recognize standout entries in three categories:
- Most Rabbits in One Frame
- Cutest Rabbit
- Best Comedy Shot
Special mentions will be announced alongside the contest winner on Rabbitats’ social media. These are acknowledgements only and do not include additional prizes.
7. Where the Meet n’ Treat Takes Place
The Meet n’ Treat may take place at either:
- the winner’s private residence; or
- the Rabbitats sanctuary in Richmond, BC.
If the winner chooses a private residence, Rabbitats has final say as to whether the location is suitable and safe for the rabbits, volunteers, and guests. Rabbitats may require the Meet n’ Treat to take place at the sanctuary instead.
The Meet n’ Treat location must be within a one-hour travel radius of Richmond, BC.
8. Scheduling
The Meet n’ Treat will be scheduled at a mutually convenient time based on the availability of the Rabbitats Meet n’ Treat team and the winner.
The prize must be booked and redeemed within one (1) year of the winner being announced.
Rabbitats may need to reschedule a Meet n’ Treat due to rabbit health, welfare, weather, staffing, or other circumstances. Rabbitats will make reasonable efforts to find an alternative date with the winner.
9. Winner Announcement
The winner will be selected on December 2. Rabbitats will contact the selected winner using the contact information provided with their entry. The selected winner must respond within 48 hours of being contacted to accept the prize.
The winner will be publicly announced after the winner has confirmed acceptance of the prize. Rabbitats intends to announce the winner within 48 hours of the initial contact.
If the selected winner does not respond within 48 hours, or declines the prize, the prize will be offered to the next-highest-ranked eligible entry, and so on until the prize is accepted. Any replacement winner will be announced after confirming acceptance of the prize.
10. Use of Submitted Photographs
By submitting a photograph, you grant Rabbitats permission to use the photograph for purposes related to the contest, including announcing the winner and promoting, advertising, or educating the public about Rabbitats and the abandoned rabbit crisis.
If your photograph is selected as the winning photograph, Rabbitats may also use your name and/or social media handle when announcing or promoting the winning entry.
The photograph remains the property of its original photographer. This permission does not transfer ownership or copyright of the photograph to Rabbitats.
11. Animal Welfare
The health, safety, and wellbeing of Rabbitats’ rescue rabbits always comes first. Rabbitats reserves the right to modify, relocate, postpone, or cancel a Meet n’ Treat if circumstances arise that could affect the health, safety, or welfare of the rabbits, volunteers, or guests.
12. Changes to the Contest
Rabbitats reserves the right to modify, suspend, or cancel the contest if circumstances beyond its reasonable control make it necessary to do so.
By entering the contest, participants agree to these rules and regulations.