1000 Bunnies and Counting! Best Friends Rabbit Rescue Needs Help!

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For more information on the Great Bunny Rescue, volunteer and

adoption opportunities, please visit the Best Friends Network at

http://network.bestfriends.org

 

Veterinarians and veterinary technicians are needed immediately. If

you can pass the word or if you can spare some time… Please contact

jill.rescue or call 435-644-3965 ex 4488.

 

Volunteers are also needed to help with day to day care of the

rabbits at the ranch and to help build fences and do general

handyman work. To volunteer go online

http://network.bestfriends.org , click on the bunny picture and the

volunteer tab. Or you can email Tiffani at tiffanih

 

Even if you can’t volunteer onsite in Reno, there are MANY ways

individuals can help with supplies… we desperately need Oxbow rabbit

pellets, grass hay, and vegetables for the bunnies as well as fleece

and rabbit toys.

 

The Best Friends Animal Sanctuary receives thousands of calls and

emails every month to help the homeless and abandoned animals in our

country. Every single one is unique in its own special way. But last

summer there was one particular, out of the ordinary call that came

in from a rescuer in Nevada...one which involved rabbits.

 

This rescue would involve approximately 800+ rabbits and when the

exact count was underway, it was closer to 1000 rabbits and

growing. The Best Friends Bunny House at the sanctuary certainly

does not have the room for all these rabbits. To top it off, post

Hurricane Katrina efforts have been well underway and all of the

Best Friends staff and energies at the time were focused on the

monumental task of saving thousands of homeless and starving Katrina

animals.

 

As the eye-opening details continued to unfold, Best Friends

eventually made the decision to provide immediate help for these

helpless rabbits.

 

Fast forward a few months: Best Friends has secured an ideal 65

acre piece of land in Lemmon Valley approximately fifteen miles from

the heart of Reno, Nevada. From sun up to sun down Best Friends

dedicated animal lovers and staff members have been laying the

foundation for a more humane world for the innocent rabbits.

 

It has not been easy as some of the hundreds of rabbits were sick,

some in need of medical help for self-inflicted wounds and some are

babies without mothers. The hundreds of rabbits have needs that must

be addressed immediately.

 

We only have 7 employees on the property and work is seriously

underway around the clock. But, as you can imagine, we need serious

help.

 

 

For more information on the Great Bunny Rescue, volunteer and

adoption opportunities, please visit the Best Friends Network at

http://network.bestfriends.org

 

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Tina Valeri

407.436.4772

New Jersey Community Editor

Best Friends Network

http://newjersey.bestfriends.org

http://www.bestfriends.org

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