Buckaroo Bansai

“Bucky” came to us through a neighbor who saved him from neglect. He was in a back yard and left without food or water when the people who brought him home grew tired of caring for him and didn’t want to bother with feeding him or giving him water anymore. He is a gentle sweet boy, who wants nothing more than to love and be loved. He would want everyone who brings home a bunny to know that bunny require lots of care, and attention and to please don’t forget them, they need you!

Emma and Kate

These two girls came from a litter born from abandoned feral parents. They were taken in by a young woman who decided after having them a year that she no longer wanted them. Kate and Emma want everyone to realize that when you agree to care for a pet that you are making a promise to them for life. And that a pet is a member of your family and not to be abandoned just because their care is an inconvenience.

Flipper & Chipper

Flipper and Chipper are twins! These lion head cross bunnies look very much alike except that Flipper has a leg back that splays out to the side. These two brothers were at a shelter and it seemed that Flipper’s brother Chipper might get adopted without his brother Flipper , we couldn’t let them be separted like that.

Flipper’s leg didn’t hurt him but it did seem uncomfortable for him to get around since his leg stuck so far out to one side. So we decided to see if Washington State University could help him. WSU veterinary was able to adjust his leg to at least point forward so he gets around better than before. These two guys are as cute as they come, and just because Flipper’s leg isn’t perfect it doesn’t mean that he isn’t perfect. We love him just the way he is.

Gypsy

Gypsy was found in a neighborhood running loose. She was „let go‰ along with another rabbit (a white one) and they were seem together for a few weeks until the white bunny went missing. A kind woman starting feeding Gypsy to see if she could catch her and rescue her. She was eventually caught just in time before winter, where it would have been even harder for her to find food.

She now has a best friend named Smudge and her meals served to her and lives safetly indoors and she no longer has to fear for her life. Gypsy‚s story is all too common, it‚s wrong to just let a rabbit go and think they can survive on their own. They are domesticated animals and don‚t have the natural instincts to survive long on their own.

Jack

Jack is a 10 year old French Lop who is quite an opinionated guy. He has always been a growl bunny, he lunges and growls at everyone for just about any reason. But don’t let that scare you, he’s a real sweet heart under that gruff tough guy act. Jack loves to play with toys and sleep in the shade on a nice day.

Jack has suffered some setbacks in his later years and has developed head tilt due to an ear infection. His head is permenantlly tilted now but that doesn’t seem to bother him too much. He gets regular accupuncture treatments and sleeps in a baby crib srrounded by pillows and food, and has a view of the front yard out his window.

Ritter

She was a tiny palm sized ball of fur and bones found on Division Street in December during sub zero weather next to Ritter’s Nursery. She was born to feral parents – no doubt last years “Easter bunnies” let go to fend for themselves. This little survivor was looking for food when there was none to be found and would have died had not a caring passer-by picked her up and found her a caring home. Her story teaches us why all pet bunnies need to be spayed and neutered, and never set loose to fend for themselves. Domestic bunnies are not suited for life in the wild or loose in the city. Ritter and one other sibling are the sole survivors of their family. We treasure her but wish that no others would have to suffer like she and her family did.

Ritter now travels with us when we go on road trips. She has been To Moab Utah, Durango Colorado, Jackson Hole Wyoming, and Yellowstone Park too. She has even been to Nelson Canada so she really is an international traveling rabbit!

Scout

Little Scout is another former daycare rabbit. He lived in a small cage and sat alone on weekends and nights. He lived there a couple of years and while he was there he depended on the teachers to care for him. The teachers had enough to do with the kids and didn’t have much time to devote to Scout. Scout did get to run around sometimes but mostly he sat in his little cage and waited.

When came home to us he was welcomed into the family. He loves to cuddle while watching tv. He has such a big heart and so much love to give it’s hard to believe he’s only a two pound rabbit! Scout teaches us that animals have feelings and love to give, and living in a small cage is no life for a rabbit.

Shimmy & Jake

Shimmy and Jake are rabbit brothers born from mixed breed parents in Hayden Idaho. They were yet another litter born in a filthy hutch, with kids and dogs other rabbits to deal with. Shy little Shimmy was attacked by one of the dogs that lived there and was torn up real bad and most of his back was covered with oozing, infected wounds.

Instead of seeking vet care, his human “parents” placed him and his brother in a dirty cage in a wheel barrow next to the highway with a free sign on it. It was a hot sunny day and with no shelter or water, they couldn’t survive long. Lucky for the boys a caring soul rescued them and they found their way to us.

When we saw the wounds on Shimmy we were afraid that he may not live, or that his fur would never grow back. But now we are glad to report that even though their little lives started out with hardship and pain that several months of vet care, and good diet, and new rabbits friends, Shimmy and Jake are now healthy and happy.

Sparky

You may notice that Sparky looks a little different from most bunnies, he is missing his ears. We don’t know what happened to him. And because he looked so different he was not adopted at a pet fair and was the only one left unadopted when the day was done. A kind woman took him home and gave him a home among her cats. Sparky made friends with the cats and enjoyed his life there for a few years before he came to live with us.

Sparky is known for biting everyone on the nose, he’s bitten several other rabbits on the nose and he has bitten me as well! But who can blame him, he has to stick up for himself as best he can. He is a curious and active guy who just happens to not have ears.

Swizzle

Swizzle along with her brother Taz came from a day care. They were in small cages and not allowed to hop free. A day care is not a good habitat for rabbits and neither are small cages. Luckily these active rabbits had a better life ahead of them than being day-care captives. They soon got a new home where the people allowed them to explore the indoors, the yard, and even the great outdoors with camping trips as far away as Canada.

Swizzle would have never reached her potential had she had to live in a tiny cage in a day care, in fact she probably wouldn’t have lived more than a few years. Please, for Swizzles sake, let your bunnies exercise and explore everyday!

Toby

Toby was adopted from the Coeur d’Alene Shelter in September of 2004. He was around seven months old, which puts him at the right age to be an abandoned Easter bunny. Why he was abandoned we’ll never know, since he is the best all around rabbit anyone could ever hope to meet. Not to mention a ham in front of the camera!

Toby starred in the 2005 Rabbitron campaign, his billboards and ads helped teach people about rabbits and their needs. He got a second chance at life after being adopted from a shelter. He is living proof that really great rabbits get abandoned and that a shelter is an excellent place to find a companion rabbit. Please save a life and adopt a bunny from a shelter, so many are abandoned every year after Easter.

Zipper

Zipper is a super model. She has stared in several photo shoots for the Rabbitron camapign. She is a very petite girl with a big attitude. She is very lively and even though she is so small she needs a whole lot of room to run. She is very feisty for being so small and often picks a fight with bunnies much bigger than herself. She almost had her modeling career ruined when she got bit on the nose by Fuzzy Mulligan, but luckily a veterinarian was able to sew it up almost as good as new.

Zipper shows us that bunnies have different personalities, and require us to figure out what their needs are and do our best to accomodate them. Let them live out their dreams (even if it’s a modeling career) and to take them to the vet for care when they need it.