The Situation

The Santa Cruz shelter system (including Watsonville), went well over maximum capacity two weeks ago. Even with ongoing Rabbit Haven rescue and adoption shows we have not been able to keep up and the shelters have an urgent need for rescue. Sadly, the community continues to dump unwanted animals at an alarming rate at these shelters. We have been working as fast as we can to manage the flow at this shelter, but we need fosters, rescue and adopters to make this work.

This is Meyer, he needs a home of his own

Some of the rabbit over-crowding is due to a steady flow of rabbits that started last May and has not stopped. They just keep coming in pairs or groups and we your help to get caught up. This year we are facing a much heavier animal surrender rate at our shelters.

For rabbits at the shelter, this problem has been made much worse because 6 spaces have been eliminated at the Watsonville facility and 1 in the Santa Cruz site. In addition, 6 additional spaces were lost 4 years ago when they moved to their new shelter facility. Basically, cage space at the shelters is decreasing when numbers of rabbits are increasing. A bad situation for rabbits.

The awesome rabbit advocate, Leslie, has been busy emailing and calling all the rescues near and far and to date, we have been able to get out only 5 rabbits. Tragically two more came in Saturday! Haven has contacted everyone we know in the rescue community as well to find space. We definitely have a huge task at hand. To save lives we need to secure additional rescue, increase adoptions and set up new fosters sites.

"Can you help us RABBITS? love, Harper.

There is so much you can do. We need you. The rabbits need you:

1. Foster
2. Adopt
3. Rescue
4. Help in a supportive role
5. Donate

Please see if you have space anywhere to help these little ones. Timmy & Harper need to get out ASAP. They have been at the shelter since April-May. These rabbits are having a hard time in the shelter environment. They are smaller rabbits. Timmy (pictured above) is a tiny dwarf Sable point and Harper is a small white ruby-blue eyed dwarf. Also show are Chip a luscious Rex and Bibbity.
We have only a few days to save their lives. Just fostering for three months will save a life. There are other ways you can help too. You can help transport, pick up supply, put up flyers in the community, assist at the office or even donate. Email me for a complete list of rabbits available at either shelter.
Call us at 831 600-7479 10 AM to 10 PM or email if you want to help director@therabbithaven.org

At The Shelter

I am sad

My heart is broken and I feel empty

I have been dumped on the street

my family did not want me anymore.

 

Now I sit in a stainless cage with paper under my feet

alongside all the other abandoned animals.

I can barely focus on them

 

All the other rabbits here have their own sad tales

I am too depressed to  even pretend that I am listening

 

A nice volunteer came today and took my picture - so here I am

She picked me up and I liked that,  but now here I am

alone in this cage at the shelter

 

I need a really good  reason to keep going

I need love- right away

Otherwise,  I give up

 

Aymalee

Help A Bunny

RED ALERT

This Bunny is on the Euthanasia List

Hello,  can you please rescue me  ASAP  Please - I am miserable..  Healing but still, I need a super clean space.  I think I am very handsome.  Once my ears are all healed I will be a ok

 

 Hi, I am a bunny on the small side and I am on  the euthanasia list at the San Jose Shelter .  I came in with gross mites eating my ears!!!!

 I am on the list due to the needs I have for treatment for mites.   

Happily, the shelter staff took mercy on me and I have been given pain meds and revolution!  Oh I feel better and alot of the gunk has fallen out Yippee.  But the clock for my time here is ticking.  My deadline in only one day away! 

 

Will you help  me please - I can get a human to bring me to you.  Just let Auntie Heather know what it takes -She will make it happen. Meds, transport. Medical care /

 

Rabbit Haven  had to take out 13 just last week and  then,  my friend Bridgette who they  took out had another litter!  

I am happy for her but now there is absolutely no space for me. 

 

 Please let me know if you can rescue  me -

I do not have email so contact  Heather Director@therabbithaven.org OK?  Right away please.

 

 Nothing else wrong  me and I am friendly -   these mites will be a thing of the past soon.  Please save  me.

 

Will you please help me  ?

 

 Call   Heather  at 831 600-7479    

URGENT URGENT EMERGENCY

The Santa Cruz shelters are full, euthanizing starts next week. 

These five rabbits are at the top of the Death List.

Annie

 Beatriz

 Finn

 Jemma

 Madeline

All these rabbits are spayed or neutered, they are socialized sweet beings. Three have been in the shelter for more than a year. If you can adopt or foster one (or more) of these lovely bunnies please contact Heather at the Rabbit Haven ASAP. Euthanizing starts on Tuesday June 5th, we must know by Monday the 4th at the very latest. Contact information for Heather and the Haven can be found HERE.