Rabbit Rescue, Control & Management

New colony alert! We pulled together a group of 25* young adults, moved them into their brand new home, and walked you through the basics of our colony process.

We prioritize safe, outdoor enclosures for the majority of our residents. They promote social living, natural behaviours like digging and foraging, and give the bunnies a whole lot more space than an indoor cage or pen can provide.

These bunnies are all feral rescues, or babies born from those rescues. They prefer outdoor living to the house bunny lifestyle, and we aim to accommodate.

Beyond the buns’ preferences, we’re able to rescue and house larger populations of at-risk bunnies using this colony model.

The buns are settling in, and we’re preparing to do our mass health check and pull any bunnies that aren’t thriving in this group. We’re also observing closely, watching for any trouble makers that are disrupting the peace (I’m looking at you, Brad).

If all goes well, we’ll have a cohesive colony very soon. 🤍 Will update as we go. ... See MoreSee Less

Looking for a volunteer foster coordinator (or two) to join our adoption team!

We've been blessed with stellar foster coordinators in the past, but the role is too large for one person - the bunnies need your help. 🐰

Foster coordinator tasks include:

- Responding to foster applications
- Screening potential foster homes via phone call or in-person interviews
- Close communication with our adoption team
- Scheduling foster pickups, drop-offs, and bunny meet and greets
- Supporting bunny fosters by answering their questions and directing them to management for veterinary assistance.

This role can be remote, though the ability to drive to our Richmond shelter is a huge benefit! Interested? Please email adopt@rabbitats.org - subject line "Foster Coordinator."

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Our colony bunnies have a great life, but it's not as much fun for our caged rabbits -- bunnies waiting for or recovering from their spay/neuter operations, special needs rabbits, adoptables not at our adoption centres (Cozy Carrots and the The Bunny Cafe), colony misfits, etc -- so we're making sure they still get fresh grass and sunshine with our 'day pens'. Humans can hang out too! ... See MoreSee Less