Dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, & placement of abused & neglected house rabbits.

Visit Gainesville Rabbit Rescue at the PetSmart on Archer Road in Gainesville on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of every month!

If you have rabbits, or any animal for that matter, outdoors during the severe weather conditions for the next few days, please bring them inside. In emergency, you can place a bunny in your bathroom or other safe electrical wire-free area. Keep in mind, not only can strong winds bring cold rains in on rabbits without anywhere to hide, gusts can knock entire hutches over. Bunnies find their cage doors popped open and, frightened by thunder (never mind their house blowing down) dash off for the nearest hiding place which may not be where you will find them later. They may not know how to find their way back to you or, even worse, they may become prey for another animal. SO, when there's a Hurricane/Storm warning make like a bread truck and HAUL BUNS!

Bunnies of the Month

Click the above image to watch a video of just a few of the bunnies now available for adoption.

Find an injured or orphaned wild rabbit? Contact Florida Wildlife Care Center, Inc.

24-HR Hotline:

(352) 371-4400

Good Bunny Karma

Provided grant to support the spaying and neutering of rescued bunnies prior to adoption.

Donated large quantities of Rabbit Chow to GRR.

Panasonic has recently introduced a new Oxyride battery and as part of a thoughtful campaign, "Neuter Your Bunny," they made a considerable donationation to the House Rabbit Society to support spay and neuter programs. If you are a rabbit lover or simply understand what an impact the overpopulation of any single animal can have on others (especially those awaiting their fates in shelters) please take a moment to send a word of thanks to Panasonic at their contact page.

Thank you to our friends at IMJ Photography for visiting a few of our foster homes and taking some candid shots of our cute buns (pun intended)! We didn't think our little guys could look any more adorable, but Monica & Jacob really caught them at their best.

IMJ also handles weddings, portraits, and less furry clientele.

Please spay & neuter your rabbits. Too many bunnies have no place to go.

Join GRR and their buddies Hailes Angels. Meet rescued bunnies and other furry friends.

When: September 6th, 9am-1pm

Where: Haile Plantation Animal Clinic

Visit some Beach Bunnies in Daytona!

Our friends to the east will be bringing their adoptable buns to:

Petco

2500 West International Speedway B #900
Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Please email us for days and times. AND don't miss out on the fabulous Daytona Beach News-Journal story they starred in.

One of GRR's most favorite vets has moved. You can now find Dr. Greene at Haile Plantation Animal Clinic. There he is still working with bunnies. Thank goodness!

Vist Checks Your Way, Inc. and order your own GRR logo checks and/or those with your own pet's image. 10% of the proceeds will be donated to GRR, even when you create your own checks but simply follow the link above.

If you cannot afford the cost of spaying or neutering your pet bunny, GRR may be able to help. Through its new B.U.N.S. program, a generous discount from the dedicated staff at Butler Plaza Animal Hospital, and the support of PetSmart Charities those who apply might receive substantial assistance. Please email us for more information and an application and don't forget to support the kind businesses that support GRR!

New supporters of the B.U.N.S. program

Haile Plantation Animal Clinic

Valued supporters of GRR's B.U.N.S. program.

A big bunny thanks to Dr. Linda McCollough and staff!

Important information about rabbit Emergency Care

UF vet school no longer accepts emergency visits on weekends/week nights for clients who are not regulars. If your emergency is on a Saturday, West End Animal Hospital is open from 9am-1pm and the vets there will see rabbits and new clients in an emergency. Their phone number is 352-472-7626.

Here's a link to the House Rabbit Societies' information on rabbit health and medical care.

Did you know....

Because rabbits are prey animals, they avoid showing any sign of illness until they can do so no longer? Please watch your bunny for these signs that a visit to the vet is necessary:

Head tilt
Diarrhea
Irregular (small or nonexistent) fecal pellets
Absence of appetite
Lethargy
Runny nose or eyes

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Benefiting needy animals in the Alachua County area thanks to our friends at

West End Animal Hospital.

Because GRR is not a shelter, we are not of unlimited space. Our neglected and abandoned rabbits are placed with loving families in foster homes. Currently, all our foster homes are full. Here is some information on Finding a New Home for your Rabbit. In the meantime it is important to note:

Never give your bunny away to a stranger or sell it for less than $20. You may unknowingly set your bun up to be snake food.
Are you getting rid of your bunny due to behavior problems? If bunny has not been spayed/neutered, that might be your only problem.
Don't think that a move will traumatize your bun. Bunnies feel loss much the same as we do and it would hurt your beloved pet more to be left behind, than jostled a bit in a pet carrier.
Never let your bunny lose in the wild. It does not make him "free." It makes him food.

Are you willing to care for another living thing for a length of time that can extend over 12 years?
Is this rabbit for a child? Are you willing to take care of her when the child loses interest?
Will you keep your rabbit as a member of your family, no matter how your circumstances change?
Will you accept your rabbit as a rabbit and understand its temperament is unlike that of a cat or dog?
Are you willing to provide an appropriate and safe living environment for the rabbit in your home?
Do you have the financial capability to afford "exotic" animal veterinary costs?
Will your other pets and those you plan for the future get along with your rabbit?

Gainesville Rabbit Rescue in no way supports the breeding of any animal while others suffer and die needlessly. Even a one-time breeding at home serves to add to over-population and prevents a homeless bunny from finding its way into a safe and loving home and may very well lead another bunny into being euthanized in a shelter. Please remember this before you purchase a rabbit or any animal at a pet store or from a breeder and make adoption your first option.