Author: Michael

Dear Leslie, I just wanted to update you on how we are doing. I renamed Lightning Bug, her name is now Penny because I thought the name really suit her and I have always liked it. Penny is such a joy to have around and my mom, brother, and I love her so much. She has been welcoming me home after work and school and she runs around in my room until she wears herself out. At first she was very nervous and scared but it didn’t take her long to warm up to her new home. Whenever she is out of her pen she loves to thump and binky around or lay down being my mirror, she is so adorable. You probably already know, but whenever I take a treat bag out she loves to jump and sniff all over me until she gets a treat, it always makes me laugh.

I am eternally grateful to the rescue and especially you for letting me have her, she is just what I was missing and I am so happy to have her. I attached some pictures to this email for you to take a look at as well. I hope you enjoy and you will be hearing from us again soon.

Thank you so much again.

~ Love, Sarah and Penny

I just wanted to drop you a line and say hi from me an’ tha buns. That Leroy has absolutely stolen our hearts! He’s such a sweet boy. And he and Miss Willis are such a loving couple…..nary a spat between ’em! I planted a garden for us in a baby pool that was being thrown out…..so I’m sharing fresh cilantro, parsley, kale and lettuces with them. I’ll attach a photo for you.

One of Leroy’s favorite games is “come chase me out of the garage”, where I “accidentally” leave the door open, he runs in and heads for some back corner under a shelf and I come in and flush him out of his hiding spot and chase him back out to his area. I think he would do it all day long if I indulged him! Even my husband has been won over to the bunnies… and he was originally a hard sell on them. And even though it makes him crazy sometimes, he is fairly tolerant of the bits of hay and layer of fur that decorates much of the house.

Thanks again, Kathy, for what you’re doing for the rabbits and for making it possible for us to have sweet Mr. Leroy in our family!

Butterscotch was rescued by the Gainesville Rabbit Rescue when her ‘time was up’ at another shelter.  My husband and I were looking for a bunny and saw Butterscotch at an adoption day.  As soon as I held her, I knew she would be ours.

There wasn’t much known about her past, but I vowed to make her future a bright one.  She has done the same for us.  Butterscotch is a happy and playful bunny.  She has a roomy condo and play area where she loves to run around.  I can’t begin to tell you how much she has enriched our lives with her charming and sweet personality.  In the morning, she greets me and waits for her fresh greens.  If I am not fast enough for her liking, she boxes me to let me know her disapproval.  She is also great company for me when my husband travels.

We adopted Butterscotch a year ago today and can’t imagine our lives without her. Her real birthday is unknown, so we picked today since it’s the anniversary of her adoption.

Happy Birthday, Butterscotch.  We love you!

We are having sooooo much fun with Miss Tickle.  Now she has picked up a new trick.  The purple pillow that you see in the picture above is my travel pillow, it has beans in it.  It just happened to be on the floor one day and she started playing with it.  She rolled it all the way over to her favorite spot in the room and laid her head on it for a little bunny nap.  Then she rolled it right back out in the middle of the floor.  LOL!  I am amazed at how smart she is.  Now she likes me to throw it out in the middle of the floor and she will roll it back up to me.  She is the smartest rabbit I have ever seen.  I am going to get it on tape and send it to funniest videos.

Well, just thought that you might like to hear some more about her.

Thanks again for bringing her into our lives.

~ Patti M.

Hi, my name is Barbara, and i am the college student that adopted Marley from you guys about 5 months ago. I just wanted to give you guys a quick update on how Marley is doing. To start off, i guess i should say that we are very grateful for being able to adopt Marley, as he is the most lovable, fun bunny ever. He is so active, and it only took him about a week after coming home with us to start showing his true colors! He is always so excited when we come home and let him run around, and he is quite an explorer! Every chew toy we ever get him is always gnawed through in less than two or three days, and when he destroys his toys, he goes hopping around, looking for other things to gnaw on. He learns very quickly, and he even learned to hop on my chair, then onto my table, and from there onto my bed! He doesn’t enjoy being held too much, but he loves being petted, which is the most adorable thing ever! He loves to eat, and we always make sure to have plenty of tasty snacks for him. I recently took him on a trip to visit my family, and he thrived with all the attention he was getting from everyone! He is a joy to have, and we just wanted to let you know that he is healthy and happy!

~ Barbara R.

Molly Bunny was abandoned in a return bin for dogs. She was taken to the shelter extremely dirty, urine burns on her feet, underweight, and pregnant. Within a day she gave birth to seven babies. Molly and her babies were placed in foster care the next day. Although the babies did not make it, Molly did. She was a very sick and shy bunny at first. With urgent medical care, plenty of love, and much attention Molly blossomed into a carefree, curious, and outgoing bunny.

Her new mom, Alisha, is wonderful. Alisha says Molly’s doing great!!  Molly loves the kids. She sleeps under the table and comes out to explore every now and then, but when the kids come home she follows them around playing and looking to be pet. She is hopping around the house as a super cute pumpkin for Halloween, not minding the costume a bit.  Anson, Molly’s dad, came home one day from after work and found Molly passed out sound asleep on her back with her legs stretched out. He had to wake her because he was worried that she was dead. Molly’s definitely gotten more comfortable in our home flopping about, although this includes taking control of the remote control. She definitely loves to eat the rubber buttons off remote controls making it guessing game as to which buttons are which. We accidentally left it out. She turned it into her chew toy and fast too. I think she got most the buttons off in less than a minute. She has brought lots of joy to our home and done great with other people. We had two of our friends over the other night for dinner and cards. Molly bounced around the living room making sure to visit everyone twice, if not more. She is really cute when Anson’s not home, I’ll be sitting in the living room with her and she loves to sit up on the living room window sill looking out. I always send Anson pictures of her telling him to hurry home, Molly’s looking for him.

We found a great match for our family though the Gainesville Rabbit Rescue and you guys are amazing for what you do.

~ From Mom Alisha

I’ve had Chester for nearly a year and I adopted him from a rescue in Tampa. I was drawn to him because he was a mere 2.5lbs and he had an adorable white nose. When I realized he really needed a companion I began searching. For a few months I owned a 7lb rabbit that a friend gave me but the two buns didn’t seem to get along, even after several months. They merely tolerated each others existence (and the 7lb rabbit had a tendency to steal Chester’s food no matter how much I gave her). After passing her on to another friend I began my search for Chester’s perfect wifey. I needed a bun near his size and I was ecstatic when I found Jasmine. The two buns together look like bookends. Their white markings run in opposite directions and they both have that trademark white nose! Not only are they adorable but they are perfect compliments. Chester is extremely active and barely tolerates being held and groomed but he’ll sit forever getting head rubs. Jasmine is wonderfully cuddly and exactly what I was looking for in a compliment for Chester. I can’t believe I was lucky to find such a wonderful bun. Even after just a few days they were snuggling and grooming each other. I couldn’t be happier.

~From New Mom Carrie Bow