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Rabbit Articles
Our bunnies need your help! The Yolo County SPCA has many adorable, adoptable bunnies looking for homes right now. Perhaps if you've been to our adoption site at the Davis Petco you've spotted a few of them sitting quietly near the cat adoption area.
Help is needed for the following: Sitting with our bunnies at Petco, fostering bunnies, and promoting our fluffy little guys.
Sitting with our bunnies:
We are in need of a couple of volunteers with bunny experience, (or a willingness to learn), to sit with the bunnies awaiting homes on Saturdays at our Petco adoption site from about 1-3PM. You would help set up and clean up the bunny adoption area, monitor bunnies while they are there, and answer questions from the public in regards to house rabbits and our adoption process. Training available, although an interest in bunnies and exprience is useful. You would not need to volunteer every week - just when you are available.
Fostering Bunnies:
The Yolo County SPCA is currently seeking new foster homes for bunnies. All of our foster rabbits are intended to be house rabbits and need to be treated as a member of the foster family, similar to a foster cat or dog. The Yolo County SPCA provides all food, litter, and veterinary care that your foster bunny needs. You provide the space, care, love, and rides to adoption events! We will give you instructions on how to care for a house rabbit, as well as information on litter box training, handling, etc. If you would like more information about opening your heart and home to a bunny in need, let us know!
Promoting Bunnies:
Many people are still surprised when I tell them that the SPCA has bunnies available for adoption. Please encourage your friends and family to adopt, rather than buy, if they are looking to add a bunny to their life. You can also post the profiles (as found at www.yolospca.org) of our adoptable bunnies to your Facebook page, tweet about them, or even pick up flyers at our adoption site to put up at your office or local businesses. Remember that the Yolo County SPCA often adopts to families outside the Yolo County area, (as long as they are able to meet the animal in person), so remember to tell your friend who is looking for a bunny in Sacramento or in the Bay Area that they can check out adoptable bunnies on our website too! |
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 Meet the “Ugly Duckling” of the rabbit world. They are not petite, like dwarves; neither do they have the soft fur of a rex. Big white bunnies weigh between 8-14 pounds fully grown and are completely white. Most are albinos, thus the red eyes. This large, plain appearance is their downfall in shelters and rescues when they are contrasted with more elegant bunnies. Yet despite the lack of glamour, big white bunnies are more than meets the eye.
Originally bred as a meat rabbit with the idea bigger is better, and through the pursuit of this particular trait others such as coloring were bred out. Later they gained use for another reason. The Easter Bunny!
Rabbits in general make great house pets, and big white bunnies are no exception. With their added size they have a more outgoing personality. Unlike smaller breeds which can be shy, or nervous, big white bunnies are adventuresome and jump right into the middle of the household. Big white rabbits are very sure of themselves. They love interacting with their humans while at the same time they get along with other household pets such as cats and dogs, making them perfect for a large family. Big white rabbits are good with children as they don’t startle at their quick movements and loud noises.
With all pets there comes responsibility. Rabbits require a special diet regimen to keep them healthy and happy. Even though they do not need vaccinations, they do require check up with the vet. Rabbits also must be spayed or neutered to prevent unwanted litters, and also to prevent reproductive cancers. It is a small price to pay for the enjoyment a big white bunny and bring to your life. With out fancy colors, diminutive size, or long floppy ears the big white bunnies are truly the “Ugly Ducklings” of the rabbit world. |
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