Volume
4, Issue
1 -
February
2004
The
State
of the
State's
Rabbits
News
from
the
North
The
“northern
contingent’
enjoyed
coming
down
to Broomfield
for
the
Bunny
Boutique
in November.
We were
all
tempted
to bring
more
bunnies
back
to our
homes
in Fort
Collins
and
Loveland,
but
we left
knowing
that
the
bunnies
were
in good
hands
where
they
were.
Since July of 2003, we have been instrumental in placing 40 rabbits through the Larimer Humane Society. There were nine euthanasias. We consider these very positive statistics and continue to be grateful for the opportunity we have to assist the bunnies of Larimer County.
A
new
director
has
recently
been
hired
at the
Larimer
Humane
Society.
We look
forward
to working
with
him
in exciting
new
directions
to give
better
care
to the
bunnies
and
more
education
to adopters.
--
Christine
Haas,
Satellite
Manager
and
Educator,
Fort
Collins;
(970)
493-6965;
bosshaas@msn.com
News
from
the
West
Hello
and
Happy
New
Year
to All.
At Christmas
I lost
one
of my
long
time
foster
rabbits,
Emma.
She
was
a feral
rabbit
dumped
in the
country
with
her
partner.
A concerned
woman
contacted
the
HRS
Chapter
in N.M.,
(now
closed),
about
lots
of baby
bunnies
living
under
her
trailer
who
were
being
killed
by feral
cats.
When
HRS
came
to trap
them,
only
Emma
and
one
baby
remained.
They
both
found
their
way
to me.
Emma
never
cared
much
for
people
but
at the
end
of her
life
she
was
willing
to lay
her
head
on my
shoulder
and
gracefully
accept
the
care
she
needed.
Life goes on after loss, and in two weeks my foster bun "Breezy" will be going to a new home. Her new bunn mom has a rabbit-proof house, has stocked up on special hays and has her home filled with tunnels, boxes, and toys. This woman lost her two beloved rabbits this year and I think that Breezy has been waiting for her heart to heal enough to have another rabbit in her life. It should be a happy new year for both of them.
I
finally
visited
Best
Friends
Animal
Shelter
and
spent
a little
time
in the
bunny
buildings.
What
a beautiful
place
the
sanctuary
is and
as with
our
own
chapter,
I could
feel
the
love
there.
--
Debby
Widolf,
Satellite
Manager
and
Educator,
Durango;
(970)
259-5633;
rosebud@frontier.net
