Major Crisis in Santa Cruz County, CA shelters

[osprey]

This is an appeal from The Rabbit Haven of Scotts Valley California.

Shelters in Santa Cruz County have been hit with several large dumps of rabbits in the last few days from several abuse and confiscation cases. Rabbits were confiscated by Animal Control from four sites, with a total of 28 rabbits being taken away and brought to the two county shelters. One of the sites was a slaughterhouse, where the rabbits were breeding indiscriminantly and not being cared for. These rabbits were abused and neglected, many of them sick or injured, some adults and some babies. Shelter staff, shelter advocates and rescuers are scrambling to find places for these rabbits to go where they can heal and recover from their ordeal.

We need help from anyone interested in fostering or who may be able to adopt. The shelters were just slammed with 15 new rabbits in a large scale rescue and five more are expected to come in tomorrow. Eight more will be incoming soon from a variety of rescue and abandonment cases. These shelters were already full of rabbits because of dumped Easter bunnies, and The Haven’s foster system is brimming full too. Sadly, these large cases will displace the existing shelter rabbits and foster sites at The Haven.

Please call or email if you can foster, rescue or adopt or help in any way! You can reach Auntie Heather Bechtel by phone at 831 239-7119 and email at director@therabbithaven.org. Please help us give these bunnies a chance at a new life free of suffering and abuse.

You can see pictures of the bunnies on our website here http://therabbithaven.org/SlaughterhouseConfiscation_050709.html

[JK]

When will this ever stop! This once again just sickens me. The rabbits are so adorable. These people should be shot…

[Nicci607]

…this is just awfully heartbreaking!!!!! 

[osprey]

Four of the babies have been pulled by The Rabbit Haven: Pico, Snuzzle, Bishop and Greco.  These are now in foster care at one of our baby care sites.

I think we might be able to pull a couple of more this week.  I posted Craig’s List last night, we are hoping for a few more foster homes for these guys. 

 

[Nicci607]

Posted By osprey on 05/08/2008 9:59 AM

Four of the babies have been pulled by The Rabbit Haven: Pico, Snuzzle, Bishop and Greco.  These are now in foster care at one of our baby care sites.

I think we might be able to pull a couple of more this week.  I posted Craig’s List last night, we are hoping for a few more foster homes for these guys. 

 

osprey:

Did you post something on bunspace.com? People there might be able to help too!!!

GOOD LUCK !!! I wish I was closer to California!!! 

[osprey]

A couple of our other volunteers post to FaceBook, MySpace, LiveJournal and BunSpace.  I am hoping they can get the word out today on those sites.

 

[Nicci607]

This is just too sad for words!! Yes, those people should be shot…

Obviously this is Animal Cruelty!! Are those people getting charged, at least?

Those poor rabbits being raised for meat!! It is disgusting!! What would people say if we would raise dogs and cats for meat, and eat THEM???

Bunny Rabbits are wonderful pets, just like dogs and cats are, for many people!!

Production of Rabbit Meat needs to stop. It is totally inhumane what happens to the rabbits!! Below is a link to a page I found!! It is VERY hard to read!!

 

http://www.hfa.org/about/rabbits.pdf

 

PLEASE pass it on!!

[I’d rather see and END to Rabbit Meat Production, though!!]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Scarlet_Rose]

Osprey I too would LOVE to foster, but I’m all the way in Colorado!!! Grrr!

[osprey]

We pulled another 3 last week, which brings our total to 10 for this group.  The 7 babies are featured in the the video I posted recently.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Awww Osprey! That’s terrible news. I’m glad your there to help out!!

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