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Adopt-A-Rescued-Rabbit Month
February is Adopt-A-Rescued-Rabbit Month! Increase your bunny-love this month by participating in our Expert Forum February 20 - 26. Join rabbit expert Mary Lempert of the Rabbit Advocate as she fields questions from Petfinder members and visitors.
Shelter+ Challenge
Vote today!
Our friends at the Animal Rescue Site have committed to donating $300,000 to Petfinder.com members through four Shelter+ Challenges in 2012. The first ARS Shelter+ Challenge with Petfinder.com for 2012 began this week and will run through the end of the day on Sunday, March 18th. Find out more and vote now at www.theanimalrescuesite.com.
The first weekly winners are in!
Week 1: Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary, Inc.
Week 2: Friends of Felines Rescue Center
Week 3: The Cat House on the Kings
Week 4: Rolling Dog Farm
Week 5: Noah's Arks Rescue
Promote Your Pets
Shelter Pet Project PSAs
The Shelter Pet Project drives new potential adopters to see your adoptable pets. View the great ads running as a result of this three year public service advertising campaign focusing on pet adoption at and see the Petfinder-powered Pet Personals. Already this year, traffic to your Petfinder adoptables from the Shelter Pet Project has doubled. Learn more and get the ads to play in your area.
From Our Library
Can Rabbits Walk on a Leash?
The following is an excerpt from Petfinder's FurKeeps Kickoff Ask the Experts Forum.
Q: Can or should bunnies be walked? If they can, how do you go about training a rabbit on a leash?
A: The most important form of exercise for your rabbit is simply freedom in a bunny-proofed space so she can run, jump and play. Bunnies will much prefer their freedom to any sort of organized "walk."
However, rabbits can be leash trained for specific purposes -- although as I said, they will get more exercise from free-roaming playtime.
If you want to train your rabbit to walk on a leash you'll need to start with a proper harness. You want an H-style harness (it looks like an H when it's laid out flat). You are unlikely to find them in the rabbit section of a pet store, but look in the cat area. In the rabbit area, you might find a product like this comfort harness which also works.
Great Pet Pic - Meet Chewbacca from CA1649
Weekly Report from Petfinder
Dear Petfinder.com members,
You work hard to make great adoption matches. But sometimes existing pets may not welcome their new family member with open paws. Here is a true adoption story - and one we would all dread to hear:
An excited, newly adopted Miniature Pinscher, Peanut, was romping around with his new dog sibling. The older dog did not realize Peanut was playing, felt threatened and bit off the tip of Peanut's ear. After surgical repairs and medication, the veterinary bill was $569.43. Thank goodness Peanut's mom, Debbie, took advantage of the PetFirst adoption insurance as soon as she adopted Peanut. She was reimbursed $500 for his vet bill and is able to focus on training the new siblings how to get along and not worrying about how to pay for an outstanding veterinary bill.
When new adopters activate the PetFirst adoption insurance policy for only $5 for the first month, you know that your recent adoptees will be covered by $1,000 of accident and illness coverage with a $500 per incident limit. PetFirst reimburses 100% of veterinary expenses after a $50 per incident deductible. Visit http://www.petfinder.com/admin/affordable-pet-insurance and find answers to all your questions about the PetFirst comprehensive adoption insurance.
Download materials to provide to your adopters to remind them to activate the adoption insurance here.
Have a great adoption week. --K
Pet Stats for Last Week
Adoptable Lionhead rabbits on Petfinder: 345
All adoptable rabbits on Petfinder: 5,546
SOURCE: Petfinder Pet Stats Browser
Have You Seen?
Guide to Becoming a Non-Profit
Want to become an official non-profit organization but not know where to start? Petfinder has you covered! Check out our informative Guide to Becoming a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization, which you can find under Member Benefits at the top of this page.
Places to Be
Animal Welfare Conference Calendar
Feel like you're the last to know what is going on? Not any more! Visit the Petfinder.com Conference Calendar just for Animal Welfare Pros. Now you can find upcoming training events as well as special celebrations.
