This month, check out our precious Echo. He's been with us for over a year, after being rescued from a horrible hoarding situation. All of the others Echo was rescued with have been adopted, so it's only Echo who is still on the search for his forever home. Echo lives in an exercise pen, is litterbox trained and neutered. His foster mom says he's full of life. loves to play, and gets along with cats, calm dogs, and all people. Open up your home to Echo and make his dreams come true!

After surviving against all odds, all 5 of Blossom's babies have found amazing "forever" homes! They came into our rescue after their mom, Blossom, was found hopping around in a nearby town. Soon after she got to the shelter, Blossom gave birth to 10 babies. Due to the poor health she was in, Blossom couldn't take care if her babies and they were bottle fed for 8 long weeks. The five surviving babies are all adorable and sweet, and each have joined amazing homes! Congratulations to Nicholas (now Sumo), Maurice, Gingerbread Boy, Angelina (now Ally), and Miss Holly!

Hot off the press! We have a new amazing video that captures the adorable faces of some of our Hug-a-Bunnies! Most of the rabbits featured in this video already have permanent loving homes. You may recognize Apple (originally found taped inside a shoebox), Bug (who has head tilt) or Button (who is partially blind). The only rabbit in this video who is still on the search for a loving home is Sprinkles, who is a wonderful girl! She's the English Spot in the video (with the HUGE bowl of greens and on the bed) and is still looking for a wonderful family to come along and scoop her up! A heartfelt thank you to Hug-a-Bunny volunteer Jessica who has donated her time to help our bunnies on many occasions, but nothing could be more special than this video, which captures the lighthearted family vision of Hug-a-Bunny!

Hug-a-Bunny Rabbit Rescue, Inc. is a small 501 (c)(3) organization that rescues, rehabilitates, and re-homes rabbits in need. We started out by helping other volunteer organizations, but quickly realized that there were limited resources for rabbits in our area. Hug-a-Bunny Rabbit Rescue, Inc. does extensive volunteer work associated with our local animal shelter. Most of our rescued rabbits come from this location.

Hug-a-Bunny was created through true ambition to try to make a difference and save a few lives, but we quickly surpassed that goal! We now have a working network with organizations in our area and miles away to best support our rabbits. Each rabbit that comes into our care is treated like our own until they find their "forever home!"

We aim to educate the public about rabbits. We've found that many people don't know what amazing companions rabbits can be. Most are not aware that rabbits are easily litterbox-trained and crave attention and love. All Hug-a-Bunnies are litterbox-trained while they are in foster care!

All rabbits in our care are spayed/neutered when they enter our rescue. All medical expenses come straight from our pockets and from kind donations. Hug-a-Bunny runs solely on volunteers for the care of these animals. Since we don't have a physical location, all of our rabbits live in foster care across Northern NJ and NY.

The rabbits in our care are wonderful creatures (of course we're partial) and we would be willing to elaborate on any of their qualities if you feel that you need more information! There is something special and unique about each of our rabbits. Please take your time and read about each of the Hug-a-Bunnies, even if you aren't quite ready to adopt. You never know, a Hug-a-Bunny might steal your heart, as they have done to ours! And yes, all of our rabbits ARE huggable!

We will adopt to indoor homes in the tri-state area. Please take a look at our rabbits to see if any of them are the right match for you! If you don't see your match, email us and we can tell you about rabbits in our care that are not yet posted online. There is a $50 adoption donation, which allows us to rescue and spay/neuter more rabbits! This fee offsets the money we spend rescuing these rabbits.

If you are interested in any of the rabbits on our site, please email hugabunny@gmail.com for more information and an adoption application. Please note that all Hug-a-Bunnies are adopted to indoor homes only. Once we recieve an inquiry, will get back to you quickly!

Please keep in mind that we may have several people interested in the same rabbit at one time, and adoptions are based on the most fitting home for a bun, as we always have their best interest in mind. We also have other rabbits that aren't currently listed on Petfinder since they aren't yet spayed or neutered or aren't yet in a Hug-a-Bunny foster home.

Please consider helping out our rescued rabbits by making a generous donation through Paypal. Any donation helps, even $1, $5, or $10! It costs $170 for each spay surgery and $130 for each neuter. We also have regular vet visits and daily living costs. Please donate so we can continue helping abandoned rabbits! You do NOT need to sign up for a Paypal account to donate. Thank you from the Hug-a-Bunnies!

Thanks to all of your support, we were able to attain another goal that we never thought possible. Recently, we had our 160th adoption! This was a huge accomplishment for us and we're so proud! Most importantly, we're happy for all of our 160 rabbits who have found amazing "forever homes!" Each one has touched our hearts and will remain there forever. Feel free to browse through our "Hoppy Tails" section to see all of the amazing animals who have been lucky enough to find permanent homes! Sweetie was the well-deserved 160th adoption and we couldn't be happier for her in her new home with Suzanne!

To our loyal adopters, supporters, and volunteers! Thank you for coming out the past two weekend to shop for Hug-a-Bunny! It was so nice to meet a few of our long-time supporters! Our volunteers were out both weekend with big smiles on their faces! We were able to raise a lot of money for Hug-a-Bunny and exceeded our goals. In total, we raised exactly $1,500 through the gift wrapping events. which is more than we cold have dreamed of! Thank you again to all Hug-a-Bunny volunteers and anyone who donated!

Hot off the press! We now have our CafePress store all set up and ready for visitors! We've got everything from mousepads and mugs to cute t-shirts, all promoting Hug-a-Bunny! At the same time, you'll also be earning money for us to continue caring for all of our wonderful rabbits. Check out our store using the link below- we can't wait to see you around wearing our gear! Make sure to check out the new calendar...see if you can name the rabbits!

It is with great sadness, that we report the passing of our dear bunny friend, Sage. Although Sage was with us for 16 months without ever finding his "forever home," we was deeply loved by his foster mom, Frannie. Sage was one of our long-time Hug-a-Bunnies and always brought a smile to our faces. He was rescued at 7 years old and lived out his life "retirement style." Sage passed away on September 29th. He will be greatly missed by all those who knew or met him, but most of all by his foster mom, who gave him a life better than most.

We also want to report the death of sweet Theodore. After living in a bad situation for 4 years, he was eventually dumped at a shelter with teeth that were inches long. Poor Theodore never knew love, yet was the sweetest guy around. After having some dental work done, Theodore was living it up and was beginning to enjoy a normal life. He was only with us for a few short weeks and unfortunately passed away on October 1st, only a few days after Sage. Theodore will be deeply missed.

Although it is very sad that neither of these amazing rabbits had a permanent home of their own, they were both deeply loved by their foster parents and they were safe. Each of them was treated as if they were our own. Sadly, they will never get to enjoy a life where they are the one and only rabbit. However, we know they were loved and spoiled during their days and months with us.

Can you believe it's been 2 years since our very first adoption? On November 10th, 2006 our beautiful Lily joined her permanent home with her new mom Rian. That was our very first Hug-a-Bunny adoption and gave us hope that there were good things in store for us! Since that date just 2 years ago, we have made a lot of progress! We currently had our 126th adoption, which shows how hard we've been working! Many amazing rabbits have joined permanent, loving homes. We have helped to spay and neuter over a hundred rabbits and have rescued an amazing amount of rabbits out of harm's way. For example, we took 44 rabbits out of our local county shelter JUST in 2007! That, plus all of the personal surrenders, other shelters, and rabbits we've helped right off the streets, and we've done a great deal!

With all of the success we've had so far, we have many people to thank. We want to send a special thank you to all of our foster homes, who have been with us since the very beginning. This includes Tammie (and Donna), Denise, Diana, Lisa, Tayo, the staff of Westwood Pets, and Filomena (and Quilts & Such) for all of your work and dedication to our rabbits. We simply couldn't do it without all of your help! We also have to give a special thanks to Dr. Cheryl Welch and her staff at Franklin Lakes Animal Hospital for the generosity and compassion you've shown our rescued rabbit. Finally, thanks to all of the people who have opened up their homes to one (or more) of our rescued rabbits. THANK YOU!

- Everyone who donated during the gift wrapping...thank you!!!!

- Julie (mom of Cheddar and Bunz) and your generous donation!!!

-Christine (Jax's mom!) on your generous donations towards spays and neuters

- Donna and your generous holiday donation to Hug-a-Bunny

- Sisters Fatima (mom of former Hug-a-Bunny Barley) and Carla each for your wonderful donations

- Evelyn (Charlotte the Lop's mom) on your amazing donation!!!

- Jen (former Hug-a-Bunny Brody's mom...now Tyler) and your generous donation!

-Beth and your sponsorship of Sundance

-Karen Noe and Angel Quest for their generous donation from St. Francis Day! Check out the Angel Quest website at http://www.lucelucina.com/

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An Update on Adopted Hug-a-Bunnies

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Vonnegut and Zelda (formerly Jasper I and Macadamia) have also been having a wonderful time. Although they were adopted separately (Vonnegut-3/4/07 & Zelda-10/27/07) once they were bonded in their new home, the pair became inseparable! That's a true Hug-a-Bunny success story! Their parents, Kat and Chris, graciously sent over a few clips of the bunnies doing binkies (or happy jumps), some while reading! These are truly talented rabbits!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVfV1LIYbL0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlanZ3wmXRQ&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcK-I5jNkJM&NR=1


Thank you for visiting our site! We appreciate all of your support.

Jamie & Frannie
and the Hug-a-Bunny Team

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Hug-a-Bunny Rabbit Rescue, Inc.
P.O. Box 223
Rutherford, NJ 07070
Email: hugabunny@gmail.com
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter

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