2024 Matching Campaign

San Diego House Rabbit Society is committed to giving every rabbit in our care a safe place to sleep, a healthy diet, plenty of love, and, most importantly, proper medical care.  

Each year, we spend around $100,000 on medical expenses for our rabbits—covering everything from wellness checks and vaccines to medications and life-saving surgeries. Meet our special bunnies here: https://sandiegorabbits.org/medical-needs-rabbits

Take Pumpkin and Sparkle:

Pumpkin and Sparkle, adopted from SDHRS in 2017, were recently returned in heartbreaking condition. They originally only wanted to return Sparkle because "we do not want to take care of her anymore because she is too ill". Because we never separate bonded pairs, after hours of discussion and despite the protest of their 14 year old daughter, we convinced them to return Pumpkin to us as well. When the bunnies arrived at the SDHRS, what we found, broke our hearts.

Sparkle was in terrible shape --urine-soaked, matted with poop and suffering from fleas, mites. Her chin had a suspicious mass, possible dental disease (puss in the teeth) and she showed evidence of neurological issues and shoulder trauma.

With Pumpkin, he arrived with bladder sludge, fleas, mites and an ear infection. His nails were painfully overgrown with some that were broken off.

We spent hours cleaning and comforting the bunnies before transporting them to the vet the next day. Now they are safe in our care, and receiving the medical attention they were previously denied. Their story is a reminder of why we have a rigorous adoption process and why we stress that rabbits are lifetime commitments—not just pets for children until interest fades. 

Pumpkin and Sparkle are just one example of the special-needs rabbits we care for each year, in addition to providing routine medical care for all our rabbits.  

Thanks to three very generous donors, all donations made from now until January 14, 2025 will be matched up to $15,000. Your contribution will help us to continue our mission of supporting the rabbits in our shelter. Every donation, big or small, makes a difference - especially to rabbits like Pumpkin and Sparkle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUdA_8OzAaA

Visit SanDiegoRabbits.org to learn more about our work.