Start Time: 9:00 a.m.
Date: 2012-05-19
End Time: 5:00 p.m.

HRRN board members Katie Moore and Penny Evans gave a presentation to Pflugerville business leaders on March 30th. HRRN is a proud new member of the Pflugerville Chamber for 2012. Many thanks to Katie and Penny for getting up early on a Friday morning. Special thanks to Gretchen Blackburn for creating a beautiful new tabletop trifold display explaining what HRRN does and featuring pictures of HRRN volunteers and bunnies. Great job!

HOW YOU CAN HELP HRRN
1. Can you work at this event?
2. Link to our Facebook page. We have flyers you can post. We only succeed if we get lots of shoppers into the store.
3. Can you or someone you know donate a prize for the Easter egg hunt? The prizes don’t have to fit in an egg. Several businesses have donated cash for us to buy prizes. Current donations include restaurant gift certificates, wine, and goodies from Saks. You will do something good for the bunnies and get recognition at the event. Appropriate documentation provided for these tax deductible donations. We can email you an info sheet you can use when talking to businesses.

Contact Sherry at 512-657-2485 or sherry.neyman@centexobgyn.com for details

Title: Hop into Saks Fifth Ave. and Support HRRN
Location: Saks Fifth Ave. (on Great Hills Trail in the Arboretum)
Directions: Click here
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2012-03-31
End Time: 19:00

EASTER PHOTOS ARE BEING TAKEN AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

BABY COCO STORE on Marh 23RD & 24TH from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
REGAL CINEMA / WESTGATE on March 24TH & 25TH starting at 10 a.m.
REGAL CINEMA / LAKELINE on March March 31ST & April 1ST starting at 11 a.m.

We will be doing Easter photos at the Baby Coco store again this year. We partner with a professional photographer to provide adorable rabbit models and we receive donations. This is always a fun event and a great way to make money for HRRN

We need groups of volunteers for a morning and afternoon shift each day. Volunteers can bring their own child friendly bunnies or we will provide bunny models from the shelter.
Please let us know if you can help!
Contact Theresa at 512-282-4284 to volunteer
or bring bunnies, who will be immortalized on film!

Title: Easter Photos at Baby CoCo Store
Location: 1515B W. 35th St. Austin Tx. 78703

Directions to Baby CoCo Store: Click here
Directions to Regal Westgate Stadium 11: Click here
Directions to Regal Lakeline Mall 9: Click here

Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2012-03-23 & 2012-03-24
End Time: 17:00

Here are their stories:

The Professor – is a male, lionhead mix. He was surrendered to Austin Animal Center in early December with his left hind leg broken and an abscess on his heel. The infection had already compromised the bone and it was so painful that he would not put any weight on it. Amputation of the limb was performed on Dec 29th 2011. Medications for pain and infection were given and after 5 days he was well enough to start running again. He does great on just his 3 legs and has made a remarkable recovery.

Baby Jet – was 9 ozs when she was a dropped off as a stray to the Austin Animal Center on Jan 14th. She was very frightened and had abscesses on her nose and behind her ear, probably caused by a cat. She had managed to survive for 4 days without treatment. She has required around the clock attention for medication, wound cleaning and monitoring as the medications she is on can affect her eating. After being in HRRNs care for 10 days she had doubled her weight! She is receiving on going daily treatment for her wounds.
On Feb 17th during her weekly visit to the vet an abscessed area on her hind right leg was found. The infection was removed, and now this also needs attention. Rabbits have a tendency to get abscesses in areas unrelated to the original injury. Her weekly vet checkups will help us identify problem areas and get her the treatment she needs.

We’d also like to mention our long term buns that receive medications on a daily basis:
Currently we have:
Eye Meds – Jaci, Pumpkin, Charlie, Sprockett and Freebird
Head Tilt – Dusty, Sable and Cassie

All our rabbits were treated at White Rock Vet, under the care of Dr Todd Riggan and his excellent staff.

By Mary Lempert, founder and manager of The Rabbit Advocate
February is Adopt-A-Rescued Rabbit Month, and, in honor of it, these are my top 10 reasons rescued rabbits make great pets:

1.Rabbits are the perfect pets for those who may not have time for daily walks, but still seek the social quality of a dog-like companion. And, like cats, rabbits can be litter box trained very easily. Best of both worlds!

2.Many people who are allergic to dogs and cats may not be allergic to rabbits.

3.Rabbits are uniquely talented comedians. Binkies (little hop-spins and kicks they do when they’re happy), bunny flops (flopping over and playing dead) and bunny 500s (think the Indy 500, but with bunnies) are just some of the quirky and amusing habits of the house bunny.

4.Rabbit schedules match up with people schedules. Our furry friends are crepuscular, meaning they are most active at dawn and dusk, which corresponds wel l w ith the times most of us are starting our day or getting home from work and ready for some couch snuggling or binky watching.

5.Rabbits help you get healthy. As herbivores, rabbits mesh wel l w ith vegetarian and vegan lifestyles. Generally speaking, though, having a pet who encourages you to stock your fridge with fruits and vegetables is good for everybody — vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.

6.Rabbits make great pets for city dwellers. They happily stay in large cages or puppy pens during the day when you’re gone and love to come out to romp around in rabbit-proofed rooms when you’re home.

7.Rabbits have long lifespans compared to other small animals. They can live 10-12 years or more if provided with a proper diet and care.

8.Rabbits are heroic. In the wild, rabbits communicate with each other about perceived dangers by thumping their back legs; astute house bunnies will provide you with a similar security system. Who needs a German Shepherd when you can have a fierce guard bunny? (Clearly I’m joking on this one, but there are many stories of rabbits alerting their people to danger. In 2008, an Australian pet rabbit alerted his people to a house fire in the middle of the night and undoubtedly saved their lives. The lesson — never underestimate a bunny!) (Read our blog post: Hero bunny saves his family.)

9.Rabbits are great listeners (just look at those ears!). They also make excellent snugglers with their extra-soft fur and loving nature. What more could you ask for from a friend?

10.Rabbits need homes too. Perhaps one of the best reasons to adopt a bunny is that there are so many waiting for forever homes. In fact, after dogs and cats, rabbits are the third most abundant adoptable pet, with more than 5,500 listed for adoption on Petfinder. Search Petfinder to find some bunnies at a shelter or rescue group near you!
Mary Lempert is the founder and manager of The Rabbit Advocate. She has served as a rabbit behavior and rehabilitation consultant for the House Rabbit Society, House Rabbit Network and the MSPCA in Massachusetts and, most recently, for the Almost Home Humane Society in Lafayette , IN. She lives in West Lafayette , IN , with her rabbits Graysie and Willoughby and any number of foster bunnies.

Neutering a rabbit is the best gift you can give him. Neutering helps to prevent certain health issues and will make him a better companion. We would like to thank all of those who donated to the “Spay and Neuter Campaign”. With your donations, we were able to spay and neuter 5 rabbits.

PRESENTS THE AUSTIN PREMIER OF

Winner of  Pearl Award – International Family Film Festival (given to the film that “best exemplifies the purity of the family bond”)Saturday, November 5, 2011 @ 10:30 am Regal Arbor Cinema 9828 Great Hills Trail, Austin TX 78759 Also:Photos with Santa & The Christmas Bunny ,Sponsor a Bunny Tree. Proceeds benefit House Rabbit Resource Network, a 501(c)(3) organization rescuing and re-homing abandoned rabbits.

 
The Christmas Bunny Movie Trailer:

You can purchase your copy of the movie from the HRRN Bunny Boutique