TRUFFLE, Our Newest Hug-a-Piggie!

Truffle the guinea pig is our newest Hug-a-Bunny addition! He's the sweetest, smallest, and quietest piggie in the world! He's looking for a home who will give him lots of hugs and kisses every day...after all he's been through he certainly deserves it! Who is looking to add the sweetest guinea pig into their home? If you're interested or want more information about Truffle, please email us at hugabunny@gmail.com! A big "thank you" to everyone involved in the rescue of this sweet boy, especially Special Needs K-9! This truly shows how rescue organizations work together for the animals!

Click here to read more about Truffle's rescue!

Strutt Your Buns!!!!

To our fellow bunny lovers,

This year, Best Friends Animal Society is hosting its first east coast "Strutt Your Mutt" event in New York City on September 26th. This will be a huge benefit walk, fundraiser, and festival for dogs and other animals. It will be a wonderful event- and we hope anyone who is in the area will consider coming! The more the merrier!

While this is an event mainly for dogs, our rabbit rescue group- Hug-a-Bunny Rabbit Rescue- will have its very own "Bunny Pack!" Rabbits are always under-represented, so we're happy that we will be able to be there to represent our lagomorph friends! We are a small 501(c)(3) rescue located in Northern, New Jersey. Since we don't have a physical location, we rely on foster homes to take care of our rescued rabbits. We also exist solely on donations and fundraisers for the medical and daily living expenses of our rabbits. We're always out supporting other rescue groups and we're excited to have a team for our rescue at this event. We can't wait for everyone to unite to raise money and awareness for the loving companions that rabbits are!

Since we're all animal and bunny lovers, we would love as many people as possible to join our team and raise money for the bunnies! Gather a group of friends or come and make some new friends... sign up to walk with us for the bunnies! It's wonderful to raise awareness while also taking part in a great event for a great cause! If you can, please join our "Hug-a-Bunny Rabbit Rescue" bunny pack and walk with us! If not, we need support and would LOVE if you would sponsor us!

Hug-a-Bunny's "Strutt Your Mutt" Bunny Pack

We're so excited for this event and hope to see you all there!

Binkies and Hugs,
Jamie and Frannie
Co-Founders and Co-Directors, Hug-a-Bunny Rabbit Rescue

TRUE LOVE!

Tonka (left) and Lulu (right) snuggling on a summer day

A picture is worth a thousand words!  This was taken yesterday in one of our foster homes and we just had to share! Please don't laugh at Tonka's coat...they're in grooming season and Tonka HATES being groomed!

If you haven't been to our Petfinder site for a while, you should take the time to refresh yourself on the story of Lulu and Tonka, especially if you haven't read it before. Both were rescued from the same kill shelter within months of one another and were even there overlapping at some point since Lulu had been a return adoption there! It's possible that this is when their love blossomed, but soon after they were separated to go their different ways. They ended up eventually both being rescued by Hug-a-Bunny and were at the same foster home several times (Lulu moves around twice before landing back in her current foster home) and they eventually had the chance for love! The two of them tried to tell us every way they could that they loved each other, but no one here speaks "rabbit." So, they forced themselves against their enclosures to lay side by side through the bars to show their human caretakers they wanted to be together. They immediately became a pair and have groomed each other from the first minute (which is something Tonka, on the right, obviously needs in a mate) have been a bonded pair for years, looking for a home together where they can have plenty of room to run and play. Tonka is now a senior man and has a little bit of trouble seeing (he's about 10 or 11 years old now, based on our calculations) but that doesn't stop him or Lulu from playing, snuggling, and enjoying life. They have been a bonded pair for over two years, and will spend the rest of their lives side by side, just like in this picture! For as long as it takes for these two lovebirds to find a home, they're safe with us...and each other! :)

To read more about Lulu and Tonka's story, click on the link below!

 Lulu and Tonka's Petfinder Profile