Today was quite the amazing day for our Hug-a-Bunnies!
We had scheduled the very first adoption for one of the Winter Babies on Valentine's Day, the very first day they could be separated from their mother at exactly 8 weeks of age! Tina had been approved to adopt Dasher, the spotted baby, from the time he was 5 weeks old! She had a countdown running until the day she met him and was coming all the way from Connecticut to come get him!
At the same time in another state, Eileen and Tom were looking for their match. They recently lost a beloved rabbit and wanted to meet a few buns to find their match. They contacted us from far away in Long Island looking for their perfect match. They hoped it was Sir and wanted to meet him, but we typically don't do "meet & greets." They were approved for adoption and were so wonderful that we made an exception this time for Sir- and we all met at the wonderful Westwood Pets in Westwood, NJ before Dasher's nighttime adoption. After just a few minutes with Sir, Eileen and Tom made the decision to add him to their family! He's such a lucky boy and now will be living the life of luxury out in Long Island! "Sir Jacob," as he is now called is one lucky bunny!
Eileen and Sir right after he found out he was going home!
Jamie (Hug-a-Bunny Co-Director), Eileen, and Sir
The new parents (Eileen and Tom) & handsome Sir
Sir in his new home! Congrats sweet Sir!
Then, I was off to meet Tina so that she could finally meet her sweet baby, Dasher, who turned 8 weeks old TODAY! He was the first to be separated and was understandably shaken. No worries- Tina was all set with her carrier and LOTS of love! Tina was so patient (and even though she was in the area early) and she waited patiently so that Sir could have his special time as well. Now Eileen (who adopted Sir) and Tina have a special connection- both brought home their sons on Valentine's Day!!! Eileen even sent Tina a special note and some goodies! What wonderful ladies!!!!
Tina was so sweet and brought a gift for me and Jessica, his foster mom. We each got this incredible mug that Tina made for us! How adorable?!?!
The front of the mug, Dasher's handsome face
The back of the mug, SO ADORABLE! Thanks Tina, we'll cherish these!!!
It just goes to show you that there ARE amazing people out there. Every amazing adoption we have, we think "there can't possibly be another adopter out there like this," but each and every time we're surprised. We have had 229 amazing families adopt wonderful animals from our rescue. We feel so lucky to have such an amazing extended Hug-a-Bunny family!
After Sir and Dasher were adopted, this tallied 6 Hug-a-Bunny adoptions within the last 5 days! Add in the adoptions of the Winter sisters this coming Wednesday, and that will be 8 adoptions within 1 week! It almost seems impossible, but adopt-a-rabbit month really seems to be working! Jessie (the guinea pig), Woody, Soul, Paris, Sir, and Dasher all found homes this week, and Vixen & Dancer are next on Wednesday! We're typically lucky if we have 8 adoptions every 2 months, so this is miraculous! All we can say is, we hope this adoption streak continues!!!!!
Today we also received a few wonderful pictures and notes from past Hug-a-Bunnies in their new homes, wishing us all a happy Valentine's Day. The most love-themed would be the amazing Pickle (formely Sundance) with his best friend and sister Emma the pug. What a cute couple! It's amazing to still keep in touch with so many former adopters! In fact, we'll be starting a column titled "News from My New Life" where we get updates on past Hug-a-Bunnies in their new homes! Feel free to send in updates of your adopted Hug-a-Bunnies!
Pickle (formerly Sundance) and Emma
Happy Valentine's Day, Year of the Rabbit, and Adopt-a-Rabbit Month! We're so happy to have helped so many amazing animals find their "forever homes!" More to come...
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