Veterinary Training Initiative

We’re making strides with our medical training program, where the next generation of veterinary professionals—pre-veterinary students, veterinary students, veterinary technicians, and veterinarians—are trained on best practices in rabbit medical care. 

Provided at our rescue facility in Richmond, California, our dedicated medical team is working to ensure veterinary professionals across the U.S. can receive first-hand experience working with rabbits. Our goal is for these professionals to return to their communities with enhanced skills and knowledge, leading to an increase in quality rabbit-specific medical care nationwide—a critical need in the rabbit community. As the only rabbit rescue in the United States with a staff veterinarian and on-site surgery suite, we feel it is our responsibility to help make a world in which people have access to quality rabbit veterinary care.

Participating veterinary professionals who come on site for hands-on learning, gain skills in rabbit handling, medical treatments, best spay and neuter practices, anesthesia protocol, intubation techniques, enucleations, dental procedures, and preoperative and postoperative care. Remote resources, such as best spay, neuter, and recovery videos as well as dosage charts, treatment recommendations, and care guides are available to participating veterinary professionals who are not able to learn at our facility.

As we continue to formalize the program, we’re looking forward to welcoming more veterinary professionals to our facility, fostering a growing interest and passion for rabbit care within the profession. Your support plays a pivotal role in funding our vital community services and medical programs, which are making a tangible difference in the lives of rabbits both in the Bay Area and across the nation. Together, we can save and improve more rabbit lives.

Complete this form to keep up to date as this program unfolds.