Thinking of adding a bunny to your life? Here are five great reasons to adopt a bonded pair instead of just one:

Like any community, the world of rabbits has its own lingo! This can be confusing at first, so here’s a handy list to get you talking like a seasoned bunny owner in no time!
Cait Reizman and Matt Cummins

National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is a perfect time to open your heart and home to a furry friend in need. If you’ve been thinking about adding a rabbit to your family, please start your search at your local rabbit rescue or shelter. There are so many rabbits waiting for a second chance and a loving home.

Observed annually on the last Saturday in April, World Veterinary Day recognizes the vital role veterinarians play in protecting the health of animals, people, and our shared environment.

Mark your calendar! Join us for our spring open house on Saturday, May 17, from 11 am to 4 pm. If it's been some time since you've been by, come in to see what’s new and reconnect with the bunnies and the community!

Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22nd, and it’s a great opportunity to reflect on our environmental impact and how we can be better stewards of the environment. Did you know rabbits are environmentally friendly pets? It’s true!

Please don't impulsively get a rabbit for Easter before you're ready for the commitment! This spring, House Rabbit Society is urging parents not to get their children a rabbit for Easter unless they’re willing to make a commitment to care for a rabbit for the rabbit’s lifetime.

Astrid arrived at HRS last year after being transferred from a local shelter in urgent need of medical care. She had two serious abscesses—one in her abdomen and another in her leg.

Simone arrived at HRS in December after being transferred from a local shelter. She’s a tiny but mighty bunny—under four pounds—with a big personality. Despite multiple pelvic fractures and a splay leg, she doesn’t let anything slow her down!

February is Spay/Neuter Awareness Month, and the 25th is also World Spay Day. It’s a great opportunity to talk about the importance of spaying and neutering your rabbit!

March is National Pet Vaccination Month! Is it time for your rabbit’s annual RHDV2 vaccine? If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, get your rabbit vaccinated at House Rabbit Society!

The third week of March is always National Pet Pet Poison Prevention Week. While this most likely brings to mind dogs eating human medication off a countertop or consuming a dangerous amount of chocolate, there are several things rabbit guardians should be aware of that are toxic to rabbits.

Your support makes a difference in the lives of so many rabbits and the people who love them. Thanks to your generosity, we accomplished so much in 2024, and with your help, we can do even more to help rabbits in 2025!

We at House Rabbit Society are thrilled that PETCO has recommitted to an adoption-only policy for rabbits and has ceased the sale of rabbits at select locations. This decision is a positive step toward ensuring better outcomes for all rabbits. We are grateful for the dedicated work of so many rabbit rescue groups across the country to make this decision possible.

House Rabbit Society is hiring! Our team is looking to bring on a Volunteer and Guest Services Manager to help facilitate a world class guest and volunteer experience at our facility.

House Rabbit Society is hitting the road this summer! We’ll be visiting several of our local animal shelters, with the goal to help raise awareness about adopting from shelters as well as provide educational materials to people who may not otherwise have access to them.

Rabbit rescue can be a very rewarding experience. To help an abandoned or injured rabbit feel love and receive the care they have been denied in life is truly an amazing and emotional adventure. This can also be educational for the rescuer as I discovered each rabbit presents their own story to be told. The downside of all of this is that rabbit rescue can also be very heartbreaking.

Rabbits are very curious, intelligent creatures. They need daily enrichment to keep them happy and healthy. But what is enrichment exactly? Enrichment is an activity that increases your rabbit’s mental and/or physical health. The best enrichment toys encourage a rabbit’s natural behaviors such as digging, chewing, and foraging. The key to enrichment is variety and while there are many toys and products on the market that provide enrichment for rabbits, the cost of regularly purchasing these items can quickly add up. Luckily, enrichment can easily be made at home using items you likely already have on hand.

“I don’t think they’re going back to HRS.” 

The words for failed fosters everywhere, but this time they were for Magic Mike and Sully, who had been taking residence in our home office and slowly stealing our hearts with their affection and silly antics. However, we already have our girls, Elsa and Anna, who have free run of the house minus the office. After living in our house with multiple baby gates separating pairs of bunnies in different rooms for a decade, it was so nice to have the bunnies all living together in one area, so we were reluctant to go back to living that way again. My husband then asked, “how about we try bonding the four of them?” 

Many things have changed for rabbits since House Rabbit Society’s incorporation as an animal welfare nonprofit in 1988. Back then, the entire concept of house rabbits was unusual: rabbits living indoors, side by side with their humans; some even daring not to live in cages? Amazing.