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We're a Joburg-based NPC that will assist the rabbit (rescue) community with education, logistics, fundraising, and eventually setting up sanctuaries.
We helped @berariobunnies catch TWENTY tame bunnie We helped @berariobunnies catch TWENTY tame bunnies dumped in a green belt. TWENTY. As the rescues are full and stretched thin, they will go to the SPCA if we don't find homes or fosters. They will be PTS, not because the SPCA does not care. They are also stretched thin, underfunded, understaffed. If you can help with a home, with a steri, now is the time to reach out. FNB Debit account. ARC Rabbit Assist 63039098173. Use TWENTY as reference. #adoptdontshop #rabbitsofinstagram #cagesarenotforanimals #freeroamrabbits #steriliseyourrabbit
UPDATE: Steri sponsored by L. This is a proper d UPDATE: Steri sponsored by L. This is a proper dwarf. (Not the type that pet shops sell as dwarfs. 😂) Weighing in at a fiery 870 grams of attitude. Cuddler. Footy stomper. Ear flicker. Bolt of lightning. Egomaniac. He even charmed @hanneliecoetzee into a long cuddle. He will be available for adoption through @berariobunnies. His crown jewels need to be stolen, so any contribution towards his steri would be appreciated. #adoptdontshop #rabbitsofinstagram #cagesarenotforanimals #freeroamrabbits #steriliseyourrabbit
URGENT CALL We suspect these two are meant to be URGENT CALL We suspect these two are meant to be dinner. If we can catch them, can someone foster them? Adopt them? ARC is not a rescue. We cannot take rabbits in. But we can't let these two be eaten. #adoptdontshop #rabbitsofinstagram #cagesarenotforanimals #freeroamrabbits #steriliseyourrabbit
This bunny is dying. This fragile, beautiful litt This bunny is dying. This fragile, beautiful little thing. Because someone dumped his or her mother. Because someone said it's cute to have rabbits on a pavement, for their grand child to see. Because someone else put their dogs on the mother. Or someone else ran her over. Then rescues sit with the heartache. @berariobunnies drives home with this baby in her shirt to keep it warm, trying to give them some love, some kindness. Stop buying from pet shops. Stop dumping your bunnies. #adoptdontshop #rabbitsofinstagram #cagesarenotforanimals #freeroamrabbits #steriliseyourrabbit
THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME In my six years of rescue THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME In my six years of rescue, I have not encountered a bunny like Parker. Along with @berariobunnies we rescued her from the Methodist Church in Parktown North. Some homeless people were throwing bricks at her, believing she was dinner. Her mate was already run over. I took her home for the night, put her in a playpen and left her to decompress with food, water, a blanket, and a hidey hole. Came back four hours later to find her petrified still, hunkering in the same corner. Food untouched. I climbed into the playpen, knowing full well any traumatised rabbit rescued off the street would freak out. Not Parker. She visibly relaxed. She started eating. She sidled up to me and lay down. I picked her up, cradled her on my lap and she fell asleep peacefully. She was more at peace with a human, than without a human. (Luckily for her this human was not going to eat her.) And that has been our routine for the last 24 hours. She eats, she runs around a bit, then jumps on my lap for a nap. Bliss. She was the Easter gift we always warned about. Bought from a pet shop, dumped two months later. To be run over, or stoned to death and braai’d. She is going to an awesome foster and will be up for adoption. But she’s pretty freaking special, so you better be pretty freaking special. High standards will apply. You can donate towards her care and steri. Drop some ZARs, buy our t-shirts, taste our @rescue_roast coffee. LINK IN BIO
When you need a break from running after rabbits i When you need a break from running after rabbits in the rain, nothing beats having a @rescueroast_coffee Americano in a pretty cup.
Right now. The Rescue Expo. 40 Culross, Bryanston Right now. The Rescue Expo. 40 Culross, Bryanston.
Don't forget about @the_rescue_expo this weekend! Don't forget about @the_rescue_expo this weekend! Pop past and pick up @pansy_enrichments goodies, 3D printed hair thingamajigs or our cool new shirts! Bryanston Organic Market 40 Culross Road, Bryanston 9 - 3.
Just picked up this bundle of kisses for @berariob Just picked up this bundle of kisses for @berariobunnies. Picked up off the pavement, injured, emaciated, scared, BUT DISHING OUT KISSES to everyone. We need to cover her wound care and sterie (when she's strong enough), so if you can spare a few ZARs, send it our way. Or buy one of our t-shirts. Or a bag of our @rescueroast_coffee. Link in bio. Or FNB, ARC Rabbit Assist, 63039098173. Please use April as reference.
Join us this Sunday at The Rescue Expo! We will s Join us this Sunday at The Rescue Expo! We will stock a range of bunny products: @the.bunny.box treats. Our own t-shirts! Some @rescueroast_coffee mugs. Our ARC coffee will be available at the @rescue_roast stand. Bryanston Organic Market 40 Culross Rd 9 - 3pm R50 entry
Here we are! ARC's new t-shirt range. All in aid Here we are! ARC's new t-shirt range. All in aid of, yes, bunnies. If you order by Monday the 13th at the latest, you can collect directly from our stand this coming weekend at The Rescue Collective SA expo. (More info on that to follow.) Please note: we print when ordered, so expect a five day wait. LINK IN BIO.
What's the saying? When it rains, it pours? This What's the saying? When it rains, it pours? This is Pixie, another Bunny Hop Haven baby that crashed. She's with an ARC volunteer and under vet care at @valleyfarmanimalhospital. Temp is low. Veins have collapsed. She's being treated for coccidia, amongst other things. If you've got some extra ZARs floating around, we can certainly use it. Please use Pixie as reference Link in bio or FNB, ARC Rabbit Assist, 63039098173. #adoptdontshop
UPDATE ON CADBURY. Thank you to everyone who dona UPDATE ON CADBURY. Thank you to everyone who donated. His hospital stay will be quite extensive, so if you can help, send some ZARs his way. And if you can foster him while he recovers, please DM me. Of course, if you want to adopt him, even better! Video by and message from Lonehill Bunnies. "Spending some precious time with new kid on the block, Cadbury at our vets this morning. It’s Good Friday so opening hours are limited so it will be a quick visit but as I type this, our brave boy is enjoying the sunshine and green grass while exploring the courtyard. We are incredibly grateful to Dr Georgie and Dr Perushan for caring for him and although Cadbury is in a bad condition, the good news is that the extreme groin area swelling has come down a lot overnight so meds are kicking in 💪 Please send positive vibes and much love to Cadbury. Like all large buns, he’s got an incredible personality and would make a fantastic pet so do reach out if you’d consider adopting him please."
Apologies for the snotty nose pic, but it's the on Apologies for the snotty nose pic, but it's the only pic I have. ARC made a snap decision this afternoon to step in and send this Bunny Hop Haven bunny, Cadbury, to @baesac99. He's been diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection and a botched steri. Poor boy is in pain. We are dreading the vet bill. If you could help, please send a few ZARs his way. Use Cadbury as reference. Link in bio or: FNB. Account ARC Rabbit ASSIST. Number 63039098173. #adoptdontshop
#adoptdontshop Pic: @the_happy_bunny_retreat #adoptdontshop Pic: @the_happy_bunny_retreat
This boy showed up in a driveway. But he chose wel This boy showed up in a driveway. But he chose well. The driveway is owned by animal lovers. They scooped him up and took him in. They cannot keep him however. He has been steried and is up for adoption. Super tame, loves cuddles. #adoptdontshop #californianrabbit Photography by @meghanmccabe_wildlife
They are a 10-year commitment. They are a 10-year commitment.
#adoptdontshop🐾 #adoptdontshop🐾
UPDATE Our beautiful girl has just passed away. U UPDATE Our beautiful girl has just passed away. URGENT APPEAL This gorgeous girl broke our collective hearts yesterday. She is part of our Bunny Hop Haven project. She is skin and bone and has a nasty abscess under her jaw. We dropped her off at @baesac99 this morning. Please help us cover her bill. Use Tjips as reference. Link in bio or: FNB. ARC Rabbit Assist. Account 63039098173 #adoptdontshop
This boy has been through some things. He lives at This boy has been through some things. He lives at The Bunny Hop Haven, but had a quick consult at @craighall_vet and a sleepover at @stoffelandcompany. He would love a home to call his own. Tame, litterbox trained, sweet as pie. #adoptdontshop
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