Sign the petition! Ask Donna Karan to stop using bunny fur

For original article, visit change.org If you’d like to sign the petition asking DKNY to stop using rabbit fur, go to the bottom of the article. By Annie Hartnett Yesterday was Cyber Monday, the Black Friday of online shopping. With so many style mavens online, PETA chose this day to stage an anti-fur protest on clothing [...]

Top five fictional rabbits

In today’s Harvard Crimson, writer Rachel A. Burns lists the top five bunnies in popular culture. Can you guess who made the Top 5 list?  5.  Thumper from “Bambi” Despite its tearful beginning, “Bambi” was one of my favorite childhood movies. In my opinion, Thumper upstages Bambi in pretty much any scene they share. 4. The [...]

Harness Testers Needed

Over the summer San Diego HRS had a booth at an avian veterinary conference at the San Diego Convention Center. Many avian vets also treat “exotics”, which includes rabbits. I got to talking with a representative from The Parrot University about harnesses. Apparently, parrots can use harnesses, too! The rep was kind enough to send [...]

BYOB(unnies)

Companion animals are banned in many apartments in Nagoya, Japan. As a result, pet-themed cafés that allow patrons to eat, drink, and interact with animals, have become popular.  The cafés are usually cat-themed, but the Usagi-to-Café is All About Rabbits: 18 resident bunnies are available, in a separate room, for patron interaction. The café charges 900 yen, or [...]

Five bunnies in the U.K. saved from “bored” family

March Pet Shop wants Christmas homes for five rabbits after rescue last night From the Cambs Times24 A RESCUED rabbit got a new home today after six were collected from Chatteris, a town in the district of Cambridgeshire, England, because the owners got bored with them.   Caroline Bates, of Parson Drove, came into The Pet Shop, [...]

Let the (s)hopping begin!

Please note the following days in your calendar for shopping, adoptions, and fun Holiday shopping season begins on Saturday, November 27th at the HRS Bunny Store. Stop by to purchase freshly packed hay, pellets, toys, and other supplies for your rabbit. HRS premiums (t-shirts, calendars, books, etc.) will also be available for purchase. Also, get your [...]

From New Mexico HRS: Digital Buns

Digital Buns With Bill Velasquez, New Mexico House Rabbit Society Since 2007, Bill Velasquez has been involved with rabbit rescue, and in January 2010 he helped to launch the New Mexico House Rabbit Society. Recently, Bill began producing podcasts as an alternate way to educate people about house rabbits and their care. (Check out Bill’s podcasts at http://www.rabbit.org/newmexico/podcasts.html) “Like [...]

Bunny drummin’

While my own bunnies will occasionally create their own cacophonous “symphony,” (almost always at 4:27 a.m.) with jar lids, empty oatmeal containers, rattles, boxes, etc. they’ve got nothing on the animated bunny starring in the movie, “Hop,” scheduled for release in April 2011. Starring Russell Brand and James Marsden “Hop” is a blend of animation and live-action. What’s [...]

Vegan Glam

If you’re a fashion-forward vegan, or someone who wants to support cruelty-free products, check out Urban Decay cosmetics, a vegan-friendly cosmetics company that uses insanely hip, fun, and irreverent packaging. Vegan products include eyeshadows, eyeliners, make-up brushes, fake eyelashes, mineral make-up, nail polish, and lip products (the “Pocket Rocket” lip gloss is divine). Urban Decay also talks the talk, and [...]

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