Welcome

Mission Statement Our Featured
Fosters

To rescue abandoned rabbits from

shelters and find permanent homes for them.

To educate the public and assist animal

shelters through publications on rabbit

care, phone consultation and workshops

upon request.

If you are looking to find a home for a rabbit,

please note: NJHRS is a limited intake group and as such we do not take in guardian surrendered rabbits. Please work with your local humane agency. For tips on finding a home for your rabbit, click here.

Current Status of NJHRS

Due to a lack of foster homes (we have only one) and volunteers, as well as our Chapter Manager having to deal with health issues related to brain tumor surgery, NJHRS is not taking in any rabbits at this time.

However, while we have stopped taking in rabbits, the calls to place rabbits have not. In light of that, we have created an information packet and have a link on this site as to how to place a rabbit. Click here. Additionally, we have added a page to our website where we place non-NJHRS rabbits who need homes--whether from private homes, from a Good Samaritan who found a stray or from shelters who do not normally deal with rabbits. We strongly encourage you to adopt from them. They are listed here.

Although we are a limited rescue operation, we are an active advocacy group. We still answer email and phone inquiries (see Contact Us) and help people with advice on issues with their own rabbit--behavior, medical, bonding, litterbox training and more.

As few years ago we started the first ever rabbit Lower Cost Spay Neuter Program for rabbits--Spay/Neuter is for Rabbits Too! It is likely the only one in the country, certainly the only one in New Jersey and we are very proud of that. We are actively trying to recruit more participating vets to make it more accessible to those who need it. This program is available to private individuals, rescue groups and shelters. People are taking advantage of this service all the time. You can read more about it here.

Most recently we have set up an emergency medical fund program--Mindy's Fund--to help rabbits in need of vet care. Read more about Mindy below.

Donations made to NJHRS, in addition to going to the care of our current fosters and sanctuary rabbits (those whom for various reasons will never be adopted), are going to the two aforementioned programs, as well as educational materials. Click here to make a donation.

We have other advocacy plans in the works and hope to unveil them in 2008.

We regret that we cannot be everything for everyone and can't help all the rabbits in need, but we have found a way to continue helping under our current circumstances.

Looking to adopt?

Since 1988, thousands of rabbits have been rescued through House Rabbit Society foster homes across the country. While in the care of New Jersey House Rabbit Society foster homes, the rabbits are family members, well socialized and comfortable with the normal sounds and activities of our households.

Please look at our current list of rabbits needing homes by clicking on Adoptions. As you will see, we do not have many rabbits up for adoption at this time.

Need to know more about rabbits?

To learn more about rabbits--their care, their special medical needs, litterbox training, food requirements and more--you can find a wealth of information at the website of the national House Rabbit Society. Please click here for that link.

If you have medical, rabbit behavior or nutrition question, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.

The NEW House Rabbit Handbook, a book which details how to successfully integrate a rabbit into one's life, including veterinary care, nutrition, behavior and more, is available through NJHRS for $16 (includes shipping). Click on the book below to order online. Makes a great gift!

Going on vacation? Do you travel for work?

If you are looking for someone to care for your companion rabbit while you are away, visit PetSit.com for insured and bonded professional pet sitters in your area.

Financially Support Our Work

MEMBERSHIP

NJHRS relies on the financial support and generosity of the public to continue our work. To become a member ($15/year) or to make a donation, click here.

MINDY'S EMERGENCY MEDICAL FUND

In January 2007, NJHRS received word about a rabbit who was being neglected by her "family." She was not being given medical care for head tilt, she lived in a cage in a closet and she wasn't being fed (she lost around half of her weight, dropping to only 3lbs). It was only the concern of a housekeeper that kept Mindy alive.

NJHRS stepped in to help and with the combined assistance of our members, took in Mindy, gave her the medical care she needed and the start of a new life, one with love, care and companionship.

Through this experience, NJHRS decided to set up Mindy's Emergency Medical Fund in order to be able to help other rabbits in need--those recovering from human abuse or neglect or those with families who don't have the financial means to pay for emergency medical care.

If you would like to help others like Mindy in need of extraordinary medical care, please click on her picture below to make a tax-deductible donation via Paypal.

AMAZON PURCHASES

NJHRS is now an Amazon.com Associate Member! This means each time you visit the Amazon.com web site from our homepage and make a purchase, Amazon.com will donate a percentage of the purchase price of anything you buy on their site to the New Jersey House Rabbit Society! Click on the Amazon image below to start your shopping experience and help NJHRS in it's mission to save abandoned and unwanted rabbits!

This web site is dedicated to the memory of Toby (1995?-2003) Click on his photo to the right learn more about our "elder statesman."

Please visit In Memory, to find memorials for those rabbits we have known and loved.