* Grace found her forever home with lovely people. And her new bunny brother is Ladybird adoption alumni Bentley! *

Grace came into Hamilton Animal Control as a stray, and she was in really rough shape when she first got there. This is how the animal control officer described Grace’s condition when she was picked up: “Emaciated, hungry, overgrown nails, matted, hair loss and bruising from pulling out mats.”
Either Grace was severely neglected before she was abandoned outdoors to fend for herself, or she had been outdoors on her own for so long, her health and physical condition had deteriorated to this sad and painful state. We’re thankful someone was kind enough to call to report finding Grace before it was too late.
During her time at HAC, she re-gained her strength and a lot of her fur grew back in. The staff there did a great job caring for her.
We rescued Grace from HAC and took her to our vet where she was spayed. In her foster home, she bonded with another HAC rescue named Jefferson and they were adopted together.
Fast forward 6 months and we received a message from their adopter that Jefferson had passed away suddenly of unknown causes. After a few weeks of being alone, Grace became heartbroken. She was not being her usually friendly self. She stopped using her litter box and didn’t want to groom herself. Because their family situation had changed since initially bringing the rabbits home, Grace’s adopters weren’t interested in adopting another rabbit to try to mend Grace’s broken heart and they decided to return her to us.
We placed Grace into a new foster home, and her foster mom attempted to bond her to another adoptable rabbit named Jon Snow. Though they are fine living side by side in their pens, when let out of their enclosures together, Grace gets a little too aggressive with Jon Snow, so they’re not let out together for everyone’s safety. Since this bond hasn’t worked as well as we’d thought, Grace is now available for adoption again. Just because the bond with Jon Snow wasn’t all that successful, doesn’t mean Grace won’t get along with another rabbit at some point, so potential adopters with rabbits are welcome to apply!

Grace’s foster home has this to say about her: “Beautiful Grace arrived in her foster home as a sad, neglected little rabbit. Healthy, but badly matted fur, she would grunt and stomp her feet all the time. She was angry and visibly upset. But with tons of love and attention, Grace quickly became a sweet, loving rabbit instead. All she needed was love and lots of brushing to feel herself again. Now she is happy and feels safe. She enjoys being brushed and fussed over. She is a fantastic snuggler! When she is hopping around outside of her cage, she is likes to jump up on the couch for a visit. Then she finds a nice spot to stretch out and lounge… never too far away.
Her x-pen is in the living room beside Jon Snow (hoping they would bond). They get along well inside their pens, and can often be found laying side by side. But bonding with Mr. Snow has not been very successful. Grace would probably do better in a home bonding with another rabbit if there are no other rabbits around, as she does not like the other female rabbits who live here. She gets annoyed with them and they try to fight with her when they have their carpet time in the same room. Perhaps if Jon Snow and Grace were the only rabbits in this foster home that might have made the difference.
Grace needs a home where her human family will give her lots of love and attention. She deserves it. She enjoys her carpet time and she returns to her pen when she needs to use her litter pan. Grace is very good at using her litter pan. She is most active in the morning and in the evenings. A large pen close to her new family would make her the happiest. She likes being with people.
Please adopt Grace. She would be a wonderful friend.”
Please adopt Grace!

Our fostered rabbits are housed in x-pens or similar enclosures so they have lots of room to move around when they aren’t out for floor time. Commercially made pet store rabbit cages are far too small to allow rabbits to stretch out and move around with ease.
Here are some great websites outlining alternative rabbit housing using x pens and similar enclosures.
sandiegorabbits.org
hopperhome.com
therabbithouse.com
Pinterest- Rabbit home ideas