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Wisconsin HOUSE RABBIT NEWS Spring 2018 | Volume XXV | Issue 1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Rabbit photograph by Casandra Parshall | Designed by Kanae Hoshina WHRS Chapter News What’s happening at Wisconsin House Rabbit Society? HOPPY HOUR Twitch Fund Drive information email [email protected]. RETROSPECTIVE A special fundraiser for Wisconsin House PG 4 Bunny Day at HAWS, April 15th, 12-4pm Rabbit Society will began on March 1st. SPRINGTIME During the month of March, Timid Bunny, a The program for this year’s HAWS Bunny Day PARASITE RISKS Twitch online content creator, will promote is now set. Dr. April Wittenburg from Brook PG 6 WHRS during her streams. The purpose is to Falls Veterinary Hospital will speak on “Senior make people aware of all WHRS does to help Citizen Rabbits: How to Keep Your Bunny A SAFE OUTDOOR rabbits. Both WHRS members and the event Hopping in Old Age.” Dave Stevenson, PhD, will PLAY AREA organizers, Romy and Mike, have taken lots speak about “How Rabbits Became Pets: New PG 7 of video footage behind the scenes and at Evidence from DNA.” As always, we will have hay for sale, great items in the Bunny Boutique, RUBY-EYED RABBITS our public events. So, please tune in to see us at work. The program will also promote our and free educational materials. This year we PG 8 Easter message that rabbits are not seasonal will invite you take quizzes on rabbit diet, basic FORAGING FOR novelties, and it will attempt to raise donations environment, toys, and wellness and grooming. SPRING FLOWERS for us as well as showcase our adoptable PG 11 rabbits. The fund drive will culminate in one big Hoppy Hour at HAWS 8-hour event on April 1st from 10am to 6pm. In June 24th UPDATE ON March, you can watch Timid Bunny three times We now have a date for our next Hoppy Hour. CHLOE & J.W. a week, every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday It will be at HAWS this time, and registration will PG 14 from 11am to 2pm at https://www.twitch.tv/ soon open. We will send out an announcement timidbunny. Every cent donated during March to members by email when the registration PICTURES and during the April 1st event will be given to form is available on our website. Then two POSTS & LETTERS Wisconsin House Rabbit Society to help pay PG 15 medical costs for its rescued rabbits. For more (continued) Wisconsin House Rabbit Society wisconsinhrs.org | [email protected] | facebook.com/groups/wisconsinhrs WHRS Chapter News weeks later, we will open registration to the public. WHRS to Speak at U.W. Oshkosh to beat the clock. Rescuers have been trying desperately to trap and rehome Wisconsin House Rabbit Society has the hundreds of rabbits at these Bunny Day at DCHS been invited to present a talk on rabbits dumping grounds because the State October 7th at the University Staff Professional of Nevada has decided to move in, Development Day at the University of We are making plans for a great Bunny trap and most likely euthanize them. Wisconsin, Oshkosh. All U.W. Oshkosh Day in Madison at the Dane County A transport of bunnies rescued from staff are eligible to attend. Our talk will Humane Society this fall. Meryl Schimek Las Vegas will be coming to Wisconsin. focus on common beliefs about rabbits will expand on her article in this issue As of this writing, we know of four and the alternative or supplemental about letting bunnies play outdoors. organizations here who will be taking views promoted by WHRS. The This is an important decision for all Las Vegas rabbits: Wisconsin House presentation will be on May 31. bunny guardians, and we will have a Rabbit Society will be taking four to six chance to hear more from Meryl and to rabbits; the Humane Society of Jefferson More WHRS Events to Come ask her questions. We are also planning County has agreed to take four; HAWS a speaker on alternative, holistic We have been contacted by some great in Waukesha will take two; and Oshkosh therapies that might supplement (but members with interesting fundraising Area Humane Society will take two. never replace) traditional medical ideas. One is “Yoga with Rabbits,” and The transport is expected to arrive in approaches to bunny illnesses, such the other is a “Wine and Paint” night, Wisconsin the weekend of March 17th- as acupuncture, massage, herbal where people can come and do an easy 18th. Rodney McCoy and Jodie Williams therapies. step-by-step bunny (or another pet) portrait that they can take home with are doing the transports for this effort. They live in Illinois near O’Hare and do New WHRS Volunteer them. We’re excited to see if we can get not belong to any rescue group. They Coordinator these organized and test the interest among our members. If you have an did their first transport for Georgia Kristi Heid has generously agreed to HRS, and were asked last November to opinion about either, please let us serve in the new position of Volunteer do the Las Vegas ones. Jodie says they know. Coordinator. She will keep a master are committed to giving a week of their list of all people who have told us they Las Vegas Rabbits time per month to help. Besides the car would like to volunteer. She will send transports, Jodie flies animals with her everyone on the list an email when Many of you are probably following in the cabin to their destinations. Please we have a volunteer need. They can the story of the fate of the rabbits at support the groups who are stepping respond to Kristi if they are available to dumping sites in Las Vegas, including up to assist with this massive rescue help. She will also keep specialized lists the clandestine poisoning of many of problem. of volunteers who regularly assist with them while local rescuers attempted specific programs, such as cleaning at our main foster home and exercising/ socializing the bunnies at various humane societies. Please consider filling GOT HAY? out a volunteer application and getting Full-Bale $16.00 | Half-Bale $8.00 on Kristi’s lists! Easter Outreach at Mounds Fresh, locally-grown grass hay is available for pickup every Sunday from Please help! Our schedule for Mounds 4 - 4:30PM. Call 608.509.4774 or email tabling is almost complete but not [email protected] if you have quite. We need one more volunteer any questions. Please bring your own for Mounds East on March the 24th, container; a 19-gallon tote, or larger, 10am-2pm. Please consider helping us works well. All proceeds support WHRS spread the word that bunnies are not foster care. Easter novelties nor children’s gifts. Photograph by Michelle Blink 2 Spring 2018 Edition | Wisconsin House Rabbit News | House Rabbit Society: Wisconsin Chapter February 11th Hoppy Hour Retrospective by Liz Allen On February 11th, love was in the air with Shutterbun Studios for romantic confirmed adoptions and three possible out at Dane County Humane Society photoshoots of both single buns and matches that need a second look. for the first Hoppy Hour of 2018. happily bonded pairs. Because this was our first time doing Tying in Valentine’s Day with Adopt-A- bunny dating after Hoppy Hour, there Joining us for the first time was a Rabbit Month, WHRS partnered with were some delays. Future bunny dating familiar face to DCHS staff—volunteer DCHS to bring in as many adoptable opportunities after Hoppy Hour will be videographer Benjamin Bartow, who rabbits as possible to promote bunny revamped to streamline the process. took video of the event: https://1drv. matchmaking, made even sweeter with A huge thank you to everyone for their ms/v/s!AhofOwnQusz9gYRQTKrLx- waived adoption fees for any bunny patience and understanding while WZcbwZ2A. This video will be featured adopted as a result of finding a bunny we tried out a new way to do bunny on the Timid Bunny Livestream on April partner at the event. introductions. 1st and will be a wonderful resource for Attendees were greeted with sweet WHRS to use in the future. In total we had approximately 40 rabbits treats, lovely decorations, and lots out on the playground, 12 of which were After Hoppy Hour was over, volunteers of smiling faces as we said hello to adoptable. I am forever grateful to all the set up large pens, and the bunny dating acquaintances from prior events and amazing volunteers who pulled together began! Speed dates were overseen by met new friends who were joining to get the event set up and got it off trained matchmakers Joan Johnson, us for the first time. Our volunteer without a hitch. Our next Hoppy Hour Renee Stodola and Liz Allen. As of the photographer, Jake Garvey, was set up will be at HAWS early this summer. writing of this article, we have two 5 Spring 2018 Edition | Wisconsin House Rabbit News | House Rabbit Society: Wisconsin Chapter Springtime Parasite Risks: Keeping the ‘Bugs’ off of your Bunny by Meryl Schimek Spring is (hopefully) right around the lives in the keratin layer of the skin and recommended. corner, which has many of us looking can look like dandruff flakes that are Flies forward to spending time outside again. moving on your rabbit’s fur and skin. But should our rabbit companions It causes scaly and dry skin infections Warm weather can also predispose join us on these adventures? While that can be very itchy, or you can see your rabbit to colonization by Botfly we never recommend that domestic patches of hair loss along your rabbit’s larvae (Cuterebra species).

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