PETA has recently reported on the cruel and senseless treatment of animals at Holmes Farm, a Pennsylvania animal mill that supplies small mammals to hundres of pet stores across eastern U.S. They are calling on everyone to boycott Petco, Petsmart, and affiliated stores, particularly due to their blatant lies about their knowledge and involvement. From their […]
Category: Rabbit Advocacy
Responsible Rabbit Owner Guide Features Zooh
We just discovered that Ameena Schelling made a wonderful article that tackles common misconceptions about rabbit ownership. It is well-written, and covers some great details that help explain why having a pet rabbit is more than a whimsical idea for a gift, especially for children. What’s more, it features some wonderful shots of our various adoptable and […]
Petition Kroger – Stop Selling Rabbit Meat
Anna MacLennan has started a change.org petition, calling on Kroger to stop selling rabbit meat in their stores. From her petition: What would you do if you saw cat or dog meat in a store? Most people would be completely disgusted, because cats and dogs are the most popular pets in the United States. So if […]
Whole Foods Ends Rabbit Meat Sale
A Message from Zooh Corner Rabbit Rescue president, Cat Logsdon Tuesday, September 15th, will go down in history as a day of joy and celebration to those of us who love rabbits, as Whole Foods Market agreed to permanently end the sale of rabbit meat in all of its stores. We at Zooh Corner Rabbit […]
Boulder, CO Protests Whole Foods
Jill Bielawski reports on a protest at Whole Foods in Boulder this past weekend. Her article leads with a compelling argument for pet lovers everywhere. Can you imagine having your best furry friend up for sale in the local grocery store as meat? Whole Foods has alienated the rabbit lover community because of their insensitivity to […]
Thunderclap for Easter Against WFM
Lisa Rockwell, friend of Zooh Corner and savior of our own Tonka, Alvin, Wesley, and Tickle, has started a Thunderclap campaign for rabbit advocacy this Easter. This campaign is calling on support for the petition for Whole Foods to stop selling rabbit meat in their stores. From the campaign: Whole Foods is trying to create a […]
Easter is Coming – Make Yours Chocolate
As a rabbit rescue, part of Zooh Corner’s mission is to advocate for the welfare and safety of all rabbits. Ill-prepared owners who receive rabbits as Easter gifts are unfamiliar with the needs and responsibilities of pet ownership. All too often, these bunnies are neglected, and local humane societies and rabbit rescues are flooded with these former […]
Whole Foods Rabbit Meat Images
The Rabbit Advocacy Network has recently posted images of the rabbits that are farmed and supplied to Iowa Rabbit, the bunny killing factory that slaughters rabbits for Whole Foods. From their post:: Whole Foods Market has justified their introduction of a new animal–rabbit meat–to their meat cases by telling the public that they have been responding to customer […]
Zooh Corner Protests Whole Foods
On Sunday, January 25, Zooh Corner stood in solidarity against Whole Foods and their sickening use of domestic pet rabbits as food. Besides the obvious concern that they are using the very animals we love and support as a commodity, there have been numerous reports on the cruel and inhumane handling of the rabbits throughout the […]
Values Matter at Sprouts
Yesterday, a San Diego House Rabbit Society friend posted that she had seen rabbit meat for sale at Sprouts Chula Vista and Eastlake. Sprouts Farmers Market (corporate) previously assured San Diego HRS that they would not sell rabbit meat. We found out later that the Chula Vista and Eastlake stores are independently owned and don’t […]