The Bunny World Foundation (BWF) is still working hard to shut down the horrific breeding situation in Sherman Oaks. We posted earlier about the 127 rabbits being kept in squalid conditions. Due to the unof response from the Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS), BWF started a petition to call for the termination of LAAS General Manger, Brenda […]
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Petition to Terminate Brenda Barnette, GM of LAAS
Earlier, we posted an article about squalid rabbit conditions in an unlicensed rabbit breeding operation, and the inaction of the Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS). The Bunny World Foundation (BWF) and the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) have started a petition, calling for the termination of LAAS General Manager Brenda Barnette. The BWF and CAPS […]
Squalid Rabbit Breeding in Sherman Oaks, CA
The Examiner recently featured an article about an unlicensed rabbit breeding operation that the Bunny World Foundation and the Companion Animal Protection Agency are working hard to shut down. Recently, the rescue groups investigated the back yard of a home in Sherman Oaks, California, where one one hundred and twenty-seven were being stored in a warehouse fashion, […]
House Rabbit Society Featured in New York Times
The New York Times has recently posted an article featuring the House Rabbit Society of Richmond, CA. They talk about the founding of the House Rabbit Society, and the ever-trying Easter season, where they pass on the Make Mine Chocolate message – discouraging rabbits as gifts for Easter. As a 8-12 year commitment, rabbits require […]
Brambley Hedge Rabbit Rescue Featured on Fox 10 Pheonix
Kim Dezelon of Brambley Hedge Rabbit Rescue and Cory McCloskey of Fox 10 Pheonix are helping to spread the Make Mine Chocolate campaign! Cory recently visited Brambley Hedge to discuss how rabbits do not make good gifts for Easter.
Alabama Public Radio Supports MMC
The Alabama Public Radio recently featured a timely article advocating responsible rabbit adoptions. During the Easter season, Zooh Corner and other rabbit rescues urge the public to think twice about purchasing a rabbit as an Easter gift. The Make Mine Chocolate campaign strives to pass the message along that rabbits are not gifts to be […]
Call to Review Pet Rabbit Protection in UK
United Kingdom animal welfare scientist James Oxley is arguing that pet rabbits need better legal protection. He is calling on a review of the 2006 Animal Welfare Act, where he calls for specifics in factors such as minimum hutch sizes and whether rabbits be kept in pairs. Mr Oxley studies rabbit owners’ interactions with their pets, and […]
Marla Tauscher Speaks Against Animal Abuse
On Monday, April 7, 2014, the San Bernadino City Council discussed recent events regarding animal negligence at the San Bernardino City Shelter. Marla Tauscher, an attorney who specializes in Animal Law, took the floor and accused the shelter of animal abuse, cruelty, and neglect.