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Sponsor a Rescue

The RWAF is an educational organisation; rescuing and re-homing rabbits is not part of our charitable remit agreed with the Charities Commission. However, we recognise the plight faced by many rescue centres who do fantastic work to look after so many rabbits who are abandoned, neglected or the victims of cruelty. To help them, we run the Sponsor a Rescue Scheme.

Why sponsor a rescue?

Every year, thousands of rabbits end up abandoned in rescue centres which constantly struggle to find the resources to keep them running. The funds raised by the sponsor a rabbit scheme will go directly to rescue centres. Your support means that those rescue centres will be able to rescue and rehome more rabbits who desperately need your help and give them all the the love and care they need. Most of the rabbits cared for are found loving new homes, but some of them - because they are old, or have health problems - aren't able to be rehomed. The rescue centres look after rabbits like these for the rest of their lives. Many rescues are run on a shoe-string, so every penny we can raise really helps to give the animals a better life.

The purpose of the Sponsor a Rescue scheme is to allow RWAF members to support a chosen rescue with a small monthly donation, which can be as little as £1, or more if you wish, which will help the rescue to do what it does best; help rabbits! Sponsors will receive a welcome letter which will include pictures and information and about the rescue, and of course about some of the rabbits that have passed through its doors or live there permanently. The sponsor will also receive updates to let them know about the good work their donations are supporting. The best thing you'll get out of it if you do choose to become a sponsor, is the knowledge that you are doing something to help those rabbits who would otherwise be suffering.

Why Rescue Centres need your help

Four more rabbit rescue centres have been chosen to benefit from the generous donations members make to the Sponsor a Rescue scheme. Last year almost £3,500 was raised.

Please help by sponsoring the new rescues centres. They are: Bobtails Rabbit and Guinea Pig Rescue, East Ewell, Surrey; Cottontails Rescue, Westbury, Wiltshire; Rabbit Rescue, Ashton, Northamptonshire and Fat Fluffs Rabbit Rescue, Solihull.

Many rescue centres face an uphill task every day just to provide food, fresh hay and medical care for unwanted bunnies. When new rabbits are taken in by a rescue, most will need to be neutered, vaccinated and have any medical problems treated. Some rabbits have too many health problems to allow them to be rehomed., so they need to be cared for in the rescue permanently.

Your regular donations, whether large or small, will make an immense difference to the rescue centres, which all face a constant battle to raise funds to care for the growing numbers of unwanted and abandoned rabbits. If you feel you'd like to sponsor one then please print out the standing order form and post it to the address shown. If you aren't able to donate financially then please look at the other ways to help below. On behalf of all the bunnies being looked after at these rescues... thank you!

Fat Fluffs Rabbit Rescue, Solihull Fat Fluffs Rabbit Rescue is about to celebrate its first birthday as a formal charity, established to rescue and rehome abandoned bunnies and promote rabbit welfare, after three years of hard work. Chloe Hennegan decided to start her own rescue after gaining experience fostering bunnies from a local rescue. She rehomed her first bunnies in September 2006 and as her rescue operation developed she met like-minded folk - Julia, Lucy, Vickie, Sally and Abi. Making bunny-mad friends gave Chloe the idea that she could do more effective rabbit welfare work if they would join her to form a charity to progress her dream of a establishing a rescue centre. They quickly agreed and in July 2008 became charity trustees and “Fat Fluffs” was officially born. Since then the group has worked tirelessly to raise funds to maintain the day-to-day running of the rescue, and raise the profile of Fat Fluffs and rabbit welfare in general. They have gained valuable supporters – including eight foster carers and several adopters and local volunteers – all of whom help with fundraising and operational activities. All rescued bunnies arriving at the centre are checked to ensure they have no health problems needing immediate attention. They are given a home in ‘the barn’ or placed with a fosterer so each gets the one-on-one attention they so desperately need. Next they have vet checks, are neutered & vaccinated – the rescue’s monthly vet bill for this is about £600. The charity is very fortunate to have a sympathetic and knowledgeable vet who provides a small discount on regular neutering and vaccinations which helps reduce the financial burden. When they are ready for rehoming bunnies are featured on the website - www.fatfluffs.com. All prospective adopters are home checked and relationships are established and maintained, as far as possible, for the life of the rabbit. Adopters are asked to make a donation for each bunny they offer a new home. The rescue centre also operates as a sanctuary giving rabbits who have long-term health or behavioural issues permanent homes at Fat Fluffs HQ as part of the Fat Fluffs gang. The lucky gang live happily as a group of fourteen with free run of a secure garden. Fat Fluffs first birthday was celebrated with a fundraising party, which gave the group an opportunity to look to the future. Chloe said: “Our long term goal is to have a purpose built rescue on self-contained land so we can expand our work. It will also allow us to develop the level of guidance we offer rabbit owners, by running rabbit care sessions.”

Apache - resident at Fat Fluffs Apache was dumped at the rescue in a box with six other rabbits. He was very aggressive, even after neutering so he became a permanent resident and member of the Fat Fluffs gang.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cottontails Rescue, Westbury, Wiltshire Text and Images soon to be loaded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rabbit Rescue, Ashton, Northamptonshire Text and Images soon to be loaded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bobtails Rabbit and Guinea Pig Rescue, East Ewell, Surrey Text and Images soon to be loaded