Orphaned Baby Bunny Easter Appeal
Can you help us secure the future of
nine orphaned baby bunnies this Easter?
One baby bunny being a little more greedy than the rest in their foster home! |
Martha
and her siblings were rescued by the National RSPCA field officers from a home where
dozens of rabbits were being kept in small, dirty hutches, never fed hay
and being allowed to breed out of control.
Their mother was on her fourth litter, her previous litter, as with
this one, had 11 babies!
Tragically
one baby was dead at the scene and a second died a few days later. To
add to this terrible tragedy their mum was suffering with many health
problems; we did the kindest thing we could
do and put her out of her pain and distress. However, the nine tiny
baby bunnies were sadly left motherless. It was heart-breaking to see,
but thanks to an RSPCA foster carer and the tenacious Martha they are
all thriving and getting up to baby bunny mischief.
Lady and the Tramp moment for the babies! |
Before each animal is rehomed they are:
· - Examined by a rabbit specialist vet
· - Neutered
· - Vaccinated
· - Microchipped
This is
to ensure we reduce the number of unwanted rabbits*. The cost of doing
this, along with boarding costs**, is between £310 and £345 depending on
the sex of the rabbit. (This sum does
not include associated staff costs.)
Bunny feeding circle! |
We don’t
want to turn our backs on rabbits; there is nowhere else for them to go.
So can you help us secure the future of Martha and her siblings and
many more like her this year? What you can donate
to pay for:
£3 will pay for a microchip
£5 buy a box leafy greens
£8 bale of hay
£15 will pay for a vaccination for protection against myxomatosis and rabbit hemorrhagic disease
£25 will pay for a veterinary consultation
£65 will pay for a male to be neutered
£100 will pay for a female to be neutered
Our branch runs entirely on the kindness of your donations.
To donate please click here!
Alternatively TEXT to donate:
ORPH09 £1/2/3/4/5 or £10 to 70070
If you make a donation please let us know and we will enter you in a prize draw to win this yummy chocolate hamper! Just email rspcamcr_salford@btconnect.com
Hamper can be posted to any UK address! |
* Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund estimate there are 67,000 rabbits in UK shelters at any one time.
** Average length of stay for a rabbit in 2015 was 4 months.