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An Accidental Rescue Was Born

An Accidental Bunny Rescue instantly was created when Doug and Eve were driving home from purchasing the last bit of groceries needed to ride out the approaching hurricane. In their neighborhood they saw a truck bed full of bunnies all crammed together in 98 degree heat in the sun. They backed up their vehicle and jumped out to see what all the neighbors were standing around for and what was happening. A young lady and her friend knew about a property where about 20 or more bunnies were abandoned several weeks before this. Since the hurricane was coming they decided to try to capture as many as they could only to find out afterwards that all of the vets were closed in preparation for the hurricane and all the shelters were full. The young lady was in quite a panic and praying for help to come along because she had dogs and a young toddler inside to care for who she thought would hurt the bunnies, and also she knew nothing about these exotic animals. Doug and Eve took about 10 seconds to volunteer to take them in, having experience with bunnies of their own. With windows all boarded up, generator and air conditioning back ups ready to go, they put the bunnies in separate large plastic bins to keep them safe and calm until the storm passed. Immediately they carefully assessed each bunny and find out that there was an ear mite problem with 5 bunnies, one was very severe with infection, one had a face that was bitten badly with a terrible hole and abscess on his cheek, one badly broken tibia, a few that wouldn’t eat, infected bites in ears and sores on feet. The next day these babies went to the Exotic Vet and many of them started a regimen of treatments, special feedings, and medicine along with lots of TLC to help with whatever PTS they may had from trying to survive without food n water while avoiding predators. The next day there was a miscarriage, four days later one had three babies, two more days later one had 7 babies! There were many complications, but Doug and Eve worked tirelessly to make sure there were no deaths! They have funded all supplies, hired help and veterinary bills with their own money, and put aside their won personal projects and goals to help these bunnies. They are hoping to find fantastic, loving homes for these bun buns immediately as they can no longer afford to care for all of them. Perhaps at another time if they can find funding, they can start rescuing again. It has brought a great amount of meaning and happiness into their lives. They hope to also inspire others to do the same and spread the word about how amazing bunnies are.