Rabbits

Gainesville Rabbit Rescue

Gainesville, FL

About

Rabbits are classified as both pets and livestock, so they are farmed, experimented on, eaten, worn, made into lucky charms, and some are kept as household pets. Unfortunately like other companion animals, domestic rabbits are also discarded by irresponsible owners. Thousands of rabbits end up in animal shelters each year, and they are the 3rd most euthanized animal in shelters annually. It is because of these sad truths, the Gainesville Rabbit Rescue was created. Gainesville Rabbit Rescue is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1998 by 2 University of Florida students. GRR’s mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and adopt out rabbits to loving homes, as well as educate current and potential rabbit owners. GRR does not turn away any rabbit regardless of disability, illness, age, or temperament. Rescued rabbits are nursed back to optimum health and spayed/neutered before being placed up for adoption. The organization’s main goal is to see that the right rabbit is placed with the right family, so GRR screens all adoptive families to ensure the rabbit is placed in a secure and loving home. Along with our main facility, GRR rabbits live in foster homes with dedicated volunteers. This allows us to ensure they are litter box trained, well fed, and well cared for. We table at Petsmart every Sunday from 11:30-4pm. During these events we offer adoptions, advice, and rabbit care education. Currently Gainesville Rabbit Rescue has 90+ rabbits in its care, and has an ever growing waiting list.

Pets available

Rabbits

Adoption process

Our adoption policy is as follows: An adoption application must be filled out prior to adoption. The application can be found here. Gainesville Rabbit Rescue Adoption Application. (Please note that our volunteers have jobs, families, rabbit responsibilities and many other things that may prevent them from responding right away. If you have placed an application and have not heard back in 3 days, please call Kathy @ 352.318.0028.). When a rabbit is adopted from GRR, the primary caregiver must be a responsible adult. The rabbit should be treated as an integral part of the family. We will not adopt out rabbits to be used for 4H club, classroom pets, or as pets for young children. If the rabbit is going to be alone and without the company of people for most of the day, we recommend the adoption of a second companion rabbit. If there are problems with the rabbit, in which the adopted rabbit needs to be returned, please give the fosterer advance notice. In most cases the rabbit’s spot is filled within days of being adopted. Preparations need to be made to accept the rabbit back, so please use common sense and courtesy when returning a rabbit. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU RELEASE A RABBIT INTO THE WILD. GRR does not exchange animals. Exceptions will be made if we are trying to find a companion match for a pre-existing rabbit in the home. GRR adoption fees are donations that cannot be refunded. We are a federally recognized tax-exempt, nonprofit organization. Donations made to us are no more refundable than they are with any other public charity. The fee to adopt a single rabbit is $65.00 and the fee to adopt a bonded pair is $110.00. GRR reserves the right to do a home inspection prior to releasing the rabbit to its adoptive owner.