How To Foster

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Becoming a foster for a rabbit is one of the greatest things a person can do. We are grateful you have decided to open your heart and home to a rabbit in need. Our rescue currently operates through a foster network, and we are always being contacted about rabbits in need. Because of this, we are always in need of new foster homes, and we offer as much support as we can because you’re an important part of our team. Please continue below for our policy, requirements, and steps to become a foster home.

Policy and Requirements

The majority of the rabbits that we receive come from harsh environments where they were ultimately let down by a human. Because of this, we want to take great care in whom we place them with, so to protect our rabbits, we are requiring that all applicants:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must be willing to bring their foster rabbit to necessary vet appointments or make arrangements with HRR in the event you can not
• Must fill out a Foster Application
• Must not have been convicted of animal abuse/cruelty
• Must understand how to properly care for a rabbit
• Must be willing to spend quality time with their foster because socializing them is an important part of their healing process
• Must keep them separate from any rabbits you have in your home
• Must keep rabbit indoors
• Personal rabbits must be spayed/neutered to prevent accidents

Fostering Process

1. Fill out a Foster Application
2. Wait for one of our team members to reach out
3. Prepare and send pictures of your set-up for your foster
4. Wait for a team member to give any necessary feedback and the final approval of the space
5. Coordinate to bring home a rabbit in need
6. Show your foster rabbit love until they find their forever home

Jack’s Story

When Debbie met Jack, he had been dumped outside and found with a maggot infested wound. She took him in as her foster, and she gave Jack her time, patience, love, and care because Jack had a rough start, and he didn’t trust humans. He wasn’t aggressive, but he didn’t like to come out of hiding. Slowly but surely, by taking time every day to sit next to him with a treat on the floor, he started to come out of his shell. Debbie quickly learned that she needed to remove any climbable boxes, trash cans, etc… from his room because Jack loved to climb (hence his name ‘Jumping Jack’). She would walk into his room for breakfast or dinner, and he would be inside the trash bin or on top of the printer! He loved playing with his puzzle toys and didn’t like when things weren’t the way he left them. Debbie also discovered that he loved being pet and loved on, and would stay there for pets until he thought he had enough. This is the impact that our foster homes have on stray rabbits. Jack was adopted in 2021 and has since been enjoying the wonderful life he should have always been living.