2022 Midwest BunFest Rescue Partners
Together is Better.
There are so many wonderful organizations throughout the world serving their local communities through animal rescue and education efforts. We love building relationships and collaborations with these animal rescue organizations.
Midwest BunFest is a helpful way for OHRR to build a community of these animal rescue organizations, both small and large. We hope to create a network of like-minded groups in order to collaborate on rescue efforts, share best practices, provide support, and partner on events.
OHRR believes that by meeting and working together, animal rescue organizations will continue to grow, based on shared knowledge and experiences. This will allow each organization to reach beyond their local communities and contribute to the well-being of even more animals.
Midwest BunFest is a helpful way for OHRR to build a community of these animal rescue organizations, both small and large. We hope to create a network of like-minded groups in order to collaborate on rescue efforts, share best practices, provide support, and partner on events.
OHRR believes that by meeting and working together, animal rescue organizations will continue to grow, based on shared knowledge and experiences. This will allow each organization to reach beyond their local communities and contribute to the well-being of even more animals.
Ohio House Rabbit Rescue
Ohio House Rabbit Rescue is a non-profit, founded in 2009 in Columbus, OH. Their mission is rescue abandoned pet rabbits, offer a robust adoption program through the Ohio House Rabbit Adoption Center, and provide educational resources on the proper care of rabbits as indoor companions. They strive for a community where all pet rabbits live indoors as companions with access to proper diet, habitat, and regular veterinary care for the duration of their life.
Visit: www.ohiohouserabbitrescue.org
Visit: www.ohiohouserabbitrescue.org
A Home for EveryBunny
A Home for EveryBunny is a non-profit foster-based rescue, and the only exclusive house rabbit rescue in Iowa. Cats and dogs aren’t the only animals to end up in shelters. Rabbits are the third most common animal to end up in a rescue. Unfortunately, while many shelters are doing their best, rabbit care is much different than that of cats and dogs and can leave rabbits in shelters without the specialized care they need. We provide the specialized care that rabbits need for their health and success through our network of foster homes. We also provide personalized attention to each adopter, so that they can find the pet that will best fit their home for years to come.
Visit: www.iowarabbitrescue.org
Visit: www.iowarabbitrescue.org
Buckeye House Rabbit Society
Buckeye House Rabbit Society is a chapter of the national House Rabbit Society, serving Ohio since 1997. They are an all-volunteer non-profit organization that rescues abandoned rabbits while educating the public on proper care.
Visit: www.ohare.org/wordpress
Visit: www.ohare.org/wordpress
Bunnies on Board
Bunnies on Board is an independent animal transport with emphasis on rabbits. They transport all types of animals from rescues and shelters to their furever homes with little or no cost to the organizations. To date, they have transported over 1800 small animals!
Visit: www.facebook.com/bunniesonboard
Visit: www.facebook.com/bunniesonboard
Bunny Lu Rabbit Rescue
Bunny Lu Rabbit Rescue is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit rabbit rescue and education organization located in Northern Virginia. They are dedicated to educating people in their community about the joys of rabbits as indoor companions while promoting care that will give those rabbits the best chance at a happy, healthy life. Bunny Lu also provides temporary foster care to abandoned and neglected rabbits and arranges adoptions into loving, forever homes.
Visit: www.bunnylu.org
Visit: www.bunnylu.org
Columbus House Rabbit Society
Columbus House Rabbit Society is an all-volunteer non-profit formed in 2002 as an official chapter of the international House Rabbit Society. Their mission is to rescue abandoned and unwanted rabbits in order to find them new, loving homes while educating the public on proper rabbit care through presentations and publications.
Visit: www.columbusrabbit.org
Visit: www.columbusrabbit.org
Columbus Humane
Columbus Humane has been advancing animal welfare since 1883 in Columbus, OH. Their mission is to fight animal cruelty, help animals in need, and advocate for their well-being. They treat each animal like they are their own pets until they find the perfect forever home. They stand for maximizing the quality of life of a pet and enhancing the lives of pet owners.
Visit: www.columbushumane.org
Visit: www.columbushumane.org
Dayton House Rabbit Society
Dayton House Rabbit Society was formed in 2020 and is an all-volunteer, non-profit domestic rabbit rescue based in Dayton, Ohio with a focus on the Cincinnati and Dayton area. They are an official chapter (in training) of the international House Rabbit Society. They rescue, rehabilitate and adopt out rabbits, as well as, provide educational resources and work with the community on the proper care of rabbits as indoor companions.
Visit: www.daytonrabbits.org
Visit: www.daytonrabbits.org
E.A.R.S. - Erie Area Rabbit Society & Rescue
Established in 2013, Erie Area Rabbit Society and Rescue, or simply “EARS”, has cared for hundreds of domestic rabbits from various backgrounds in Erie County, PA and beyond. Our shelter is committed to providing the proper care, including medical and spay/neuter, as well as the loving attention that these rabbits need while they await adoption into their forever home. We are also passionate about educating the public on the joy of rabbits as indoor pets and their care.
Visit: www.eriearearabbitsociety.org
Visit: www.eriearearabbitsociety.org
F5RS - Frisky Ferrets, Fuzzies, & Feathered Friends Rescue & Sanctuary
Frisky Ferrets, Fuzzies, & Feathered Friends Rescue & Sanctuary is located in North Lima, OH. They are dedicated to the practice and promotion of the idea that all life is deserving of love and proper care. They provide individualized care for every animal at their facility and help match them with the perfect family.
Visit: www.facebook.com/F5RS1/
Visit: www.facebook.com/F5RS1/
Friends of Rabbits, Inc.
Friends of Rabbits (FoR) is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization founded in 1997. We are the largest domestic rabbit rescue in the Washington DC/Baltimore greater metropolitan area. Our goals are to: educate the public on the responsibilities involved with having a rabbit and the importance of spay/neutering; rescue homeless rabbits and provide fostering, adoption support, and veterinary care; and advocate for house rabbits by assuring a safe and healthy environment for every companion rabbit and supporting their caregivers.
Over 90% of our work is accomplished by a large network of volunteers, fosterers, and donors. We take in rabbits from crowded and high-kill shelters in the region and from hoarding situations, in addition to stray/abandoned rabbits. We rescue as many domestic rabbits as possible within our means. In 2021, we took in a total of 223 homeless rabbits.
Visit: www.friendsofrabbits.org
Over 90% of our work is accomplished by a large network of volunteers, fosterers, and donors. We take in rabbits from crowded and high-kill shelters in the region and from hoarding situations, in addition to stray/abandoned rabbits. We rescue as many domestic rabbits as possible within our means. In 2021, we took in a total of 223 homeless rabbits.
Visit: www.friendsofrabbits.org
The Humane Society of Greater Dayton began in 1902 and is a no-kill organization and the largest, most-established animal welfare agency to care for all types of animals in the Miami Valley. We want to enhance the pet-human relationship. We investigate animal cruelty, enforce laws, and perform rescues to ensure all animals are valued and free from suffering. The Humane Society of Greater Dayton is a single-entity nonprofit and not affiliated with any other animal organization or humane society on a regional, state or national level. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we are solely funded through community efforts including donations from individuals, companies and grants.
Visit: www.hsdayton.org
Visit: www.hsdayton.org
Indiana House Rabbit Society is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to improving the lives of domestic rabbits in the state of Indiana. We improve the lives of domestic rabbits by coordinating local volunteer-driven education, rescue, and adoption efforts in Indiana.
To accomplish this goal:
One of our members, Teresa Gooldy, is a very talented painter and will be selling some of her paintings at our booth.
Visit: indianahrs.org
To accomplish this goal:
- We provide resources to educate the public on the benefits of rabbits as companion animals, rabbit behavior, and rabbit care
- We provide assistance in establishing programs with animal control agencies, shelters, humane societies, and sanctuaries to increase their rabbit adoption rates
- After we have exhausted all avenues, provided we have the available resources, we coordinate the rescue of rabbits scheduled for euthanasia and adopt them through our group
One of our members, Teresa Gooldy, is a very talented painter and will be selling some of her paintings at our booth.
Visit: indianahrs.org
Judge's Park Small Animal Rescue
Judge's Park is a small animal rescue in Western PA, north of Pittsburgh that specializes in rabbits, cats, and other small animals. They are a registered 501c3 non profit. Information about the rescue is available on their website, but they also list adoptable animals on Petfinder and Adopt-a-Pet. They are always full of buns and other animals and always in need of adopters and fosters!
Visit: www.judgespark.org
Visit: www.judgespark.org
Snickerdoodles' Rabbit Rescue
Snickerdoodles’ Rabbit Rescue is a 501(c)(3) and our mission is to rescue and adopt out abandoned domestic rabbits, provide the community education on proper rabbit care, and provide free pet loss grief support. We are foster-based, with fosters currently in Stark County, Ohio. We have an amazing certified house rabbit educator, Michele Haverfield, who has also had experience volunteering for Buckeye House Rabbit Society. Our Board members are Lauren Keller (Founding Director and President), Michele Haverfield (Secretary), Cody Keller (Treasurer) and Zia Schrader (Vice-President).
The organization’s website is (snickerdoodlesrescue.org), but we typically post the most up to date info on our available bunnies onto our Petfinder profile (https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/oh/canal-fulton/snickerdoodles-rabbit-rescue-pet-loss-support-oh1318/) and on our Facebook page (Snickerdoodles' Rabbit Rescue & Pet Loss Support).
Lauren Keller is a licensed social worker and facilitates pet loss support groups as part of the organization’s work. These groups have recently been virtual, but we also have some in person events. We typically cover topics such as end of life decisions, the grief and bereavement process, how to talk with children/family about death, hospice & palliative care, managing emotions, etc.
Visit our area at BunFest for more information on the organization, as well as handouts about rabbit care and pet loss.
Visit: snickerdoodlesrescue.org
The organization’s website is (snickerdoodlesrescue.org), but we typically post the most up to date info on our available bunnies onto our Petfinder profile (https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/oh/canal-fulton/snickerdoodles-rabbit-rescue-pet-loss-support-oh1318/) and on our Facebook page (Snickerdoodles' Rabbit Rescue & Pet Loss Support).
Lauren Keller is a licensed social worker and facilitates pet loss support groups as part of the organization’s work. These groups have recently been virtual, but we also have some in person events. We typically cover topics such as end of life decisions, the grief and bereavement process, how to talk with children/family about death, hospice & palliative care, managing emotions, etc.
Visit our area at BunFest for more information on the organization, as well as handouts about rabbit care and pet loss.
Visit: snickerdoodlesrescue.org