Adoption Success Stories
We are always thrilled when one of our foster rabbits finds their forever home. Scroll down through our success stories to read about some of our very grateful bunnies.
Murphy
Adoption date: 5/5/2007
Murphy is doing great! He seems to have adapted to his new home well. He is eating his hay, pellets and greens. He is doing great with his litter box as well. Since I am an at home mom, he gets a lot of time of out his cage. He really likes his play time and loves to run around. He is just the cutest little rabbit!
Annabelle
Adoption date: 5/18/2007
Annabelle was one of the longest residents in IHRS foster care. Found stray with a terrible eye wound caused by being shot, the pellet remains in her head, and Annabelle has suffered years of respiratory problems. Lacking an eye doesn't seem to bother her, though!
Annabelle is one of the sweetest rabbits ever, but was hard to adopt due to her health issues. She outlived one bonded friend in foster care and her foster mom finally couldn't stand to see her living alone any longer. Annabelle was adopted to be Joey's best friend, and now they live happily together, grooming all day. Joey doesn't mind Annabelle's snotty nose!
Edison
Adoption date: 4/1/2007
Hi Dawn!
I just wanted to write you a quick note thanking you again for matching us with the most perfect rabbit for our family!! Edison's been a member of our family for almost 3 months now and we couldn't be happier. He fits perfectly! He brightens our days in so many ways. He gets so excited in the morning when everyone gets up. As soon as he sees someone come around the corner he runs to the door of his crate. During the day he likes to hang out on the brick hearth of the fireplace or the treadmill. I still can't believe how loveable he is. If you sit on the floor and put your hands in your lap, he'll come over and shove his head under your hand. I also can't believe how well the dogs get
along with him. At first he was pretty timid around them, but now they don't faze him a bit. He'll even let Jack, our Rhodesian Ridgeback, clean his ears. He just makes everyone so happy. The kids love giving him his toys and picking out his greens. I just wanted to let you know that things are still going great with him. We thank you so much!
The Ferebbee Family
Genevieve
Adoption date: 3/14/2007
Last year we rescued a little rabbit. Even though the little guy, his name is Stuart Little, had a nice home now, he was not happy by himself and sat in a corner most of the time. Dawn, from HRS, found a sweet little companion for Stuart and on March 14, we went to a bunny date. Everything went well and Genivieve, now Jenny, came home with us. Three days later she moved in permanently with Stuart. Jenny is far more active than Stuart. She taught him to run and to play and to be a bunny. He follows happily her lead. While Stuart is more of a home buddy, or should I say cage buddy, she will run around during play time and stop by to make sure he is all right. They have bonded so well.
Ellie
Adoption date: 4/19/2009
Hi, Dawn!
I would like to let you know Ethan & Ellie seem quite happy in their new home. We're learning so much about their personalities. Ethan is timid but friendly. Ellie is adventurous but a little standoffish. Ellie does almost daily binkies when she gets let out of her enclosure. Ethan has done it once but he isn't as adventurous as Ellie so he tends to stay in his cage. Ellie is out of the cage quick! She loves to explore and is a
bit mischievous.
Each day they open up more and they'll follow me everywhere. Also, if I sit in front of a window, Ellie enjoys sitting on my lap looking outside. We have a lot of wildlife here so she has plenty to watch.
I'll contact you again in about a month once they've both had their check-ups at the vet.
Thanks!
Nancy
Paul
Adoption date: 10/28/2007
Things are going wonderful with Paul! He is fitting right in with our little family. Paul is soooooo funny! He likes to jump in my dresser and hide under beds and run up and down the stairs like crazy! He also likes to sleep at the top of the steps and wait for treats from me after everyone has gone to bed, and he loves to drink my water out of my cup!!
He has been loving the mint that is fresh from our garden and he loooooves celery as well. The kids absolutely adore him. Devin slept downstairs by his cage the first few nights so he wouldn't be lonely!! The other night we let him stay out and he kept jumping on my bed and hopping across us as we slept!!
Bernice
Adoption date: 3/1/2007
I'm happy to report that Bernice (who we're now calling Gretel) is settling in to our home quite nicely. She and the cat are bonding, although my cat is still a little unsure what to think about her. My dog has been allowed to view her from a distance, but because he's wearing an Elizabethan collar for a while (following ligament surgery), we're keeping him away from the bunny. We don't want that strange plastic dish on his head to alarm her.
Gretel's got a great personality and we love watching her throw her toys around. Thanks again for helping us adopt a rabbit. We love her.
-Jenny Montgomery
Elise
Adoption date: 6/13/2007
From Elise's new family:
We gave her a new name, it's now Zanita. She seems to be adjusting well and is starting to warm up to me. She is still a little defensive of her food and sometimes growls at me when I first put it down. Zanita does not care too much for the puppy yet, she swats and grunts at him when he comes around her. I think she will eventually warm up to him though once he gets out of the puppy stage. Zanita has the run of the upstairs and Bowser has the downstairs. Zanita is such a joy to have around and we love her very much. Thanks so much for all you do with the IHRS and for rescuing Zanita.
Kennedy
Adoption date: 6/27/2007
Kennedy found her new buddy in Duncan, another bunny adopted from IHRS! The happy pair is vying for "cutest couple" awards while they work on their new friendship.
Nadia
Adoption date: 7/13/2008
We meant to catch everyone up on Nadia months ago, but things have been crazy! On that day we brought her home in July, she immediately took to us and our apartment. At first, she was only given access to the living room, but because of how great she was with using the litter box, she quickly was rewarded full access. Our apartment truly belongs to Nadia now! She's wonderful...she loves lounging in her favorite spot during the day when out and later, near bedtime, she lays on our bed watching tv and begging for petting time with us. If we're on the floor, she's right next to us. She's so active, constantly doing laps from one room to the next along with her little happy hops. She's the princess and she knows it...it doesn't help that we keep promoting that behavior! But, oh well--she deserves it. We just took her for her first vet exam about a month ago, since coming home with us, and everything is great. We just want to thank the IHRS for everything, Nadia is amazing and we love her completely and without the IHRS, we'd never had the chance to meet her and bring her into our family.
Thanks,
Melissa, Brent and Nadia :)
If you have adopted a rabbit from Indiana House Rabbit Society and would like to see your rabbit's photo on this page, please email a photo and description to Karen.