Adoption Process

Prior to adoption all our rabbits are neutered, fully vaccinated and thoroughly health checked by our vets.

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To help towards covering these costs, we ask for an adoption fee of £80 per rabbit. 

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We believe this is more than reasonable if we consider what each rabbit costs the rescue in terms of veterinary care. On average it costs £250 to spay and vaccinate a female rabbit and £200 to castrate and vaccinate a male rabbit. This does not include any other veterinary treatment we may have to pay for before the rabbit can be adopted; neither does it take into account the price of buying rabbits from a shop/breeder (please do not support these as they are in it for profit and not the best interests of the rabbit.) 

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We are totally reliant on our supporters very kind donations to have funds for the rescue. 

 

If you are interested in adopting one or more of our rabbits then please ensure you meet our adoption criteria outlined below and then complete our online Adoption Form. 

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If you submit an adoption application please do bear with us, we are a small team of volunteers who work really hard to keep things up to date. There may be a slight delay in hearing from us. The best way to contact us is through Facebook Messenger. Please do message us through that if possible if you'd like to chase up a reply.

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Adoption Criteria​

• Rabbits need permanent access to a minimum ​space of 3 metres by 2 metres by 1 metre high. Please see the housing information for ideas and suggestions of suitable set ups.

• The rabbits' space should be predator proof, meaning any mesh should be a minimum of 16 gauge; 12 gauge mesh is thicker and therefore more secure. We will not accept chicken mesh as this is too thin and I have personally seen a rabbit bite through this and escape.

• Runs or anything with no floor should be fully enclosed (with roof) and ideally placed on a hard standing or if on a lawned area measures should be put in place to ensure rabbits cannot dig out or any predators dig in. This could be mesh dug under the lawn and / or paved edging.

• If you're home is currently being rented we will need to see permission from your landlord that rabbits are allowed at your address. If they are indoors this must be stated within the letter of permission.

• No unsupervised outdoor free roaming. This means the rabbits must be in sight at all times when free roaming outdoors.

• We do not rehome our rabbits to live alone it is very important for them to have company of their own kind and it is included in the 5 welfare needs of a rabbit. Please consider adopting a pair or more if you don't have any rabbits. It would be irresponsible to keep one alone. We do offer a bonding service if needed. 

• Existing rabbits must be neutered and vaccinated before adoption. ​