Our Story
How it all started
Hello, my name is Leah and I am the founder and owner of Yorkshire Rabbit Retreat (YRR); thank you for taking an interest in our story!
Yorkshire Rabbit Retreat was born in 2013.
I have always been an animal lover, when I was young my parents weren't keen on adding a dog into the family, I wanted one so badly. I used to befriend anyone walking their dogs on the field near our home. We settled on getting a pair of rabbits (which I would not advise doing unless you have done plenty of research!) After 13 years caring for rabbits I had built up an extensive knowledge about rabbit care, behaviour etc. During this time I realised there were, and still are, so many mistruths around rabbits; the larger percentage of them living alone and in squalor, I decided I could share what I had learnt by setting up a Facebook Page. My aim in doing this was to try to help the plight of rabbits.
The page wasn't up long before I started to get messages from people who no longer wanted their rabbits or couldn't care for them. This resulted in our first official intakes in September 2013, Dandelion and Burdock, who remained with me. Earlier that year three other rabbits had joined me after I learnt they were living in storage boxes placed on shelves in a conservatory. Two of the three were found homes for but sadly the third contracted E.Cuniculi and we cared for her until it was her time to say goodbye. Her name was Harriet.
From there the rescue has grown into what it is today.
A registered charity with a small dedicated team who cares for around 30 rabbits at any one time.
