Our group is quite large. We have about 20-25 regulars who work every week at 2 different Petcos and at the shelter in Manhattan, so we have the luxury to spread the workload. Everyone is quite passionate and responsible so typically 1-2 people go to each one of the 3 places daily to take care of the bunnies residing there.
When I joined the rescue group the Petco residence effort had just started for a couple months, they already had quite a base of volunteers but some people were doubling up on days and weekends. As the weeks and months went by, we met folks at the stores who were bunny owners themselves, past adopters who shopped there, etc. and more people enlisted. In fact, I got involved with RRR because I met one of the long-time volunteers at one of the Petcos one weekend, and the rest is history. You may know of Cindy who largely runs the operation for the bunnies in NYC, she somehow got a hookup with a NY1 reporter and she got named New Yorker of the week a few months ago and it got us tons of press and some volunteer inquiries. A local newspaper also did a spread on the growing popularity of house rabbits as pets and the article featured one of our rabbit savvy vets as well as a handful of our adoptables. It was very exciting to see the rescue get that kind of attention post-Easter because we had so many bunnies needing homes.
I think we are lucky that our group is comprised of extremely responsible, loving and incredibly smart people who only want the best for our bunnies. We are all volunteers and we all have our own lives but we take the time to communicate and stay organized so we know exactly what's going on with all the bunnies we have.
When you add Petco into the mix with your regular rabbits, sometimes the most difficult thing is arranging transport, making sure someone's covering the location every day, making sure that the bunnies at Petco have food, water, hay, and playtime. It can be a logistical nightmare very quickly if records aren't tightly kept!
The Petco Foundation has been really wonderful, supplying pellets, hay, cages, exercise pens, and space. The Petco employees that I have met are all very kind and helpful and cooperation makes a world of difference when you're setting up this whole bunny rig daily to try to get buns adopted! My involvement with the rescue has mostly been with taking care of the buns at Petco and trying to educate the curious passersby in the store about house rabbits. So I know firsthand that it's a great opportunity for the bunnies. Our most adoptable buns almost always go to Petco once they've been spayed/neutered because they get snatched up quickly there. I don't know what For Bunny Sake's environment is like but the city shelter where are rabbits are housed is packed with dogs and cats and just tons of noise. Petco is calm and wonderful for the bunnies
I hope that Petco is as great an opp for your rescue as it has been for us.