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LOOONG Overdue UPDATE!!
We have 90 of the rabbits spayed and neutered and stashed at the Rabbit Haven in Gig Harbor, another 40 or so getting ready to travel there.
We've had an awesome offer from the Vancouver PNE fairgrounds to help house the bunnies locally, we're trying to get the Ministry to agree and we're VERY optimistic! This will make it SO much easier to handle the next HUGE group of bunnies!
But for the immediate future... The Texas sanctuary people really should stay in Texas to work on getting their Wild Rose Rescue Ranch ready for the rabbits rather than spending a week or more driving up to pick up rabbits, so we're also looking for alternative means of transport, including people who would like to drive to Texas (or at least half-way) to take the first group of rabbits down in a 'bunny caravan' in early October. (Other options are also in the works).
We need to organize SUPPORT en route. We have two potential routes, we really need people to spread the word and to let us know who may be on or close to these routes so we can provide 'pit stops' along the way to feed, water and clean the carriers (and even the volunteers, they'd appreciate it! Throw in a little gas money and you're officially a saint!)
Here are the two potential routes. It might be advantageous to stop at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, UT before going on to Whitehouse, TX, so both routes are reflected here.
These are screen captures, but the 'get directions' feature on Google Maps will let you add destinations and zoom in for a closer look. Here's the link (if it works):
Seattle to Kanab to Whitehouse
Here are the pics:
through Utah...
direct...
And through Utah...
We're also in need of volunteers for work parties for the Wild Rose Rescue Ranch in Texas! We have a contingent from Dallas already making arrangements, there may be one big 'Sanctuary Raising' party (like the old style barn raisers) although almost every weekend in October and maybe beyond will very likely have volunteers coming to the area. But of course there will never be enough help!
The bunnies need a ton of fencing, some pens, little sheds, hidey spots and undercover areas for feeding and play stations, raised huts and platforms (for wet weather) and sections of the barn reconfigured for an indoor/outdoor warren space.
Please help round up as many people and SUPPLIES as possible!! We need building supplies galore donated, in addition to food, hay, pesticide-free tree branches, etc.. Local transport is always needed.
And of course, there's always cash!
http://www.tracs-bc.ca/uvicbun.html
http://wildroserescueranch.com/donate.htm
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