Friday Foster - Hilo
This is Hilo (pronounced HEE-lo), our own little half-pint. She’s just a little bit of bunny, but don’t tell her that. Hilo was adopted out to what we hoped would be her forever family several months ago, and was returned after a pretty short time because the family got a dog and no longer had the time for a wee little bunny. Granted, she’s a wee little bunny with lots of attitude, and they were basically letting her run roughshod all over the place, but still… it always saddens me when we spend time and make the effort to provide education and set realistic expectations about life with a house rabbit only to turn around and have it go all wrong.
Anyway, Hilo now lives at my house, where she is relearning the fine art of being a well-behaved lady rabbit instead of an utter heathen. For the first couple of months she was here she lived in a little smaller cage with the cage closure in the front, and that did NOT go well. She had become very aggressive about hands reaching in for her, and caring for her on a daily basis was definitely not fun. I’ve had aggressive rabbits here before, but not like her. I count five scars on my right hand alone… all from the Tiny Teeth of Terror. Last month after my rabbit, Angus, passed away I moved her down to the bottom of a 2-story Bunny Abode. She hasn’t been the same rabbit since. No more lunging, no more attacking, she lets me stick my hands and arms into her condo without any trouble at all. It’s so amazing and wonderful to earn their trust, and to see such a big change in such a short time, with so little effort! This is one of the primary reasons I enjoy rescue.
Hilo was originally found by one of our volunteers just hopping around a neighborhood all by her lonesome. She loves to be petted, and will sit by you and lift her little nose to have it rubbed for as long as you’ll rub it. She’s really fun to watch, and as long as you approach on her terms, she’s happy to have you around. I will be excited when she finds her real forever home, and hope she finds a person to appreciate her for the spirited little bit that she is.
If you’re interested in adopting Hilo or any of our other adoptable rabbits, please visit our website at www.indianahrs.org. You’ll find a list of upcoming events we’ll be participating in, as well.
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I came home from work today and decided to mow the lawn. I hate mowing the lawn — and I don’t think hate is too strong a word. It’s sweaty, it’s hot, the exhaust from the mower smells, it makes me sneeze, and it’s just no fun at all. Of course, I suppose it’s one of the only things keeping me from being completely sedentary, this weekly lawn trim. And then there’s the fact that it looks SO nice after it’s done…
So, after I finished mowing the lawn, I decided to take a few pictures of the local flora. I would have tried to get some fauna, too, but they all hopped away.
I had a hard time getting a picture of this gorgeous moss that’s growing on a tree root in the yard… it’s surrounded by grass, but it’s so neat that I wanted to get a shot of it.
There were also some cute flowers all over… I love wildflowers. I think the purple is a violet, but I don’t know what the others are. I’m especially interested in the tri-leafed white flower — if anyone knows what it is, please let me know!
There’s a really cool tree, too, but I don’t know what it is. It’s just coming into leaf, and it’s really neat.
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Why can’t it just stay like this?
Friday Foster - Greta
Greta is a sweet little Dutch bunny, rescued from the Lousiville Metro Animal Shelter after she and many other rabbits - mostly Dutches, like her - were confiscated from a neglectful breeder. These rabbits were lucky to survive; many of them were in horrible condition, having been kept in terribly small cages all their lives and only worth their next litter to the breeder.
This adorable girl didn’t know what it meant to be loved and cared for until she came to Indiana HRS. She now lives in the lap of luxury with a great foster mom, and is learning what it’s like to have enough food, enough attention, and enough hay to simply toss around! Greta needs a home where her people will be patient with her, because she’s still very fearful of hands - to her, a hand reaching for her means she’s going to be shoved into a box to breed, but she’s coming around to the fact that hands can mean good things.
As you can see, Greta is looking and looking for her forever home. She’s a potential candidate for pairing with another altered rabbit - she did very well on a recent bunny date, although it was clear that she just wasn’t that into him, she behaved like a lady the entire time. If you’re interested in adopting Greta, or any of our other adoptable rabbits, please visit our website at www.indianahrs.org. You’ll find a list of upcoming events we’ll be participating in, as well.
