Happy Birthday, Oreo!

In June of 1998, we adopted our first bunny - the one that started our bunny rescue efforts that later led to 8 adopted rabbits. Little Oreo was found as a stray and was placed in an animal shelter that gave her only one week to live. Around the same time, Josh and I happened to stumble across a news segment on the House Rabbit Society. It was a very sad and touching story on bunnies that are bought during Easter time due to impulse and gifts for chidren. This is how "Easter Bunnies" are abandoned and neglected which leads to a high rate of rabbits ending up in shelters and getting euthanized. After seeing this, Josh and I went to a nearby shelter to find a bunny to save. We found Oreo in a small wire cage in direct heat with very little food and water. Luckily we adopted her just in time, only a few days before she was scheduled to be euthanized. Oreo was an Easter Rabbit since we estimated her to be about 3 months old when we adopted her.

Bunnies, just like people, have their own little personalities. As for Oreo, she is the diva of our warren. Whenever I purchase something new, particularly shoes and purses, she feels the need to rub her chin on them (to mark it as her property or with approval)...we figure she is much of a style maven. She is also a finicky decorator as she constantly rearranges her bunny bungalow, her litter box and toys. She loves to be groomed by her bunny buddies, but only returns the favor when she feels like it.

Since we don't know when her exact birthday is, we celebrate it around the time we adopted her. Happy Birthday my little sweet Oreo!