Cloverdale Rescue

In April 2005, SARS BC received a phone call from a local pastor of a church asking us for help for one of his parishioners.

He said that he had already called the local animal shelter but they were unable to help him and he was then given our number.

When he called he said that he knew of a woman that needed help with her rabbits as "things had gotten out of hand". We were shocked when we were told that there were approximately 25 rabbits needing placement.

SARS BC agreed to go out, assess the situation and to help with placing the rabbits. That weekend, we went out and were absolutely horrified at what we saw: The mud filled yard was full of filthy and rain soaked hutches. In addition, there were also rabbits running loose throughout the neighborhood. This was not to mention the piles of garbage and debris everywhere that housed colonies of rats. Every time something was moved or walked by, rats would rush and scurry out looking for new cover.

From the hutches we took 22 rabbits, 13 of them were 2 months and under. Amazingly before we left, we also managed to capture all 4 of the rabbits that were roaming the neighborhood.

It was a good thing that these rabbits were caught as the very next morning, 2 of them had given birth to a litter of 11 and 8 babies. Before the week was out however, there were another 35 babies born. that made a total of 54 babies and 28 adults taken in from a single household right in the middle of the city.

We have managed to have all the bunnies spayed and neutered. Total costs for the surgeries was approximately $4500.

Many such as Caramel, Pepsi and Raven have found forever homes but lots of others are still waiting for their turn. Please get in touch with us if you are interested in adopting any of them.