House Rabbit Society of Chicago

08/01/2025

Happy birthday to our super volunteer/foster fail extraordinaire Anne! Any time I need an errand ran or a bunny taken to the vet, or a bunny caught, or a pie made, it’s always an enthusiastic yes from Anne. Idk how she does it tbh! Everyone wish her a happy day and tell her how much you appreciate her for helping keep things running around here 💜

07/31/2025

Tomorrow is our last pop-up at the Chicago Vegan Farmers Market at Liberation Kitchen!!! Come buy some treats and toys for your buns so we don’t have to pack up as much when it’s over 😂

07/30/2025

One of the world’s most recognisable domestic animals is the rabbit, domesticated from the European rabbit purportedly by French Monks during the Middle Ages. A new study brings together leading rabbit researchers from around the world and uses a global sample of feral and domesticated rabbits to compare with wild rabbits from their native range (Iberian Peninsula, Europe). They test the morphological consequences of domestication and feralisation, revealing that both processes have driven great morphological change in the rabbit, increasing its size and changing the skull shape in novel ways compared to what is known in other related species. These insights from human-induced and environmentally driven morphological change of domestic and feral animals reveal that feralisation is not a 'reversal' to the wild form, and novel morphologies can evolve as a result.

Read the article in Proceedings B:
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2025.1150

07/28/2025

We are reviving our newsletter and the summer edition just went out this morning! If you’re interested in staying up to date on what we are doing, sign up here -

https://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=00102ml3klGs_jeBkC9Tvv-mxI-vYL-gtH4OJz7b49WNMTTmZUXpVkUYE4ejS2q7jlX3fZAGsr1Xvr2a8CKtRnOPgDmfGIBjL2Q

Thanks to superstar volunteer McKinsey for doing all the leg work on this!!!

07/27/2025

Rabbits are messy by nature 🤩

There are so many rabbits on our waitlist due to displaying what are completely natural behaviours that guardians just don’t expect and see as negative or destructive.

It’s in a rabbit’s base nature to dig, scent mark (including pooing and peeing), chew and bunstruct. Whilst sometimes you hit the jackpot, it’s entirely normal to be cleaning up after your fluffy friends regularly because they’re not very clean.

We think it’s wonderful when families encourage rabbits to live their natural, best lives and don’t get angry at them for being messy! It’s all part of the guardianship ride!

07/26/2025

We will have our last pop up bunny shop at the next market on Friday the 1st! Don’t miss it!

The market is 4-8 p.m. Fridays through September. It was founded by Betty Alper, who has sold vegan and gluten-free baked goods in Chicago for two decades.

07/25/2025

Amen 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

AI is quickly invading every part of our digital spaces, but it has very real-world consequences. AI is absolutely destroying the environment with unprecedented emissions & water pollution. It plagiarizes the work of unpaid creators without credit. It’s unreliable & easily manipulated into harmful biases. Using ChatGPT for every little thing reduces your deductive reasoning & creativity.

BinxBox is founded by a working graphic designer & illustrator. We will NEVER use AI for artwork or copywriting, & we urge you to make the same pledge. 🧡🐰🙅🏻‍♀️
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07/25/2025

What an excellent post. We have several bunnies on meloxicam for life because a life with chronic pain is nottttt enjoyable.

07/24/2025

Do you have dreams of being used as an obstacle course by a rabbit? Adopt Lola! She is a silly girl who is looking for a compatible rabbit friend(we think she would prefer to never be hu**ed but who knows maybe with the right suitor lololol) and lots of space to PLAY

Apply to adopt here - https://hrschicago.org/available-pets/adoption-application/

07/24/2025

Kale is not the enemy like many folks are led to believe! It’s highly nutritious for the buns and usually one of their faves!

Kale yeah! 🐰The water trio are crunching their way through hot bun summer.

Dark leafy greens like kale aren’t just tasty, they’re essential for a rabbit’s diet alongside hay, and a small amount of pellets. They support healthy digestion, provide vital nutrients, and help keep those ever-growing teeth in check.

A daily mix of leafy greens keeps our furry friends happy, hydrated, and hopping with energy!

07/23/2025

Did you know we are very limited in how many rabbits we can help due to being foster based? We don’t have a shelter where we can house many rabbits and we only have a handful of fosters, several of them with multiple foster bunnies. We can only help more bunnies when we have an adoption or a new foster signs up. Unfortunately we only ever have people interested in fostering when a lop needs a foster. If you’re interested in being a literally life saving hero, apply to foster here - https://hrschicago.org/support-us/foster-application/

Or better yet, adopt so we can make space for new buns - https://hrschicago.org/support-us/adoption-application/