House Rabbit Society of Chicago

11/06/2026

11/06/2026

We are very disappointed to see this rabbit, a nervous, prey species, being held in someone’s arms outside. Rabbits can be startled by sudden noises, sights and smells, and could easily jump from the reporter, potentially seriously injuring themselves. I have seen such rabbits sustain long bone and spinal fractures and dislocations, and broken teeth, this way. This rabbit could have been seriously injured, or escaped during this filming, as the reporter was not holding the rabbit correctly. As it was, the rabbit was clearly frightened. In addition, there may be very good reasons why the price varies so much between practices. Neutering is very often a loss leading procedure, and a practice may charge a lower price in order to attract customers. Local factors, such as premises costs, can vary massively in London. The costs may or may not include the use of advanced monitoring equipment, vascular access and airway management. The staff may or may not hold further qualifications in exotic pet anaesthesia and surgery. The cost may include pain relief, for variable lengths of time, or these may be additional extras. And lastly, the price can be determined by phoning practices, it is not necessary to carry this rabbit from place to place to find out costs”
Richard Saunders BVSc BSc CertZooMed DZooMed (Mammalian) FRCVS

If you are also concerned, you can let the BBC know here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaints/make-a-complaint

11/05/2026

I am ELATED to announce that Skyler is officially BONDED AND ADOPTED!!! Holy hell! I never thought I’d see the day?!?! I won’t go on a tangent about how much work goes into a single adoption for a small foster based rescue like us because I’m just gonna focus on this HUGE WIN RIGHT NOW!!!!

Skyler was rescued from a backyard breeder in Elgin almost 3 YEARS AGO!!! Despite being petite and cute, she hasn’t had a ton of interest from adopters in general but when she has, she and the other bunnies were NOT a match. She was holding out for a sweetie loverboy like Jasper I suppose. Jasper is an angel who tolerates her sass beautifully. Alexis bonded them in a week and they’ve been settling in at home for the last month and now it’s officially official !!!!!!!!!!!! Another example of no unbondable rabbits, just a matter of finding the right match ☺️ Spicy girls need love too!!!

Thank you so much Alexis for doing the bonding and thank you so much Brittany for adopting and also for your massive amount of patience with me this year 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

11/03/2026

Barley is ready to watch TV on your sofa instead of his. He is also ready to start meeting potential bunny friends! You can send an app for him through the website and there’s probably a link in bio to make it easy for you 👁️👁️ We are kinda on a roll rn after a long drought so let’s keep the momentum going amiright ladies?!?! More adoptions means we can help more bunnies and that’s literally all I ever wanna do 🙏🏼

11/02/2026

Who's ready to donate some toys for our local Glenwood kids! Today starts the $10 unwrapped toy collection for a free Nail Trim Voucher! We will be ending the toy collection at our event, Pictures with Santa! DEC 10TH from 4-7p. We will have refreshments, free raffles, and of course pictures with the big guy! 🎄🎉

11/02/2026

Isn’t Cinder beautiful 😍 Don’t you want to adopt her 😍 She is all healed from her spay and ready to meet potential suitors 💅🏼 If you have a solo bunny we’d love to help you get them matched up with a friend 🐰🐰

11/01/2026

Happy World Vegan Day 🐇

It’s surely no secret that this org is vegan run! Did you know that the same rabbits that we love and live with are also bred extensively for people to eat? Many of the rabbits in my house were rescued from meat breeders or butcher shops. Just some food for thought!!!

Come out to our vegan bake sale with Chicagoland Pig Rescue at Vaca’s Vegan Creamery in 3 weeks and support vegan run rescues and local vegan businesses 🧁🎂🍰🍪🍩

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween yall 🎃👻🧙 every time I see Teddy his hair is longer. He told me he’s going trick or treating as an 80’s hair metal guy. Jk he will be staying at his foster home where it’s safe for rabbits because wow no rabbit wants to be carted around in public for humans to ogle 👁️👁️ oops she went off on a welfare tangent again.

Anyway! This guy has been very desired by adopters and has a couple potential rabbit friends lined up to meet him but if you’re interested in finding a pal for your bunny, shoot your shot ☺️