Lost Woods Animal Sanctuary

06/03/2026

Welcoming Van Morrisbun to Lost Woods, he is yet another stray pet rescued off the streets. Who is dumping all of these gorgeous rex rabbits?

He is so friendly, so sweet and perfect. He has a little cherry eye for us to troubleshoot with the vet but it doesnt stop him from being the most adventurous dude in town.

Remember kids, don't dump pets! It's not cool.

06/02/2026

Congrats to Stuffing and Mash the guinea pigs on getting adopted! Wishing them lots of cuddles and snacks with their new family.

06/01/2026

Welcoming Sierra the rabbit to Lost Woods this week. Named after one of our favorite mandolin players Sierra Hull , she is yet another dumped pet bunny rescued off the streets. Dumped Bunny Group volunteers have logged almost 60 pet rabbits dumped in the Chicagoland are since Easter, which is really unacceptable.

Here is your daily reminder that:

1. Pet rabbits are a domesticated species from europe and completely different from our native wild cottontails

2. Domesticated animals are not suited for life in the wild- we frequently find that these rabbits succumb to injury, parasites, predators and disease when dumped outside.

3. It is very harmful to the environment to dump domestcated pets, as well as to the pets themselves.

Welcome Sierra, we love you already.

05/30/2026

We brought three beautiful ladies to get examined by Dr. Cynthia today- Marie Antoinette the ball python, and our latest dumped bunnies Freddy and Lindsay Lou.
Marie looks gorgeous and healthy in every way. She is now available for adoption!
Freddy got her first exam, first rhdv2 vaccine and pre-surgery bloodwork for her upcoming spay. She is already pending adoption with her rescuers once she is vetted!
Lindsay Lou was already spayed by dumped bunny group (thanks for that!) So we are just getting her wellness and vaccines done. She will be adoptable after june 25 when she finishes her boosters.

05/29/2026

Celebrating the adoption of Sister Bobbie! Wishing this delighfully sassy bun the best life ever with her new humans. We will miss your adorable little thumps and salad binkies!

05/28/2026

Welcoming "Little Orphan Annie" the rat to Lost Woods today, she is a stray pulled from our friendly local animal control.
She is absolutely the sweetest thing and she will soon be looking for a shoulder to hang out on and some ratty gal pals! If no adoption interest soon we will integrate her into the "mean girls" group.

05/27/2026

Gretchen the rat says "Peek a boo!"

05/26/2026

A great resource for all bunny bonders!

Big News!

We officially have a bunny bonding page, run by our professional bunny bonder, Lori!

Every week, families come to us from all over the country for our full-service bunny bonding program. It’s $150 for the week, and when we say full-service, we mean it.

These bunnies are monitored 24/7 during the bonding process. They sleep next to us on the couch. They come along for car rides. If we grab our personal groceries for the week at Trader Joe’s, they come too.

Basically, they become our roommates while we help them work through the “becoming best friends” phase.

This page will be a place for bonding advice, success stories, updates, and questions from families working through the process.

Follow along here: Dolly’s Bunny Bonding

And tell us what you think of our new bonding logo below!

05/26/2026

Beautiful Lindsay Lou! 🩶🤍

05/24/2026

Celebrating the adoption of Nurse Gollum the rat! We had LWAS adoptee Jessie from the Toy Story group come back to find a new bestie and met several rats from the South Park Ladies. She and Nurse Gollum got along great and were grooming each other right away, wishing them continued bonding success at home. We love it when former adopters come back for more pets!