Sunshine Rabbit Center

Sunshine Rabbit Center Non-profit 501(c)(3) rescue for rabbits and community center for the humans who love them.

Visit our location in the Bixby Knolls neighborhood of Long Beach, CA for bunny adoptions, matchmaking, bonding, boarding, grooming, supplies, education, & events!

Meet adoptable rescue bunny Pearl! 🐰✨ Pearl is a sweet, playful, petite Californian bunny. She’s now one of our longest ...
09/01/2026

Meet adoptable rescue bunny Pearl! 🐰✨ Pearl is a sweet, playful, petite Californian bunny. She’s now one of our longest residents at Sunshine, even though she’s such a sweetheart.

Pearl just got back from a month of foster vacation 🏝️😎 because she was getting antsy spending so much time at the rescue. She doesn’t love her cage here but she really comes to life when she sits with our volunteers. She loves pets, treats, and exploring friendly humans.

If you’re interested in adopting Pearl or another wonderful bunny from Sunshine Rabbit Center, you can learn more at our website: www.sunshinerabbit.org/adopt

Calling all kiddos! Sunshine is looking for kids ages 5-11 to join the Junior Rescue Crew (previously called Veg with Bu...
09/01/2026

Calling all kiddos! Sunshine is looking for kids ages 5-11 to join the Junior Rescue Crew (previously called Veg with Bunnies Jr) - a chance for young “volunteers” to help the rescue bunnies at our center in Long Beach, CA 🐰🎉

If you have a little animal lover in your family, this is a great opportunity for them to spend fun, educational time with rabbits in need 💖🐇

Junior Rescue crew meets one Sunday morning each month, 10:00-11:30 am. Fall dates are 9/13, 10/16, 11/8, and 12/13. Registration required. $20 per child. Register at: www.sunshinerabbit.org/events

Ticket price supports rescue bunnies and includes:

📚 Educational session with Sunshine staff about animal rescue and rabbit care

🎨 Crafting session to make toys & treats for the bunnies

🐰 A chance to meet and gently interact with the day’s featured rescue bunnies

🥪 Light snack and drink

Special offer! Sunshine shirts in kid sizes are available 50% off day-of for Junior Rescue Crew participants 👕☀️ Dress like a animal rescuer and wear your bunny love with pride!

Kids 12 and up can get involved, too! They’re welcome to visit for one of our Veg with Bunnies sessions (ages 12+) to help socialize the rescue rabbits 🥬❤️ To register for Veg with Bunnies, go to: www.sunshinerabbit.org/visit

Thanks so much to Jody from Jody Springborn for coming to speak at Sunshine about bunny first aid this weekend 🙏❤️‍🩹🐰 We...
09/01/2026

Thanks so much to Jody from Jody Springborn for coming to speak at Sunshine about bunny first aid this weekend 🙏❤️‍🩹🐰 We learned a lot from her talk and demo and we’re grateful for the lessons in how to keep our bunnies healthy!

If you don’t already, definitely follow Jody Springborn rabbit for tips about care for rabbits of all ages. And be sure to check out other educational talks at Sunshine this fall - including one on guinea pig care by Valerie from Southern California Guinea Pig Rescue (9/20) and another on rabbit dental health from Dr. Sari Kanfer from Exotic Animal Vet Center (11/8).

Thanks too to local popup Soya think you can bake and to our rescue bunny Serenity for being such a good sport in the demo 🧁😂 And of course to our Sunshine community for showing up and learning together!

New adoptable bunnies have arrived! 🤩🐰 If you stopped by Sunshine last week, you probably noticed a lot of empty enclosu...
08/28/2026

New adoptable bunnies have arrived! 🤩🐰 If you stopped by Sunshine last week, you probably noticed a lot of empty enclosures. That’s because we had a bunch of adoptions and so many of our rescue bunnies found great homes 💖🏡

Each adoption leaves a spot open for another bunny in need. And they’re here! Come by Sunshine this weekend (Wednesday - Sunday, 11:00 - 6:00) to meet the new crew!

Here’s Serenity, one of our new faces and an all-around great bunny. She was nervous when she first arrived from the shelter but now she’s calm, confident, and loves spending gentle time with people ❤️🐰

Even if you can’t adopt, you can come hang out with bunnies like Serenity and help them become more social and adoptable. Book a session to “Veg with Bunnies” 🥬🥗 here: www.sunshinerabbit.org/visit

Or learn more about our adoption process and apply to adopt at: www.sunshinerabbit.org/adopt

📣💉 Sign-ups for our next reduced cost vaccine clinic are open now! Join us Sunday, September 13, 1:00-4:00 pm with Dr. A...
08/28/2026

📣💉 Sign-ups for our next reduced cost vaccine clinic are open now! Join us Sunday, September 13, 1:00-4:00 pm with Dr. Autumn Schiano from Seacliff Animal Hospital🐾. $80 ($130 value) for the first shot & exam; $40 for the second shot. Register at: sunshinerabbit.org/events

Bunnies need the RHDV2 vaccine to help protect them against a fatal and contagious disease. If this is your rabbit’s first time getting vaccinated, they need 2 shots, given about a month apart. After that, bunnies need 1 annual booster.

🐰❤️‍🩹 Vaccinated bunnies have more fun! They can visit Sunshine for boarding, grooming, socials, and more. Our vax clinic fills up fast so grab your spot before they’re gone!

👩🏽‍💻Registration required for 1st shot + exam. If you attended in August and you’re returning for your second shot, see your email for details. Registered at: www.sunshinerabbit.org/events

Adopted and bonded! 🐰💖🐰 We’re so happy rescue bunny Ryan, who was adopted through our matchmaking and bonding program la...
08/27/2026

Adopted and bonded! 🐰💖🐰 We’re so happy rescue bunny Ryan, who was adopted through our matchmaking and bonding program last week. Now he’s home with his new family and snuggling up to his bunny best friend, a sweet lop girl named Lola.

Swipe through the photos to see some of the special moments in Ryan’s journey - his bonding time at Sunshine, his glamor shots taken by our photographer, his spot at home with Lola, his visit to our bunny social (where he and Lola first met), and the exciting day his family took him home 🥳🏡

Ryan has had a long road to get here. He was originally part of a bonded pair separated when they arrived at a public shelter. He waited at the shelter for more than a year 😮 before our rescue partners brought him to Sunshine. He was briefly bonded to another boy but their friendship didn’t work out. Throughout it all, Ryan has been a calm, loving, trusting bun. He deserves the world 🌎❤️

If you’re interested in bringing your single bunny for matchmaking, you can learn more on our website: www.sunshinerabbit.org/bonding

New Sunshine merch just dropped! ☀️🐰☕️ Show off your SoCal rescue rabbit pride with these super cute mugs - featuring or...
08/26/2026

New Sunshine merch just dropped! ☀️🐰☕️ Show off your SoCal rescue rabbit pride with these super cute mugs - featuring original art by Fubini Crafts. We love collaborating with bunny artists and Fubini is one of our favorites 💖🎨

Sunshine mugs are $19.99 each and available ONLY in the Sunshine shop - 4202 Atlantic Ave, unit 201, Long Beach CA. The shop is open every Wednesday - Sunday, 11:00-6:00.

All sales support the rescue bunnies. Every purchase, however small, helps keep our center running so we can find buns their forever homes ❤️🏡

Learn more about the Sunshine shop and our location at: www.sunshinerabbit.org/shop

📣📆 Our September event calendar is out! Learn more & register at: sunshinerabbit.org/events🥳 Friday, 9/4, 6:00 - 9:00 pm...
08/26/2026

📣📆 Our September event calendar is out! Learn more & register at: sunshinerabbit.org/events

🥳 Friday, 9/4, 6:00 - 9:00 pm: First Friday Open House! Sunshine is open late for the monthly street festival in Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association . Free; no registration.

👧🏽Sunday, 9/13, 10:00 - 11:30 am: Junior Rescue Crew (ages 5-11), a chance for kids to “volunteer” and help the rescue bunnies. $20 per child; learn more & register at: sunshinerabbit.org/volunteerjr

💉Sunday, 9/13, 1:00 - 4:00 pm: Reduced Cost RHDV2 Vaccine Clinic, with Dr. Autumn Schiano from Seacliff Animal Hospital🐾 . $80 for exam + 1st shot ($130 value). Registration required; register at: sunshinerabbit.org/events

💪🏼Sunday, 9/20, 11:00 - 12:30 pm: New Volunteer Info Session & Training, a chance to learn about Sunshine and how you can help the rescue bunnies. Register by filling out a volunteer form at: sunshinerabbit.org/volunteer

🐹 Sunday, 9/20, 2:00 - 3:30 pm: “Guinea Pig Boot Camp: Care, Health, and First Aid,” educational talk presented by Valerie W. from SoCal Guinea Pig Rescue. $10 per person; registration encouraged; register at: sunshinerabbit.org/events

📓 Saturday, 9/26, 6:00 - 8:00 pm: Bunny Craft & Snack Night, September Craft: Back-to-School Collage Notebooks. $20 per person includes all craft supplies; registration required; register at: sunshinerabbit.org/events

Meet the sweetest little adoptable bunny - who is going to grow up to be not so little! It’s Tanner, one of the new face...
08/26/2026

Meet the sweetest little adoptable bunny - who is going to grow up to be not so little! It’s Tanner, one of the new faces at Sunshine. He’s still just a kid but he already adores pets. After he gets love, he goes binkying around in circles 😍🐰

Since Tanner is a rescue, we don’t know his full story, but we’re pretty sure he’s half Flemish giant. He has big ears, big back feet, and the same overall look as the silver giants that are becoming popular here in Southern California 🤔

We know all the adopters are going to fall in love with his heart-melting personality. But whoever adopts this boy has to be prepared for a whole lot of bunny 😮🐇

If you’re interested in adopting Tanner or another wonderful bunny from Sunshine Rabbit Center, you can learn more at our website: www.sunshinerabbit.org/adopt

Thinking of adopting from Sunshine Rabbit Center? ☀️🐰 You’ll need to know about our requirements for how you set up your...
08/26/2026

Thinking of adopting from Sunshine Rabbit Center? ☀️🐰 You’ll need to know about our requirements for how you set up your new bunny’s space at home. We love our rescue bunnies and we want to make sure they’re safe, comfortable, and happy 🏡💖

Before you adopt a bunny, we’ll ask you to share a few photos of your bun’s “homebase” - a spot just for them where they feel safe. To meet our guidelines, your homebase should include:

🐾 Minimum 4’ x 4’ area, ideally surrounded or blocked off by a pen or fence (like an exercise pen) that is roughly 30” high. Pens should not be shorter than 24” high. Buns will leap on out!

🦶Soft flooring. Washable rugs and blankets work well. Most bunnies don’t like walking on hard surfaces like hardwood or linoleum. Hard surfaces can also wear down the fur on their sensitive feet.

📦 A “hide,” something like a tunnel or little house that a bunny can tuck themselves inside and feel safe. Even an upside down cardboard box with doors cut on the side can be a hide. Crafty!

🌾 Litterbox with hay. A medium or large box without a plastic or metal grate is best. Small boxes can lead to bathroom accidents and bunny nails can get caught in grates.

🥣 Heavy ceramic bowls for water and food. Bunnies drink from bowls, not bottles. They love to fling lightweight bowls - fun for buns, messy for humans.

🧸🚂 At least 1 or 2 kinds of toys or enrichment - something for your bunny to play with, chew, or dig in. Bunnies are smart and curious. If they don’t stay busy, they get themselves into trouble.

Those are the basics! To learn more about adopting from Sunshine and our requirements for home spaces, visit: sunshinerabbit.org/adopt

Thanks to recently adopted rescue bunny Rocky Road for being our model for our sample homebase photoshoot 🤩

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4202 Atlantic Avenue, Unit 201
Long Beach, CA
90807

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

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