White Bunnies in Erie, PA, need rescue!

My name is Cindy from Erie, PA. I am on the Board of Directors for Little Angels Sanctuary(we are a recognized 501c3), a rabbit rescue in Sherman NY. We have a unique problem in Erie and desperately need help. A while back, a man purchased two white rabbits as pets. He, for some reason, grew tired of the rabbbits and released them into his neighborhood in Erie.

We now have 16 to 20 beautiful white rabbits running free in a particular neighborhood. We have contacted the Humane Society of NW PA, the A.N.N.A. shelter and neither takes rabbits - they will euthanize them instead. We contacted the shelters in Pittsburgh and they have no room for these bunnies. We have very limited space at this time at our shelter in Sherman, NY. for any more rabbits. We also talked to the local 4H chapter and none of their partcipants are currently involved with rabbits.

We have talked to the animal control officer in Erie and he is willing to help catch these rabbits if we can find any no-kill shelter to help take them. We will also help transport these bunnies.

ANY help or suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated.

Please contact Little Angels Sanctuary directly

"Bail" for 78 Rabbits reached, but still help/money needed

Here the summary on the website of " bunnytransport.com":

So how did this happen?
Carolyn was a rabbit breeder - at one time she had over 400 bunnies, but after serious financial trouble, she realized she couldn't afford the upkeep of the animals and in mid 2010 she began selling off the rabbits she had been raising. By 2011 the situation was dire, and Carolyn was in debt from the animals and needed to see the end to her rabbit problem. Carolyn tried everything - advertising on craig's list, google, locally in newspapers - but the rabbits weren't selling. In this economy, it's hard to find homes for pets at all.

In desperation, Carolyn found out that a zoo would purchase the rabbits as feed for other animals - and she found information about how to euthanize the rabbits in bulk - via a homemade gas chamber. Per Carolyn - it was a last resort. She wanted to find the animals another way - but the zoo offered $8 per bunny to be used as feed, and she needed the money badly.

How did rescue get involved?
A rescue group from the North East United States was doing a transport through Georgia of 8 other rescue bunnies (unrelated) when one of their supporters posted the news to their facebook page - from there it was a frenzy of phone calls and emails. For 8 1/2 hours, while the other rescue transport ensued - one Android phone was blowing up, making arrangements. And people responded. The bunny community is a lot bigger than you'd think, and through these "bunny people" - we are finding safe haven for all 79 rabbits before this weekend!

Carolyn stressed that while she wasn't looking to make a profit - just to get the rabbits out of her life, and put this chapter behind her - she is in debt and was really counting on the $8 per bunny she was offered. So now the job turned to rabbit rescue to post "BAIL" for the 79 bunnies. Look at it as another economical "bail out". We're bailing out the bunnies, and one desperate owner - who promises her days of bunny breeding are behind her!

For more information about all the organizations helping out in this particular case and what you can do to help as well go to the Bunnytransport website