House Rabbit Network Receives Nearly 20K in Grants

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For more information, contact Suzanne Trayhan, suzanne@rabbitnetwork.org

Aug 9, 2023 Westford, MA – The House Rabbit Network is pleased to announce that it received two grants that will support efforts to establish spay and neuter services and purchase additional cages to expand their ability to shelter rabbits while they await permanent adoption.

HRN received $10,000 from the Marion & Richard Graham Foundation which will be used to purchase easy to clean, mobile, ultralight cages to be placed in the new shelter space opened last summer in Westford, MA.

HRN received $9,430 from the Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC) which will be used to pay for spay and neuter services for rabbits onsite at the shelter in Westford. The funds are made possible by MAC’s “I’m Animal Friendly” license plate program. These license plates can be obtained through the Massachusetts RMV. All of HRN’s rabbits are spayed and neutered before being adopted.

“We are thrilled to have been awarded both of these grants which will help us in our mission to permanently place rabbits into loving homes” said Suzanne Trayhan, president.

About the House Rabbit Network:
The House Rabbit Network is a Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) non-profit, all-volunteer organization. We are dedicated to saving and adopting out bunnies in need and educating the public about rabbits, placing an average of 400-500 rabbits each year into loving indoor homes. Donations of any amount are always welcome and are used to support our efforts to find loving, forever homes for each and every bunny. Volunteers are needed too. Thank you for your continued support. You can connect with our rabbit community by visiting www.rabbitnetwork.org or following us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

About the Marion & Richard Graham Foundation:
The Marion & Richard Graham Foundation is a charitable 501(c)3 organization founded in 2022 to prevent cruelty to animals and to enhance their lives. www.the-graham-foundation.org

About the Massachusetts Animal Coalition and the “I’m Animal Friendly” License Plate Program:
Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC) is a statewide, non-profit organization comprised of animal professionals and individual volunteers dedicated to working together to decrease the number of homeless, neglected, displaced and abused animals in Massachusetts. MAC’s “I’m Animal Friendly” License Plate program helps fund spay and neuter programs across the state. These charitable plates are available through Massachusetts RMV and are tax deductible. www.petplate.org

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For more information, contact Suzanne Trayhan, suzanne@rabbitnetwork.org

Oct 1, 2021, Woburn, MA – The House Rabbit Network has received a $500 grant from the Walmart Community Grants. Grants are awarded to address local needs in the communities of Walmart stores. The House Rabbit Network is thankful to have been chosen to receive one of these grants. Medical and spay/neuter expenses have grown during the pandemic, and these funds can help defray those costs.

About the House Rabbit Network

The House Rabbit Network is a Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) non-profit, all-volunteer organization. We are dedicated to saving and adopting out bunnies in need and educating the public about rabbits, placing about 500 rabbits each year into loving indoor homes. Donations of any amount are always welcome and are used to support our efforts to find loving, forever homes for each and every bunny. Volunteers are needed too. Thank you for your continued support. You can connect with our rabbit community by following us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

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For more information, contact Suzanne Trayhan, suzanne@rabbitnetwork.org

June 15, 2021, Woburn, MA – The House Rabbit Network has received a $1642 donation from the Whole Foods Market Community Giving Program. The Whole Foods Market Community Giving Program provides financial support for community based programs that address needs in their local communities.

“We are thrilled to be supported by Whole Foods and their Community Giving Program. These funds will help us in our efforts to address the rabbit overpopulation problem by providing funds to care for the rabbits in our care.” said Suzanne Trayhan, president. “Last year the House Rabbit Network had 671 adoptions. Most people underestimate the need for rabbit rescue”.

About the House Rabbit Network

The House Rabbit Network is a Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) non-profit, all-volunteer organization. We are dedicated to saving and adopting out bunnies in need and educating the public about rabbits, placing about 500 rabbits each year into loving indoor homes. Donations of any amount are always welcome and are used to support our efforts to find loving, forever homes for each and every bunny. Volunteers are needed too. Thank you for your continued support. You can connect with our rabbit community by following us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

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For more information, contact Suzanne Trayhan, suzanne@rabbitnetwork.org

June 5, 2021, Woburn, MA – The House Rabbit Network is pleased to announce that it received a $22,500 grant from the Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC) through their “I am Animal Friendly” license plate program. The grant is to be used towards HRN’s spay and neuter services. Because Covid-19 has significantly impacted the availability of spay/neuter services, this has resulted in long waiting lists for cats, dogs and rabbits across Massachusetts. MAC has offered this Emergency Covid-19 Spay/Neuter Grant funding to shelters, rescues, municipal animal control organizations and high volume spay/neuter providers. 

Suzanne Trayhan,  president of tHRN said: “To date, the House Rabbit Network has fixed more than 20 rabbits in the first few weeks since receiving the grant. The support from the Massachusetts Animal Coalition and the public who supports the “I’m Animal Friendly” license plate is crucial. Thank you!” This grant award has been critical in allowing the House Rabbit Network to cover the increased spay and neuter costs incurred due to covid.

About the House Rabbit Network

The House Rabbit Network is a Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) non-profit, all-volunteer organization. We are dedicated to saving and adopting out bunnies in need and educating the public about rabbits, placing about 500 rabbits each year into loving indoor homes. Donations of any amount are always welcome and are used to support our efforts to find loving, forever homes for each and every bunny. Volunteers are needed too. Thank you for your continued support. You can connect with our rabbit community by visiting www.rabbitnetwork.org or following us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

About the Massachusetts Animal Coalition and the “I’m Animal Friendly” License Plate Program:

Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC) is a statewide, non-profit organization comprised of animal professionals and individual volunteers dedicated to working together to decrease the number of homeless, neglected, displaced and abused animals in Massachusetts. MAC’s “I’m Animal Friendly” License Plate program helps fund spay and neuter programs across the state. These charitable plates are available through Massachusetts RMV and are tax deductible. www.petplate.org

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Contact: Suzanne Trayhan, House Rabbit Network, 781-431-1211, suzanne@rabbitnetwork.org
Jennifer Perez, Petco Love, media@petcolove.org

Newly Named Petco Love Invests in Lifesaving Work of the House Rabbit Network Grant of $5,000 will help save more rabbit lives in Massachusetts

Woburn, MA (May 14, 2021) — The House Rabbit Network announced today a $5,000 grant investment from the newly named, Petco Love, to support their lifesaving work for animals in Massachusetts.

Petco Love is a nonprofit leading change for pets nationally by harnessing the power of love to make communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since their founding in 1999 as the Petco Foundation, they’ve empowered organizations with $300 million invested to date in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. And, they’ve helped find loving homes for more than 6.5 million pets in partnership with Petco and more than 4,000 organizations, like ours, nationwide.

“Today Petco Love announces an investment in the House Rabbit Network and hundreds of other organizations as part of our commitment to create a future in which no pet is unnecessarily euthanized,” said Susanne Kogut, President of Petco Love. “Our local investments are only one component. This month, we also launched the first of our national tools to empower all animal lovers to drive lifesaving change right alongside us.”

“This grant investment will be a great support for our medical fund, allowing us to provide care for incoming rabbits with medical needs. We pride ourselves on healing sick rabbits and finding them good homes once they are well,” said Suzanne Trayhan, President of House Rabbit Network

The House Rabbit Network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing rabbits, spaying and neutering them and finding them loving indoor homes. They also believe in educating the public about rabbits and their care as a means to help reduce the overpopulation problem. Serving Massachusetts since 2000, the House Rabbit Network has placed over 1,000 spayed/neutered rabbits into indoor homes in the last two years along with providing much needed medical care for rabbits.

For more information about the House Rabbit Network, visit rabbitnetwork.org. To learn more about Petco Love, visit petcolove.org.

About the House Rabbit Network

The House Rabbit Network is a Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) non-profit, all-volunteer organization. We are dedicated to saving and adopting out bunnies in need and educating the public about rabbits, placing about 500 rabbits each year into loving indoor homes. Donations of any amount are always welcome and are used to support our efforts to find loving, forever homes for each and every bunny. Volunteers are needed too. Thank you for your continued support. You can connect with our rabbit community by visiting www.rabbitnetwork.org or following us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

About Petco Love (Formerly Petco Foundation)

Petco Love is a nonprofit changing lives by making communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since our founding in 1999 as the Petco Foundation, we’ve empowered animal welfare organizations by investing $300 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. We’ve helped find loving homes for more than 6.5 million pets in partnership with Petco and organizations nationwide. Today, our love for pets drives us to lead with innovation, creating tools animal lovers need to reunite lost pets, and lead with passion, inspiring and mobilizing communities and our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners to drive lifesaving change alongside us. Is love calling you? Visit petcolove.org or follow at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn to be part of the lifesaving work we’re leading every day.

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Contact: Rachel Minnie, rachel@rabbitnetwork.org

This Easter, House Rabbit Network launches a new campaign, A Plush Is Enough, to bring awareness to the realities of pet rabbit ownership and the problem of rabbit overpopulation in shelters. For a $20 donation (plus $6 shipping), a donor can virtually adopt a rabbit and receive a 7″ plush rabbit with a House Rabbit Network bandana as well as a printable adoption certificate. Orders are being taken on our member website, www.friendsofhrn.org, from now until the end of March. Plushies will be received in time for Easter gifting.

Every year, thousands of rabbits are purchased as Easter gifts by well-intentioned, yet ill-informed people. While some of them are loved, lifelong family pets, the majority are rehomed or, worse, put outside, where they won’t survive. Rabbits make wonderful pets, if one has the right expectations. Rabbits can be skittish, aggressive of their food and space, and panicky when held. They chew, dig, and require specialized veterinary care, including an expensive spay/neuter surgery.

The baby bunny someone purchases on a whim at a pet store won’t always be a baby. And when that rabbit hits adolescence and begins exhibiting unwanted and unexpected behavior, such as spraying, lunging, and biting, the rabbit is rehomed. Rabbits are the third-most euthanized pet in the United States. And when animal shelters can take them, they can stay in foster care for sometimes years, waiting for a forever home and getting passed over for the baby bunnies in pet stores and sold by backyard breeders.

Funds raised from the A Plush Is Enough campaign go toward spaying and neutering the hundreds of rabbits taken in by House Rabbit Network, a 501(c)3 charity based in Woburn, MA, but serving the entire New England area. This spring, we are encouraging people to virtually adopt a plush bunny rather than contributing to the homeless rabbit population. A Plush Is Enough!

After the recent release of Remarkable Rabbits there was a lot of concern that house rabbits and rabbit rescue was left out of the show. As a result, PBS reached out to HRN’s Suzanne Trayhan for a Q & A session. You can read it here https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/domestic-rabbit-rescue-qa-with-house-rabbit-network/ .

House Rabbit Network Receives Grant From Petco Foundation

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Apr 1, 2020

The House Rabbit Network is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a $2,000 grant from the Petco Foundation. The grant money will be used to support the approximately 70 rabbits in HRN’s care, providing much needed funds for shelter supplies, spays, neuters and medical bills. The House Rabbit Network strives to provide medical care for all of our rabbits and this grant will be a huge help. Suzanne Trayhan, President of the House Rabbit Network said “This grant came in at the perfect time- with so many fund raisers being cancelled this will help with fixing our rabbits”. The first three months of the year HRN already spayed / neutered 111 rabbits

About the House Rabbit Network

The House Rabbit Network is a Massachusetts-based 501 ©3 non-profit, all-volunteer organization. We are dedicated to saving and adopting out unwanted bunnies and educating the public about rabbits, placing about 200 fixed rabbits each year into good indoor homes. Donations of any amount are always welcome and are used to support our efforts to find loving, forever homes for each and every bunny. Volunteers are needed too. Thank you for your continued support. For more information and to learn more about the House Rabbit Network please vist our website at www.rabbitnetwork.org

About the Petco Foundation

At the Petco Foundation, believes that every animal deserves to live its best life. Since 1999, they”ve invested more than $167 million in lifesaving animal welfare work to make that happen. With our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners, they inspire and empower communities to make a difference by investing in adoption and medical care programs, spay/neuter services, pet cancer research, service and therapy animals, and numerous other lifesaving initiatives. Through their Think Adoption First program, they partner with Petco stores and animal welfare organizations across the country to increase pet adoptions. So far, they’ve helped more than 5 million pets find their new loving families, and they are just getting started. Visit petcofoundation.org to learn more about how you can get involved.

HRN Awarded Grant from “I’m Animal Friendly” License Plate Funds

WOBURN, MA. Aug 20, 2019 – The House Rabbit Network (HRN) is happy to announce they are a recipient of a 2019 grant from the MA “I’m Animal Friendly” license plate program.

The “I’m Animal Friendly” license plates are a program of the Massachusetts Animal Coalition. Funds are dispersed annually to organizations who demonstrate a need for and provide low-cost spay/neuter services. These funds will allow HRN to spay and neuter approximately 80 rabbits that will then be put up for adoption. These funds are crucial for controlling the overpopulation problem with rabbits and also making them healthier, calmer pets. Rabbits are notorious for “breeding like rabbits” and sadly HRN deals with many litters each year when taking in rescued rabbits.

About the Massachusetts Animal Coalition and the “I’m Animal Friendly” License Plate Program:

Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC) is a statewide, non-profit organization comprised of animal professionals and individual volunteers dedicated to working together to decrease the number of homeless, neglected, displaced and abused animals in Massachusetts. MAC’s “I’m Animal Friendly” License Plate program helps fund spay and neuter programs across the state. These charitable plates are available through Massachusetts RMV and are tax deductible.

About The House Rabbit Network

The House Rabbit Network is a Massachusetts-based 501 ©3 non-profit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to saving and adopting out unwanted bunnies and educating the public about rabbits. HRN provides rabbit education and adoption in Massachusetts.

Love is in the Hare!

This February is adopt a rescued rabbit month and Love is in the Hare at the House Rabbit Network! We want to see lots of bunny love- please share your photos and videos of your buns on our facebook, twitter or instagram feeds for a chance to win a t-shirt or tote bag on Valentine’s Day! We will be choosing two winners on Valentine’s Day (February 14th), so make sure you keep following to see if you won. We can’t wait to see those fuzzy faces!

Come see us on Saturday, February 23rd for a special meet and greet event to celebrate Love is in the Hare. Meet volunteers from House Rabbit Network, as well as key team members from the VCA Wakefield. We’ll be here to answer your questions about adoption, rabbit care, and bonding. Thinking about adopting from House Rabbit Network? Why not adopt a bonded pair or trio? “Love is in the Hare” this February for Adopt a Rescue Rabbit Month! Join the discussion in our Facebook Event. #roofs4rabbits #houserabbitnetwork

Get your Love is in the Hare Merchandise here!

WOBURN, MA. Sep 1, 2018 – The House Rabbit Network (HRN) is happy to announce they are a recipient of a 2018 grant from the MA “I’m Animal Friendly” license plate program. The grant amount is $6000. The money is to be used to pay for spays and neuters of shelter rabbits.

The “I’m Animal Friendly” license plates are a program of the Massachusetts Animal Coalition. Funds are dispersed annually to organizations who demonstrate a need for and provide low-cost spay/neuter services. These funds will allow HRN to spay and neuter approximately 80 rabbits that will then be put up for adoption. Suzanne Trayhan,the President of HRN said “We are thrilled to receive this grant. Most people don’t realize that spaying and neutering is also important for rabbits”. In fact, single female rabbits should be fixed due to the high rate of uterine cancer. Male rabbits, like cats, can spray and be obsessed with finding female rabbits. Fixing them also improves litter box habits and calms them down. Rabbits are also notoriously hard to sex leading to many accidental litters when people believe they have two males or two females.
About the Massachusetts Animal Coalition and the “I’m Animal Friendly” License Plate Program:

Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC) is a statewide, non-profit organization comprised of animal professionals and individual volunteers dedicated to working together to decrease the number of homeless, neglected, displaced and abused animals in Massachusetts. MAC’s “I’m Animal Friendly” License Plate program helps fund spay and neuter programs across the state. These charitable plates are available through Massachusetts RMV and are tax deductible.

About The House Rabbit Network

The House Rabbit Network is a Massachusetts-based 501 ©3 non-profit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to saving and adopting out unwanted bunnies and educating the public about rabbits. HRN provides rabbit education and adoption in Massachusetts.

House Rabbit Network Receives Grant From Petco Foundation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dec 15, 2017

The House Rabbit Network is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Petco Foundation as part of their Holiday Wishes Campaign. The grant money will be used to support the approximately 70 rabbits in HRN’s care, providing much needed funds for shelter supplies and medical bills. The House Rabbit Network strives to provide medical care for all of our rabbits and this grant will be a huge help. The winning entry was submitted by Gabriella Carroll who adopted Phoebe from HRN. Gabriella wrote lovingly about how Phoebe as helped her through grad school and brought much joy to her life.

About the House Rabbit Network

The House Rabbit Network is a Massachusetts-based 501 ©3 non-profit, all-volunteer organization. We are dedicated to saving and adopting out unwanted bunnies and educating the public about rabbits, placing about 200 fixed rabbits each year into good indoor homes. Donations of any amount are always welcome and are used to support our efforts to find loving, forever homes for each and every bunny. Volunteers are needed too. Thank you for your continued support. For more information and to learn more about the House Rabbit Network please vist our website at www.rabbitnetwork.org

About the Petco Foundation

At the Petco Foundation, believes that every animal deserves to live its best life. Since 1999, they”ve invested more than $167 million in lifesaving animal welfare work to make that happen. With our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners, they inspire and empower communities to make a difference by investing in adoption and medical care programs, spay/neuter services, pet cancer research, service and therapy animals, and numerous other lifesaving initiatives. Through their Think Adoption First program, they partner with Petco stores and animal welfare organizations across the country to increase pet adoptions. So far, they’ve helped more than 5 million pets find their new loving families, and they are just getting started. Visit petcofoundation.org to learn more about how you can get involved.