Flufflepuffs’ Bunny Haven

09/09/2026

🐰❤️ **Celia & Cuthbert are looking for their forever home!** ❤️🐰

**Two beautiful, bonded siblings — both under ONE year old — who have been given a second chance and are now ready for a loving home of their own.** 🐰🐰

Celia and Cuthbert were rescued earlier this year and have spent the last several months receiving lots of love, good food, medical care and plenty of time to heal.

Today, they are **happy, healthy, playful and thriving**, and their gorgeous little personalities have really come to life. ❤️

They are both incredibly sweet and affectionate, love people and enjoy cuddles — they simply each have their own special personality.

🌸 **CELIA**

Celia is an **exceptionally sweet, gentle, affectionate and kissy little girl.** ❤️

She loves to be petted and cuddled, especially when things are calm and quiet. She can be sensitive and timid in busy or noisy environments, so she'd do best in a peaceful home with someone gentle and patient.

Once she feels safe, she is wonderfully loving.

She also loves to **run, explore, dig and burrow**, so she'd love plenty of space to enjoy being a rabbit.

💙 **CUTHBERT**

Cuthbert is a **sweet, affectionate, playful little character** with plenty of personality — and just a little bit of s***k! 😂

He's a little more confident than Celia and loves attention, cuddles and exploring everything around him. He's remarkably trusting and is wonderfully bolshy when he wants something — especially treats or cuddles! A little nudge from Cuthbert means, *“Excuse me… I'm waiting.”* 😂

He's a fun, loving boy with a big personality and a huge amount of charm.

🐰 **TOGETHER**

These two are **very bonded siblings and absolutely adore each other.** ❤️

For now, they live in separate pens side-by-side, with large openings between them so they can put their faces through, groom each other, give each other little kisses and snuggle as closely as they can.

It is incredibly sweet to watch — they clearly want to be together.

Because they are brother and sister, **Celia will need to be spayed and Cuthbert neutered before they can safely live together permanently.** Their forever home will need to be committed to having both procedures done.

Once they are fixed, we'd love for them to have a home where they can properly enjoy life together, with plenty of safe space to **run, explore, dig and burrow.**

# # # ❤️ Their health

Both rabbits have come an incredibly long way.

Cuthbert's fractured jaw has **fully healed**, and his incisors have been removed. He is doing wonderfully and simply needs his salad chopped up for him. He enjoys salad, pellets, treats and some chopped hay.

Celia's previous digestive problems and facial abscess have **completely resolved** after months of dietary care, probiotics and treatment. She is eating normally and doing exceptionally well.

She does have some residual effects from the previous abscess, so her teeth will need monitoring and regular annual veterinary checks. Otherwise, she is a bright, healthy young rabbit who has bounced back beautifully.

Neither rabbit is currently receiving treatment for their previous problems — they are simply enjoying life and doing beautifully. ❤️

# # # 🏡 **Now they just need their people.**

We're looking for a **calm, loving, rabbit-savvy home** where these two can stay together for life.

Someone who will give them space, enrichment, affection and the patience to let their confidence continue to grow.

They have already been given their second chance.

**Now we're hoping to find their forever family.** 🐰❤️🐰

If you think Celia & Cuthbert might be the pair for you, please message us and tell us a little about yourself, your experience with rabbits, and the home you could offer them.

**They are a package deal — these two stay together.** ❤️

06/01/2026

They are one of the most misunderstood, most mistreated, and most abandoned pets in the world. And the numbers? They will break your heart.

Rabbits are an obligate social species. They need companionship. It's not a preference - it's a biological requirement, woven into the very fabric of who they are. And yet, we have failed them in the loneliest way imaginable.

Forty-six percent. Nearly half. That's how many pet rabbits live entirely alone. In the UK alone, that means over 320,000 rabbits are spending their days in solitude, without a bonded partner to groom, snuggle, or simply be with. Think about that. Hundreds of thousands of gentle, social souls, trapped in silence. And the cruelty doesn't stop there. Of the rabbits who aren't neutered, 31% of owners cite "living alone" as the reason a vicious, heartbreaking cycle where these animals cannot safely have a companion because they haven't been sterilised, and they haven't been sterilised because they live alone. Round and round it goes, and the rabbit pays the price.

And where do these solitary creatures live? Too often, in spaces that are nothing short of shameful.

The Housing Deficit is real, and it's devastating. The space we give to our pet rabbits routinely falls below the legal minimums set for agricultural meat rabbits. Let that sink in. Animals raised for food are legally entitled to more room than our beloved pets. 30% of pet rabbits live in objectively inadequate housing - cramped little hutches with minimal or zero space to run, stretch, or express a single natural behaviour. A recent survey of eight popular online pet suppliers found that 70.5% of the single-story hutches sold did not even meet the legal space requirement for meat rabbits. And when measured against the Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund's minimum recommendation for pet rabbits (1.12m²)? Only 8.5% of commercial hutches made the grade. A staggering 91.5% failed. But here's the thing: rabbits will tell you, if only we'd listen. In behavioural tests, they will push weighted doors up to 45% of their own body weight just to reach a larger space. They are desperate. They are literally fighting for room to live.

And then there's what we feed them. Despite clear veterinary guidelines, inappropriate food remains a leading cause of premature death and chronic, silent suffering.

Twenty percent one in every five pet rabbits is still fed harmful, sugar-heavy muesli-style mixes as their main diet. Of those owners, 42% feed three or more tablespoons a day or offer unlimited access, virtually guaranteeing obesity, painful dental disease, and a shortened life. But even among those who think they're doing the right thing by feeding proper pellet "nuggets," 54% are still overfeeding offering three or more tablespoons daily when the standard recommendation is just one. And hay? The single most vital thing a rabbit needs to survive, the thing that keeps their delicate gut moving and prevents fatal gastrointestinal stasis? 10.6% of owners admit to feeding hay less than daily. Less than daily. Imagine slowly starving the very system that keeps them alive.

The healthcare gap is just as devastating. We still view rabbits as "cheap" pets, and that belief is killing them.

Only 79% of pet rabbits are even registered with a veterinary practice. They are significantly less likely to receive baseline preventative healthcare just 76% , compared to dogs at 94% and cats at 87% . And perhaps most tragically, only 61% of domestic rabbits are neutered. For unspayed female rabbits, the odds are terrifying: up to an 80% chance of developing uterine cancer by the age of three. Eighty percent. A preventable, agonising death, simply because someone didn't think it was worth the cost.

And so, the outcome is as predictable as it is devastating: abandonment.

Because owners vastly underestimate the cost — averaging $50 or more per month for proper hay, bedding, and exotic vet care and the lifelong commitment of 8 to 12 years, rabbits are discarded at staggering rates. They are the third most commonly abandoned pet in both the United States and the United Kingdom, trailing only cats and dogs. And every single year, in the quiet months following Easter, animal rescues brace themselves for the flood. The spike in surrenders is drastic, as those impulse-bought babies reach sexual maturity and become "destructive" in their tiny cages. The bunnies bought on a whim, in a flurry of springtime joy, are handed over without a second thought.

They didn't fail us. We failed them.

These are not "starter pets." They are not disposable. They are intelligent, sensitive, deeply social creatures who deserve space, companionship, proper care, and a life free from suffering. The data isn't just numbers on a page - it's the silent, lonely reality of over 320,000 rabbits in the UK alone, waiting in cramped hutches for a kindness that may never come.

We can do better. We must do better. Because they have no voice but ours.

05/24/2026

Hello everyone, we started a fundraiser on GoFundMe to raise money for the recently rescue Celia, who it turns out is now pregnant whilst also unwell with a tooth abscess and dental disease, and would appreciate your support. Every single share and donation makes a difference and helps us get closer to our goal of saving her life and that of her 2 unborn babies.

Help Save Celia & Her Babies Rescued while fighting sever… Flufflepuffs Bunny Haven needs your support for Help Save Celia: Pregnant Rescue Bunny Needs Urgent Medical

05/10/2026

💔 Rescue Bunny — Celia Needs Help Urgently 💔

Meet **Celia** 🐰
Approx. 6 months old • harlequin mix • likely sibling/relative of Cuthbert

We rescued Celia just 1 week ago near the same area Cuthbert was abandoned. She was in terrible condition — starving, painfully bloated with gas, heavily worm-infested, suffering severe diarrhea, and so thin her neck bones were visible. We truly weren’t sure she would survive.

Then we found a large abscess under her cheek.

After getting her to a rabbit-savvy vet in Iowa City, we discovered:
• tooth root abscess/infection
• overgrown uneven teeth with sharp spurs
• severe mouth pain affecting her ability to eat

She is now on:
💊 antibiotics
💊 Meloxicam
💊 Gabapentin as needed
💊 probiotics for severe gut imbalance from starvation and poor diet

She is now thankfully healing after an abscess, eating grass hay pellets and eating well finally. And has put on a little weight. Shes on the mend, but she urgently needs dental care.

🚨 Celia urgently needs a CT scan, dental surgery/tooth extractions, and ongoing dental treatment. Estimated costs are $3000–4000 +

This infection would kill her if left untreated. She is only around 6 months old.

Sadly, we were told people had been feeding these abandoned rabbits cat food, carrots and junk food. PLEASE do not feed rabbits sugary treats, fruit, or large amounts of carrots — especially rabbits with dental disease. Rabbits must constantly graze on hay for their teeth and digestive system to function properly.

For Celia and Cuthbert, poor diet and abandonment caused devastating dental damage.

Her diet must remain:
🌿 hay-based pellets
🌿 fresh salad daily
🌿 appropriate hay access
❌ no sugary treats/fruit

We also urgently need a truly rabbit-savvy foster or permanent home for Celia — someone experienced with critical care rabbits, medications, GI stasis warning signs, and dental issues. We are currently beyond full, and she is living in our living room while our other 6 rescue rabbits lose access to their main exercise space.

Despite everything she has been through, Celia is an incredibly gentle, sweet-natured little bunny. She is very patient with handling and medications, loves soft blankets and cozy spaces, and every day she becomes a little brighter, stronger, and more trusting. Watching her finally begin to feel safe has been incredibly special.

She is eating now & resting well, but still medically fragile, but she deserves the chance to grow up in a loving, experienced home where she can finally feel comfortable, safe, and pain-free.

Please share, donate if able, or message if you may be able to help with an experienced rabbit foster/adoptive home. ❤️

05/10/2026

💔 Bunny Rescue — Home Needed for Cuthbert 💔

About 6 weeks ago, we rescued this sweet little boy after he had been dumped outside and left to survive through the winter. Local people had been putting food out for him, but he was starving due to a broken jaw and overgrown teeth, and in terrible condition when we found him.

Meet Cuthbert 🐰
Male • approx. 6 months old • harlequin mix

When rescued, he had:
• a broken jaw
• wounds to his ears (likely due to being attacked by a predator)
• severe flea/mite infestation
• dangerously overgrown teeth caused by the jaw fracture and resulting underbite/misalignment

We immediately treated him for fleas/mites, started syringe feeding and softened pellets, and rushed him to the University of Illinois Veterinary Hospital for emergency care and CT scans. Since then, he has had pain medication, incisor trims, and molar work as his jaw heals.

Despite everything he has been through, Cuthbert is one of the happiest, most affectionate, and engaging bunnies I have ever met. He follows me everywhere, jumps into my lap for cuddles, curls up beside my leg to be stroked, and wants to be involved in absolutely everything you’re doing. He is incredibly intelligent, lively, funny, and deeply loving.

He absolutely LOVES tunnels, hidey houses, and zooming in and out of hidey houses and bunny tunnels — but he’s not a fearful or withdrawn bunny at all. Most of the time he happily flops right out in the middle of the room “like a lizard,” stretched out relaxing, eating, drinking, or watching everything going on around him. He’s very social, confident, affectionate and and people-oriented.

Because of his jaw injury, he will likely need ongoing dental trims every 4–6 weeks, and possibly future incisor removal once healing is complete. His future family MUST be prepared financially and emotionally for continued rabbit-savvy veterinary care long term.

Cuthbert is not yet neutered and will need to be neutered before bonding with another rabbit. Due to his malocclusion/crooked incisors, there is also a possibility that part of his dental issue may be genetic, and he should not be bred.

He may also potentially be available as a bonded pair in future with his sibling/relative, Celia, who we also rescued from the same situation. They are not currently rebonded, but we hope to attempt rebonding once he is neutered and she is medically stable enough.

His diet requirements:
🥬 softened grass-hay pellets
🥬 daily salad (about 1 cup)
🫐 blueberries are his absolute favorite treat
❌ he cannot currently eat hay properly due to his incisors

We are looking for a very special indoor-only home that understands rabbits (with experience) and is committed to giving him the care he deserves for the rest of his life. (8-12 years on average)

After everything this little soul has survived, we just want him safe, adored, and never abandoned again. ❤️

Please message me if you think you may be the right fit, or share this post to help us find his perfect family.

04/20/2025

🐇 We’re full on rabbits. Everyone is full on rabbits. Please do not impulsively buy a rabbit this Easter.

Rescues are bracing for the annual post-Easter wave of dumped or surrendered rabbits. Despite being the third most frequently surrendered animals at shelters in the US, resources for rabbits are scarce. This leads to rabbits being dumped, which leads to a slow death of prolonged suffering. There is a severe rabbit crisis in the US that doesn’t have a resolution in sight.

Domestic rabbits live 8-12 years. One rabbit p**ps 200-300 p**p pellets every day. Male rabbits that haven’t been neutered (aka every rabbit sold at a store) p*e on walls to mark their territory. Unspayed females have dangerously high rates of uterine cancer, to the point where spays are a critical part of their overall health. Neuters are $200-300. Rabbit spays are typically $200-500+. I’ve talked to some folks who’ve paid over $800. That’s for a healthy rabbit - not keeping in mind the budget for emergency care when they’re in stasis, cost for if the rabbit develops malocclusion, or general health checkups.

The current rabbit overpopulation crisis is so severe that we’re running out of rescues to refer people to. We have 80+ medically or behaviorally intensive rabbits (aka unadoptable) here. When Alex and Jason first started accepting rabbits, they hoped to have a max of six. While we’ve grown in scale and accepted more rabbits as our resources allow, we’re maxed out. Everyone is maxed out. I don’t know who can help with the annual wave of dumped rabbits that happens after this Easter.

Rabbits can be a good pet for the right folks!They’re intelligent and almost cat-like in behavior. Many are affectionate and they can be litter box trained. While they shouldn’t be caged and should be free-roaming, they do better in smaller apartments or condos than dogs or cats. If you’re interested in spending your next decade with a member of the family and have the resources to commit to veterinary care, please visit rescues like Bun Bun Brigade to find your new buddy!

P.S. The rabbit pictured here was previously adopted from us after he was born at a hoarding situation. After two years, he unfortunately had to be returned. Thankfully, one of our volunteers fell in love, and he beat the odds! He was quickly adopted to her loving home.

How to support 80+ medically intensive rabbits and help us provide low-cost medical care for rabbits at other rescues:

❤️ Venmo: (please make sure you confirm it is our account, last 4 digits of the phone number are 2235)

❤️ Credit card on our Website: thepipsqueakery.org

❤️ Zelle: 574-993-2235

❤️ Cashapp: $ThePipsqueakery

❤️ Amazon Registry for Baby Season: https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/babies-atthepipsqueakery-march-2025-bloomington/GD4VSX1O6Y3J

❤️ Paypal GivingFund: http://paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1464955

❤️ Patreon: patreon.com/thepipsqueakery

❤️ Amazon Wishlist (if you have trouble with addresses or you want to send something not on the wishlist you can just send to 8491 S Rockport rd Bloomington, IN 47403) : http://a.co/fEKocKc

❤️ Chewy Wishlist: https://www.chewy.com/g/the-pipsqueakery-inc_b69832307

❤️ Mail a check: 8491 S Rockport Rd Bloomington, IN 47403

[ Katie ]

04/19/2025

03/26/2025

A gentle reminder with Easter approaching… a hutch is never enough 🛑🙏🏻

08/04/2023

URGENT FOSTER OR HOMES NEEDED FOR THESE 3 buns rescued from Waterworks park!

2 boys, and 1 girl. Approximately 12 weeks old. Desperately in need of a home (not caged or outdoors) these babies were dumped, and one even had bot fly larvae in his neck causing huge abscesses from being outdoors. They were lucky to survive.

They have been treated with all the anti parasitic for worms, given flea/tick treatment and 1 boy neautered. Slight suspicion 1 girl is pregnant,

They are the absolute sweetest, friendliest, kissiest bunnies we have ever had in the doors! They love to be held, to cuddle; and pet like little babies; and they love to groom and lick you back (bunny kisses!)

3 absolute darlings, with no where to go! Anyone would be luck to have such angelic pets. Even with good litter habits!

Can you help provide a safe space for them, even temporarily to foster? Get in touch!

06/28/2023

PSA: we are at capacity and not currently takinh in bunnies. Though licensed, we are not currently receiving funding to support their care.

In an emergency we will help you capture a lost/abandoned bunny or save a bunny from an abusive situation. We can also be a resource for bunny care, recommended housing etc.