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Rabbits Were Never Meant to Live in a Cage

We are building a sanctuary in Southern California where every rabbit lives on open ground, digging real burrows, in a real colony, for the rest of its life. No cages. Not at intake. Not while waiting for adoption. Not ever.

Dry Southern California hillside with oaks and mountains behind
Illustrative render of the planned sanctuary. Predator netting overhead, open ground below. Not yet built.
Isometric plan of two round netted habitats, intake building, yards and water tank
Illustrative render. The sanctuary is not yet built.

Cage-free means cage-free

Most shelters were built for dogs and cats. A rabbit arrives, goes into a wire cage "temporarily," and stays there for a year. We designed the whole organization around never having to make that choice. Open ground. Soil deep enough to dig. A colony to live in. Shade in summer and a climate refuge when the heat turns dangerous.

This started with one rabbit

Blue was a Flemish Giant, and he was one of a kind. He was not a pet who lived in the corner of a room. He was part of the family. Blue's Bunny Kingdom exists because of him, and because of what we learned about how most rabbits in this country actually live.

Read Blue's story
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Friends of Sanctuary Rabbits

Buildings get funded. Hay does not. Recurring gifts are what will keep the colony alive between campaigns.

0 of 96 Keepers

Ninety-six monthly donors will cover the full operating cost of the founding colony.

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Updates from the build, rabbits looking for homes, and the occasional thing worth knowing about rabbit welfare in California. No more than twice a month.