Goodbye, sweet Midas.  Your will to live has been an inspiration to everyone who knew you, and you taught us so much.  You were a faithful and loving companion to Gloria E (a generous Buckeye HRS donor) for much of your fourteen-year life.  Then for the last two years, you were a tireless companion and best buddy to Cyrus until Cyrus passed unexpectedly a few weeks ago.

You made us laugh until the very end and we miss you so much.  Keep shakin’ those long gray legs as you make your way past that Rainbow Bridge.  Cyrus will be there waiting for you.

Midas is a sweet old man estimated to be eleven to twelve years old.  He came into foster care as a young man and was then adopted, but sadly, his loving mom recently passed away from Alzheimer’s.  As a result, he has re-entered foster care as a Sanctuary Rabbit.

Midas is extremely friendly and will accept pets from and snuggle with anyone willing to spend time with him.    Since he is older, he has some arthritis so his pen floor is lined with fleece to give him better traction.  Midas also has a serious respiratory/sinus infection that will likely need long-term medical treatment.

Our sanctuary rabbits require special love and care. Their home is with us at the sanctuary and they are not available for adoption. You can directly support these rabbits by sponsoring them.

It is with sadness in our hearts that we share the news that our sanctuary rabbit, Pumpkin (AKA Mrs. Pumpy), has passed away.  She was eleven and a half years old.

Pumpkin came to us in November of 2005 from a mass rescue of “meat rabbits” by the Logan County Humane Society.  Pumpkin never overcame her feral rabbit side and always remained at a distance and unsociable with humans and other rabbits.

After several years in foster care, we decided that it would be best if Pumpkin remained in our home to live out the rest of her years and placed her into our Sanctuary program.  She stayed with us for over ten years.  In the time we had her, Pumpkin did become very attached to our dogs.  She liked playing with them and teasing them at her level. 

The last several months, her health began to slip.  We went through several battles with stasis, from which she always recovered.  Arthritis made it difficult for her to get around.  She passed away peacefully in the night.

Thank you to all of Pumpkin’s sponsors.  We will surely miss our dear old Mrs. Pumpy.

Sincerely,

Sue and Keith Zimmerman 

We rescued Pumpkin and seven of her siblings on November 26th, 2005, from the Logan County Humane Society after they had been seized from a meat rabbit operation that was operating under poor conditions. All of the buns were wary of humans since they’d never been handled as pets. Although the others were eventually adopted, Pumpkin had an attitude and was always skipped over. She was quite distant and would growl, charge, and box during any attempt to handle her. Sometimes she would scream when she was picked up.

Pumpkin did, however, seem to like dogs, and since we have five of them, she had plenty of company. She would be completely at ease around them, even playing with them and teasing. At one point, we moved Pumpkin from our foster population in the outbuilding into the house, hoping that more frequent interaction with humans would put her at ease. It did not work. She is still averse to humans (and other rabbits).

Cecelia, one of our sweetest Sanctuary Rabbits, passed away recently from an inner ear infection and related illnesses.  Cecelia was a beautiful, happy bunny who did hoppy skip hop dances at mealtime and wore a butt skirt like no other bun.  We will miss her spirit and her boundless energy.

Cecelia is a huge hunk of happy, snuggly, and funny all rolled into one big white pink-eyed bunny. But if we move too quickly or are late in delivering her hay and pellets, she serves us an occasional bite on the hand, usually drawing blood. Everything has to slow down for Cecelia or she becomes overwhelmed and ready to strike. Like many of the Sanctuary rabbits, she’s usually passed over for a friendlier or cuter bunny at adoption time.

Our sanctuary rabbits require special love and care. Their home is with us at the sanctuary and they are not available for adoption. You can directly support these rabbits by sponsoring them.