Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary is pleased to announce our Winter 2012 Internship Program. If you thrive on new experiences, want to make a difference in the lives of animals and are interested in learning more about nonprofits, this is the opportunity for you. Find out more here!
Starting today, a generous anonymous supporter of the sanctuary will offer an opportunity for holiday giving. For the next seventeen individuals who sponsor a rescued rabbit, chicken, turkey, guinea fowl or duck, our silent donor will sponsor an additional rescued animal of the sanctuary in your honor.
Sponsorships make marvelous holiday gifts for your animal-loving family and friends. You can sponsor two of the wonderful rabbits, chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl or ducks of our sanctuary for the price of a single month sponsorship ($15 a month). As a sponsor, you will receive a sponsorship certificate and photograph via U.S. mail.
To double your single month sponsorship, make a $15 donation online. On our donation page, please indicate in the “Designation” section which animal species you would like to sponsor.
Pattie is among the 114 rabbits rescued from an Aptos, Calif. breeder facility earlier this month. Post-rescue, she found refuge at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. This gentle girl is available for adoption starting this week.
During her hellish life at this breeding operation, Pattie endured intense suffering. Todd Stosuy, field services manager for the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, “described finding 114 rabbits covered with urine, excrement and puncture wounds on the rabbits and cages whose floors were covered in 4 to 5 inches of feces.” (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
With a desire to create a novelty-type rabbit, Pattie’s “owner” barbarically cut off her ears with scissors in the hopes her offspring who not be born with ears. We’re so thankful Pattie is now safe at our sanctuary. She is slowly revealing her noble, inquisitive demeanor. To learn more about adopting Pattie, email rescue@harvesthomeanimal.org.
Happy Black Friday from Boris, Brock and Brooklyn—three of our chicken youngsters. In the photograph featured in today’s blog, it appears this feathered threesome is spiriting off to a sale. In reality, it’s just feeding time at the sanctuary. These growing birds are hungry!
For the busiest shopping day of the year and throughout the holiday season, Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary has a cool idea for you to help animals with a few button clicks. Check out our updated wish list on Amazon.com. Items ordered will be shipped directly to the sanctuary. Without battling hoards of shoppers in person, purchasing items from our virtual wish list is a stress-free and practical way to support our work!
Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary opened its barn doors on Thanksgiving Day seven short years ago. We haven’t looked back. Our focus and passion for helping animals will always point towards the future. That’s our promise and our purpose. Thank you for joining us on this compassionate journey.
On occasion, Maui the Turkey Hen struts like she is a male. This photograph is not the best image ever featured on our blog. But, it’s awesome to see Maui caught on film acting like a tom.
Our favorite tomboy has a special request for you. Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary turns 7-years-old on Thanksgiving Day. Maui wants you to celebrate our birthday with a donation of $7.00, $70.00 or even $700.00! The more zeroes, the merrier!
D.O.V.E. Distributors, a Northern California vegan company, will match up to $500 in donations to Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary between now and the end of tomorrow. Donate online now!
STOCKTON—
Eight baby turkeys will get to survive this, and many more Thanksgiving holidays to come, thanks to a local animal sanctuary. The Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary in Stockton rescued the brutally-mutilated baby turkeys about a week and a half ago. They were left at the sanctuary gate. A worker at the sanctuary says the turkeys are just a couple of weeks old. Now, the baby turkeys will get to live out their lives naturally in peace at the sanctuary.
“A comfortable old age is the reward of a well-spent youth. Instead of its bringing sad and melancholy prospects of decay, it would give us hopes of eternal youth in a better world.” - Maurice Chevalier
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The sanctuary said goodbye to our oldest and sweetest resident: Abe the 21-Year-Old Goat. Over the summer, we welcomed Abe from his former residence in Hayward, Calif. His 81-year-old guardian entered a nursing home and could no longer care for Abe along with her two other goats, Selma (Abe’s biological daughter) and Milton. In late July, Abe began his own retirement at our idyllic sanctuary. He charmed every visitor with a gentle lean (a goat’s version of a warm hug).
Abe’s old age was an amazement to the sanctuary and the veterinarians of Tracy’s Jules Vet Clinic and UC Davis. Our compassionate vets had never seen such an old goat as a patient. Noble yet delicate, Abe was plagued by many ailments associated with old age.
Welcoming elderly animals like Abe to the sanctuary is always bittersweet. The work of an animal sanctuary is perfectly captured in the care of aging individuals. We have the important responsibility to provide hospice care for these old “newcomers”. We cherish every moment with the sanctuary’s “senior citizens”. Since Abe’s passing, we are especially grateful to provide a loving home for his daughter Selma. When we look in Selma’s eyes, we see the same gentle gaze of her father.
In each of our lives, we have opportunities every day to help our vulnerable aging community through simple, meaningful acts of service like visiting nursing homes, carrying grocery bags to the car for a frail individual or adopting an old dog from the local animal shelter. The beauty of helping the elderly—human and non-human—is often understated yet so important.
There is absolutely no shortage of good news to share this month:
Enjoy our November e-newsletter and have a compassionate Thanksgiving!
Our friends at Woop Studios, the Harry Potter book series graphic designers, created a custom print in honor of our sanctuary’s rescue work for turkeys. In the words of Woop Studios, learn more about this special piece of artwork:
“This original design by Woop Studios is printed on Hahnemule archive fine art paper. We use pigment inks on 308gsm pure cotton, acid free paper to ensure a durability of 200 years. Each limited edition print is numbered, signed and embossed. Dimensions are for overall paper size (not image size). Woop will donate 10% of the sale proceeds from A Raffle of Turkeys to The Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary.”
Harvest Home Sanctuary’s Virtual Rescue Resource Center is an e-tool to assist both individuals seeking to re-home animals and potential adopters. We receive many public inquiries each week to provide sanctuary for animals in need. Unfortunately, we cannot provide a home for each and every animal.
To request a placement posting for an animal in need on Harvest Home Sanctuary’s Finding Home Bulletin Board, email Rescue@HarvestHomeAnimal.org with a description and a photograph of the animal(s) in need. The resource center also features an animal rescue directory to connect potential adopters with animals in need of homes.
To learn more about our online resource center, visit our website today!
Harvest Home Hotel offers reasonably-priced boarding services for rabbits, cats, guinea pigs, rats and other small critters. “Vacationing” animals will enjoy the comfort of living in the sanctuary’s main house with 24/7 care.
We supply our small animal guests with a comfortable living space with rugs, towels, litter boxes and boxes to hide in. Pellets, hay and fresh greens are provided. If your rabbit is on a special diet, please let us know.
All our guests receive lots of attention, 24-hour care, and any medical needs met, including oral medications, injections, and subcutaneous fluids.
Our rates are as follows:
Single rabbit: $15 per night
Rabbit pair: $20 per night
To find out more about Harvest Home Hotel, and to request more prices and to book your companion animal’s visit, email hotel@harvesthomeanimal.org or call (209) 244-7174.
The new group of baby turkeys rescued from a California factory farm is settling in at the sanctuary. However, there is a problem. They don’t have names yet!
Since the group of eight turkey babies (known as poults) is so young, we don’t know if they are males or females. What we do know is that they will be either all boys or all females.
Please help us name this fuzzy youngsters this week. We are accepting bids of $5 per name entry. We are requesting respectful unisex names, due to the mystery of their genders.
To enter our name drawing, simply make a $5 contribution on our Network For Good profile before Sunday, November 20. On the Network for Good profile page, enter your turkey name suggestion in the “Designation” field as follows:
“Turkey Bid Name: Name Submission”
Enter as many name entries as you like! The winning names will be announced this Sunday evening. Happy naming adventures!
Celebrate the impending ban of foie gras production and sales in California with a benefit party for Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary!
Death of a Cruel Delicacy: A Farewell to Foie Gras Soirée
Saturday, December 17, 2011
5 - 8 PM
Private Residence, Oakland, CA
Don’t miss this special event:
Register online!
Single Ticket: $15
Single Ticket & One-Month Rescued Duck Sponsorship: $30
D.O.V.E. Distributors, a Northern California vegan company, will match up to $500 in donations to Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary between now and Thanksgiving. Help us meet our goal of raising $500 by November 24. One of the leading expenses of operating Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary is providing quality nutrition for our 200 rescued animals. With a total of $1,000, we can feed the sanctuary’s animals for two whole months!
Celebrate Thanksgiving with a donation to our holiday feast drive:
The 2011 Toast to the Turkeys Celebration was a smashing success this weekend. We welcomed nearly 100 guests to our second annual fundraiser for the sanctuary’s rescued turkeys. The fundraiser generated over $5,000 in donations for our organization’s lifesaving work. Visitors also showered the food bin with vegetarian items to be donated to the Emergency Food Bank of Stockton/San Joaquin this week. Please view the beautiful slideshow of the event by Ian Elwood, the event photographer, on Flickr.
Thank you to everyone who kindly and compassionately supported our special holiday effort. We doubled the attendance over last year’s celebration.
Please save the date for our third annual Toast to the Turkeys Celebration on November 10, 2012!
Today, our new logo was unveiled at the 2011 Toast to the Turkeys Celebration. With almost seven years of saving lives under our belt, we elected to revamp our logo recently. The new design, which was created by designer Lara Dalinsky, reflects our focus of rescuing often-overlooked animals like rabbits, chickens and goats. Our two-acre rescue and rehabilitation sanctuary is home to 200 animals representing 12 animal species. Our life-saving animal protection efforts are focused primarily on rabbits and birds.
Organic t-shirts featuring our new logo are now available. Shirts are $20. To place an order, email rescue@harvesthomeanimal.org.
Across California, farms routinely abuse and neglect turkeys raised for food. Providing direct aid, Harvest Home welcomed in eleven brutally-mutilated baby turkeys (known as poults) from a large factory farm in the Central Valley before Thanksgiving this year. Sadly, three of the babies passed away shortly after their rescue.
Unlike the vast majority of meat-raised birds, the surviving turkeys will live out their lives in peace and safekeeping at our sanctuary. Remember to eating humanely this Thanksgiving.
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Are you ready to start your holiday shopping? Let Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary help you. Our celebration silent auction is loaded with gift ideas for family members, friends and of course, yourself. One-hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit the sanctuary’s lifesaving work! Our fundraiser silent auction will feature:
Fine Artwork
Elwood & Martin Screen Designs
Paula Menetrey/Paula Paints Pets (The painting above of Kona the Turkey)
Bath & Body
Jewelry
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics
Companion Animal Gift Baskets
Dog & Cat Toys (Donated by Doris Lau)
Electronics
Jawbone (Donated by Ed Yaffa)
Samsung Smartphone (Donated by Ed Yaffa)
Books
Clothing & Accessories
The Herbivore Clothing Company
Handbags
Handmade Bunny Tote (Donated by Emily Wood)
Leisure
Animals Matter: Fur & Feathers
Home & Garden
Potted Plants (Donated by Carole Courtemanche)
Food & Drink
Vegan Southern Comfort Dinner for 4 (Donated by Karin Olsson and Laura Beck)
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Fine art photographer Isa Leshko visited the sanctuary for a portrait project this week. Jordan the Tom made it his mission to stand in front of the camera as much as possible.
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Over 15 million turkeys will be killed for human consumption this year in California.
Today, genetically modified “meat” turkeys are raised under a set of conditions vastly different from what the poultry industry communicates to the public. Modern turkey production commonly induces prolonged pain and suffering in birds raised for meat.
At a modern factory farm, thousands of turkeys are raised in warehouse-like structures where they are forced to stand on accumulated fecal waste and breathe in ammonia fumes.
To prevent the birds from injuring each other in the crowded quarters, a portion of their beaks, snoods and toes are severed without the aid of anesthesia.
Like their conventionally raised cousins, turkeys are typically bred to grow at an unnaturally rapid rate, resulting in permanent health problems for birds. Wild turkeys can live for nearly twenty years. However, their commercially-raised counterparts only live for 4 to 6 months before slaughter.
Reaching “market-age”, turkeys are transported via multi-tiered, flat-bed trucks in overcrowded wire cages, enduring all types of weather conditions. Arriving at the slaughterhouse, the fully-conscious birds are hung by their legs and their throats are slashed. The Humane Slaughter Act and Animal Welfare Act exempt turkeys from legal protection.
To view photographs of turkey factory farms in California, please click here.
Ashlee Ferguson, a resident of Manteca and recent graduate of The University of Oregon, is currently interning at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. She is pictured here with Timothy, a rabbit who was abandoned by his previous guardians. Read about Ashlee’s experiences at the sanctuary during the fall season:
What caught your interest in interning at Harvest Home?
I was interested in an internship at Harvest Home because I thought it would be a great opportunity to help animals in need, as well as learn how to care for animals that I’ve never had experience with.
What’s your career aspirations?
I have always wanted a job working with animals. I recently graduated with a degree in marine biology, so I would love to continue down that path if possible.
What’s your favorite aspect of the sanctuary?
I love how the sanctuary takes in and cares for animals that so many people tend to overlook. They give so many animals a loving home where they can live out the rest of their lives.
How does your current internship fit in with your future work with animals?
This internship is giving me a lot of hands-on experience working with and caring for animals that I’ve never worked with before. It is definitely a great experience and I am so grateful that I can be a part of it.
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To learn about our winter internship opportunities, please visit us online.
It’s been nearly two years since Tahini the Rabbit arrived at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. Clearly, good things come to those who wait. Tahini found her “home sweet home” today with a couple in Marin County who adopted furry friend Cary Grant recently.
Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary will extend its circle of compassion on Saturday, November 12th at the organization’s Toast to the Turkeys Celebration by hosting its first annual vegetarian food drive to benefit the Emergency Food Bank of Stockton/San Joaquin.
Guests at the celebration are encouraged to bring non-perishable vegan foods, such as:
- Packaged rice or beans
- Canned fruits / Canned vegetables
- Peanut butter
- Cereal products
- Canned vegetable soups / Canned chilli
At the celebration’s registration table, guests who donate food will be entered in to a drawing for a gift basket from Herbivore Clothing Company.
Our vegan food drive project (aptly named “Humane Harvest”) aims to promote affordable, humane nutrition to economically disadvantaged individuals in San Joaquin County.
The sanctuary’s major goals are to provide life-long care for animals and to educate the public on issues concerning farmed animals and plant-based diet options. A central focus of our organization’s work is to extend vegan outreach to low- and moderate-income communities.
To register for the celebration, visit ToastToTheTurkeys.org.
Today kicks off our month-long fundraising promotion with Berkeley’s Cinnaholic. Throughout the month of November, Cinnaholic will be donating 50% of all baby bun sales to the sanctuary’s rescue work.
This vegan business is open Tuesday through Sunday 10 am to 7 pm. The store location is 2132 Oxford Street in Berkeley.
Cinnaholic’s baby cinnamon rolls are a cruelty-free novelty for your hungry tummy. Buy some baby buns in honor of the sanctuary’s rescued buns this month!
While the refrigerator was ajar today, Taylor the Rabbit hopped up to grab a carrot as a treat for Halloween 2011. Taylor, a rescued rabbit of the sanctuary, has her own Twitter page. Sign up for Twitter to follow Taylor the Rabbit (@140Carrots).
Today’s bake sale delivered a handsome sum of cash to fuel our Half Marathon for Harvest Home campaign: $415. The selection of fall-themed vegan goodies was truly amazing. A special thanks to all the bakers and eaters who supported our event. Check out this wonderful write-up from Kristie Middleton about the event. Read an excerpt:
“This vegan bake sale had a double impact: to demonstrate to the public that we don’t need to use eggs to make delicious treats, and to help provide direct care to dozens of laying hens, rabbits, goats, dogs, ducks, pigs, turkeys and other residents.”
Mark your calendars for our December 10th Holiday Vegan Bake Sale in Oakland. We are looking for both eaters and bakers to support our last sale of the year. This event will support our Half Marathon for Harvest Home campaign (HarvestHomeHeroes.org).
On Sunday, November 6 ( 8:00am - 1:00pm), join us for a local estate yard sale to benefit the lifesaving work of Stockton’s Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. Shop for clothes (new with tags or gently used), costume jewelry, new picture frames and a plethora of adorable knick-knacks. We’ll have something for everyone!
Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Half Marathon for Harvest Home campaign, which is raising funds for our animals’ healthcare fund! Please note: This event will take place weather permitting. For more information, email christine@harvesthomeanimal.org.
“The chicken came first—God would look silly sitting on an egg.”
— Author Unknown
Photo Caption (Left - Right): Bea, Betty and Rue — Saved from Slaughter
The chicken featured in today’s blog resembles The Artist (Formerly Known as Prince). Our feathered friend joined the flock at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary in January. He was originally rescued from an animal hoarder in Sacramento by our friends at Animal Place.
Our adoptable rabbits are now spotlighted on our new YouTube Channel. Check out our online video hub and share it with your friends and family. Be sure to watch Wally the Rabbit’s video. Rabbits love to show off for the camera!
Our “Burgers & Beers for the Animals” fundraiser was an absolute success. Thanks to our supporters, we met our goal of raising at least a thousand dollars for our Harvest Home Heroes Running Team. At present, our team of compassionate athletes has raised 37 percent of our total goal ($10 K).
The next opportunity to support our Harvest Home Heroes Running Team is right around the corner. Join us this Saturday in Oakland for our Halloween vegan bake sale to benefit Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary’s vet care fund.
Taylor the Sanctuary Rabbit is extremely serious about one thing: Your involvement in tonight’s Burgers & Beers for the Animals fundraiser at Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery & Restaurant in Berkeley. The event starts at 6 PM. On-site meal ticket sales ($20 person) are extremely limited. Beer sales ($5/Pint) are virtually unlimited. This is a great opportunity to support our Half Marathon for Harvest Home campaign.
By the way, one lucky guest at the event will become Taylor’s sponsor this month!
“Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.” - Michael Caine, Actor
Photograph Caption: Bentley the Duck is a gentle giant who resides at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary.
As Boris and Brock—two young chickens who made an unusual detour from the normal life of a bird raised for meat—were let out to pasture this morning at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary, a tragedy was unfolding about 80 miles away.
The Los Angeles Times reports: “It was only a temporary reprieve from death row for about 5,000 chickens headed to a processing plant early Thursday morning in Northern California. A big rig carrying crates with about 5,000 live chickens crashed into another big rig, tossing the crates and poultry onto Interstate 80 near Vacaville.”
Accidents involving the live-haul of chickens to slaughterhouses is an all-too-common occurrence in Northern California. The company that “owns” the birds involved in this incident is Petaluma Poultry, the so-called producers of “all natural and organic free range chicken”. The lives of chickens at Petaluma Poultry’s factory farms is fast and furious.
Before the fatal visit to the slaughter, these chickens live in structures known as growout houses. Approximately 20,000 birds are raised in each house. In intensive confinement, the birds are forced to stand on accumulated fecal waste and breathe in dust and ammonia fumes. The birds reach slaughter weight at only six to seven weeks-of-age. These genetically-modified chickens are plagued by an assortment of health challenges, including:
This is the common story of nearly 10 billion chickens raised for meat in the United States. As an animal protection organization, it’s our duty to educate the public about the plight of America’s most abused animal—the chicken. To most people, chickens are considered food. To us, they’re individuals like Boris and Brock.
Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary is delighted to offer private tours. Nestled around fertile farmland in California’s San Joaquin Valley, our two-acre sanctuary is home to 200 animals representing thirteen animal species. Visiting our sanctuary is a relaxing, personal way to learn more about amazing stories of animal rescue and rehabilitation. To set up a tour, email us or call (209) 244-7174.
“For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead Tree near the River, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the Labour of the Fishing Hawk; and when that diligent Bird has at length taken a Fish, and is bearing it to his Nest for the Support of his Mate and young Ones, the Bald Eagle pursues him and takes it from him.
“With all this Injustice, he is never in good Case but like those among Men who live by Sharping & Robbing he is generally poor and often very lousy. Besides he is a rank Coward: The little King Bird not bigger than a Sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the District. He is therefore by no means a proper Emblem for the brave and honest Cincinnati of America who have driven all the King birds from our Country…
“I am on this account not displeased that the Figure is not known as a Bald Eagle, but looks more like a Turkey. For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America… He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on.”
— An Excerpt of Ben Franklin’s Letter to His Daughter
Georgie is the one and only adorable diva. She has the dignified confidence of the Queen of England. She is a girl who knows what she wants: A stable, loving home. Dumped at the East Bay SPCA during the fall of 2011, Georgie was desperate for rescue. Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary scooped her up to safety, where she now awaits adoption! The adoption fee for a rabbit from Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary is $50, and includes spay/neuter and a coupon for 20% off at Pet Food Express.
To learn about upcoming events and to see all of our bunnies and rabbits available for adoption, please visit our website at www.harvesthomesanctuary.org. Note: We only adopt to indoor homes. Your rabbit should be treated as an integral part of the family. No outdoor hutches. With good care and lots of love, rabbits can live to be 8-12 years old. We expect you to make a lifetime commitment to your rabbit(s). The primary caregiver must be a responsible adult.
Check out Georgie’s profile on Petfinder.com today!
Suzette the Rescued Hen just made a fowl fashion statement. Our late molting hens who don’t have enough feathers to keep themselves warm during the cooler months of the year got a little surprise this weekend at the sanctuary. A group of volunteers created chicken sweaters based on the Little Hen Rescue’s design.
One of the sanctuary’s central efforts is focused on rescuing discarded chickens from the poultry meat and egg industries. We are delighted to provide a safe chance for these wonderful birds.
People are welcome to mail additional sweaters (knitted, crocheted or cruelty-free fleece) to the hens. Sweaters may be sent to:
Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary
P.O. Box 998
French Camp, CA 95231
Please be our guest at the second annual Toast to the Turkeys Celebration on Saturday, November 12th in honor of the rescued turkeys at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary.
November is a special month for Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. In 2004, we opened our barn doors to the first animals rescued by our sanctuary on Thanksgiving Day. Since our creation, Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary has established itself as a strong force for saving unwanted animals in California. Today, we are proud to care for nearly 200 animals at our rescue and rehabilitation center in Stockton. To view photos of last year’s turkey celebration, click here.
Where & When
Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary
Stockton, California
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Our special holiday event will feature:
*Self-guided tours of our sanctuary
*Seasonal vegan fare
*Toast to the Turkeys Ceremony
*Silent auction
*Turkey Sponsorship Opportunities
Our friends at Woop Studios, the Harry Potter book series graphic designers, created a custom print for our event. Order your print online today!
Event registration
$30 - Adult Admission
$45 - Adult Admission + Turkey Sponsorship (Month of November)
$15 - Kid’s Admission
Driving directions will be provided via email with your registration. Purchase your non-refundable tickets by Wednesday, November 9th:
* Online
* U.S.Mail (P.O. Box 998, French Camp, California 95231)
A special thank you to our event sponsor, Vegansaurus, Tofurky, Earth Balance and Cinnaholic.
Carpooling: Sanctuary parking is limited. We encourage visitors to carpool to our celebration. To post a carpool ad or join a ride share, visit our carpooling page.
Would you like to support our event?
We welcome event sponsorships and silent auction donations for our celebration. Please email Christine@HarvestHomeAnimal.org for additional details. Online at ToastToTheTurkeys.org.
Please extend a warm welcome to James the Californian Rabbit. He is the newest special-needs bunny to be rescued by Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary in October 2011.
Young James was found as a stray baby bunny roaming around a neighborhood in Hayward. Upon his arrival at the Hayward Municipal Animal Shelter, he appeared to be in good condition. As he settled in at the shelter, however, he started suffering from unexplained mobility difficulties.
As an organization keen to assisting health-challenged bunnies, we stepped in to provide a life-long home for James. A visit with our rabbit vet specialist revealed that James has ataxia. Despite his frequent lack of coordination, James is enjoying his new life in Stockton. He has stolen our hearts in the short time since he has arrived.
If there is one animal at the sanctuary that really needs a sponsor, it’s definitely James. Learn how you can become a hero to James by sponsoring him. To view more photographs of James, visit our Flickr page.
