Baton Rouge, LA
225-341-BUNNY
225-341-2866 wendy@magichappensrescue.com

Sponsor a Snip or Spay

All rabbits are spayed or neutered prior to adoption. Sponsoring a spay or neuter helps adopting families by keeping adoption fees low, and it helps the rescue by increasing adoptions as well! By keeping adoption fees low, it also makes it more attractive for new bunny owners to adopt a mature spayed/neutered rabbit rather than buying a baby and possibly not getting it altered later, or surrendering it after puberty.

Sponsor-a-Snip
$25

Sponsor-a-Spay
$35


Benefits of having an altered rabbit include:

 * Altered rabbits are generally more calm, not bothered by hormones as much, and tend to be gentle and more affectionate. Girls don't have "mood swings" and both boys & girls aren't as tempted to spray, chew, and mark areas with feces or urine. It also decreases territorial issues such as biting and grunting... it even helps with litterbox training too! With all of these behaviors reduced, it makes the rabbit much more desirable to an adopting family, and greatly reduces the chance of it being given back for behavioral reasons!

* If you only house one bunny, reproduction may not be of concern, but if you ever consider adopting another friend for your little bun, this will not be an issue! In February of 2007, we went back and looked at our numbers... we had received 39 rabbits because of "accidental breeding" - and at the time, we had fewer than that many rabbits available. Had all parents been spayed and neutered, there would be NO rabbits here needing homes!

* Finding a rabbit that is already spayed or neutered through us helps to ensure that the surgery was done well and the rabbit was kept under knowledgeable and watchful eyes during recovery. It also alleviates the stress and worry of a beginner-bunny family going through an unknown surgery.

* The numbers vary, but studies show that female reproductive organs commonly develop cancers. By the age of three, about 86% of unspayed, unbred female rabbits will have the cysts that can and likely will lead to cancer... a simple surgery with multiple benefits can prevent this!

* Sponsoring a snip or spay also helps keep adoption fees down, so more approved families can adopt, and more rabbits can go to their furr-ever homes!





To sponsor a snip for a bunny here at the rescue, you can use our paypal link above, or you can mail a check directly to our primary vet at:

 Azalea Lakes Veterinary Clinic
15225 Jefferson Hwy
Baton Rouge, LA 70817
(225) 755-3838

Please remember to write "Magic Happens Rabbit Rescue" on the bottom of your check!