Rabbit Rescue

      Here are some pictures of some little bunnies that just came into our lives.  Nic and Eli rescued them. 

 The other night at open gym,  Eli and Nic and Olivia were playing in a field behind the gym.  Ethan and I were inside playing basketball and Mom and Dad were outside watching the little kids.  Eli spotted some little rabbits.  There were 4, but one was lying on the ground, dead.  Eli and Nic picked up two.  The bunnies were all little and didn't have a mom.  Nic and Eli begged Mom and Dad to take them home and care for them.  They agreed, and my mom, dad, Olivia and Nic and Eli went to Wal-Mart and bought a cage and puppy replacement milk.  (Another little boy took home the third one.)  Mom said from the beginning that we could only keep them for a little while to help them get bigger and stronger.  She said as soon as they were big enough to fend for themselves we would have to let them go. 

When we got home that night we tried to feed them.  We gave them romaine lettuce and puppy replacement milk. 

We were worried the bunnies were not going to make it through the night but when we got up the next morning they were alive.  

  
We named the bunnies Buck and Emily.  Olivia chose Emily, and we named the other one Buck because he was so wild.  We don't know if they were really a boy and a girl, we just guessed. 


Very soon they began eating, a lot!  We gave them milk and lettuce and strawberries. 

                 We had so much fun with the bunnies.  My Dad started looking up plans on how to build a rabbit hutch and thought that might be a good project for us boys.

      Then I did a little research on the internet and found out that you are not supposed to pick up a wild bunny, and that they can carry diseases, and even lice.  I also read that they should be left alone and they cannot be kept as pets.  It is illegal to keep them without a permit.  Once my mom read it she said we couldn't keep them and she said we would need to let them go.  

(It was really hard for Eli to let them go)

    





 
Olivia cried as she said goodbye to Emily.
She was so sad.  She loved Emily. 


After we sat them down in the woods Buck took off up the hill but Emily stayed and made a nest right where she was.

We are so glad God blessed us with the chance to help these little bunnies.  If it wasn't for us they might have died.  Now the bunnies are living safely right down the road.  It was fun taking care of the bunnies and I think we learned something too.  It was great for Eli and Nic and they did an excellent job taking care of the little rabbits.  There is a nice wooded area at the lake we live near and they will be very happy there.  Mom assured Eli and Olivia that we would come back and that we would see them again.   

Isn't it neat how God gives us animals?  They are so fun to take care of and love!