For the first time since it opened in 1991, the Colorado House Rabbit Society is not accepting any more rabbits until it can get its current population under control.
The Broomfield-based shelter, which tends exclusively to the fluffy mammals, is set up to hold a maximum of about 130 bunnies. But, thanks to a recent rescue, it has been caring for about 165.
The rabbits will be on display at the nonprofit’s Black Friday weekend events. On Friday, the shelter’s store featured new handmade toys for pet rabbits, sale items and prizes. Saturday, the shelter is hosting a “Bunny Boutique.” Rabbits can get groomed for discounted prices, ranging from $5 to $20. There also will be a secret Santa sale on Sunday.
More bunnies than ever
In October, the owner of a property in Pagosa Springs discovered that a renter had left behind 15 rabbits she had been breeding for meat.
The property owner, who lives in Golden, rescued the rabbits and separated them by sex. However, she missed one male — who impregnated many of the female rabbits.
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