Norman, OK. That saying "there's no place like home" is true. I lived in many places during my childhood - the perks of having Navy parents - and traveled to many more after joining the Navy myself. But, truly, there is no place like Oklahoma.
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| Bison bison. |
Heartland Rabbit Rescue, Blanchard. The Heartland Rabbit Rescue is home to over 100 rabbits who have been abandoned, surrendered, or confiscated from bad homes. Many of these rabbits have health problems and behavioral issues that prevent them from being adopted out to homes that are not rabbit-savvy.
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| Levi, a silver rabbit who had been found wandering a neighborhood. |
The rabbit pictured above, Levi, is a member of Grouchy Rabbit Row - a row of pens that hold a few of the rabbits with the more intense behavioral issues. These are the rabbits that I work with - coaxing them into trusting me by using a soft tone, gentle head pats and scratches, and, if they’re in a good mood, picking them up and taking them to a couch for a good grooming (it’s molting season).
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| Hershel, an old Californian. |
The reason that I love Heartland so
much is because it represents hope - hope for a better life and a better home
with someone who understands rabbits, who knows what they want and need, who
knows that those wants and needs are far different from either a cat’s or a
dog’s and will love them anyway.
Wow, Kirsten, thank you so much for sharing about Heartland Rabbit Rescue. How wonderful! I've known people who had rabbits as pets, and they were very lovable, but sadly there are some very irresponsible pet owners out there. Both of the cats we have now were strays we found abandoned in the woods around our house and one of them is still a little shy and skittish, although she loves to play and even loves to be combed, but she will only let a couple of people pick her up and hold her. I don't know anything about the different rabbit breeds, but Levi is gorgeous, and so is Hershel. Maybe you will want to do a project about rabbits for class: as you can imagine, there are fabulous rabbit stories from all over the world. :-)
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