Iris finds a home!

Last year, a teacher found a large black-and-silver rabbit in a waste basket at her school. The poor bunny was eating Snickers bars. The teacher brought the rabbit to Red Door and we named her Iris.

Iris is a sweet rabbit but because she turned out to have an asthma-like condition that required nebulizing, she always got passed over for adoption. Finally, a foster home was willing to give Iris a try--after all, one of their kids also got nebulized, so they were familiar with the process. Now we're happy to announce that Iris has found a permanent home!

Cat Adoption Update

Great news! Chrissie, a Russian Blue cat who was extremely shy, was adopted.

Gemini and Brendan, who were dumped at our front door about a month ago, also went to a new home. We're as thrilled as they are that they're staying together.

Alfie, the mellow gentleman that he is, has been getting along famously with his adoptive family.

Also, a couple of our residents that have been with us for awhile, Griffith and Tumu, found a home as well.


Kristin [Program Director] & Matt [Shelter Manager]

Buns on the Run

The first call came on the Saturday of the Fourth of July weekend: a rabbit had been found outside, living under cars. The caller said the bunny looked in bad shape, and with the temperatures hitting the high 90s, the poor guy didn't stand much of a chance. He went to Animal 911, the emergency clinic, for an evaluation.
Another call came the next day: A neighbor of mine phoned to say that 2 other neighbors--Wendy DeCarlo-Young of the D.O.G. Obedience Group and her husband Sam Young--had seen a white rabbit running under the trash dumpsters. They were in hot pursuit, but needed some back-up help. Tom and I headed down the alley. Sam thought of luring the bunny out with some parsley and that did the trick: when the rabbit stopped to eat some, she was scooped up.
We could see she was supposed to be a white rabbit, but her time under the trash dumpsters had left sooty gray markings all over her. She has a very sweet and outgoing personality; we named her Scarlett because while she had a bad day [or two or three] outside, she believes--just like Scarlett O'Hara--that tomorrow will be another day.
Today, both Scarlett and Gatsby, the name we gave the first bunny who was found outside, are doing well and thrilled to be living inside like pet rabbits should. Now they're ready for some new homes.

Marcia Coburn
President

End-of-July Shelter Events

The last weekend of July we will have a couple of fundraising events for the shelter. Saturday, July 29 will be another one of our quarterly Spa-Di-Da Days, in which cats, rabbits and guinea pigs can enjoy some freshening up.

On Sunday, July 30th from 10am - 3pm at 6701 North Rockwell St. our generous volunteers the Brewers have offered to host a garage sale at their home to benefit the shelter. We're still looking for items to sell, and people to shop!

More information about both events, as well as other upcoming events, can be found on the shelter's website:

http://www.reddoorshelter.org/events.php

Thanks for coming out to support Red Door.