The House Rabbit Connection

We are an all-volunteer, nonprofit corporation with the following goals:
To take in adoptable abandoned rabbits, provide foster care, have them spayed or neutered and find quality, indoor homes for them while also educating the public and other organizations about rabbit care.

Contact
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Website
https://www.hopline.org/

Phone
(413) 439-7472

Donation
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Email
info@hopline.org

Rescue FAQs

Connecticut and surrounding states

1. Interview
2. Interview
3. Meet the Pet

Additional adoption info

All potential adopters are screen by 2 different people and then we work to match a suitable rabbit for the household

Adoption application

https://www.hopline.org/rabbit-adoption/

Get adoption advice

How to prepare for bringing a new shelter or rescue pet home

Get adoption advice

Introducing a new pet to your existing pets

Get adoption advice

How to navigate common bumps in the adoption process

Animal Charities in Springfield, MA

HeARTs Speak

HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

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