Three Week Update

Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary

Dedicated to the compassionate care of companion animals

Emergency Bunny Rescue- Three Week Update
July 27, 2010

Tranquility Trail Emergency Rescue of 107 Bunnies -
Week Three Update

Our rescue of 107 bunnies from a Phoenix backyard began three weeks ago. The following is a recap:

The Tranquility Trail Emergency Rescue Team caught and separated 107 bunnies.

To date 55 bunnies have had medical exams.

2 bunnies, Rose and Henry had eye surgeries.

5 of the baby bunnies are being treated for ringworm and 16 for internal parasites.

37 bunnies have been spayed/neutered.

11 bunnies transferred to foster care homes.

Petsmart Charities awarded Tranquility Trail an emergency rescue grant of $3500 plus 100 lbs of food/hay, 200 chew sticks, 30 bags of litter, 100 disposable litter boxes and 6 carriers.

Foster care classes being scheduled for new foster homes.

August 1st - the first group of backyard bunnies will be available for adoption. Adoption fee will be $45.00 for a single, $65 for a pair.

A new sign-up schedule is now located in the volunteer check-in area. We are in need of double the volunteers as we have added areas for the backyard bunnies. Shifts are for AM Binkytown, PM Binkytown and Backyard Bunnies (AM or PM). AM Binkytown shift is cleaning the bunnies pens and switching bunnies for play time. PM Binkytown shift is switching bunnies for play time and grooming bunnies. Backyard Bunnies shift is cleaning their pens and grooming bunnies. Please feel free to email info@tranquilitytrail.org if you would like to cover a shift.

A six month budget for the entire emergency rescue operation has been finalized. The estimated cost for the emergency rescue is $26,650. This includes the following:

Spay/Neuter Surgeries - $7,050.00

Other Medical Care including surgeries and medicine - $4,500

Food/Hay - $5,800

Litter - $2,850

Equipment (x-pens, litter boxes, bowls, brushes, etc) - $2,450
Foster Care Supplies - $1,000

Transportation - $3,000

To date our Emergency Rescue Fund has received donations and grants in the amount of $10,580.00. Thank you!

Numerous donations of needed supplies are dropped off at the sanctuary. Thank you!

More New Volunteer Trainings scheduled as many area residents offer to help with the bunnies.

A special thank you to our volunteers who have been putting in long hours ensuring the Binkytown bunnies and the Emergency Rescue bunnies are being well cared for.

A special thank you to our Facebook friends! You have all been amazing in your support.

Thank you to everyone for helping by donating time, money, supplies and for helping to spread the word. This is going to be a long term operation. Our goal is to find every single bunny a wonderful, loving home.

We will need ongoing support for this operation as well as help in Binkytown. Please continue to help us by spreading the word so all the bunnies can have a family to call their own.

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Thank you!

to everyone for helping by donating time, money, supplies and for helping to spread the word. This is going to be a long term operation. Our goal is to find every single bunny a wonderful, loving home. Please continue to spread the word and help find all the bunnies a family to call their own.