House Rabbit Society's policy is to not accept owner-surrendered pets. We do not have the foster space to take them, and it is not our policy to provide an easy solution for this complex and difficult problem. We'd love to say "yes" to any rabbit who needs a home, but we simply do not have the resources.

For every rabbit we would take in from the relative safety of a private home, another would die in a shelter. Therefore, we confine our efforts to rescuing abandoned, abused and neglected rabbits only, since they are in the most imminent danger. If you're contacting us to rehome your rabbit, your rabbit has an advocate who cares about him or her, which is you. Most rabbits that we are contacted about do not have such an advocate.

If the reason you are rehoming is due to behavior issues, health issues, housing issues, smell or other reasons that, if corrected, would lead you to keep the rabbit, we would love to help with that situation. The best outcome is if the rabbit stays as a member of your family. Please change your dropdown selection to "Sick Rabbit" or "Behavior issues" and describe the situation. A volunteer will contact you and can work with you and your rabbit to remain together.

We encourage you to review our rehoming guide which might give you some ideas about how to move forward about this particular situation.

If you are a shelter who is looking for help, please change your dropdown selection to "We're a shelter contacting IHRS".

Please be sure you have reviewed our wild rabbits resource to determine whether or not intervention is required or necessary.

If you're concerned about the well-being of the wild rabbit and you think intervention is necessary, we can only recommend that you contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in your area. IHRS is not a licensed wildlife rehabilitator nor do we have expertise in dealing with wild rabbits. We focus our efforts on domestic rabbits. Therefore we are unable to provide advice other than to refer you to licensed wildlife rehabilitator or a vet in your area who cares for wildlife.

If you are in central Indiana, you can review Avian & Exotic Animal Clinic's Wildlife Guide. More resources are available on the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Orphaned & Injured Animals page.