[Help] Our Rabbit Rescue is at a breaking point. £12k needed for mounting vet bills and housing upgrades.

This was originally posted on Reddit by Shrewsbury Rabbit Rescue (not me). I'm posting it here to try raise awareness. I've dealt with Shrewsbury Rabbit Rescue before, so I know that they're lovely people and that their situation is overwhelming. If you want to help, please donate what you can. Their website can be found here: https://shrewsburyrabbitrescue.org/

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Hi everyone,

SHREWSBURY RABBIT RESCUE

We are an ethical rabbit rescue in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK. We are a registered charity 1212252, and we are currently facing the hardest financial month in our history. As many of you know, rescue work never stops, but lately, we have been hit with a "perfect storm" of critical and urgent cases. In 2025, our vet fees alone exceeded £130,000.

As well as rescue rehab and rehome, we operate a sanctuary for rabbits that can’t be rehomed to the general public due to ongoing, complex medical needs, behavioural issues and in some cases, palliative care. These bunnies are among the most vulnerable rabbits in society and we are super proud to offer them gold standard vet care with our incredible award winning exotics specialist vet and amazing, huge, enriched enclosures. The sanctuary rabbits have every condition you can timing and some you will have never heard of, from middle ear disease, partial paralysis, psychosis, liver decay and deadly Yersinia - we’ve seen it all and as you can imagine, their vet care costs us thousands of pounds each month. We often rescue rabbits from heartbreaking situations that are not neutered or vaccinated and in a lot of cases needing other medical work for dental, ear and eye issues which we fully deal with and pay for before rehoming them, our medical intake has been relentless. We currently have a high number of very sick residents requiring specialist care, and our outstanding vet bill has reached £10,000.

We are also trying to raise money for a new enclosure for our most wonky residents - pep, Oliver, Barry and Josie. These guys are most busted bunnies here at the sanctuary. The cost is £2,250.

We hate to ask for help, but we cannot keep saying "yes" to bunnies in need without clearing these costs. We are a small team doing our best for these animals, and we are truly at our limit. How you can help: Donate: Every pound goes directly toward the care of our current residents and their new housing. Foster: We are looking for foster homes all around the UK Support: Even a kind word helps our team keep going.

GoFundMe Link https://gofund.me/f3f0f57a7

B A N K Shrewsbury rabbit rescue 08-71-99 12530398

P A Y P A L Shrewsburyrabbitrescue@gmail.com

https://www.paypal.me/Shrewsburyrr

Thank you for supporting rescue work and helping us give these rabbits the life they deserve. Please check us out on social media to get a better idea of the work we do.