Please complete the Adoption Application Form and a volunteer will contact you. Our next scheduled adoption day is Sunday, May 18. Please contact us well in advance of this date, so we can work with you to find the most appropriate rabbit for your family. In addition, private appointments can be made with individual HRS foster homes. 

We do not hold adoption events that are "open to the public." You must be screened in advance.  Screening requires a series of questions to determine your level of rabbit experience and your preferences and/or expectations of a rabbit.  Our goal is to make the best match for the rabbit and the home, ensuring a life long adoption for the rabbit.

HRS does not adopt to children.  An adult or parent (21 or older) must contact us to complete the screening process, and an adult must be the primary caretaker of the rabbit.  If a teenager is making the initial contact that is fine, but we will still require the parents to contact us and participate in the screening process. 

Our Adoption Fee is $65 for single rabbit or $115 for a bonded pair, and includes the following:

• Adoption of spayed/neutered rabbit
• Two large boxes of fresh, mixed hay
• Certificate for free, introductory "well bunny" vet visit
• One year's subscription to The Rabbit Reader, our quarterly newsletter

* Bunny supplies are available for purchase from HRS at prices well below local pet stores.

Another good option for adopting a rabbit is to visit your local shelter or humane society. There are many wonderful bunnies, in shelters all around the county, who need good homes. If you would like an HRS volunteer to help you choose an appropriate shelter bunny for your family, please email us at hrs@sandiegorabbits.org.. All shelter bunnies are spayed/neutered before adoption, and many are already litterbox trained.

If you are thinking about getting a rabbit for your younger children, this often is not a good choice as proper rabbit care is too complicated for most children to manage. Contrary to many people's understanding, rabbits are NOT easy, inexpensive pets. Guinea pigs and rats, however, make much better pets for younger children and are much easier for them to manage, with your help. For information on adoptable guinea pigs and rats, please visit Wee Companions.

Find out what you need to know Before You Adopt.

See photos of HRS Rabbits available for adoption.

Are you visiting our website in order to adopt a rabbit, but you are NOT located in Southern California? If so, please visit the National HRS website to find an HRS Chapter near you!

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