Don't have a missing rabbit or work for a shelter? You can still help re-unite rabbits with their original owners.
1. Make a list of your local humane societies, rabbit rescues and shelters. Visit the shelter and look for bunnies with tattoos. Speak with the directors in charge and suggest they post incoming tattoos on line or notify you of rabbits coming in with tattoos.
2. If you hear of a theft in your area, please contact us so we can reach out to the victim.
3. If you hear of a large abandonment or seizure in your area, please contact us so we can reach out to that shelter/rescue involved in the seizure. Frequently, rabbits that are impounded are not the property of the person from whom it was seized. Again, we want to be sure the rabbits are with their rightful owner.
4. ARBA members, judges and registrars: can keep a list of all rabbit breeds and tattoos listed on the page and when the rabbit is presented question those who presented it or contact us.
Remember these facts: if the rabbit has been stolen, it is a crime that needs to be reported to the police.
Obvously ARBA does not want to be involved with judging or registering reported stolen animals.
We can help you with that.
If the rabbit simply went missing, it still needs to be returned to it's rightful owner.
If it is a rabbit that was impounded and subsequently "adopted" through a shelter, remember
it by rights should have been automatically spayed or neutered, therefore should not be
arriving on ARBA show tables or registrar desks or having subsequent offspring granding, sold, or registered either.
5. Show secretaries and attendees: if rabbits are reported missing or stolen during and after a show, please let us know. Often times, it is a simple mistake and the person who accidentally took the wrong rabbit doesn't know who the owner is. If show superintendents have rabbits left behind, let us know and we can help locate the owner.
If you have thoughts on more ways you can help stop the increasing rates of theft, feel free to contact us:
stolenandmissingrabbits@gmail.com
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