House Rabbit Society - Chicago

P. O. Box 7907 Westchester, Illinois 60154
Other Animals

About this shelter

House Rabbit Society - Chicago in Westchester, IL

House Rabbit Society - Chicago is a rabbit rescue based in Westchester, Illinois, in Cook County — a county that is also home to 70 other animal shelters and rescues — and it sits about 15 miles east of Chicago, IL. It is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, no-kill rabbit welfare organization dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of domestic rabbits, and it holds the distinction of being the first domestic rabbit rescue in Illinois, having begun its work in 1989. The organization is anti-breeder and anti-exploitation, focused on placing abandoned and neglected rabbits into loving forever homes while promoting rabbit welfare education. All adoptable rabbits are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, and vet-checked before adoption, and adopters receive bonding services and lifelong guidance for their rabbit.

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Adopting from House Rabbit Society - Chicago

Adoption process

Prospective adopters must submit an adoption application; all adoptable rabbits are neutered/spayed, vaccinated, microchipped and thoroughly vet checked before adoption, and adoption includes bonding services and lifelong guidance.

Service area
Chicago, Illinois
County
Cook County
Animals served
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