Agency Details:

Rabbit Meadows

The welfare of all rabbits and rodents is our primary consideration. We believe that all rabbits, regardless of temperament or affinity for humans, deserve to live out their lives free from fear, pain, hunger and emotional or physical suffering. At Rabbit Meadows Sanctuary, they are doing exactly that.

At Rabbit Meadows we exercise these beliefs and educate based on them.

Description:
Rabbits and rodents are intelligent and social animals who require mental stimulation, toys, exercise and social interaction from humans and other animals.

For more than a decade, Rabbit Meadows Sanctuary has continuously provided a safe and healthy environment for numerous feral rabbit colonies. The rabbits have a "living yard," where they have tunnels and structures that provide shelter, and where they are fed. They also have a "play yard" where they can munch on plants and grass and run to their hearts' content.

Running the sanctuary takes a considerable amount of time, effort and money. Although the rabbits live in a natural way, they must still be fed and have their medical needs taken care of.
We believe that all are equally valuable regardless of breed purity, temperament, state of health or relationship to humans. We also believe it is in the best interest of rabbits and rodents to be neutered/spayed, to live in human housing where supervision and protection are provided, and to be treated for illnesses by veterinarians.

History:
A Place to Call Home

In 1996, The Best Little Rabbit Rodent and Ferret House (now Rabbit Meadows) opened it's doors to the public as a shelter and a retail store with ALL proceeds going to support the shelter animals. Sandi Ackerman, who started and continues to operate Rabbit Meadows, had been rescuing rabbits since 1981. In 1988 she joined the national House Rabbit Society and founded the Washington state chapter. In 1997 she organized the rescue of one hundred rabbits from a Redmond business park. Then in 1998 joined with other groups to rescue the remaining 652 rabbits at the business park. Even though all of the rabbits were spayed or neutered, there was not room at the shelter for this many rabbits, and the rabbits were feral - not used to close contact with humans - from having grown up on their own. But Sandi did have five unused rural acres where she lived, and thus Rabbit Meadows Sanctuary was born.

With volunteer help and donations, the land was fenced in a way that the rabbits could not escape by tunneling, and predators could not get in. Netting was added to eliminate danger from overhead.

Contact people:

Sandi Ackerman, President, (phone), (email) Erika Parsons, Treasurer, (phone), (email)

Address:

14317 Lake City Way NE Seattle, WA 98125 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.RabbitMeadows.org

Directions:

Our Sanctuary (for volunteering opportunities) is located at: 8311 252nd Ave. NE Redmond, WA 98073

Last updated on December 23, 2009