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Middletown volunteers scrambling to find forever homes for dozens of abandoned bunnies

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Middletown volunteers scrambling to find forever homes for dozens of abandoned bunnies
Middletown volunteers scrambling to find forever homes for dozens of abandoned bunnies

As many as 70 rabbits were released and recovered in a Middletown, Ohio park over the weekend.

Now, volunteers are scrambling to find homes and enough food to keep the recovered rabbits from going hungry.

BEEN RESCUED -- AND NOW, THEYNEED HELP.WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 65 RABBITSTHAT WERE FOUND IN AMIDDLETOWN WOMAN'S HOME AND INA NEARBYPARK.NOW -- WCPO 9 NEWSREPORTER RAVEN RICHARD SHOWSUS THE STRAIN THIS PUT ONFOSTER FAMILIES AND ANIMALSHELTERS AS THEY WORK TOQUICKLY CARE FOR THE BUNNIES.LLINTRTHIS IS JUST ONE OFTHE 65 RABBITS RESCUED OVERTHE WEEKEND -- BUT LET'S DOSOME MATH.

TAKE THE SIZE OFTHIS GUY AND MULTIPLY IT BYTHREE-THAT'S HOW MUCH FOOD HENEEDS IN ONE DAY.PKG:AMIDDLETOWN WOMAN WANTED TO GETRID OF DOZENS OF RABBITSLIVING IN HER HOME.(JANELHEMRICK- DIR AND FOUNDER OFMYLES AHEAD ANIMAL SANCTUARYAND RESCUE)ááá9:05:41 at thatpoint in time, we were toldthat rescues were in contactand we were working with herand letting her know that wewould support and we wouldfigure something out and wejust needed a few days to manthat many bunnies.INSTEAD, THEWOMAN DUMPED ABOUT HALF OF THERABBITS SATURDAY AT SMITH PARKIN MIDDLETOWN.

ANIMALS RESCUESAND FOSTER GROUPS SCRAMBLED TOCATCH THEM, ALONG WITH THEREST OF THE RABBITS STILLINSIDE THE HOME.

65 RABBITS INTOTAL.MYLES AHEAD ANIMALSANCTUARY AND RESCUE FOUNDERJANEL HEMRICK IS ONE OF THEORGANIZATIONS THAT TOOK INSOME OF THE RABBITS.

THEY'REBASED IN WARREN COUNTY.(JANELHEMRICK- DIR AND FOUNDER OFMYLES AHEAD ANIMAL SANCTUARYAND RESCUE)ááá10:19 right nowwe're on management, makingsure we have enough veggiesand fruit to feed 27-28bunnies plus any that areborn, plus the Timothy hay andthe bedding and all the othersupplies that go along withthat.THEIR DIET IS MADE UPPRIMARILY OF TIMOTHY HAY.(JANEL HEMRICK- DIR ANDFOUNDER OF MYLES AHEAD ANIMALSANCTUARY AND RESCUE)As theyget bigger, they eat a lot andthey're always eating.AND THATADDS UP, ESPECIALLY FOR THENINE FOSTER FAMILIES THAT TOOKIN THE NEARLY 30 RABBITS THEORGANIZATION IS CARING FOR.SHELTERS AND ANIMAL RESCUEGROUPS ARE SOMETIMES JUSTVOLUNTEERS.

ON TOP OF THAT,THEY'RE STILL CARING FOR OTHERABANDONED DOGS AND CATS.(JANELHEMRICK- DIR AND FOUNDER OFMYLES AHEAD ANIMAL SANCTUARYAND RESCUE)19:28 bunnies costquite a bit to spay and neuterand a lot of times we do'teven meet our medical expenses.17:59 all of your localrescues and shelters have beenthrough a lot and not beingable to do all the fundraisersthat we normally do, soconsider donating to a shelter.IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL WEEKSBEFORE THE BUNNIES ARE UPFORADOPTION.

PLUS, THERE ARE AFEW PREGNANT RABBITS AND EACHONE COULD DELIVER 2-8OFFSPRING AT ONE TIME, MEANINGTHESE ORGANIZATIONS WILL NEEDALL THE HELP THEY CAN GET.

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IN WARREN COUNTY, RavenRichard, WCPO NINE NEWS.

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