Mon 30 Aug 2010

Bunny art show & adoption event continues September 4th

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September 4th, at the East Bay SPCA in Dublin from 11 am to 4 pm, the BUNNY ART SHOW continues with new works of art for this month. The artists are creating portraits to help raise awareness for rabbit rescue, and the rabbits are the stars of the show! Please view the slide show and consider that even if you cannot adopt a rabbit, you can purchase a one-of-a-kind portrait that captures the spirit of a special soul, and in doing so help support that soul in finding a forever home. The bunny art show has been a MAJOR success since its kick-off on August 7th and throughout the month of August, and there are still many opportunities to purchase unique portraits of rabbits or adopt a rabbit companion of your own.

 

Rabbits are unique, worthwhile pets, and it is unfortunate that many people who would never buy a dog or a cat will still buy small animals because they are unaware that small animals are available at shelters and with rescue groups just waiting for someone to take them home.  In fact, PetFinder lists over 500 rescue bunnies in the Bay Area.

If you adopt a rescue, you save a life; and if you help promote rescue, you can also save lives. Please pass this on and help others become aware that homeless rabbits, just as homeless cats and dogs, deserve a second chance at life.

  • Who: East Bay Rabbit Rescue is hosting a Holiday Bunny Art Show & Adoption Event
  • What: A large adoption event with 5 rescue groups from all over the Bay Area: the House Rabbit Society, Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary, private rescues and volunteers from local shelters.
  • Where: At the East Bay SPCA, Tri-Valley, 4651 Gleason Drive, Dublin. www.eastbayrabbit.petfinder.com.
  • When: First Saturday of the month, Sept 4th. The adoption event is from 11 -4 pm. The art show runs through the end of September
  • Why: The Bunny Art show was conceived to increase exposure/awareness for rescued rabbits. Adopt a rescue and save a life.

Do you have a second chance to give a rabbit, or do you know someone who does?  Please pass the word on.

Check here to view the portraits of rabbits!

 

 

 

Sat 28 Aug 2010

Feathers of Hope: A Harvest Home Blog Series Part 5

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The final installment of our blog special spotlights the story of Tracy the Ex-Battery Hen. Thank you for reading our “Feathers of Hope” blog series this month. Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary welcomes the public to support our work for animal protection by visiting our sanctuary and by sponsoring our animals.

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Tracy is a Single Comb White Leghorn hen. Standing eighteen inches tall, she is an envoy to many:

  • To Olivera Egg Ranch, she’s the symbol of performance and profit.
  • To egg consumers, she’s the symbol of a salmonella outbreak.
  • To Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary, she’s a symbol of survival.

Five years ago this month, Tracy escaped the fate experienced by the vast majority of commercial egg-laying hens in United States. She served a two-year sentence in a cobwebbed-filled, undersized wire cage at substandard facility operated by the notorious Olivera Egg Ranch. Unlike most factory farmed egg-laying hens, Tracy would not be slaughtered because she didn’t produce enough eggs.

A second life was in store for his young hen. Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary opened its barn-doors to Tracy and several more so-called “spent hens” from Olivera Egg Ranch during the summer of 2005.

Life was nothing short of grand for Tracy since her arrival at our Stockton-based sanctuary. During the spring of 2009, however, she faced an life-threatening challenge.

Tracy was found one morning with a grossly enlarged abdomen. Before long, she was sitting at Oakley’s Medical Center for Birds for an emergency exam. She had large masses trapped in her reproductive tract. This condition is unfortunately common among chickens bred for massive egg production. Without surgical intervention, she would slowly suffocate to death.

As an organization that shelters ailing birds, its our duty to provide the best care for our feathered residents. Thanks to our supporters’ contributions for her surgery, Tracy was blessed with another shot at life. Although her abdominal area would permanently resemble a low-hanging pouch, her recovery was seamless.

Over the last five years, Tracy watched each of her fellow rescued sisters quietly pass away. Today, she is Harvest Home’s sole survivor from the rescue at Olivera Egg Ranch.

Tracy lives a simple, quiet life in Stockton. However, her legacy reaches far beyond the pastures of our sanctuary.

When California voters approved Proposition 2, we smiled for Tracy.

When Harvest Home welcomed more “spent hens” from other egg farms, we smiled for Tracy.

When Olivera Egg Ranch was sued for environmental degradation, we smiled for Tracy.

When news broke about a nationwide egg recall earlier this month, we did not smile however. We were struck by the timing of this salmonella outbreak at two egg factory farms in Iowa. Five years ago exactly, Tracy arrived at Harvest Home. Now, Tracy reminded us, once again, of the modern perils of intensely confining animals for food production.

Tracy’s plight represents an industry rightfully under fire for its disregard for animals, humans and the environment.

As the battle rages on against factory farming, Tracy is an important chicken. She is our symbol of hope.

 

Wed 25 Aug 2010

Feathers of Hope: A Harvest Home Blog Series Part 4

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The fourth installment of our blog special features the uniquely athletic hen named Vanessa. Enjoy our five-part series spotlighting the special-needs birds of Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. Our organization thrives on providing lifelong care for disabled poultry.

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When Vanessa hatched out of her shell at a small Northern California egg farm, her right leg was noticeably splayed. As she grew, her extreme leg deformity did not correct itself. Luckily, the farmer contacted us to find a good home for this good girl.

It’s been several months since Vanessa the Australorp Pullet arrived at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. But, there is one major problem: Vanessa does not realize she had a mobility challenge.  In fact, she has conquered her leg condition with the utmost speed:

  • Vanessa is the first to eat at the feed bowl.
  • Vanessa is the first to investigate the sighting of a bug in the ground.
  • Vanessa is the first to approach visitors for a hug.

Without a doubt, this girl loves a challenge. With Doris and Dallas by her side, she is unstoppable.

 

Wed 25 Aug 2010

Holiday Weekend Event: Bunny Art Show & Adoption Event on September 4th

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Porthos: An Upstanding Guy by Eileen Crowley, 9 x 11 acrylic on canvas

Mark your calendars and join us for our huge holiday adoption event, Sept 4th, at the East Bay SPCA in Dublin from 11 am to 4 pm. The BUNNY ART SHOW continues with new works of art this month. The artists are creating portraits to help us raise awareness for rabbit rescue. Our bunnies and rabbits are the stars of the show!

Buy a lovely work of art & adopt the bunny too!!!

Our rescues are featured in original artwork by talented Bay Area artists. The art show is a diverse show which includes both children’s artwork and works from well-known artists. The art is available for purchase at the East Bay SPCA, Dublin during regular business hours. The show runs through the end of September.

Meet a few of the STARS!

 

Meet Porthos, I’m friendly. I look for attention and like to be held!!

And meet Elmo, I’m from the Martinez Rescue. I’m 12 weeks old and ready for a home!!!



And meet Astrid, I run to greet everyone and love to be pet!



To see more bunnies and rabbits available for adoption, visit East Bay Rabbit Rescue.

 

 

Mon 23 Aug 2010

Feathers of Hope: A Harvest Home Blog Series Part 3

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For the third installment of our blog special, we switch bird species to meet a delightful duckling. Enjoy our five-part series spotlighting the special-needs birds of Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. Our organization thrives on providing lifelong care for disabled poultry.

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Few can measure up to the heartfelt innocence of Memphis the White Crested Duckling.
Earlier this summer, an employee of the Alameda County Fair contacted Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary to find a home for Memphis. According to the employee, Memphis never had the ability to walk while on display at the fair.

When Memphis arrived at the sanctuary, her inability to move was acute. She could not even reach food or water on her own.  A visit to the Medical Center for Birds in Oakley, Calif. revealed Memphis was suffering from a thiamine deficiency.

As we provide rehabilitation care, Memphis is always by our side. In fact, she is often carried around the sanctuary in a “duckling sling” that we created from donated linens (as shown in the photo above). In addition, she enjoys swimming in a small pool with humans by her side. Her diet is supplemented with a rich vitamin and mineral mixture to maintain her health.

Through intensive supportive care for Memphis, we are hopeful she can gain independent mobility in the future. It’s our promise to provide  quality care for someone needs it so much.

 

Wed 18 Aug 2010

Everyone’s Invited to Adopt-A-Rabbit Day

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Meet rescued rabbits from Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary and House Rabbit Society this weekend.

This Saturday 8/21 from 11am-4pm, and every third Saturday of the month, at George (1824 Fourth Street), in Berkeley’s 4th Street Shopping District.

These sweet rabbits need loving homes! Once you see their sweet faces, you will love them already. Bring your bunny in for a free nail trim or to go on a bunny date with a spayed/neutered rabbit! Even if you’re not interested in adopting at this time, feel free to come visit, pet the bunnies, and learn more about rabbits!

Check out Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary’s adoptable rabbits. House Rabbit Society’s adoptable rabbits will also be attending the event. For more information, please email fosterbun@gmail.com.

 

Tue 17 Aug 2010

Feathers of Hope: A Harvest Home Blog Series Part 2

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The second installment of our blog special takes flight with the story of Dallas the Gamecock. Enjoy our five-part series spotlighting the special-needs birds of Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. Our organization thrives on providing lifelong care for disabled poultry.

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Chickens can express over thirty unique vocalizations. Nobody knows that better than Dallas the Gamecock. He is Harvest Home’s resident chatterbox.

Dallas is the first adult game bird to live at the sanctuary. Arriving in Stockton in late May, his past is largely a mystery. A compassionate passerby found Dallas hopping on one leg along a rural roadside in Galt, Calif. Thereafter, he was surrendered at Arbor Pet Clinic in Lodi. The vet clinic ran a battery of tests on Dallas. Although his left was not functional, Dallas received a clean bill of health.

We were thankful when Arbor Pet Clinic contacted our sanctuary to find a permanent home for this handsome rooster.

Like pit bulls, gamecocks, who are typically bred for fighting, are characterized as the quintessential “aggressive animal”. Once Dallas arrived at Harvest Home, he dismantled this negative stereotype. He revealed himself as a gregarious, gentle individual.

Today, he is proud to oversee the welfare of three feathered ladies–Doris, Vanessa and Veronica. Dallas still does not have use of his left leg. He simply follows Doris’ lead.

Our disabled birds seem to have an unspoken motto: “If ever in doubt, hop along in life.”

 

Mon 16 Aug 2010

Harvest Home’s Summer Work Party Slideshow

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On Saturday, August 14th, 2010, Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary hosted a Summer Work Party in Stockton, Calif. We assembled our new Harvest Home Hay boxes and created new Barndog Beds for future sales to support our rescue work. Volunteers interacted with the animal residents of the sanctuary. As a special thanks to work party volunteers, we served up veggie dogs and watermelon. Learn how you can volunteer by visiting our website. Check out a slideshow from the work party.

 

Mon 16 Aug 2010

Feathers of Hope: A Harvest Home Blog Series Part 1

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Enjoy our five-part series spotlighting the special-needs birds of Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. Our organization thrives on providing lifelong care for disabled poultry. You will have the opportunity this week to meet five wonderful individuals in our “Feathers of Hope” blog special. We kick off our storytelling with Doris the Australorp Chicken.

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When we introduce Doris to sanctuary visitors, we reveal her ability to hop. Thereafter, a common conversation begins:

Sanctuary Visitor: “Oh, I just love bunnies.”

Sanctuary Representative: “Well, actually, she’s a chicken who hops around on one leg.”

Sanctuary Visitor: “A hopping chicken?”

Sanctuary Tour Guide: “You betcha. She’s the queen. Although she isn’t a rabbit, she lives with the rabbits at the sanctuary.”

Sanctuary Visitor: “Wow, she’s an undercover bunny. I see. Why does she hop?”

Sanctuary Tour Guide: “Doris is a survivor. She was scooped up by Oakland Animal Services several years ago after she was attacked by a raccoon. The raccoon broke her leg during the attack. Her wounded leg did not heal properly. So, she relies on her unharmed leg to move around.”

Sanctuary Visitor: “Amazing. She sounds like a true fighter.”

Sanctuary Tour Guide: “You speak the truth.”

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The arrival of Doris marked the beginning of an era at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. Doris shattered the image of a bird with a “bad leg”. Shortly after her arrival in May 2008, she befriended Kay the Ex-Battery Hen, who suffered from Caged Layer Fatigue, during the final six months of her life. Following Kay’s death, Doris became the enduring companion of Sequoia the Disabled Turkey Tom. Doris never left Sequoia’s side. It was common for Doris to find comfort and protection under Sequoia’s wings. Doris watched her good friend pass away peacefully earlier this year.

It was not long before another special bird came along to team up Doris. In mid-June, Vanessa, who suffers from splay leg, arrived at Harvest Home. Once again, Doris immediately stepped in to welcome a needy bird to her new home.

Doris’ gift of friendship is limitless. Nobody measures up better than Doris to the Apocrypha quote: “A faithful friend is the medicine of life.”

 

Mon 9 Aug 2010

A Minus for Linus

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Linus, a charming one-eared bunny, is the newest rescue at Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary. This four-month-old English Spot embarked on an eventful journey during his early life. He was originally dumped at Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA during the summer of 2010. Volunteers at the SPCA were told Linus was projected to become a “feeder bunny” for a pet snake. Fortunately, he escaped this dreadful endpoint. It’s yet to be determined why Linus has only one ear. Without a doubt, Linus is ready to find a loving, dependable family to call his own. To learn more about Linus, email enews@harvesthomeanimal.org.

 

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