As always, we have a number of new products for your enjoyment! Our favorites are new snuggly beds! Not only are they hot, but they match Penelope, one of our foster buns, perfectly! =-) Check out the new pet beds and all the other exciting new items we have on our New Items page!

There are new Simple Rewards treats from Oxbow, Oxbow Barley Biscuits, Fruitwell dried fruit snacks, and by request, our toast treats in a special bulk bag!! Check them out!

We love seeing the photos of our customers and their buns! Check out these great examples of how the Bunny Abode House Rabbit Condo fits into the home! Tina and Stephen share their home office with Sunny and Rascal.

The winner of this month's treat basket giveaway is Devin and Sam who sent us this great letter, along with Winston and Franklin!

Dear Leith Petwerks,

I just ordered and received my first package from Petwerks after a long period of “cyber window shopping” on your site. I’m very satisfied with the price and quality, and thrilled to support a family-run, small business that advocates for the well being of rabbits. Your products are outstanding. Many of them I haven’t seen anywhere else. [...]

Please let me introduce my two bunnies: FRANKLIN DELANO RABBITSVELT (black lop, actually female) and WINSTON CHURCH-HARE (harlequin lionhead). My boyfriend and I got Franklin as an impulse buy about two years ago not knowing anything about rabbits. We were completely blown away by her gentle, friendly, fun-loving nature. We had no idea that rabbits could be such enduring members of the family. We have since done a lot of research about all aspects of bunnies. Frank is now totally free-range because of her good behaviors. Winston joined us only a few months ago as Frank’s companion, and is definitely in a teenage destructo-bun phase. He loves your toys. We love the two dearly and I can’t imagine life without them now.

Thank you for all that you do, for bunnies and their owners alike.

Sincerely,

Devin S., Sam H., Winston and Franklin.

P.S. I hope you like my pictures of Franklin and Winston. I also included some of my illustrations I made as homemade treat labels. Enjoy!

Gizmo is back, thanks to bunnymom Nicole who shares Gizmo's first Easter pics!

And we are very pleased to meet Chewy (short for Chewbacca). He had some tough times, but has found a fantastic home with Rob!

Chewy was abandoned in a grocery store parking lot. Somewhere between his past owner & the grocery store parking lot, he lost his right eye. Whoever found him called a local vet & they sent their rescue person to the grocery store to pick him up.

They took him back to the vet, who operated on his eye. At first, the rescue person was going to keep him. But when she took him to her home, there was a dominance conflict with her other rabbit. I guess there was quite the fight & Chewy sustained some rips to his poor ears. My soon to be daughter in law, who works in The Pet Store Next Door, called me & asked if I would be interested in adopting him.

At first I struggled with the idea of caring for a one eyed rabbit. I went to the pet store to meet him & fell in love with him on sight. The next day I took him home. Despite what he's been through, his playfulness & spirit are still intact. He's the most affectionate rabbit I've ever seen. A true pleasure to have as a friend. I can't imagine life without him.

Thanks to all our great friends for sharing! Don't forget, send your photo or story in, and you could be a winner!

Monmouth County man fined $2K for releasing pet rabbit into wild
Following Easter, shelters and rescue organizations see a surge in abandonment, and animal control agencies are often called about domesticated rabbits running lose in the wild. While most people with any common sense realize this is not a good thing, that doesn't stop people. But perhaps a charge of abandonment and failure to provide foot, water and shelter along with a $2000 fine will make people think twice!

Pet Airways
A new airline is setting to go online for transportation of pets only, and always in the comfortable cabin areas--never in cargo as many carriers require pets to go. They are taking reservations and flights begin July 14th. Check out their web site, and some of the press they are getting.

$100,000 Shelter+ Challenge
The Animal Rescue Site and Petfinder.com are joining together to make a whopping 60 grants totaling $100k! Voting has already begun, and runs through July 26, 2009. Grants ranging from $1000 to $20,000 are being awarded, and your vote will determine where they go! Get more information, and vote!

Two police officers given run-around by giant white rabbit
Those English buns are smart. And big. Big and smart.