Broomfield Non-Profit Rabbit Shelter At Capacity

BROOMFIELD, CO – A Broomfield animal shelter that specializes in domestic rabbits says it's no longer accepting additional rabbits until numbers drop.

The Colorado House Rabbit Society told Fox31 a large influx of rabbits from Pagosa Springs has overloaded the shelter's capacity. The shelter can normally support 130 rabbits, but it's now housing 165, said Nancy LaRoche, executive director.

A woman who raised rabbits for meat abandoned 15 rabbits which were absorbed by the shelter, LaRoche told Fox31.

"She suddenly just left. And the person who owned the property just went to check it out and found 15 rabbits that had been abandoned there,” LaRoche said.

If you've been thinking about adopting a domestic rabbit from the Colorado House Rabbit Society in Broomfield, now is the time. Find out more at the non-profit's website.

If you must re-home a rabbit, the Colorado House recommends contacting one of the following shelters:

• Humane Society of Boulder Valley in Boulder
• Longmont Humane Society in Longmont
• Foothills Animal Shelter in Golden
• Denver Dumb Friends League

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