our buns

Hi I'm Dingle. I was born in 2001 from an unwanted litter. It was between me & two other siblings so I was really
lucky to have been randomly chosen. When I came to stay, my friends at BOING were very unprepared. It was
expected that I would live outside, eat carrots and lettuce and be pretty much forgotten so it was pretty lucky for
me that they didn't have a hutch at the time. As I ended up living in the loungeroom under the coffee table, it didn't
take them long to fall head over heels for me. They read everything they could to find out more about bunnies (as
neither had looked after one before!). They bought me a litter tray and lots of yummy food. I ended up living in
enclosures and all sorts of things, until eventually they moved me into my own bedroom. Unfortunately I had an
inner ear infection in 2005 and now have a permanent head tilt but I live happily in the bedroom & so I'm never
lonely.

I'm now 6 and I'm very happy I was the bunny chosen that day! I don't know what's happened to my brothers &
sisters. I hope they found a home that was as good as this one!!

Hi we're Gus & Ally. Our story's a little bit grimmer than Dingles! Ally & I were sent to a pet store to be
sold. It wasn't a very nice store and the owners and workers didn't much care for rabbits I don't think. It
was mid summer in 2002 and they didn't have any air conditioning. We didn't have any water or food and
we were both cramped in a small glass aquarium high above the floor so it was really hot (way over 40
degrees!!).

It was just so lucky that our friends at BOING happened to be in the store to buy something for their frogs
as they don't normally visit pet stores (well this place was supposedly for reptiles!!). I know they asked the
people why there was no air conditioning (too expensive they replied!) and were appalled at our condition
(Ally was really bad - he was so thin and lifeless & I was nearly unconscious!). The pet store man said he
had just refused to sell me (Gus) to a guy who wanted to use me as a play toy for his dog!

We were both marked down to $15 each for a quick sale and without thinking, we were purchased, placed
in a cardboard box and carted back to where we live now. We were very lucky that day!!!

Hi! I'm Lavender. I used to live with a group of bunnies outside in a backyard but we were all taken to the
Keysborough Shelter in 2003. I don't know why or what was going to happen to me.

I didn't make too many friends at the shelter and they picked on me for sitting in the corner (I'm a bit deaf you
see!). As I was a lop bunny, the shelter desexed me as they knew I would probably find a good home. I hope
my other bunny friends found a good home too.

Our BOING friends just happened to visit the shelter to see where the bunnies were kept and as I had just been
operated on, I think they felt a bit sorry for me and adopted me.

I was pretty quiet when I came to live with my new human friends and it took about 6 months for me to trust
them. Things are even better now I have my friend Peanut to play with!

Hi I'm Peanut. My story is an interesting one! My BOING friends were told about a group of bunnies that had taken
over a suburban street in Melbourne after a pair were let loose (they were my parents!). I was born on the streets with
my brothers and sisters and we ran riot. There were burrows all over the place. Some people in the street liked us
and put food out for us and others didn't like us at all and wanted us to leave.

There were about eight people who turned up the day I was found. They were all very nice and loved bunnies and
they wanted to help. Three bunnies (including me) were caught that day as well as others that were found on another
day.

It was a fluke that I went home with my human friends and we bonded really well. I was a bit sick at first as I had a
chronic nasal infection which needed antibiotics for a month! Then I was taken to the vet again for an operation on
my dangly bits.

I was so happy with my girlfriend Lavender for a number of years. I was very lonely without Lavender, but nopw I'm
friends with Stuart Little. We run around the bedroom together & make lots of mischief!!

Hi I'm Pancake. I used to be a school bunny and was carted back and forth to classrooms. My home life
was not very exciting, even though my family said they loved animals! I lived by myself in a small cage in the
laundry or outside on the deck, depending on the weather. My cage was lined with wood shavings so I just
went to the toilet anywhere I could find. My water bottle was always green and I lived on that rabbit mix stuff
they gave me. It wasn't that pleasant I have to say and it was lucky that I was surrendered to my friends at
BOING when my family moved interstate. They were busy with the new baby anyway!

I now share a room with my friend Ally. We're inseparable and love to groom each other and snuggle up
together.

Hi!! I'm Annabelle. I was found roaming the streets and handed into the local vet. Even though I was found
in Brighton, I'm no snob!! I am however, litter trained and do prefer to lounge on expensive couches and eat
only the freshest food from the best green grocers.

Luckily for me, my friends at BOING heard about me & my teeth problems. They also heard that I was
going to be adopted by someone that wasn't very trustworthy so they stepped in & adopted me.

I live in the back bedroom now since my boyfriend Gus passed away. Fortunately I've found love again with
my best friend Pumpkin. I love him very much & he loves me!

Hi! I'm Princess. Don't be fooled by my royal status, I'm just like everybunny
else. My family has moved to Tasmania so I'm now staying with my new
buddies at BOING.

My favourite spot is in the loungeroom getting lots of attention!!

Hi! I'm Pumpkin. I was found on a construction site in Wantirna,
surrounded by three major roads in November 2005. I was wet &
cold and it didn't take much encouragement for me to go home with
my new friends. I was best friends with Annabelle but now I'm very
snuggly with my new buddy, Tinkerbelle. She's really special & I
love her!

Hi! I'm Stuart. I was a very loved house bunny for 3 and a half years until my family
had a new baby and decided to move to another state without me.

Luckily, I love it here at my new home. I have a new best friend, Peanut. We run &
play in the bedroom together so I'm pretty happy I came to live here with my new
friends.

Hi! We're Missy & Charlie. We used to live with a family in
Melbourne and were bought from a pet shop as dwarf lops. As you
can see, we're angoras and need loads of grooming!!!! Unfortunately,
our first family couldn't cope with our fur so we were surrendered to
the vet. From there, we've been on tv on Talk to the Animals!!!! Now
we live with our friends at BOING.

I was put into a cardboard box by my previous family & dumped on the front step
of the BOING household. I have no idea why they didn't want me anymore but I'm
lucky I ended up here!

I met Pumpkin after he lost his girlfriend Annabelle. I fell in love with him straight
away. I think he's gorgeous!! He thinks I'm pretty good too!!