Welcome to the Cottontails® website!

Registered Charity 1078850

Packed full of useful information on how to keep your rabbit or guinea pig healthy and happy, and animals available for adoption.

We are the only registered charity with this name for rabbits and guinea pigs, and have no affiliation whatsoever with any other organisation that may be using a similar name.

Read more about how we started

Welcome to the Cottontails® website!

Registered Charity 1078850

Packed full of useful information on how to keep your rabbit or guinea pig healthy and happy, and animals available for adoption.

We are the only registered charity with this name for rabbits and guinea pigs, and have no affiliation whatsoever with any other organisation that may be using a similar name.

Read more about how we started

Welcome to the Cottontails® website!

Registered Charity 1078850

Packed full of useful information on how to keep your rabbit or guinea pig healthy and happy, and animals available for adoption.

We are the only registered charity with this name for rabbits and guinea pigs, and have no affiliation whatsoever with any other organisation that may be using a similar name.

Read more about how we started

Welcome to the Cottontails® website!

Registered Charity 1078850

Packed full of useful information on how to keep your rabbit or guinea pig healthy and happy, and animals available for adoption.

We are the only registered charity with this name for rabbits and guinea pigs, and have no affiliation whatsoever with any other organisation that may be using a similar name.

Read more about how we started

Welcome to the Cottontails® website!

Registered Charity 1078850

Packed full of useful information on how to keep your rabbit or guinea pig healthy and happy, and animals available for adoption.

We are the only registered charity with this name for rabbits and guinea pigs, and have no affiliation whatsoever with any other organisation that may be using a similar name.

Read more about how we started

Services We Provide

Adoption criteria and details about our free Direct Rehoming Service for rabbits and guinea pigs are included here, together with relevant links to corresponding articles.

Bonding rabbits can be stressful to all concerned, and in this article you will find all the information you need to increase your chances of successfully finding a friend for your rabbit. Illustrated throughout with photos and film clips.

Everything you need to know about rabbit care and welfare can be found here, presented in an easy to follow format and illustrated throughout with photos and film clips.

How to successfully groom long haired or fluffy rabbits and guinea pigs, with illustrated tips on techniques to keep the fur neat, tidy and knot-free.

Hop Off the Press!

“We are very pleased to be joining forces with Bristol Animal Rescue Centre (Bristol A.R.C.) to improve rabbit welfare in Bristol and the surrounding area. We will be providing funding to Bristol A.R.C. to cover the cost of neutering rabbits through Bristol A.R.C.’s outreach services. Eligible rabbit owners seeking support with neutering and vaccinating their rabbits can find our more on Bristol A.R.C.’s website here: Outreach Clinics “

Latest Animals Available

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We are quiet on the rehoming front currently, but I know I will soon be inundated with rehome requests once the weather really turns wintery. In the meantime, I have been spending a bit of time trying to improve the mobile version of the CottonTails website (www.cottontails-rescue.org). I want it to be a really useful user-friendly resource centre where owners and potential owners can look up topics with ease and (hopefully) find the answers to their questions.
Here is where you step in! I am looking for a few willing volunteers to go on their phones, iPads etc and have a look at the website, and get back to me with constructive views of what works well and what could be improved. The desktop version generally works well, although the link between the Facebook page and website regarding animals available has been very unreliable due to a fault at the FB end, so this is something we are aware of and are actively trying to find a solution. This applies to the mobile version too.
Your constructive ideas and thoughts would be very much appreciated, and also if you can think of any new related topics, let’s have those ideas too.
No organisation can stand still in today’s world, and CottonTails is no exception. Together we can make this a great information resource that we can all be proud of 😊
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We are quiet on the rehoming front currently, but I know I will soon be inundated with rehome requests once the weather really turns wintery. In the meantime, I have been spending a bit of time trying to improve the mobile version of the CottonTails website (www.cottontails-rescue.org). I want it to be a really useful user-friendly resource centre where owners and potential owners can look up topics with ease and (hopefully) find the answers to their questions. 
Here is where you step in! I am looking for a few willing volunteers to go on their phones, iPads etc and have a look at the website, and get back to me with constructive views of what works well and what could be improved. The desktop version generally works well, although the link between the Facebook page and website regarding animals available has been very unreliable due to a fault at the FB end, so this is something we are aware of and are actively trying to find a solution. This applies to the mobile version too. 
Your constructive ideas and thoughts would be very much appreciated, and also if you can think of any new related topics, let’s have those ideas too. 
No organisation can stand still in today’s world, and CottonTails is no exception. Together we can make this a great information resource that we can all be proud of 😊

Update: Otter has now gone to her new home, and I will add in photos of her in her new home shortly. ... See MoreSee Less

Update: Otter has now gone to her new home, and I will add in photos of her in her new home shortly.Image attachment

This pair of 4 month old cockerels need a new home due to neighbour complaints. They are in Warminster. Clearly their new home needs to be somewhere where their calls will not cause a noise nuisance! If you can offer a suitable, permanent home for this pair, get in touch by DM (not comments please) and we will go from there. Their owner George said:
“I believe one to be a speckled Sussex and the other to be a Barred Rock.”
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This pair of 4 month old cockerels need a new home due to neighbour complaints. They are in Warminster. Clearly their new home needs to be somewhere where their calls will not cause a noise nuisance! If you can offer a suitable, permanent home for this pair, get in touch by DM (not comments please) and we will go from there. Their owner George said:
“I believe one to be a speckled Sussex and the other to be a Barred Rock.”Image attachment
PRE-PURCHASE BASICS - here we lay out 16 things you need to know before bringing your new pet rabbit home - essential reading for all new rabbit owners or those that have not kept rabbits for a while:
  • Do not buy a rabbit on impulse.
  • Rabbits rarely make good pets for young children.
  • Have the sex properly checked, especially if keeping two or more.
  • Never buy a rabbit as a gift for someone else.
  • Neutering is essential for health and behaviour but is expensive.
  • Children usually get bored with a pet rabbit within a month.

  • AND REMEMBER ...
    PRE-PURCHASE BASICS - here we lay out 16 things you need to know before bringing your new pet rabbit home - essential reading for all new rabbit owners or those that have not kept rabbits for a while:
  • Do not buy a rabbit on impulse.
  • Rabbits rarely make good pets for young children.
  • Have the sex properly checked, especially if keeping two or more.
  • Never buy a rabbit as a gift for someone else.
  • Neutering is essential for health and behaviour but is expensive.
  • Children usually get bored with a pet rabbit within a month.

  • AND REMEMBER ...
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    We are quiet on the rehoming front currently, but I know I will soon be inundated with rehome requests once the weather really turns wintery. In the meantime, I have been spending a bit of time trying to improve the mobile version of the CottonTails website (www.cottontails-rescue.org). I want it to be a really useful user-friendly resource centre where owners and potential owners can look up topics with ease and (hopefully) find the answers to their questions.
    Here is where you step in! I am looking for a few willing volunteers to go on their phones, iPads etc and have a look at the website, and get back to me with constructive views of what works well and what could be improved. The desktop version generally works well, although the link between the Facebook page and website regarding animals available has been very unreliable due to a fault at the FB end, so this is something we are aware of and are actively trying to find a solution. This applies to the mobile version too.
    Your constructive ideas and thoughts would be very much appreciated, and also if you can think of any new related topics, let’s have those ideas too.
    No organisation can stand still in today’s world, and CottonTails is no exception. Together we can make this a great information resource that we can all be proud of 😊
    ... See MoreSee Less

    We are quiet on the rehoming front currently, but I know I will soon be inundated with rehome requests once the weather really turns wintery. In the meantime, I have been spending a bit of time trying to improve the mobile version of the CottonTails website (www.cottontails-rescue.org). I want it to be a really useful user-friendly resource centre where owners and potential owners can look up topics with ease and (hopefully) find the answers to their questions. 
Here is where you step in! I am looking for a few willing volunteers to go on their phones, iPads etc and have a look at the website, and get back to me with constructive views of what works well and what could be improved. The desktop version generally works well, although the link between the Facebook page and website regarding animals available has been very unreliable due to a fault at the FB end, so this is something we are aware of and are actively trying to find a solution. This applies to the mobile version too. 
Your constructive ideas and thoughts would be very much appreciated, and also if you can think of any new related topics, let’s have those ideas too. 
No organisation can stand still in today’s world, and CottonTails is no exception. Together we can make this a great information resource that we can all be proud of 😊

    Update: Otter has now gone to her new home, and I will add in photos of her in her new home shortly. ... See MoreSee Less

    Update: Otter has now gone to her new home, and I will add in photos of her in her new home shortly.Image attachment

    This pair of 4 month old cockerels need a new home due to neighbour complaints. They are in Warminster. Clearly their new home needs to be somewhere where their calls will not cause a noise nuisance! If you can offer a suitable, permanent home for this pair, get in touch by DM (not comments please) and we will go from there. Their owner George said:
    “I believe one to be a speckled Sussex and the other to be a Barred Rock.”
    ... See MoreSee Less

    This pair of 4 month old cockerels need a new home due to neighbour complaints. They are in Warminster. Clearly their new home needs to be somewhere where their calls will not cause a noise nuisance! If you can offer a suitable, permanent home for this pair, get in touch by DM (not comments please) and we will go from there. Their owner George said:
“I believe one to be a speckled Sussex and the other to be a Barred Rock.”Image attachment