Cooper

XL - bunny man Cooper, beautifully white and fluffy, is probably the eldest of our senior citizen bunnies. He has been with Heartland for many years, and over time his eyes have slowly ceased to function. Now his eyes are veiled opaque, and we don't know how much or even if he can still see. He obviously tries to compensate for his deteriorating eyesight with his sense of smell and, most importantly, an acute sense of hearing, prompting us to announce ourselves before approaching him. The combination of old age and loss of eyesight may make him a calmer and quieter bunny than others, but he still enjoys his life. He loves his hay and food and the occasional supervised outing in the yard where he contentedly settles down, nibbles on the grass, and even playfully tugs at the curtain meant for shade.

Frederico

Federico came to Heartland when his owner, an older man, died and nobody could be found to take care of the bunny that was already obviously sick with weepy eyes. After a long time of stability, his right eye has now, unfortunately, taken a turn for the worse. On top of it, he seems to have dental problems as well. Although offered the finest shredded vegetables, Federico shuns them for the aromatic and sweet tasting bananas and apricots. We believe this is due to his upper respiratory and eye infections having caused damage to his sense of taste and smell. Despite his handicaps, Federico is a very sweet-tempered bunny who loves the outdoors: all of a sudden, the calm and quiet bunny man is binkying through the grass, hopping around in wild abandon, or digging and wallowing in the greatest toy of all: his sandbox.

Haven

Bunny Bio coming soon...

Hazel

Little Dutch lady Hazel has been with Heartland for a long time. She was once adopted by a young girl who loved her dearly but developed such debilitating allergies that she was forced to return poor Hazel. Having spent all of her life since then at the rescue, Hazel has grown into a senior bunny citizen and has reached the age of twelve, quite exceptional for a bunny. With advanced age came health problems, and Hazel suffers from arthritis in her front legs. The spot she finds most comfortable to lounge in is straddled over her stuffed animals. Although she doesn't hop about the play area like the younger ones do, she does an impressive 'shuffle' for a girl her age. She has this very inquisitive look about her and keeps track of everything that is going on around her, possibly to discuss it later with her friend and neighbor Tammy Fae.

Hope

Our sweet Hope has had some hard luck in her life. After being abandoned at a city shelter, she came to Heartland with weepy eyes, possibly a pasteurella infection. Her soulful eyes and sweet and gentle nature immediately mesmerized everybody at Heartland. Her eyes bothered her little, and she was doing well when, in mid-August, she suddenly developed signs of encephalitozoon cuniculi. It was heartbreaking to watch our beautiful girl endure uncontrollable rolling and head tilt brought on by the disease. To our astonishment and tremendous relief, her condition improved drastically within just two days, and she keeps making progress. The head tilt is still noticeable and her movements are careful, but we will continue the physical therapy on our little love-sponge who likes nothing better than to be cuddled and petted as long as possible.

Sprout

When Sprout was taken in by Heartland, he looked like somebody had dumped dirt-brown oil all over him. Slowly, after much shedding, his beautiful thick white and black spotted fur reappeared. Unfortunately, soon after arriving at Heartland, the sweet little guy developed a severe head tilt that left him permanently handicapped. He has problems with his balance, but he is a brave little fighter, and with lots of practice and exercise, he is now able to clean his face and ears with both paws while sitting on his hind legs. He still loses his balance once in a while and topples over, but that does not deter him in the very least. Our little sunshine delights in treaties and toys, and also in short outings to the yard, where he happily wobbles along in the grass exploring the exciting outdoors.

Stewart

Stewart came to us as a tiny little baby bunny with momma Ginger and his three brothers Boomer, Beau, and Spencer, better known as the "Grumpy Boys." Despite his sometimes quite disapproving looks in the direction of us humans, Stewart is a charming bunny man and enjoys being petted … when HE feels like it. Unfortunately, Stewart has malocclusion: his front teeth are slightly misaligned so that they cannot be worn down evenly, and this condition leads Stewart's lower incisors to overgrow. Thus, his carrots and apples must be shredded and his teeth trimmed regularly. Despite his dental problems, Stewart loves his carrots and fruit and can't wait to dig in, even though the volunteer may not even have placed his bowl on the cage floor yet.