It’s that time of the year again when young children prepare to go hunting for conveniently placed eggs that were left by a mysterious, basket carrying creature with big ears – the Easter Bunny. With the holiday getting closer there is a noticeable influx of stories that aim to explain the strange connection between rabbits […]
Hop To It! Adopt A Bunny! Easter Pet Safety Tips!
Easter is a time to spend with your whole family with both the two and four legged members! However, with all that extra chocolate and candy around there are some tips that every pet parent should know to keep their pets safe around this colorful holiday. If Interested The Humane Society of New York has […]
Why Adopt A Rabbit? 10 Hopping Good Reasons!
What’s fuzzy, has 2 big ears, hops around, and gives out candy on Easter? That’s right. Rabbits are not only good for candy deliveries but they are amazing pets! They are the perfect medium between tiny pets such as gerbils but nowhere near the size of a Great Dane. They are some of the most […]
The History Of Easter And The Bunny!
Modern Christians celebrate Easter as the anniversary of Jesus’ rebirth, but it wasn’t always so. Like many Christian holidays, Easter has its roots in pre-Christian pagan legend. Even the word ‘Easter’ comes from the name of an Anglo-Saxon goddess. Her festival of rebirth was celebrated on the vernal equinox, and her name, “Eastre” or […]
Rodent Rules for Summer: Small Pet Precautions for Your Furball Friends
Living in a New York apartment, in a private house, usually comes with some strict regulations from neat freak landlords, which isn’t a good thing for an animal loving family like mine. Having moved around a lot as a youngster, I often heard, a landlord’s favorite line, “No dogs allowed!” But we needed something to […]
Bunnies Abounding!: David Foox’s Year of the Rabbit Paintings are Bouncing Beauties
We may call it 2011, but those in the know prefer to think of the time we live in as the year of the rabbit! This, of course, is one of Lucky’s favorite cycles of the Chinese zodiac. As a sprightly Maltese she surely has chased her fair amount of fluffy tail, but she also […]