Louisiana Has Been Approved For An RHDV2 Vaccine!

As clinics have the vaccine available we will update our list here: MagicHappensRescue.com/RHDV2

Welcome to Magic Happens Rescue

Magic Happens Rescue is a network of volunteers/foster homes centered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and serves Louisiana, Mississippi, and occasionally other states. Our mission is to rescue & find loving homes for rabbits that are at animal control facilities, abandoned or turned loose, or are unwanted by their owners. We also work hard to educate and serve our community through presentations and educational booths at events so that rabbits & owners will have a happier & healthier life together. Magic Happens Rescue is a 501c3 approved non-profit. We do not have a public shelter location since we are foster home based.

Does your rabbit or guinea pig need a nail trim? Message us over Facebook or text us about stopping by with your bun on one of our Care Days. Nail trims and grooming services are free, donations appreciated!
Other services we offer include rabbit/guinea pig gender confirmation, spay & neuter assistance, as well as some services for guinea pigs as well. See all of our services at our Community Outreach page.

Surrendering a rabbit or guinea pig? Click here for more information.

If you are contacting us about wild rabbit/s please reach out to a rehabber, we do not take in wildlife. Click here to see a list of rehabbers in Louisiana: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/permitted-wildlife-rehabilitators

Calendar of Events

Why Rabbits?

Our rabbits come from all sorts of places. Often they are a child’s pet and the young caretaker loses interest, especially if a calm young bunny is purchased and it becomes a “feisty” teenager or “too large” a few months after purchase. Others come from animal control, are found wandering local neighborhoods after being “set free” (which is illegal for domestic animals), come from college students who have frequent housing changes, or from families who are just “too busy” for their pet.

Not all rabbits that are given up end up in rescue. Most often they are given away to another unprepared home, and the rabbit goes through the cycle again. Others are let loose, left to find palatable grasses, avoid dogs and cars, and suffer from mites, fleas, heat stroke, and other problems.

Rabbits are the third most surrendered pet in the United States, but are still not nearly as common of a pet as a cat or dog, and are far less understood as a family pet. Many people don’t realize that they can be litterbox trained or should be spayed or neutered for both behavioral and health benefits.

A rabbit is often acquired with too-few questions asked, or given as a gift at Easter time. Others are raised as livestock, being left outdoors and not socialized, and sit all alone day after day. Neither setup makes a happy pet, or a happy family!

Our Mission

MHRR’s primary mission is to take in rabbits that need new homes, have them spayed or neutered, and find them new homes. We are a no-kill rescue; we will keep a rabbit as long as we have to until it finds a new home, whether it is 5 days or 5 years. Rabbits have their temperament evaluated before being placed up for adoption. Hay and feed, toys, treats, and litterboxes are provided to all.

To help find homes, we rely on adoption events, our own website and pet rescue websites, local veterinarians and pet stores, social media and word of mouth. Adoption fees, donations, and fundraisers are the only means to keep our rescue efforts going.

Check out our website for more information on how you can help and view our calendar to see our upcoming events!