Our Story
Photo Above: The Founder, Madeline and her rescued horse Sahara
Madeline has been rescuing animals her entire life from dogs, cats, horses, reptiles, guinea pigs and now rabbits. It wasn’t until she rescued her first rabbit that she realized how special rabbits truly are, as well as how many rabbits that were in need of rescuing. This helped her decide that the Willamette Valley needed a dedicated rabbit rescue to help promote rabbit welfare and find them homes they deserve.
Jade Rabbit Small Animal Rescue is a small-scale 501(c)3 non-profit rabbit rescue located in Harrisburg, Oregon that was founded in 2020.
Our Mission
We aim to rescue neglected, abandoned, or surrendered rabbits with the goal to rehabilitate them and place them in loving forever homes. We are also devoted to promoting the welfare of domestic rabbits.
Our Philosophy
We believe that domestic rabbits should be treated as companion animals. Our goal is to place rabbits that have been neglected, abandoned, or surrendered in loving homes. In these homes, they will be seen as a member of the family where they will receive ongoing social contact and plenty of space to play, as well as exercise, proper diet, proper shelter (preferably indoors), and medical care. We strive to educate the public on rabbit welfare.
We recognize that rabbit overpopulation is a serious problem and our volunteers do not breed rabbits or other companion animals (dogs, cats, etc.). We promote adoptions of homeless rabbits from foster homes, shelters and rescue groups.