About Us

Sabrina's House began when we rescued a tiny black lop from a pet store on October 31, 2000. "Sabrina" as we named her when, at home, Sabrina the Teenage Witch was on TV, had major health issues. When we rescued her from a pet store, she was hurt, sick, and frightened.

Even after initial "recovery" she still had major health issues, such as chronic pasteurella (where she had a constant sneeze and runny nose), maloccluded incisors that required frequent trimmings, painful molar spurs, and a neurological condition in which she would pull and eat her own fur which led to digestive system problems. She also had seizures near the end of her life in which she would spin uncontrollably.

However, she and our senior lop Yoda, who seemed to realize that she was "special needs," bonded tightly, and she was always a very loving rabbit who would never pass up the chance to "chin" or lick someone. It was devastating when she crossed the Rainbow Bridge on January 13, 2004. There were tears everywhere..even the staff at the vet hospital.

But, Sabrina lives on. It seems that a road has been paved to help us help other rabbits. Her spirit is with us in every rabbit that comes to Sabrina's House. Sabrina helped us learn a very valuable skill - nursing a sick rabbit. Her illnesses and conditions led us to research where we found that good rabbit information was hard to come by, and what was out there, in many cases, was very inaccurate.

We started rescuing other rabbits and as the conditions of the bunnies got more and more challenging with each rescue, we learned even more in order to help more bunnies.

Now, the rescue that started with this one tiny Holland Lop named Sabrina has assisted hundreds of rabbits. We have expanded to include wildlife (we do have a state permit allowing us to treat them), assisting many cottontails, squirrels and birds. We have also rescued chinchillas, hamsters, guinea pigs, ferrets, peacocks..and even a fish (named Comet) who had a new surgical procedure that removed a huge tumor from his back and was broadcast on national TV.

~We are a rabbit rescue and sanctuary located near Rocky Mount, NC.  Our primary focus is domestic rabbits; however, we will assist with other animals such as chinchillas, guinea pigs, or hamsters. We also admit small wildlife such as rabbits and squirrels.  We will assist and transport birds to licensed rehab facilities. While we can treat wildlife and stray domestics, we cannot legally treat a pet rabbit that is not in the custody of the rescue. ~