Rabbit Advocates Celebrate “Easter Bunnies” Year ‘Round
Published by Sentient Media.
Every morning at 5:00, Minneapolis-area resident Barb Kelley starts her day cleaning 16 litter boxes, one for every rabbit in her house. When she gets home from work, she does it all again. Kelley cleans nearly 1,000 litter boxes over the course of a month, but she doesn’t mind. “These are my family members. I love them. They amaze me,” Kelley says.
Over the past 15 years, Kelley has dedicated thousands of hours to rabbit education, agility training, and fostering. Her rabbits know 25 verbal commands, including left/right, up/down, hop, and sit. When she’s not training rabbits or cleaning their litter boxes, you might find Kelley toting her registered therapy rabbits to Children’s Hospital, the Melrose Center for Eating Disorders, or nursing homes. Her therapy rabbits offer comfort and joy to people experiencing distress. At Easter, Kelley responds to the celebration of bunnies with increased public education efforts. Kelley’s advocacy reaches countless rabbits and humans each year.
