House Rabbit Society and AR prpoganda
HRS is a organization that masquerades as an authority...but in reality is just a front for extremist vegan ideology. literally...a rabbit hole
Tonic immobility in rabbits is pretty much stated as fact , but finding any studies that actually prove flipping them over induces that state are hard to come by. TI is generally understood as meaning the animal has to be physically incapable of movement, but obviously in real life, rabbits are able to flip themselves back over.
- History
In the 1990s, animal rights folks and early house rabbit society people would go to rabbit shows Observe Judges and exhibitors holding rabbits in their laps and the Activists claimed they were "tranced". These folks found a predator response study on tonic immobility from the 70s and ran with it, using this old, small sample, poor studies as "proof". As HRS grew in the late 90s, the house rabbit society began targeting veterinarians still in college. They would offer assistance or positions as the staff vet for their rescues. This caused 2 whole decades of newly graduated rabbit vets to beholden to house rabbit society for their assistance getting their careers started. In this way, House Rabbit Society was able to spread their misinformation and point at the vets on their payroll as the "experts" *even though those veterinarians are steeped in animal rights propaganda and house rabbit society misinformation.
Over the years. this got repeated and repeated until it stuck. Always check veterinarians, rescues, and any article's small print to check for house rabbit society connections, or influence becuse House Rabbit Society does not base there information on sound science.
There's no meta-analysis available. Lots of these newer studies were retracted no abstract or paper available because they got pulled or the sample size is too small to base conclusions on The largest sample size I could find was the one I linked, and that study found tonic immobility safe and effective
- notes to be organized images in AR propaganda folder on PC .
https://www.raising-rabbits.com/house-rabbit-society.html?fbclid=IwAR1-6paSC265zW-MLRCxkJrpK8Q1kP7-M46pZ47b6PdPVKU8MxAgF3FkZfU https://rabbitedsociety.webs.com/animalrightsyou.htm?fbclid=IwAR2rkLbAOGTOYfTP88CjTpEpXW3re7rk1rkhNgxhCyMZkIqcPnSHQ5MhRzM
One of the best articles explaining thoroughly how HRS is an ARA extremist group
people don't realize that even their vet can be compromised by this ARA bullshit everyone is conditioned to be outraged at headlines
- HRS and PeTA
actually research to follow the money and connections with HRS . HRS only serves vegan at their functions... that's available on their own website.. That speaks to their group affiliations
HSUS is also a wing of PETA. The top three people of HSUS all used to sit on the PETA board, and HSUS is the main pipeline for rabbits that HRS "Rescues" HSUS quite literally directs people to HRS..
And if anybody tries to say HRS and PETA aren't connected... then why does PETA use them as their rabbit referral organization... and why is every major HRS member, also a vegan PETA or ALF member?
So... the house rabbit handbook... the book published by the house rabbit society.... look what it said in their first edition 1988, before they went coocoo in the 90s Third edition... 1995.... they start mixing guinea pigs and rabbits
" we do this by offering fresh hay a couple of times a day." even in 1996 it's completely contradictory paragraph by paragraph on their own site.. "A cage should be at least 4 times the size of your bunny-" so . if a new Zealand takes up.. approx. 1 sqft of spaces... a 4 sqfoot area is acceptable that's their own website.
the first 4 editions of their book they put out had pellets as main and sole food source...it wasn't until the 90s and the ARA movements that they switched
The feed is still pellets only by third edition They are still talking about greens as treats HRS is incredibly inconsistent even on their own website
starting at the beginning. Paige K Parsons ... an photographer and graphic artist . Was education director and web developer from 1997 to 2004 then stepped down.
Anne Martin, the big wig, pulls a salary off the charity of 48k per year.... she's the only one on the whole board who gets paid
To avoid losing their charity status through political activity (animal rights activism) they filter through thier "education" budget... and conveniently, during their audit, everybody got covid On charity navigator, they aren't even listed because they are under tax audit And most of the HRS state branches have failing charity navigator rating
If you go further down the 990, there's the itemization On the Georgia HRS chapter 990 filing...where it asks to describe where the money was spent...it just says "rescuing and rehoming rabbits " no itemization, no breakdowns... just zeros in every column and 1 paragraph stating what they do...so you basically have to take their word on it All of their pamphlets and activist junk is produced under "educational" materials.... and there's proof^^^ HRS got into merk veterinary manual... wonder who greased that pharma companies palms? And, it states quite plainly in the tax filings, they leave "educational materials" at vet offices
We have learned HRS hates rabbits and wants them to die
House rabbit society says Netherland dwarf breeders are pugging the skull of rabbits... but that isn't true... they are simply smaller and thus the shape... there's no facial push in like a pug
searched pub med, went through all 170 results , only found 1 opinion paper from 2003 stating rabbits should be fed grass hay or extruded pellets ..99.999% of pelleted rabbit feed sold commercially today is extruded
- HRS and Oxbow
"Success! Pets in the Classroom discontinues grants to teachers to buy rabbits as classroom pets for 2020-2021, due to RHDV
Aug 14, 2020 by HRS

"August, 14, 2020 Success! In response to education and encouragement from House Rabbit Society and Oxbow Animal Health, Pets in the Classroom has announced that for the 2020-2021 school year, they will discontinue grants to teachers to buy rabbits as classroom pets, due to the emergence of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus"
" HRS Position on Oxbow
Jan 8, 2017 by HRS
HRS recently became aware of a study that Oxbow funded two years ago that involved the euthanasia of the subject rabbits. HRS immediately contacted Oxbow to voice our objections, letting them know that we cannot work with companies that engage in such research, since that goes against our core values. Oxbow’s management then moved fairly quickly to have multiple internal discussions and meetings on this topic. We are pleased to announce that we have now received a statement from Oxbow reporting their commitment to refrain from involvement in any such research in the future. We are extremely pleased with Oxbow’s decision and are very satisfied with this resolution.
The House Rabbit Society Board"
From the Oxbow website "Fresh greens are an important part of your pet’s daily diet. Greens contribute to hydration and provide important vitamins and minerals, as well as enrichment. For a complete list of appropriate greens, visit the House Rabbit Society."
From Oxbow Facebook page "Do you have an aggressive pet rabbit? The House Rabbit Society gives some fantastic advice on how to quell aggressiveness and build a better bond with your bunny."
from pet business. com "Oxbow Animal Health has named nine organizations as the recipients of its 2015 Rescue Grants. The winning organizations will receive funding totaling nearly $20,000 for a variety of projects and programs that benefit the welfare of small animals throughout North America. The 2015 Oxbow Rescue Grant recipients are: The Bunny Bunch, Montclair, Calif.; House Rabbit Network, Woburn, Mass.; Oregon Humane Society, Portland, Ore.; Western PA Humane Society, Pittsburgh, Penn.; Cumberland County SPCA, Vineland, N.J.; North Texas Rabbit Sanctuary, Garland, Texas; Red Door, Chicago, Ill.; Baltimore Humane Society, Baltimore, Md.; and Missouri House Rabbit Society, St. Louis, Mo."
- several of these are HRS partners and Missouri House Rabbit Society is a direct wing of HRS headquarters... money gets filtered back to HQ through them.
search: "House Rabbit Society Oxbow" and the results show multiple links between the company and the HRS. the two are inextricably linked and feed money to each other, through partnership and they hide outright money in the form of "donations" to the state wings of the parent HRS.
