RS: Hi, I'd like to introduce a special guest today who has granted us
another exclusive interview! It's none other than everyone's favorite
flat rabbit.....Flat Bonnie!!
How are you today Flat Bonnie? Welcome again to Rabbit Slippers Blog! We are very excited to have you here again!
FB: Hello, I am so hoppy to be here. Thank you for having me on your buntastic blog again.
RS: We understand that it's a very special time of year for you!
Now, of course there is Easter (which we will touch upon later), but we
understand there is something else! What is it and please tell us about
it?
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| The Birthday Girl & Flat Cavy Friend |
FB: I just had my first birthday! I am 1 year old now. For a
year now I have been working hard to help raise money for and help
bring awareness to small animals in rescue centers around the world.
RS: Congratulations! Happy Birthday! Are you doing anything special to celebrate your birthday? Please tell us about it!
FB: I am having an online photo contest for humans to post their
favorite Flat Bonnie photos. There are Flat Friend's all over the
world and I want to share pictures of them having fun with their
Furever families.
RS: It's been
a while since we spoke with you. From what I
understand, there's a Flat Bonnie animation and other new Flat Bonnie
products for sale. Please tell us a bit about them!
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| Flat Bonnie Animation |
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| Head Tilt Bonnie |
FB: My first short animation is on Youtube now, it is called Bunny
Thump (click here for link) ! In the video I am helping out some of my friends. My humans
also made some Shrinky Dink fridge magnets of my Flat Friends and I
that are on Etsy now. There will also be buttons, stickers and t-shirts
soon.
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| BunGoyle |
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| Capybara |
There are some new Flat Friends too, like BunGoyle, BatBun,
Capybara, Oaty and Timmy the Hay Bales and a few others. There is also
a “head tilt” bun option available now.
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| Flat Bonnie, Hay Bales, Oopsy & Poopsie |
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| Batbun |
RS: Of course, as I think of your birthday, it brings us back to
when you first were on the scene around this time last year...you came
right out with a message because it is right near the time of year
which gives rabbits a spotlight in many countries. That's right, Easter
is around the corner. When I adopted my first Flat Bonnie, it was an
adoption, not a purchase! Flat Bonnie made herself available to not
only bring joy to those who love bunnies, but also had a message! What
is that message?
FB: Easter is a bad time of year for buns. Most bunnies bought at
Easter die or are abandoned before their first birthday. Many of those
Easter bunnies end up in rescue centers, saved from city shelters that
can no longer care for them. These buns have been abandoned by their
humans and need someone to love them. Buying bunnies from pet shops
only encourages more careless breeding and results in abandoned and
neglected buns. I want humans to know that “Adoption” should be
considered when they are ready to make a long term commitment to a
“Real” bun. Many people do not know that there are hundreds of
loveable, adoptable buns in shelters and rescue centers waiting for
someone to adopt them and take them to their Furever home.
RS: I understand that you have an online poster to share with us about your message to people. Please tell us about it.
FB: I used a picture of me at a picnic and made it into an online
poster. It says “Real animals are not Easter toys.” It also reminds
people that rabbits are a 10+ year commitment.
RS: We understand that there are about 800 Flat Bonnies and Flat
Friends all over the world carrying the message of Flat Bonnie! What do
you think of all this?
FB: I think it is Pawesome. Just think of all those humans having
fun with their new friend. Also, the more people that learn about
adoption, the better it will be for real buns everywhere.
RS: So right now there is a photo contest (
Click here for info on contest) going on to help
celebrate Flat Bonnie's first birthday? Please tell us a bit about
that!
FB: I want happy humans to take pictures of their adopted Flatties
and share them with the world. There will be Buntastic prizes for the
funnest photos. If you do not have your own Flat Bonnie yet, you can
draw a pawsome picture of Flat Bonnie and send it in. After the
contest is done, I will put together a “First Year” slideshow video
featuring some of the pictures that were sent in.
RS: I took photos of my first Flat Bonnie when my husband and I
went out for Chinese food. It had Flat Bonnie drinking tea. Later,
with our blessings, when Flat Bonnie joined us on our 10 year
anniversary honeymoon at the
Rabbit Hill Inn, Flat Bonnie made so many
friends and seemed like a great addition to the Rabbit Hill Inn family,
that we let her stay. She was welcomed with open arms. We also took
many photos of her there! My husband and I weren't the only ones
excited about Flat Bonnie, there were others who took photos of her too
in different places. Do you have any favorites or favorite places? I
think you have given that traveling gnome a hop for his money!
FB: I really liked those pictures at the Rabbit Hill Inn. Some
humans have sent in Flat Bonnie photos from their vacations in Hawaii,
the Bahamas and Washington DC. I also like photos that rescue centers
post with their Flat Bonnies. I just really like to see my Flat
Friends having a good time and enjoying their new life.
RS: Please tell us more about what happens to real live bunnies at
Easter time. What is your message to people about them? What is it that
you offer to people to help real bunnies?
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| More friends: Capyabra, Hedgehog & Skunk! |
FB: Most animals bought on impulse at Easter, do not live to see
their first birthday. Many of them are abandoned soon after the
holiday. Before going to a pet store, humans should first take their
children to a shelter or rescue center so they can see, pet and love
buns there. They will be informed on what it takes to care for a real
bun, and then they can adopt one of those loving buns who have been
abandoned. There are too many buns that need to be adopted.
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| Batbun in front of the Bat Cave from TV's Batman! All we need is Rob-bun! |
RS: Do you have any links, websites, info etc you would like to add?
FB: Don’t forget join me on my
Facebook page. Also, I have a
Flickr photo group (
Click here for link) where you can post and see photos of my Flat Friends
and me around the world.
RS: Do you recommend any websites where people can get more info on
Flat Bonnie, organizations to learn more about house rabbits, adoption,
what happens to impulsively bought Easter gift bunnies (and other
animals too like baby chicks)? Do you work with any other
organizations?
FB: To find out about Flat Bonnie and Friends, you can go to
Flatbonnie.com. For information on proper rabbit care, please visit
the House Rabbit Society website (
Click here for link).
Thank you for having me on your blog again. It was pawsome talking to you today.
RS: It was so bunderful to have you here! Thanks for coming back and sharing your exciting news! I hope everyone checks out Flat Bonnie's links to see all the neat stuff that is going on!
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| Bungoyle |
You can also connect with Flat Bonnie through:
You Tube: Flat Bonnie's First Animation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVuhLv12D24
This is my own Flat Bonnie plug that wasn't brought up by Flat Bonnie...20% of the the sale when purchasing a Flat Bonnie product gets donated to a monthly designated rabbit rescue or related rabbit welfare organization! Your purchase is not only educational & cute, makes a nice gift for others or yourself : ) , but also helps real live bunnies too at rescues!
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