Awards & Press

Some of our amazing achievements!

Awards

Animal Star Awards

We had nominations for Animal Star Awards for the rescue and for our staff and volunteers in 2024, 2023, 2022. We were finalists in 2024.

PetPlan Awards

Our amazing staff and volunteers have consistently had nominations for PetPlan Charity Awards from 2018 to present.

Other Awards

We were also nominated for the Ceva award of Animal Charity Team 2019.

We were also chosen to be one of the Rabbit Welfare Association’s sponsor a rescue for 2020.

Press & Research

“No Social Distancing for Rabbits: Why Two Bunnies Are Better Than One” is a research paper released in 2020. The study took place at our rescue.

We have had a number of fantastic articles published in the Rabbit Welfare Association’s “Rabbiting On” magazine over the past few years. We recommend subscribing to the RWAF to receive this magazine. This is includes articles on the meat rabbit rescue we were involved in and the rabbit welfare crisis.

We have also had a number of articles in the amazing Best4Bunny magazine. Definitely worth subscribing! This includes articles on why it’s best to adopt rabbits and the true cost of running a rabbit rescue.

Here’s some other bits of press we’ve been featured in:

BBC News Cambridgeshire June 2024 – “Rabbit rescue centre fundraises to secure new home”
BBC Newsround March 2024 – “Charity warning and Pets at Home stop rabbit sales over Easter”
ITV Anglia Feb 2023 – “Animal charity at ‘breaking point’ as dumped lockdown bunnies increase threefold”
Companion Life Feb 2023 – “2023: Year of the Rescue Rabbit”
Companion Life April 2022 – “Bunnies celebrate first birthday in rescue, but would love a home of their own”
Hertfordshire Mercury April 2022 – “‘Rabbits are not just for Easter’ warns Royston rescue charity as it closes waiting list due to soaring demand”
InYourArea March 2022 – “”Bunnies are not for kids” warns Royston rabbit rescue ahead of Easter”
VNOnline July 2021 – “More health issues seen by rabbit rescue centres”
Essex TV July 2021 – “Lockdown sadness for local pet rabbits”
InYourArea July 2021 – “Rabbit Residence Rescue: Charity sees steady increase in requests to take in unwanted pets”
Essex Magazine March 2021 – “Royston rabbit rescue urges families not to buy rabbits as gifts over Easter”
Sky News March 2016 – “Don’t Buy Rabbits Over Easter, Families Urged”
Daily Express April 2015 – “Rabbits are not just for Easter: Bunnies are the hot new pet of the household”