Good homes are needed for more than 200 bunnies after hundreds of rabbits were rescued from a Manitoulin Island home last month.

“The removal happened at the end of May, but it took some time for them to be examined by a veterinarian to determine which were healthy enough to be adopted out,” said Alison Cross, spokesperson for the OSPCA.

“There were some mothers that were still giving birth, so we had to monitor them,” she added.

About half of the rabbits rescued had to be euthanized due to their poor health.

Charges have yet to be laid and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is releasing very little information other than to say animal rescuers went to a home after they received an animal cruelty complaint and found the rabbits were being raised under extremely poor conditions.

Although the bunny population at the raided home was enormous, the incident is by no means the worst, or considered to be a record-breaking animal rescue case.

“Sadly, we’ve had large cases of animals before, including one in Toronto earlier this year that involved a large number of cats and we also removed 300 small animals from a home in the Kawartha Lakes,” Cross said.

Because the OSPCA now has so many homeless rabbits in their care, the big-eared furry critters have been spread out among numerous animal shelters across Ontario.

“It was a huge undertaking to care for all of these rabbits. We are so grateful that organizations and rescue groups from all over the province were able to come together to help these bunnies out,” said Lynn Michaud, regional inspector with the OSPCA.

Anyone wanting to adopt a rabbit can do so by contacting the Sudbury branch of the OSPCA at 705-566-9582 or Rabbit Rescue within the GTA at 905-875-4343, or by contacting haviva@rabbitrescue.ca