SYRACUSE, N.Y. (N-C-C NEWS) – Annie Hunter has been the director of the Hunter Hallow Bunny Bed and Breakfast since 2017. Now, she plans on phasing out the facility by the end of the year.
Hunter has 20 years of experience working with animals and founded Hunter Hallow to provide bunnies with care until they are adopted. She says is closing the facility on 6629 East Taft, East Syracuse, due to a lack of volunteers. However, she recently saw an increase in people to come help after making the announcement last week.
“Probably, we’ve had 30 people come in to volunteer since we made the announcement,” said Hunter. “I think we’ve had 12 adoptions over the weekend.”
For a bunny to be adopted they must be spayed and neutered, according to Hunter. Currently, at least 70 of the 157 rabbits at the facility are ready to be adopted. Hunter hopes to have all the bunnies in new homes before her intended time of closure in December 2024.
“The last bunnies will be spayed and neutered in October, and then that will give us another month or so to get the last of them adopted out,” said Hunter.
The volunteer hours are currently listed as from 4 to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 8 to 12 p.m. on weekends. Hunter says she plans on converting the facility to a wildlife rehabilitation center.
