【兔協緊急公告】An urgent notice from the Hong Kong Rabbit Society

【兔協緊急公告】

營運儲備只足夠應付3個月基本運作
10月2日起暫停緊急接收

兔協在2024年至今的醫療開支已超過80萬港元，其中包括緊急接收兔子的醫療費用（大部份都是患重病或受傷，被前主人棄養至兔協），再加上本會照顧的兔子大大小小醫療費用。除了醫療開支之外，還有龐大的日常營運支出，9月份的營運儲備已完全歸零。即使本會骨幹成員已墊支6位數字資金作應急之用，但這筆資金最多只能應付本會基本運作3個月。

財困嚴峻　面臨停止營運危機
我們深知道，對很多受傷或患病的兔子來說，當主人無力支付醫療費用或繼續照顧，兔協的緊急接收服務是牠們唯一的依靠。我們即使千萬個不願意作出這個沉重決定，無奈財困情況嚴峻，第一步是暫停緊急接收服務，期望在未來三個月能夠儲回儲備金，至少能確保在兔協生活的100隻兔子能夠獲得最基本的膳食和醫療。未來三個月將會是兔協成立21年來面對最大的難關，如果我們未能籌募足夠資金及儲回儲備金，兔協可能要面臨停止營運的結局。

21年來對兔子不殺不棄的承諾
我們一直竭力開源節流，現時除了受薪員工 (2名全職和數名兼職) ，會長及2位幹事全部義務處理行政工作和照顧兔協的兔子，我們節衣縮食，唯一沒有減省的是兔子的日常生活及醫療開支。作為全港第一間專門照顧被遺棄兔子的動物福利機構，在成立21年以來，無論是年輕、年長、健康、受傷或患病的兔子，我們從來沒有顧慮、遲疑，只要是有需要，我們一定會盡力提供醫療，因為這是我們對每一隻加入兔協大家庭的兔子的承諾：不殺•不棄！！！

照顧百隻兔子　逾半達中年
本會早前在7月發出財困呼籲，當時已擔心如果財政困難得不到紓緩，最終只能作出艱難的決定——停止緊急接收兔子。當時有賴各位善心的支持，成功籌得3萬多元善款。我們咬緊牙關，一直努力儲回儲備金，然而我們照顧的100隻兔子之中，有一半已步入中年，身體問題日漸增多，陸續出現不同病症，如癌症、牙瘡手術、開耳道手術、腫瘤切除手術及心臟病等，面對著龐大的醫療費用，我們的儲備金只是杯水車薪，棄養數子高企、願意領養成年兔子的人不多，加上經濟低迷影響捐款數字，令財困問題更見嚴峻，我們絕不忍心暫停緊急接收任何一隻有需要的兔子，但我們絕對不能損害到生活在兔協的任何一隻兔子的福利。

一旦財務狀況紓緩　將重啟緊急接收服務
在過去21年來，我們一直致力宣揚兔子福利及正確的飼養知識，全賴我們的教育工作，令大眾對兔子有更多認識，本會亦給予成功申請領養的士免費的訓練課程，學習正確的飼養兔子知識以減低兔子被遺棄的機會，相比起20年前，兔子在香港的福利大為提升，更成為繼貓狗之後，最多人飼養的寵物之一。我們絕對不甘心兔協就此走上停止營運的絕路。我們懇請大家伸出援手，以任何形式支持兔協，使我們的使命得以繼續。只要財務困難得到舒緩，我們一定重啟緊急接收，救助更多有需要的兔子。

支援兔協　給兔子一個活下去的機會
大家可以透過以下方式用行動支持我們的工作，同時，亦歡迎大家提供不同籌款方法，令兔協渡過難關。

捐款方法：
1. 選擇在兔協購買兔子的糧食和用品，兔協賺取的每一分一毫都用作提供兔子的膳食和醫療開支，直接幫助被遺棄的兔子。大家可以親身到本會會址選購或網上商店訂購產品。兔協網上商店連結：https://store.hkrabbit.org/

2. 參加月捐計劃，以paypal 形式申請每月自動轉帳捐款 (捐助$100或以上) ，只需啟動一次就能輕鬆資助患病兔子的醫療費用。(參加者可於每年4-5月收到一次性全年捐款證明信作扣税之用)

3. 進行一次性捐助兔子的醫療費用，集腋成裘。(捐款滿$100 以上可獲發收據作扣税之用)

請按以下捐款方法連結，包括啟動paypal 網上月捐計劃申請，感謝大家：
http://www.hkrabbit.org/donation_ch.php

兔協亦會於短期內推出其他籌募資金計劃，請大家多多支持。

#兔協 #動物福利團體 #慈善團體 #捐款支持

An urgent notice from the Hong Kong Rabbit Society
Emergency receiving service will be suspended from 2 October
Operational reserve at a record-low level, barely enough to support three months of operations

The Hong Kong Rabbit Society (HKRS) is making an announcement on our critical financial situation after taking up a medical of expenses of over HKD800,000 in 2024 so far, including masstive medical expenses for the six rabbits received under critical condition and the various medical procedures or surgery required for the rabbits we are caring for, not to mention the massive operational expenses to care for 100 rabbits in our centre, we have exhausted every cents of our September reserve. Although our committee member have already injected a 6 figure emergency funding into the HKRS reserve fund, unfortunately, this would only be enough to cover our operation for another three months.
It is a difficult call to suspend our emergency receiving service, as we know this is the last resort for many of the owner who are no longer able to care for their rabbit in the case of an injury of illness. However, we have to be responsible for the 100 rabbit under our care, in the coming three months, we will do our very best to save up enough reserve fund to sustain our operation. If we fail to reverse the financial distress we are facing, we may have no choice but to cease our operation.
Since our establishment in 2003 as Hong Kong’s first animal welfare organisation specialise in rabbits, we have been committed to helping every single rabbit that come into our care, regardless of their age and health condition, we have always strive to provide the medical care they need and deserve. We only have two full time employees and a number of part-time employees, our president and committee members all work on a pro-bono status, we have been putting every effort into saving unnecessary cost except for medical expenses and day to day care for our rabbits.
Among the 100 rabbits that we are currently caring for, more than half of them are adult, with many of them having different condition such as cancer, dental problem or ear condition, requiring regular medical procedures or surgery. It is not difficult to imagine that not a lot of adopters would be interested in adults rabbits or those with chronic illnesses, which makes up a large mojority of the rabbits currently living in our centre, adding more challenge to this situation was the ever growing number of surrender cases and the economic outlook which impacted the donation that we have been receiving in the past few years. All of these contributed to our critical financial status, leading us to this difficult decision of suspending our emergency receiving service.
For the last 21 years, we have witnessed a huge improvement in welfare for rabbits in Hong Kong, due to the hard work of the HKRS in educating the general public on knowledge about rabbit, we also provided free courses to susccessful adoptors to make sure they understand how to properly care for a rabbit, in order to reduce the chance of a rabbit being maltreated or abandoned again. We ask for your genority in supporting us to continue our mission in helping more rabbits in need.
You may support us in the following ways, and we also welcome any suggestions which may help us through this very challenging phase of the HKRS.
1. Purchase daily necessities and products for your pets through our shop, every cents of profits from our shop will be used on medical expenses and daily expenses for the 100 rabbits that we are caring for. You may visit our centre or our online shop: https://store.hkrabbit.org/
2. Make monthly donation via paypal to support many of our rabbits on their medical expenses. For monthly donation of HKD100 or more, you can receive an annual donation receipt in April-May for tax reduction.
3. Make one-time donation to help rabbits in need. For every donation over HKD100, you will also receive a donation receipt for tax reduction.
For more ways of supporting us, please check out our website: http://www.hkrabbit.org/donation_en.php