Our Mission is Evolving
As Floppy Ear Rescue & Sanctuary continues to grow, we've taken time to evaluate where our experience and resources can make the greatest impact.
Moving forward, our rabbit and guinea pig intake will focus on animals with specialized needs, including those with medical, behavioral, age-related, or disability-related challenges, as well as select breeds that require experienced, breed-specific care, such as English Lops, Angoras, and other specialty breeds.
We will continue accepting surrenders of many other small animals and exotic pets as space and resources allow, supplies and terrarium/cage MUST accompany the surrendered critter.
For healthy rabbits and guinea pigs that do not meet the criteria above, we encourage families to visit the Florida rescue directory on our website. We've compiled this resource to help connect animals with other wonderful rescues throughout the state that may be able to assist.
This change allows us to dedicate our time, knowledge, and resources to the animals who often have the fewest placement options while ensuring every family seeking help is guided toward available support.
Thank you for understanding and for helping us continue our mission of providing compassionate, specialized care to the animals who need it most.
Our rescue and sanctuary has expanded its surrendering services to include other species, such as reptiles, birds and other small animals (ferrets, gerbils, hamsters, prairie dog etc.).
Information on how to surrender, once approved:
If your surrender was approved by a member of our rescue, please note that we ask for a surrender fee to help offset costs of vet bills and/or spaying/neutering. If for any reason the surrender fee cannot be fulfilled, please let us know, we still wish to help but will require to raise funds prior to accepting your surrender. Please continue to read below:
Bunny Surrender Fee:
If unaltered (Not spayed or neutered) - $200
Altered bunnies, must provide paperwork for proof - $100
Chinchilla Surrender Fee (must be brought with their belongings and a cage): $100
Guinea Pig Surrender Fee: $60
Ferret Surrender Fee (must be brought with their belongings and a cage): $60
Reptiles Surrender Fee (must be brought with their belongings and a cage): $60
Other Species: Fee is TBD. We do ask that cages and supplies are brought with them or you may be turned away due to lack of supplies to properly house the critter.
Surrender fee can be paid online or in person upon arrival and drop-off.
While we try our hardest to take in various animals of all sorts, it is much easier for us to accept a surrender (excluding a bunny/guniea pig) if you surrender them with a cage and supplies. If we're required to supply a cage, surrendering them may take longer or may be turned away.