Come have a hoppin’ good time at Best Friends Buntacular Easter Extravaganza
Rabbits and guinea pigs from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary invite families to come play with them Easter Weekend at Best Friends Visitor Center in downtown Kanab
By Barbara Williamson
Bunnies and guinea pigs can be delightful pets, but they are not “dogs that hop or squeak.” So Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is offering the Best Friends Buntacular Easter Extravaganza, a fun way Easter weekend for parents and children to learn more about these adorable animals, have fun with them, take one on a sleepover, and maybe even adopt a new family member.
The Best Friends Visitor Center in Kanab will offer different fun events such as taking part in yoga with bunnies or kids crafts March 31 and April 1.
“We want to inspire people to consider fostering or adopting a bunny or a guinea pig,” said Carrie Smith, Best Friends’ manager of community engagement. “Bunnies and guinea pigs do make great indoor pets for prepared, well-informed families. They can be litter-box trained, clicker-trained to do tricks, and may just be the cutest animals to watch play.”
Families can talk to Best Friends caregivers about taking one, or more likely two, bunnies or guinea pigs on an Easter Eve sleepover.
“The kids will still get to enjoy the company of a bunny or guinea pig on Easter morning without the parents having to make a 10- to 12-year commitment to a new pet,” Smith said. “That’s right! Healthy, well taken-care-of bunnies typically live 10–12 years.”
Best Friends Visitor Center is located at 235 S 100 E in Kanab.
Best Friends Buntacular Easter Extravaganza schedule
March 31
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Bunny and guinea pig meet and greet, pick out a sleepover pet
12:30–1:30 p.m.: Bunny yoga
1:30 p.m.: Shuttle for tour
2–2:45 p.m.: Bunny House tour at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
3 p.m.: Shuttle returns to Best Friends Visitor Center
Anytime before 5 p.m.: Pick up sleepover bunnies or guinea pigs
April 1
8–10 a.m.: Return sleepover bunnies or guinea pigs
9:30–10:30 a.m.: Easter egg hunt for the bunnies, kids’ crafts, photos with the Easter Bunny
10:30 a.m.: Shuttle for tour
11–11:45 a.m. Bunny House tour at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
Noon: Shuttle returns to Best Friends Visitor Center
