Meet the team of volunteers that cares for the Bobtails rabbits and guinea pigs. If you come and visit us you'll be able to spot who's who!

Delia
I'm Delia, welcome to our home, our dream and sometimes our nightmare! If you've read the website you would see that we have always been concerned with animal welfare but didn't have the space to work with larger or wild animals, so that's how our motto was formed, "we can't do all that we want, so we will do what we can." So now we are doing what we can by helping these much misunderstood smaller animals to be appreciated and educate people of their needs. In addition to all the animals I'm mum to our two wonderful children Bradley and Laura, and married to my amazing husband and soul mate Jim, we've been together since 1970, still sharing our dreams. My other passion is riding my Harley Davidson, when I get time! I would also like to thank all our volunteers and supporters, we could not do without you. We love what we do and only wish we could do more. Thank you for your time.

Jim
I'm Jim, I share my life with my children, my wonderful wife and 130 + animals and a house full of volunteers, hay, straw, toys and paper work! Gone are the days of lazing around at the weekend or even the evenings! When the weather is nice and we are not up to our ears in bunnies and piggies, our choice of relaxation is to go riding on our Harleys. I guess if you've read the 'news page' on the website you will see that I enjoy writing poetry and when the going get tough I put my thoughts down on paper (see the news article on 20/07/05.) Thank you to everyone that's ever re-homed a Bobtails animal, made a donation or helped out. The centre grows each year and we couldn't do this without your support. Thank you.

Alison
I was introduced to Bobtails through Claire who runs the Doe Drop Inn rabbit hotel in Frimley. I needed someone special to look after my rabbit Bonnie whilst I was away on holiday and choose the Doe Drop Inn because Claire worked for Bobtails, a charity that I had heard about whilst working at Wildlife Aid in Leatherhead. When I collected Bonnie after my holiday Claire mentioned that it might be nice if Bonnie had a husband to keep her company. On visiting Bobtails to find her a partner I was so impressed by Jim and Delia’s efforts to find homes for hundreds of unwanted bunnies that I jumped at the chance to help them with their work.

Karen D
I first met Delia & Jim in 2000 when I came looking for one bunny! I now share my life with 14 of the little blighters who keep me very busy indeed. I've also met countless fosters over the years, some have stayed, hey no surprise ;o and have also specialised in caring for some elderly and infirm furry friends. I operated Critter Sitter which raised a fantastic amount of funds for Bobtails before I moved to a smaller pad - a huge thanks to all you boarders out there who supported us. Unlike Lisa, I don't seem to have much of a life outside the bunny world and as a result volunteer on every Sunday Open Day where I'm known as Chief Bum Washer!

Pat
Hi, I’m Pat and I first came to Bobtails in April 05 to find a girlfriend for my house rabbit Jack – and I’m still here! After working in an Office all day, cleaning out numerous bunnies in the evening is a great way of relieving stress. (It also keeps me out of the pub). It’s also great to get home on a Sunday after a day at Bobtails and find my husband Roy has done all the housework. And Jack did get his girlfriend – I’m pleased to report that Gemma (formally Lola) came home to live with us on 14th August. They have since been joined by a pair of very mad guinea pigs called Isaac and Becky and another pair of bunnies called Queenie and Percy.

William & Sarah
We live with our ex-Bobtails house bunnies Jemima and Scally. We have been volunteering at Bobtails for about four years. We help with the cleaning out, talking to potential ‘adoptive parents’, feeding the bunnies and guineas and managing the Bobtails eBay shop (we have channelled our obsession from buying on eBay to selling on eBay - good times). You will find us most Sundays taking photos of the bunnies and guineas (or trying to) so that we can update the adoption pages on the website. Sir Parsley, the roving ambassador for Bobtails, and his sidekick Rhubarb, have also accompanied us to Las Vegas, The Maldives, Italy, Loch Ness and on two 'round the world' trips (or 'tours') to help raise money for Bobtails, where they showed us a very good time and met some celebrities on the way! Our friends think we are mad (bad times), as we have everything ‘bunnified’ from ‘beware of the rabbits’ signs in several languages and designs to an interesting range of bunny garden ornaments ... we are just mad about buns!

Lisa
Of course I am the younger, better looking of the team with the fast, sporty car. Tee hee! Who loves to party but find the hangovers hard to coupe with. I live in Ash Vale, Hampshire with my partner Shawn, Dougall Poo, Maisy Moo, Rory the (not so) horrible and the new arrival Scarlet (bunnies not babies). I have been a part of Bobtails for nearly two years and have had a lot of good times but some sad times. Gone are the days of doing DIY or just vegging on a Sunday watching the Eastenders omnibus, now its full of fluff, wee and poo (love nuggets).

Christine
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Karen P
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Nadine
I came to Bobtails in Jan 06 to find ONE bunny and adopted 4! I also volunteer on a Sunday, foster bunnies and help with fundraising. I have a very tolerant hubby who helps me clean them out as I have back problems and a fantastic 7 yr old who helps out too. I share my house with a cat and a fish (Nautilus) and occasionally find my rabbits snuggled up with the cat on the sofa. Ah!

Shirley
Hi, I’m Shirley and I first came to Bobtails in 2005 looking for a girlie for my gorgeous Nethie Dwarf/Dutch bunny, Bun Bun - very original, I know! Bun Bun is my first ever bun and was found abandoned and wandering in a lane just off the M25. Since adopting the lovely Guinness as his partner, I have acquired just a few more along the way and at last count there were 22, all house bunnies!! I also have two German Shepherd girlies to keep me busy when I’m not chopping up food or up to my eyes in litter trays and hay bales! I help out with fostering, home checking, bonding and on Sunday open days, as and when I can. Rabbits have totally changed my life and I feel so very privileged to have shared in the life of each and every bunny that I have cared for.

Sarah
Hi, I'm Sarah. I have volunteered at Bobtails for about 3 years. I first went to Bobtails to get a companion for my own guniea pig but, instead got 2. Since then the number of guinea pigs has grown from 3 to 6 after my DAD fell in love with Widgeon (a little foster guinea pig which we renamed Whizz). What a hypocrite - he said that we aren't allowed any more guinea pigs and he gets some instead. Unfair or what!

Kyle & Helen
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Tracey
Hi I'm Tracey. I have been working as a veterinary nurse since 1999 and heard about Bobtails through a collegue. I came to Bobtails in January 2008 on the condition that I wasn't able to take any rabbits....4 months later I became a fosterer caring for disabled rabbit Rachel. I have 2 of my own rabbits- a very handsome dutch Bun Jovi and a crazy lion head cross dwarf lop Callie. They share their home with 4 cats Poppy, Maddie, Evie and Charlie, and a hamster Hammie.

Claire
Hello fellow bunny lovers! I'm Claire and I am just crazy about rabbits! I am the proud owner of one very spoilt dwarf lop eared house rabbit called Jules, a dog, 2 hamsters and 2 fish. During the week, I work as a nursery nurse and most Sundays I help out at Bobtails. Volunteering at Bobtails is heaven for me as I can work with my favourite animals, plus find them loving homes at the same time. My volunteer work involves cleaning out hutches, feeding and grooming rabbits & guinea pigs as well as giving advice to potential bunny parents. I look forward to meeting you soon!

Xavier
Hi, I'm Xavier and my dream is to become either a vet or an animal psychologist. I saw that volunteering at Bobtails would be a great opportunity to get some more experience with animals. I have two interesting and very entertaining rabbits of my own that keep me busy, as well as two little sisters! I first came to Bobtails in January 2009 to find a friend for my Harlequin rabbit called Trigger. Much to my surprise, Delia discovered that Trigger had been living a lie and that 'he' was actually a 'she'. I really enjoy volunteering on Sundays, where I talk to potential adopters and help clean, feed and groom the rabbits and guinea pigs before thety find homes. The only problem is that I want to keep them all!