About Us

The Unruly Hare was created in February 2026 as a creative business focusing primarily on personalizing items for bunny caretakers. Think anything for your bun room: hidey houses, food, pellet, water, and treat containers, fun decor, etc. We also believe that the traditional cottagecore "home is where the heart is" could use a sassy upgrade. How about "home is where the buns are?"

All net proceeds are donated to Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary, a 501(c)(3) located in Willis, MI, that has dedicated its efforts to saving domestic bunnies and other animals for the last 30 years. Learn more about their efforts at www.rabbitsanctuary.org.

The Unruly Hare is managed by Liz Swaynie, the fundraising chair and a board member for Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary. The Unruly Hare is NOT a non-profit, and purchases are NOT tax-deductible, but all net proceeds are donated to Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary.

Liz lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her bun-loving partner, Neeko, and her three bunnies: Sadie, Bucky, and Willow. She also has two Australian Shepherds: Peach, who loves her bunny friends and gets supervised time to watch them from a safe distance, and North, who does not know the bunnies exist.

Sadie

Sadie was abandoned in a Detroit suburb in December 2024 and spent three weeks surviving the cold Michigan winter by digging holes to stay warm. Another local rabbit rescue, Hay Monsters Rabbit Sanctuary, was able to catch her, and Liz ended up taking her in to foster. She foster failed the same night when she saw how loving and trusting Sadie was, even though she had been failed by humans before. Sadie has mobility and bladder sludge issues, likely due to being kept in an outdoor hutch for years. When we got her spayed, the vet said her uterus was "used and abused." She likely had many litters of babies taken from her in her life. Still, Sadie is one of the happiest and bravest buns I have ever met! She loves to explore and pee everywhere while doing it. Disposable puppy pads have become a necessary item in our house!

Willow & Bucky

I brought Willow (1/2 Lop, 1/2 Flemish Giant) home when she was 8 weeks old in 2022. My cousin had an accidental litter of bunnies, and I couldn't resist bringing Willow and her sister, Poppy, into my home. Poppy passed away at 10 months old, and I was absolutely devastated (I'll share her story in a bit). My cousin had a 6-month-old male bunny, Bucky (1/2 Netherland Dwarf, 1/2 Flemish Giant), who was looking for a home, and I brought him home in December 2022.

After both Willow and Bucky had been neutered, I started the slow and tedious process of bonding them together. However, I lucked out, because these two were meant to be! I have never met two bunnies more in love with one another. Willow is a sassy diva pants who only loves her husbun and tolerates humans only when they bring her snacks. Bucky, though, is a little loverboy. He gives his wife kissies, but also people! He'll do just about anything for a head scritch. You can find Bucky and Willow snuggled up together every day on their hay tub, conveniently located under a warm sunbeam.

In Memoriam: Poppy

Poppy, Willow's sister, was my soul bunny. When Poppy and Willow came into my life, I was going through an incredibly difficult and emotional time. Poppy let me hold her, licked my face, and was just altogether a little soul that healed me in my lowest of lows.

Although I did a ton of research on diet and medical issues, I could not figure out why Poppy would not maintain weight. She was much smaller than her sister, and she suffered several bouts of intense GI stasis. Based on her coloring, I believe that she likely had an undiagnosed condition of Megacolon, which is a difficult diagnosis to manage even for the most informed bunny caretaker. Poppy passed away at home at 10 months of age, and I was devastated.

I had a box of unopened alfalfa hay that I wanted to give away, and while searching on the internet I came across Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary (GLRS) in Willis, MI. 6 months later, I ended up becoming the Fundraising Coordinator for GLRS, and in my opinion, it was Poppy who guided the way to be being the bun advocate I am today. I will miss her forever.

Poppy