Feeding Bunnies Better: Recipe book marks milestone awareness week

A RECIPE book has been released to give rabbit owners tips on how to provide their bunnies with nutritious food.

The book, called 20 Recipes for 20 Years, forms part of Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW), which is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

This year's RAW theme is 'Feeding Bunnies Better' and the recipes focus on enrichment, variety and a balanced, hay-first approach to feeding.

They are designed to make healthy feeding feel more accessible for owners.

And the launch comes at a time when clearer owner education is still lacking.

Nearly one in five rabbits (18%) are still being fed muesli, despite links between muesli-style diets, selective feeding and health issues including dental disease and digestive problems.

RAW is run by Burgess Excel with support from charities, welfare organisations and rabbit experts.

Suzanne Moyes, the company's deputy managing director and in-house vet at Burgess Excel, said: "We’re so excited about launching this recipe book which is packed with healthy, varied, fibre-rich recipes for rabbits from people who understand, own and work with them every day.

"We want it to feel easy and practical to make positive changes to a rabbit’s daily diet. We hope that bunnies and their owners enjoy exploring the ideas together and sharing the results with us."

The book is organised into four sections: Daily Bunny Bites, From Field to Forage, Build, Play and Explore and Special Occasions. It gives owners a mix of everyday feeding ideas and more creative enrichment.

Recipes range from simple favourites like Herb‑it‑Jo Mix and Hay, Banana and Mint Bakes to more seasonal and forage-led ideas such as Meadow Forage Medley and Delilah’s Flowery Forage, alongside interactive options including a Dandelion Dig Pot or Bunny Bento Box.

There are also celebratory ideas like a Bunny Birthday Piñata and Hidden Centre Hay Cake, all designed to show how small changes can add variety, support a fibre-rich diet and make feeding time more engaging.

The recipe book forms part of the wider Rabbit Awareness Week 2026 resource pack and sits alongside other campaign materials created to help owners, retailers, rescues and vets support better rabbit welfare.

It is also designed to reflect the collaborative nature of RAW, with recipes contributed by supporters including RSPCA, Blue Cross, Woodgreen, Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare and the Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund, alongside rabbit influencer Sarah @ronnietheminilop, Dr Sonya Miles, Burgess Excel Rabbit Vet of the Year, and nutrition experts at Burgess Excel.

Miriam Dowding, operations manager at Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare, said: "This recipe book puts a real spotlight on hay and fresh greens, two essential elements of a rabbit’s diet.

"Often the rabbits that enter our care have not had the fresh and varied diet that bunnies really need, so we see how important that is first hand."

Owners, retailers, rescues and vets can download the Rabbit Awareness Week 2026 pack, including the new recipe book, now: RAW Pack Download | Rabbit Awareness Week