Board of Directors
Pam Hurley, President
In the Spring of 1998, Pam received a phone call from a friend who had a domestic rabbit loose in her yard. Her friend managed to catch the bunny and Pam fell in love with her on her way to the shelter. She named her Cammie and brought her home. That rabbit taught her everything she needed to know about rabbit behavior. To this day, Pam swears that Cammie could pick locks. Pam has been involved with Friends of Rabbits since the late 1990s, working with others at events, running the facebook page and petfinder, selling supplies, pet sitting, fostering and caring for our sanctuary bunnies with medical and behavioral issues. Pam normally has between 12 and 25 rabbits in pens in her condo at any one time. They have more space than she does! You will probably see her at some of the Virginia events as well as spa days at the local shelters.
Susan Wong, Vice President
Susan and her longtime friend Pam Hurley took over Friends of Rabbits in 2008. Susan began working in rabbit rescue in 1994 with the House Rabbit Society when she rescued her first rabbits, Speckles & Snowflake. She was hooked from then on and has played a key role in rabbit rescue nationwide. When Susan & Pam took over Friends of Rabbits, it went from five fosters to rescuing over 200 per year! Along with rescuing rabbits, Susan is an expert multi-tasker working full time at NIH as a chief scientific resource liaison, participating in two bands (singing and bass guitar) and caring for many friends. She’s a vegan who loves to cook. Susan’s dream for Friends of Rabbits is to have a large facility where it can become the largest rabbit rescue in the Mid-Atlantic. She has brought together other rabbit rescues and created a larger team of volunteers who are passionate about rescuing rabbits. The joy of seeing families adopt happy, healthy rabbits keeps her inspired to continue working in rabbit rescue.