True Hearts for Healing Paws

Founders Whitney Schulte and Nicole Hellstrom have been in rescue for over a combined 35 years working with various rescues and animals in many roles. For the five years prior to founding True Hearts for Healing Paws, they discussed starting their own rescue but could not settle on which group of animals needed them the most. Nicole and Whitney continued volunteering with multiple rescues until Nicole decided to adopt a rabbit. After her sweet Angora bunny, Jon Snow, tragically passed away, Nicole started looking for a new bond mate for her female rabbit, Sansa. When looking around, the conditions of local rabbits led Whitney and Nicole to spring into action down the literal rabbit hole into bunny rescue and found True Hearts in 2021.

After finding fosters, spaying and neutering, microchipping, and shuttling more than 25 rabbits back and forth to vet appointments, our founders were all in. Shortly afterwards, they were asked to take care of a large rabbit dump site in the Salt Lake City area before the rabbits from the first site were even all moved out. Whitney and Nicole learned there are very few rescues and resources available for bunnies and knew they had found their calling. In a matter of weeks, a wonderful foster network was created, a relationship with one of the best rabbit vets in the United States and her technician was formed, and bunny savvy volunteers were recruited. With this amazing team, everything possible will be done to improve the situation in Utah for rabbits, including educating the public on how amazing bunnies are!