A volunteer writes: Looking for a doe-eyed beauty? No need to head for the woods. There’s a fawn-colored sweetheart, bursting with life and a heart made of gold, right here in the concrete jungle. Now, what dear Bambi may be lacking in white cotton tail, she makes up for in two floppy ears. And with a nose freshly painted with a splash of vanilla, a coat just as soft as velvet across young antlers, and that pair of doe eyes seemingly always set to smiling, Bambi is striking as an autumn sunrise. She greets me excitedly in her kennel, tapping her toes and setting her bum to wiggling, and the moment she’s leashed we quickly head out for a stroll and a roll in the grass. And yes, Bambi may be a young girl of only two years, but she walks politely on leash and sits patiently for snacks with the sophistication of a much older soul. Bambi is a lover of pets, of rubs, and of scratches, and seems happiest when getting all three. “Thump, thump, thump!” No that wouldn’t be the sound of a bunny friend approaching, that would be Bambi’s long, gorgeous tail tapping at the ground to the rhythm of her beating heart. And while Bambi does get a tad jumpy and occasionally gives light play nibbles when overexcited, she could not be any more earnest or more deserving of the affection she craves. Bambi allows all handling, humoring me as I wrap a long purple scarf around her neck, and appears to be housebroken, tending to business straight away. Our Bambi may not have Thumper, or Flower, or Faline, but she does have a bright, shining future. And the hope of a family all her own. Bambi is waiting in adoptions at Manhattan ACC.

Weight: 43.8 lbs

Behavior Condition: 2. Blue