Rabbits Overtake Man’s Home
October 21, 2004
A Man in New Orleans who bought a pair of bunnies for company, ended up with more company than he could handle.
In less than a year, he had 73 rabbits. They chewed the furniture. They burrowed into chairs, couches and mattresses. They processed food faster than their owner could clean up after them.
Finally, he moved out and called his doctor for help, said SPCA Director Laura Maloney.
The doctor called the SPCA, which chased rabbits through the house for much of the day. Now - though a few have been adopted - it is asking area shelters for help.
“The rabbits were clean and healthy, even though the house wasn’t,” said Kathryn Destreza, director of animal services.
Maloney said the man was not cited. The man’s name was withheld by the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on grounds that he was embarrassed enough already.
“He was a very nice man who recognised he was in a situation where he needed help,” she said.
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