On this page we list some of the cases in the news about rabbits and
in many cases, some of the cruel treatment they endure at the hands of
people. We present this information in the hopes of educating people
as to the plight domestic rabbits face, and also to hopefully help
people understand why we rescue such animals whenever possible.
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December 24, 2004:
A man who allowed rabbits to starve to death in these hutches outside
his rented home in Carlisle has been banned for life from keeping
animals. Keith Cleminson, who was too busy working to look after the
pets properly, was warned that he faces three months in jail if he
breaches the order.
Read more.
Pet-Abuse.com article.
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December 23, 2005:
26 rabbits seized in neglect case - About two dozen rabbits rescued
from a waste-filled cage in a Monterey County Gonzales-area back yard
will be offered for adoption by the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals of Monterey County. An SPCA officer seized 26
rabbits late Thursday after a landlord alerted health and humane
officials about the animals' deplorable living conditions, officials
said.
Pet-Abuse.com article.
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December 2, 2004:
Family find pet rabbit slaughtered in garden - A family returned from
a shopping trip to find their pet rabbit slaughtered in their
garden. Anthony Shaw and Natalie Partridge discovered that sick
intruders had pulled the animal to pieces, and left its tail on the
back doorstep.
Read more.
Pet-Abuse.com article.
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October 15, 2004:
13 rabbits, 1 cat, 19 fish (and the children!) rescued in neglect case
- Two Newark Valley residents are facing 40 counts of animal
cruelty. 37-year-old Sherry Molyneaux and 51-year-old Gordon Cressman
allegedly starved, tortured and neglected 40 of their animals - 3 died
as a result. The Stray Haven Animal Society is asking for donations to
help the couple's 13 rabbits, 3 dogs, 1 cat and 19 fish.
Pet-Abuse.com article.
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August 9, 2004:
Over 160 rabbits rescued from hoarding case - Responding to a
complaint from a neighbor, authorities removed about 160 domestic
rabbits - some dead and some alive - from a home and condemned the
brick rambler as uninhabitable. "I just wanted them to be able to live
their life out, and I made a mess again. It just got out of hand. I'm
not a bad person," Cathy Tarnowski said Monday, fighting back tears as
firefighters piled the kennels of rabbits on her front yard. Just five
years ago, Tarnowski was found to have sheltered hundreds of living
and frozen rabbits.
Pet-Abuse.com article.
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June 5, 2004:
More than 60 animals are recovering at the Fulton County SPCA after
being removed from a Mayfield home this weekend. Sheriff's officials
arrested and charged 42-year-old Kelly Sue Fancher with six counts of
animal cruelty. The SPCA seized goats, rabbits, cats, dogs, and
chickens from the Gray Road property.
Read more.
Pet-Abuse.com article.
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May 28, 2004:
Petco lawsuit - mistreating animals - Petco Animal Supplies will pay
more than $900,000to settle lawsuits over mistreating animals and
overcharging customers. The District Attorneys in San Diego, Los
Angeles, Marin and San Mateo counties have documented cases of animals
kept in unclean cages without water, proper nutrition or veterinary
care; sick and dying animals kept in freezers, animals with contagious
diseases left untreated and other mistreatments
Pet-Abuse.com article.
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May 16, 2004:
Rabbit thrown from balcony - On May 16, 2004, ACO Hazlitt responded to
the 200 block of Mill Creek Parkway in reference to a report of a
subject throwing a pet rabbit from a third floor balcony. Witnesses
stated Gary Druyos, a white male 20 years old, walked to the edge of
the balcony stretched out his arms and dropped the rabbit over the
railing.
Pet-Abuse.com article.
To rescue abandoned,
unwanted, and abused rabbits without prejudice to age, gender, breed,
type, or other issues; to provide foster care; to spay and neuter; to
provide medical and rehabilitative care; to find permanent quality
indoor homes for them;
To educate the public and assist humane societies, animal control
officers, and other rescues, in teaching proper rabbit care to the
public;
To reduce, primarily by public education, the number of rabbits
abandoned at shelters and / or turned loose when no longer wanted.