In dorm rooms across America, college students used to go at it like rabbits. Now, they house the cutesy animals instead. As Gen Z forgoes sex, drugs, and alcohol, youngsters are instead spending their time on campus tending to emotional support pets. Students are housing dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs in their dorm rooms … Read more
It’s hare today, gone tomorrow — thanks to a face full of freaky tentacles. The grotesque “Frankenstein”-esque rabbits — once just a Colorado curiosity — are now turning up in Minnesota and Nebraska, their furry faces sprouting grotesque horn- and tentacle-like growths straight out of a B-movie. The unsettling deformities are the calling card of … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — A beloved therapy bunny named Alex The Great, who provided snuggles and comfort from ballparks to NBA arenas, airports, farmers markets and even Easter egg hunts and NASCAR races, has died. He was 4. A floppy-eared Flemish giant who was larger than life in both size and spirit, Alex suffered complications from cancer … Read more
A woman spent an entire year collecting her bunny’s fur and turned it into a bonnet-style beanie for herself. Josie Francis, 29, collected the fur of her lionhead rabbit, Phoebe, 4, during weekly grooming sessions. Once Francis had collected enough fur, she enlisted the help of an artisan, who spun the fur into yarn. Josie … Read more
Bye-bye bunnies. Rabbits are currently the third most popular pet in the US — but not for long. Petco will stop selling rabbits after animal groups accused the pet retailer of “blatant betrayal.” On Tuesday, Petco announced “it is recommitting to an adoption-only policy for rabbits” following “feedback received in partnership with animal rescue and … Read more
South Florida residents have a hare-raising problem in their community. A bunny breeder based in Fort Lauderdale illegally let loose a thriving group of domesticated rabbits on the streets, leaving neighbors to deal with the problem. “One of the neighbors moved a couple of years ago, and she just left her rabbits in the street … Read more
This bunny got a badge. A rabbit was given the rank of “wellness officer” at the Yuba City Police Department in California, just in time for Easter. The hare-y tale began by the side of the road. Last year, Officer Ashley Carson of the YCPD, which is about 40 miles north of Sacramento, found the lost … Read more
What animal should you welcome into your home? Ever since we humans have put down stakes, we’ve taken up with pets. Whether we seek companionship, a hunting partner, a vermin eliminator, a food source or spiritual counsel, our pets provide and oblige. Research suggests that consciously or not, we as people choose pets that reflect … Read more
A highly-contagious and deadly virus is claiming the lives of rabbits in South Carolina. Authorities detected Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type-2 after a herd of feral bunnies suddenly died at a homestead in Greenville County, the Clemson University Veterinary Diagnostic Center said Thursday. Surviving members of the herd have been placed in quarantine. It is … Read more
The virus has a mortality rate of 70 percent or higher in rabbit populations making it a major concern in relation to the health of both pet and wild rabbits. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Clemson Extension is warning the public of a disease in rabbits that’s been spotted in South Carolina for the first time – … Read more