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June 14, 2008
Other People's Messes
I read an email from Karalee yesterday just as i was getting ready to leave the office. It was a harrowing account of a rabbit with a broken leg and a dash through a severe thunderstorm to finally end the rabbit's suffering.
I won't go into the gory details other than to provide the basic facts. The rabbit apparently had been hit by a car after being dumped outside. The man who found the rabbit received advice from Karalee at 7:45 that morning but did not (could not, would not?) follow it. He subsequently abandoned the rabbit that evening at the Blendon Woods Nature Center.
Karalee and Chuck picked up the rabbit and took it to Norton Road Vet Clinic where it was euthanized. Thankfully, the rabbit died in a loving environment - the only positive thing I can say about the whole situation.
Since I received the email, I have been trying to think of something constructive to say but remain at a loss. I do know that my rabbits will receive additional goodnight pets for quite a while. I also know that I will take advantage of every opportunity to tell people that rabbits should never be dumped outside. It's not much but all I can think of right now.
If anyone has ideas for how to turn this into a positive, send them to me and I will post them.
Posted by Sue at June 14, 2008 1:40 PM