Is My Mom Evil?

>>> By Red<<<

> Her helper was at Alondra Park today trying to get the last three bunnies so tey can come home and be healthy and adopted - ...

I gotta tell you all - Mom's pretty frusterated because she's been trying to get these 3 guys since dec 26th and lately she just comes home with newly dumped bunnies.

She cant afford this much longer and fears that soon will have to call a halt to this whole rescue. Some days it's pretty discouraging and this last week one of the island bunnies actually had to cross the bridge because he was so malnourished and sick!

And today she was home sick - that's why her helper was looking for the last 3 on the island with out her.

Imagine how suprised he was when someone came with a lovely girl bunny in a bird cage of all things - TO DUMP HER ON THE ISLAND!!!

Look at what a hottie she is! Are they INSANE??? Somebody out there must want to love her.... Please contact my mom if you do.....

Of course mom's helper called my mom at home and she got in the car I-M-M-E-D-I-A-T-E-L-Y ! But first she told her helper to give the nice people her card and be super nice to them and get their name and address ad make them wait.

(they had already dumped the bunny but he caught her thank the good lord! ) So when rescue mom drove up.....

he he ... the fun began!

She smiled the whole time while she patiently explained how many predators are on the island and about all the diseases and wounds she has taken care of, and about all the poor dead baby bunnies...

Then she asked the people what was wrong with Birdy.... The people said that they thought thier 2 old bunny wasn't cute anymore and that they believed she would be happy and she could run and play free at the park. It was a whole family thing - lets go dump Bunny together! That THEIR CHILDREN WERE THERE TOO!!!

Rescue mom said that the kids at the park run and play too - but we don't leave them alone for an instant! (Who knows... maybe those people do?!)

At this point mom took the poor bunny in the bird cage (should we call her Birdy?) and handed the cage to her helper. She said Birdy would be fine and get spayed and find a lovey home with a beautiful litterbox.

and here is the good part.....

THEN SHE TOLD THE PEOPLE THAT WHEN THE ANIMAL CONTROL PEOPLE VISITED THEM THEY WOULD BE LIABLE FOR $500.00 OR 6 MONTHS IN JAIL!!!!

>>>http://animalcare.lacounty.gov/LawsOrdinances.asp

State Penal Code Sec. 597 and County Code Sec. 10.12.160 forbid the abusing, mistreatment, torturing and subjecting any animal to needless suffering. These laws provide that no animal may be deprived of proper food, water or shelter. Violation of these laws is punishable by up to six months in jail and/or a $500 fine. Please report any case of inhumane animal treatment or neglect to your local animal control agency. Animal Abandonment: Anyone who abandons an animal is subject to a $500 fine and/or up to six months in jail. (California Penal Code Sec. 597S). _______________________________

Oh..... and did I mention she had the camera with her?

Let the fun begin!

As far as I know I am now the ONLY person in Redondo Beach doing rabbit rescue. I didn't start out to.... we are actually working on the back side of hollywood in post production... you know, special fx. I never thought I'd be thankful for the writer's strike.

I lovely older woman called me 2 days before Christmas and was panicked about 2 rabbits she had seen on the island in Alondra Park. "They have no food! and you can't get too them!"

Now I am Elmer Fudd jousting windmills! Turns out the island is unincorporated land owned by the city of Los Angeles and has been set aside as a "California Native Plant Sanctuary" It took a long while to get ahold of someone with a key to the big gates that separate it from the rest of the park.

The story I heard was that when they set it up someone "donated" a pair of pet quality, intact rabbits (awwwww......... how cute! Too bad they never heard of Australia!) Indeed, there is a little box on the island that looks just like a teeny dog house - maybe what the rabbits are supposed to shelter in?

When I got onto the Island on the 26th I found between 20 and 30 starving, inbread and sick rabbits. Currently I have 15 at my home. The Ship Foundation has graciously taken on the sickest and most wounded of them (6 rabbits) I have tried to photograph their injuries and maladies. Many of the Does are obviously pregnant - so far 3 have been spayed and the world will be minus 13 more baby bunnies because of that small effort. Unfortunately - one of the does did not make it.... I comfort myself by repeating over and over that this rescue would be so much worse if we wait till spring when it gets a little warmer and stuff starts to sprout on the island.


PLEASE ! I NEED VET CARE. I NEED THESE DOES SPAYED BEFORE THEY POP!

If I can get every vet in the Redondo Beach area to do 2 rabbits - this one time disaster will go away before spring comes and grass sprouts on the island and it warms up and they breed and share disease some more. Even if you "don't do exotics" now is your chance to work on a rabbit that the owner will thank you for helping even it dies on the table. These guys have NOBODY :O(




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