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May 18, 2006

Brit Bunny Terrorizing Carrot Cultivators

The huge success of the recent Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit has made giant rabbits the hottest new pet. But like I've seen countless times before now, don't get a bunny unless you know what you're getting into. Every year, thousands of domestic rabbits are abandoned in the wild and parks, usually within about 5-8 months of purchase, when the novelty of the cute baby rabbit has worn off and in it's place is an unwanted responsibility. Many of these rabbits will die but some, the enterprising ones lucky enough to be able to feed themselves, will become part of the ever-growing feral wildlife population.

Veni, vidi, vegi: I came, I saw, I had a salad

Now Felton, a little farming village in Northumberland, is suffering from the attentions one such rampaging rabbit. Dubbed Bugs Bunny by the locals, the elusive lagomorph has helped itself to the prize-winning produce grown by the gardeners of the area. It's ravaging their radishes! Terrorizing their turnips! Laying waste to their leeks! Obliterating their onions! Crucifying their carrots!

I think you get the general idea.

An enormous rabbit is laying waste to vegetable plots in an English village, according to reports.

The news was first dismissed as an April Fool's joke. But residents of Felton in northeast England have confirmed that a huge, floppy-eared creature is leaving behind giant paw prints and a trail of destroyed carrots, leeks, onions, and turnips following nighttime raids.

The reportedly black and brown, dog-size bunny could be an escaped giant breed of pet rabbit, experts say.

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In the Oscar-winning movie, Wallace and his dog, Gromit, advocate humane pest-control methods.

The real-life rabbit—Bigs Bunny, as it's been called—faces a shoot-to-kill policy.

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"The first time I saw it I said, 'What the hell is that?'" Smith told local newspaper the Northumberland Gazette.

More At: National Geographic: Monster Rabbit Stalks U.K. Village (But No Sign of Wallace or Gromit)

Posted by sorsha at May 18, 2006 3:17 PM