21 malnourished rabbits confiscated in Oakland CA

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Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer

Thursday, June 30, 2011



Oakland animal officials were scrambling Wednesday to find homes for 21 malnourished, deformed rabbits seized from a Lake Merritt area backyard, where they were being raised for food.

The bunny bust comes just as Oakland enters into the debate over urban agriculture regulations, deciding how to monitor livestock - its treatment and slaughter - in one of the country's hotbeds of urban homesteading.

"This blurs the lines for animal cruelty. When is it OK to raise something for food, and when is it cruelty?" said Megan Webb, director of Oakland animal services. "This is an issue we're all going to have to sort out."



Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/29/BA7R1K4D93.DTL

[TygrBright]

1. OFPS....! If you malnourish your food, what do you think yer gonna end up eating? n/t

[libodem]

2. poor bunnies

They can munch all day long. My Jack never quit eating. They seem to be especially hungry animals. I hate to see anything suffer but especially anything so cute. Poor things.