how sad….sounds like the daughter is very spoiled. i can see letting bunnies come inside, but squirrels??? what if these animals have diseases? you can’t just bring in a wild animal w/out taking it to a vet. but any vet in their mind would tell a person they can’t keep a wild bunny.

UGH…how frustrating! You did everything you could! you couldn’t force your co-worker to do anything. its really not even the little girls fault, her parents need to have more common sense!

Sounds like a child out of control to me.

OMG

First *HUGS* You tried, and you got it to the wildlife rescue. You did good. *hugs*

Second *looks around* where is my torch and pitchfork?? FFFFFFFTTTTTTTTT some people!!! And he’s raising ignorant callous children to boot!!
How do you feel about posting his info here so we can flame him? *(ok, maybe not the best idea, I tend to react then think…)

i second this.  poor bun.

You know people like that…. I would just love to see that person break his leg    and we just leave him like that for weeks saying ohh your nervous system isn’t that developed to feel much pain. It is nothing.  And just leave him like that.

My son’s favorite is  take the dude beat the heck out of him til he is half dead and leave him under a bridge and let him feel no one cares if he lives or dies.  See how he lkes it.

That breaks my heart too. So what is going to happen to the bunny? Is it just going to suffer until it dies? Is there no one who can do anything?

I hear that all the time: Kid got sick of rabbit or cat or pony or whatever. When I was a kid I cherished my cat with all my heart and I wanted more animals to love and care for! That cat was the best friend in the world to me. How can a kid get sick of an adorable little animal!!!

I think that little girl needs a good firm back hand! Sorry, but that’s how I feel! There are way too many spoiled brats out there who get pets. You want to spoil your kid and buy them bikes and barbies, fine… but don’t drag an innocent animal into your crappy parenting.

^^^you hit the nail on the head… a pet to a small child (to SOME small children) is no different than a stuffed animal/barbie/bike/board game. it’s a belonging, a personal possession and they will get tired of it and that’s when the parents either step in and fulfill the responsibility to the animal, or they throw their arms up and say “oh well. whatever…” this particular bun is a wild animal and should not have been treated as a domestic in the first place… but i guess it’s too late now for that argument.

Your co-worker asked for your advice (and disregarded it anyway!) but in my book, he invited you into this so I think you should be able to say what needs to be said. Despite his seniority in the office. I understand your hesitation though and don’t envy your posistion.

You said after seeing it you went to the wildlife rescue centre. I missed something – were you able to take the bun in after all?

What a sad story. I hope the bun has a pain free life at the wildlife center or atleast gets to go to bunny heaven, becaue I can’t see how a bunny with a bad leg and broken tail can have any kind of a life.

I’m sitting here next to my little girl, wondering how anyone could ever mistreat a bun.. or any animal. even on accident.

I would suggest, that, if they allow you to take the baby bun to the Wildlife Rescue, you should let them or the authorities know there is mistreatment of animals going on in your neighborhood. Request anonymity and if the neighbor asks you why the cops are coming to his house, deny everything. He doesn’t deserve the courtesy of knowing you were the one who did the right thing. I realize jobs are sensitive things we need to hold on to when we can, but this sounds like a situation that could escalate to other undesirable things. I wonder at the mental stability of that child, sounds like she doesn’t have much of a father.

Poor bunny. I hate to say it, but with all the abuse it’s suffered, I can only hope a way is seen clear to having it put down, how can it survive after all it’s been through? Someone needs to take that dog in charge too, it doesn’t sound any better disciplined than the girl.

Sorry if I sound peevish. I just don’t have patience for this kind of thing. People know better than to treat animals this way, they simply choose not to.

There are special sanctuaries here where injured wild animals can live, but still be protected from predators. We ended up with a baby cottontail once, and that is where she went. Perhaps the rehabbers have a similar place in your area.

I’m glad to hear he was taken away from those horrible people. I think that’s great that there is a wildlife rehabilitation that is willing to help and is not just going to euthanize him.