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[Closed] Bit random, but not sure what to do: Rabbits attacked in garden.

EarlofBarnet · 2012-12-11T15:16:42Z

Bit random this I know, but just wanted some opinions. Last night went out to take our two rabbits out of their run and put them in their hutch for the night. Went in to the garden to find one rabbit dead in the middle of the lawn and their hutch nearly destroyed. Eventually found the second rabbit hiding under the kids play area. The dead rabbit was complete, so something hadn't tried to eat it, but had killed it. The hutch has one side smashed out of it and the metal bars on the front bent out of shape. We have a wall that is approx 1m high right around the garden. The same day a neighbour had posted on Facebook that their dog had escaped, and had been found an hour or so later. I don't think a cat or fox would have done the damage to the hutch and presume both would have tried to eat the rabbit. So have have assumed that it could have been down to neighbours dog. Think it's a bulldog, pretty big dog. Not sure what to do next. Kids are pretty shook up and I'm fairly gutted. Haven't confronted neighbour as I can't prove it was his dog. Not sure whether to report incident to RSPCA? Now have other rabbit inside but would like to have it outside again. Any words of advise?

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v8ninety

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Foxes are scrawny looking things, even the badass, urban variety. I can't see then easily bending metal bars. My money is on a werewolf. They are well known to love a bit of bunny, FACT.

Posted : 11/12/2012 11:51 pm

TatWink

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Well, all this fox talk seems to have caught up with me as one of our rabbits was killed around 12.30'ish.

The wife saw a fox by the hutch ran out there, scared it off but unfortunately too late. It had bitten the head off of one of our rabbits. Kids aren't gonna be happy.....

Posted : 12/12/2012 4:53 pm

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