A neighborhood in Florida has been overtaken by a bunch of lithe young intruders who are known for doing nothing but hanging out and screwing all day. It’s not spring breakers, it’s a bunch of bunnies! Since November, a brigade of rabbits has overtaken a neighborhood in Orlando and the residents are kinda pissed. At least the bunnies aren’t drinking rum buckets and blasting today’s top 40 from their rental cars!
How did the bunnies get there? Some idiot released them into the wild. People tells the lagomorphic tale:
Dozens of domestic bunnies residing in a Florida neighborhood are living up to their reputation by breeding like, well, rabbits — so fast that they have started overrunning the area and are popping up “everywhere.”
The wave of rabbits started in November when an unknown individual released three unwanted pet bunnies in the Azalea Park area near downtown Orlando. Then nature took over, according to Sue Chairvolotti, the adoption coordinator at Orlando Rabbit Care and Adoptions.
“They dug their way out of the backyard, and the rest is history,” she tells PEOPLE.
There are now about 50 rabbits of varying breeds — Chinchillas, Havanas, English spots, ruby-eyed whites — nibbling on grass and procreating throughout the Azalea Park area, Chairvolotti says.
A rabbit can produce 1-14 babies every 30 days or so and can get pregnant again the day she gives birth. According to Dana Krempels — a senior lecturer at the University of Miami’s Biology department — just a single pair of rabbits can spawn almost 4 million offspring in four years.
The rabbits are managing to destroy yards and antagonize dogs, so it’s turning into a bit of a mess. Not only that but because they’re domestic, they don’t really know how to fend for themselves without the help of a guardian (are we sure they aren’t spring breakers?). The rabbit care center is asking locals to adopt or foster a few while they attempt to get the situation under control. I always wanted a rabbit but after reading this, I think I’m gonna settle for buying a few disgusting Peeps for Easter!
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