Posted on 03/26/2010 6:00:22 PM PDT by Ptarmigan
Historically, there is a surge in the number of rabbits abandoned at Long BeachCityCollege’s (LBCC) Liberal Arts Campus (LAC) each Easter season. Hundreds of domesticated rabbits have been abandoned on campus in recent years which has created a host of problems, especially for the rabbits who have been released into the wild when they should be cared for as pets.
“People are under the false impression that LBCC is a safe haven for rabbits so they tend to drop them off when they are no longer wanted as family pets,” said Jacque Olson, a LBCC employee who has provided care for the rabbits for years. She continued, “Unfortunately, the rabbits live in unsafe conditions and are injured and preyed upon by predators because they were bred to be pets.”
The College is trying to raise awareness of this issue to prevent others from abandoning their pets on campus. Signs are being installed and campus police officers will begin enforcing local codes that subject anyone who abandons an animal to a $500 fine.
HATE SPEECH!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Nature, red in tooth and claw."
Bunnies=Bloodthirsty ptarmigan killing freaks
ping
The Bunny Ranch?
Hasenpfeffer
6 Servings Prep: 5 min. + marinating Cook: 35 min.
Ingredients
1 large onion, sliced
3 cups white vinegar
3 cups water
1 tablespoon pickling spice
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 bay leaves
8 whole cloves
1 rabbit (2-1/2 pound), skinned, cut into serving-size pieces
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 to 3 tablespoons butter
1 cup (about 8 ounces) sour cream
Directions
In a large nonmetallic bowl, combine onion, vinegar, water and seasonings. Add rabbit pieces; cover and refrigerate for 48 hours, turning occasionally.
Remove meat; strain and reserve marinade. Dry meat well; coat lightly with flour. In a skillet, melt butter; brown meat well. Gradually add 2 to 2-1/2 cups reserved marinade. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until tender, about 30 minutes.
Remove meat to a warm platter. Add sour cream to pan juices; stir just until heated through. Spoon over the meat and serve immediately. Yield: 6 servings.
Heck, back in the day, when I was in college, I DREAMED about a bunny infested campus. Of course, I had this kind of bunny in mind...
I wonder if the LBCC cops will issue hunting licenses. Pnh102, do you happen to know what the penalty is for shooting a fricasseeing rabbit without a fricasseeing rabbit license?
If not, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIvQKNW5_Xw
Now, I’ll take that any day, not the floppy eared ptarmigan oppressors.
Back in the 1940s, as I was told in the 1960s by an older golfer, players at the nearby Lakewood Country Club, a public course about a half-mile west of LBCC, used to carry shotguns in their golf bags to shoot the numerous jackrabbits which roamed that course then.
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