Thought I would take this time to let the world (or at least who wants to read) about how evil rabbits are...and how much more evil I am. LOL
When I was living in Boise, ID I was working as a zoo keeper and working at a pet store part time. Now you think zoo keeper, you thing exotic, potentially dangerous animals. Well, even playing with a BADGER at the zoo, that was nothing compared to what happened at the pet store.
We got in a surrendered bunny at the store. An older male bunny named Milo. People said they just didn't have time for him anymore, kids grew tired of him. Well after we took him in, he bit one of the girls so we all knew to be careful and cautious of him. Granted...he's "just a bunny".
I went into work at the pet store one day and began cleaning the small animals. When I got to Milo I waited for him to be on the far end of his cage so I could open it and reach in to grab his water bottle real quick... ...Not quick enough. He LUNGED at my hand and sunk his teeth into the back of my hand and started gnawing on my flesh while all four paws were kicking and shredding... ...I was in shock. I just stared at him while he was shredding at my hand thinking "I can't believe he is biting me...I can't believe he is fucking biting me!" Then I snapped out of it and reached in with my other hand and scruffed him and peeled him off me hand, tossed him back and shut the door real quick and ran to the kitchen sink which was in the next room across from me. I yelled to one of the girls to grab me a towel from the closet as I was running my bloody hand under the cold water. She came in (after taking her sweet time) not realizing what happened saw me and freaked. I wrapped my hand and she was panicing yelling that I needed to go to the hospital. By this time the owners had come in and she went off babbling to them. I was holding pressure on the hand and told them, I'd be fine...I just need a bandaid. The owner told me to show them the wound and when I took the towel off, tendons and everything was hanging out of the two holes made by his teeth. So they demanded I go to the hospital. My co-worker drove me and you can imagine the look when telling the ER people that I was in the ER because of a BUNNY! After being put on extreme antibiotics, having my hand repaired but not closed (needs to drain). I went back to work on unfortunately...he chewed my left hand...and I'm a lefty. So I struggled. And of course...when I went to the zoo to work the next day...They all laughed at me. And when I went back to the ER for a follow-up visit...The Dr that grabbed my file opened it as he called my name then looked at me and said "OH! So *YOU'RE* the bunny woman!!!" Obviously I was famous for my story at the hospital as well as being the laughing stock of two jobs.
After a few days I was back working at the pet store and Milo had been put outback away from the public. His white fur was stained pink around his mouth from MY blood. As I walked by his cage that day he lunged at me from inside his cage. I turned and kicked the cage. I stopped for a moment in thought and said....Hmmmm
I told my boss at the pet store that Milo and I were going for a trip to the zoo...and Milo was not coming back! He nodded in agreement and I took him to meet "Hot Lips"...a 15 foot Burmese Python.
Psycho bunny continues...When we put him in the HUGE cage with Hot Lips...Milo started digging in the corner of the cage...Hot Lips slithered over about 5 feet away from him and rested her head on a log, just watching...The stupid rabbit turned, saw the snake, JUMPED UP IN THE AIR to attack the snake!!! Of course...Hot Lips was use to chickens so she caught him in mid-air and wrapped him up quick.
Now alot of people by this point say "Awwww...how mean..." Well for 1...I now only have about 1/2 the strength I use to in that hand and constantly have pain and my hand "locks up"...And If I wanted to be cruel...I could have tossed him in with the Servals or Ocelots who chase and catch the rabbits...then carry them around for a few, then let them go...and catch them again "playing with their food"...Or better yet...Toss them to the bears who stomp on the rabbits and just start eating...Not killing first. If they grab a leg first...the leg is torn off and eaten while the animal is alive. So see...I could have been cruel. But at least with the snake...it was over fast...No real suffering. Just quick...and gone. For a 6 years I was terrified of rabbits. I am getting over the fear. A true fear. Shivers, jumpy, etc. I am over it for the most part. It still hits me occassionally. But that is why...I hate rabbits!!!
