Here is a link to CHBC TV coverage on the rabbit issue in Kelowna:

http://www.chbcnews.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=15478

In response to the above, I received this piece of good news from the B.C. Ministry of Environment: "...you will need a Wildlife Act permit to proceed with sterilization of the captured rabbits. We will work to expedite the permit application and the fee will be waived based on the fact your activities will be providing a benefit to wildlife." (Even rabbits with domestic roots are considered "wildlife" under the Act.)

We will also make a presentation to City Council (date pending), as they need to grant us adequate time to carry out our humane program properly. They need to put all lethal tools away. Some councillors have suggested feeding rabbits to the homeless. Another said that they could possibly be used for pet food. These suggestions, as well as employing trappers to kill them for any purpose, must be exposed as cruel and totally unnecessary.

If you haven't done so already, please send a note to mayorandcouncil@kelowna.ca . Please ask them not to mobilize any kind of lethal management strategy. Our project is a long-term one, and we need time to be able to carry it out effectively and humanely.

Thanks,
Sinikka Crosland, President
TRACS (The Responsible Animal Care Society)