Existing legislation to protect animals from humans is overall very weak. In this day and age, it's absurd that under the legal system they are still regarded as property. It's an uphill battle to make change and just as difficult to enforce laws, lay charges, or convict. The punishment never fits the crime. And, one can't regulate human behaviour, no matter what. All animals are at our mercy.

The rabbits on UVic's campus are domestic rabbits and their offspring that have been abandoned by their "owners." The University is an autonomous institution and to imply that it's perfectly legal to "hunt and kill feral rabbits", as posted by "Informed" is too simplistic. Read more: http://www.rabbitadvocacy.com/hunting_uvic_rabbits_is_illegal.htm