Friday, February 25/05
Temperature: 2°C Drunken teens beat two rabbits to death and a Kelowna
animal rights group is hoping you
can help track down the suspects.
Rabbits Beaten To Death
A local animal rights group is hoping you can help track down those
responsible for the senseless killings of defenceless animals.

Two wild rabbits were bludgeoned to death on January 30/05 in a field off
Hunter Court near Leckie Road in Kelowna.

According to Sinikka Crosland of Tracs (The Responsible Animal Care
Society), a woman says she approached two youths armed with a baseball bat
who said they were trying to catch some of the rabbits that roam freely in
the area.

Crosland says the teens had been drinking liquor and became abusive toward
the woman, who wisely left the area. But the woman came back the next day
and found two dead rabbits. The dead animals were turned over to a vet who
confirmed the animals had been beaten to death.

Description of the suspects:
Male: about 5'6", slight to average build, light to medium brown short hair,
not wearing glasses, clear, fair skin, age about 16 perhaps younger.
Female: about 5'2 or 3", slight, hair light brown or blonde, not wearing
glasses, clear complexion, pretty, age about 14 or 15.

Crosland has contacted the police and is asking anyone who may know
something about the attacks to also call the RCMP.
Posted: February 25 / 3:26 pm
Story# 7378 / KH Related Link: TRACS
<http://www.tracs-bc.ca/fur_industry.php>