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Bunny Thief
Yesterday I took the bf to the local annual country show. Basically lots of tractors, animals, young farmers doing bricklaying competitions, home made food, that kind of thing. A little middle-aged but rather diverting for an hour. We were in the animal section and I had just finished molesting an albino ferret (dear god I want one, I fell in love) and we were moving on to the rabbits and ducks. Now I have two rabbits that live free in my garden but are very tame (best of both worlds) so am a total sucker for rabbits in general, especially babies, as these ones were; about 10 of them, no more than 3 months old. They were in a large run, one of those with the flip-up lids, but the lid was fastened with heavy duty wire, presumably so what then happened, wouldn't happen...
There was a woman with a toddler also looking at the bunnies, and as I watched she started fiddling with the wire fastenings. She looked really determined. The bf and I looked at each other, and without words agreed that this was not on. So he walked off to find the person in charge of the bunnies. By the time he came back with a rather alarmed looking teenager in tow, the woman had got the wire off and was opening the cage and feeling around inside trying to catch a rabbit. They were sensibly keeping out of range.
SW: Stupid Woman
ST: Scared Teenager
ST: Excuse me ma'am, but I'm afraid we can't have people touching the rabbits. However, you can go to the ferret display, where they allow petting, or the goats or sheep.
SW: Oh, I wanted one to take home!
ST: Sorry, they're not for sale.
SW: Then why are they here?
ST: They're for display... this is a show about the country.
SW: Well no one will mind if I take just one!
ST: Um, sorry, that's not possible. They belong to a local breeder.
SW: Look, I just want one.
ST: No!
SW: There's no need to be rude!
We ended up hanging around watching her for a while, as did the teenager. She was clearly waiting for him to go so she could snag a bunny. In the end the bf told the teenager that we would stand guard while he went to find a proper lock. He came back with a ridiculously big combination lock which he used to fasten the cage. The woman looked really insulted and left. The rabbits looked very confused by it all...
There was a woman with a toddler also looking at the bunnies, and as I watched she started fiddling with the wire fastenings. She looked really determined. The bf and I looked at each other, and without words agreed that this was not on. So he walked off to find the person in charge of the bunnies. By the time he came back with a rather alarmed looking teenager in tow, the woman had got the wire off and was opening the cage and feeling around inside trying to catch a rabbit. They were sensibly keeping out of range.
SW: Stupid Woman
ST: Scared Teenager
ST: Excuse me ma'am, but I'm afraid we can't have people touching the rabbits. However, you can go to the ferret display, where they allow petting, or the goats or sheep.
SW: Oh, I wanted one to take home!
ST: Sorry, they're not for sale.
SW: Then why are they here?
ST: They're for display... this is a show about the country.
SW: Well no one will mind if I take just one!
ST: Um, sorry, that's not possible. They belong to a local breeder.
SW: Look, I just want one.
ST: No!
SW: There's no need to be rude!
We ended up hanging around watching her for a while, as did the teenager. She was clearly waiting for him to go so she could snag a bunny. In the end the bf told the teenager that we would stand guard while he went to find a proper lock. He came back with a ridiculously big combination lock which he used to fasten the cage. The woman looked really insulted and left. The rabbits looked very confused by it all...
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