05-12-2007
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aņejo
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Hunt for real life 'were-rabbit'
Sharp-shooters have been brought in to defend allotment patches in Northumberland suffering from a real-life "curse of the were-rabbit".
The ravenous giant rabbit, named after the famed Wallace and Gromit character, is reported to have ripped up dozens of prize-winning leeks and turnips. Now growers in Felton, near Morpeth, have drafted in licensed gamekeepers with air rifles to halt the rampage. But animal welfare workers have called for the animal to be trapped instead. Four gardeners described the rabbit as having one ear larger than the other. The main clues are oversized paw prints and sightings of what growers claim to be a cross between a hare and a rabbit. " It's been taking huge bites out of cabbages, carrots and turnips... it's a hungry fella " said Marksman Brian Cadman A small group of allotment holders have now clubbed together to hire two air rifle marksmen with orders to shoot to kill. Grower Jeff Smith, 63, said: "This is no ordinary rabbit. We are dealing with a monster. "It is absolutely massive. I have seen its prints and they are huge, bigger than a deer. It is a brute of a thing." Mr Smith, who has kept an allotment for 25 years, added: "We have two lads here with guns who are trying to shoot it, but it is clever. "They never see it. There were big rabbits in the 1950s and 1960s before pesticides were introduced, but not like this." Marksman Brian Cadman, 17, said: "We've been told to shoot on sight, but we've not had much luck yet. "You can see what it's been eating. "It's been taking huge bites out of cabbages, carrots and turnips. It's a hungry fella." The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) urged the growers to set a humane trap for the animal and release it elsewhere. |
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commie pinko
  Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Kremlin (when not at my dacha in Houston)
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Yeah! That's the one! With HUGE nasty teeth!
A very vicious rabbit indeed! Anyway... If leeks are missing from your garden, blame me. I'm NOTORIOUS for taking a leek out in the garden if I've had enough tequila...  Quote:
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05-13-2007
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Niiiice!!
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: With Quincy.......
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Funny story about this one- or one that looked like his twin: it's owner was approached by the government of N.Korea. They wanted to buy him so they can have tons of little big bunny rabbits, for eating. So he figured he'd do something for the starving folks and sold it. The government had also asked him to come down there to teach about how to breed them. Well- gigantorabbit gone the invitation was cancelled and he never heard from them again. This coinciding with the b-day of their leader- so now this guy presumes his gigantorabbit was b-day dinner for nutty leader and his folks. And were-rabbit not only makes me think of good ole Monty Python but also of the scene in Wallace and Gromit where they have the huge fake were rabbit on top of their car acting out- it made me laugh tears in the cinema, along with the rabbits floating around in that vaccuum cleaner..... 
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05-14-2007
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Brit basher
 Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Killer bunny!
 Nasty, gnashy teeth! Quote:
Methinks that particular allotment owner has been drinking a few too many pints of bitter.  (Acutally, deer can have pretty small prints- so that's pretty funny. )
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