Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas

Last month you read here about the shrinking availability of free parking at casino garages in Las Vegas and the simmering anger of the city’s residents. Now a new menace is imperiling Sin City: bunnies. Not the jackrabbits living in the surrounding desert, but cute little bunny rabbits.

When pet owners become bored with their pet rabbits or tired of feeding them and disposing of the rabbit droppings, they often drop them off in a remote neighborhood. Instead of disappearing, the rabbits do what rabbits do. Besides making rabbit pellets, they also make more rabbits. A lot of them. More than the city is able to control. Bunnies are taking over Las Vegas. The cute – now feral – bunny rabbits dig up property and chew on pipes. Dead bunnies are often found in the sewers.

Volunteer groups have tried capturing rabbits, spaying, then releasing them, but can’t keep up with bunny multiplication. Vigilantes have spread avocados – harmful to baby bunnies – in rabbit habitats.

Las Vegas has survived gangsters and corporate-run gambling. It would be sad if bunnies caused its demise.

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