Lucky the Rabbit
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Lucky is the name of a pet rabbit who has made national news in the USA because she was abused by teenagers. Lucky's owner, Nicholas Sigmon, along with Paul Collins and their friends, wrapped firecrackers equivalent to a quarter-stick of dynamite to the rabbit and threw her into a lake. Fortunately for Lucky, the firecrackers didn't go off and her would-be killers fished her out of the water and planned other ways to kill her before giving up. The perpetrators videotaped and photographed their attempted killing and posted the media on the Internet leading to their discovery. Sigmon claimed the whole incident was a joke to disturb an ex-girlfriend of one of their friends. However, when asked by the San Francisco Chronicle about why they used live explosives on the rabbit, Sigmon answered, "Um, that's a real tough question to answer."
Lucky survived the ordeal and was put under the care of the House Rabbit Society where she recovered and was put up for adoption. Many people wanted to adopt Lucky, and thousands of applications flooded in. Finally, an adoptive bunny parent with experience was chosen (one who had worked at the House Rabbit Society.) Lucky now lives with two other house rabbits, Bennie and Abigail.
Sigmon and Collins pled no contest to misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. Both were fined and sentenced to jail (30 days and 15 days, respectively), and ordered to perform community service and attend psychological counseling.
[edit] References
- Lee, Henry K. Lucky bunny escapes explosive demise / Huge firecracker taped to rabbit—owner charged. SFGate.com. July 29, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2006.
