Odd Stories: Stolen Rabbits Returned

Portland - Sadly for more than a dozen freed rabbits, they were returned to their unfortunate fate.

Farmer Levi Cole, an instructor for the Portland Meat Collective, said 18 of his rabbits were taken from him the day before he was supposed to teach a class about raising, slaughtering, and cooking them.

The owner of Portland Meat Collective, Camas Davis, claims ten one-day-old baby rabbits were left behind and died of neglect. However, there is serious doubt as to if the babies ever existed.

Erin Ford, a board member of the animal rights group Rabbit Advocates said whoever stole them dropped them by the house of one of their volunteers. All but one were, named Roger, was retrieved from Rabbit Advocates' lawyer's office.

Members of the group say they are still trying to persuade the meat collective to not slaughter the rabbits.

"If they stay in our care, it will be a good result. If they don't, I don't like to think of what the end result will be for these darling little furry ones, " said vice president said Mary Huey.