danatheb ([info]danatheb) wrote,
@ 2008-04-17 09:31:00
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I think I hate living in the country.**
Since the weather finally seems to be turning to spring, there's been a surge in wildlife in the yard, specifically rabbits.   Even before seeing the rabbits, we knew SOMETHING was out there, because when we put the dogs out before going to bed, Grayson would take off after SOMETHING like a shot, and I was never 100 percent worried that she'd ever catch a full grown rabbit, since those fuckers are QUICK, and Grayson, despite being pretty agile for a 12 year old dog, is always a little clumsy and doesn't have all of her teeth, so I figured everything would be fine.

Now, I was not a witness to what happened, and it's difficult to be completely sure the baby bunny wasn't already dead or injured when it ended up in my yard, since I don't have access to the scientific CSI equipment necessary to peice together the timeframe of the yard massacre, but I DO know that if you're going to catch, kill (presumably) and eat something that much smaller than yousrelf, EAT THE WHOLE THING.  Don't leave behind the DARK MEAT SECTION, jesus christ, dog! And furthermore, weren't you RAISED better than that?! Did you not have food in your damn bowl before you went off on your (alleged) killing spree?!  WHY IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY WOULD YOU NEED TO EAT A BABY RABBIT!?  AND AND AND, if you absolutely HAD to eat it, WHY NOT DO A LITTLE GROOMING BEFORE YOU COME BACK INTO THE HOUSE?  Did I need to see you all splattered with blood and YES SOME FLESHY INNARD BITS?!  I didn't!

I  hope it was worth it, because our relationship has changed FOREVER.  I will never EVER be able to look at that cute little face again without thinking HOLY SHIT YOU ATE A BABY RABBIT.


**not really.  I'd rather feed grayson a litter of tasty baby animals than move back to New Haven.


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[info]abbeygirl
2008-04-17 01:58 pm UTC (link)
One time at our old house, Keeka (the cat) killed a baby rabbit. We didn't know this, as it had happened overnight. However, the next day, when we let Abbey (the dog) out into the backyard, she immediately set to eating something. Once we realized she was chewing on something, we chased her down and brought her back to the deck, and made her drop what was in her mouth. It was unclear what it was, at first. A brown furball of some kind. I kicked it to flip it over, and then we were able to make out the ears and eyes of the bunny head.

We decided that since she'd eaten the rest of it, we might as well just let her finish it. I kicked it back off the deck and she went after it. And the worst part is that we could hear the skull cracking as she crunched through it.

We don't ever have to speak of this again. I just figured it was appropriate to share at this time.

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[info]danatheb
2008-04-17 02:06 pm UTC (link)
reading the words "hear the skull cracking" actually made my stomach lurch, and I am not put off by blood or bones or brain matter or anything in a human being, but for some reason, the fact that MY PET ate another animal just makes me uneasy.

PS: Last night when we put them out for their before bed bathroom time, Grayson RETURNED TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME, looking for a 2nd go, but Nick had (at my babyish insistance) tossed the remainder of the carcass over the fence, perhaps hitting one of its living siblings. ARGH.

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[info]danatheb
2008-04-17 02:07 pm UTC (link)
AND I've HAD rabbits!! I had rabbits for years! Grayson never tried to eat them! WHAT THE HELL IS IN THE COUNTRY AIR?!?!?

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[info]abbeygirl
2008-04-17 02:15 pm UTC (link)
oh, see, I never had a rabbit pet, so it's not the same for me. And maybe wild rabbits are just more appealing than the tame sort.

That part about hitting one of its siblings was hilarious. You're so awesome.

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[info]danatheb
2008-04-17 02:27 pm UTC (link)
Fucking gross.

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[info]nellymom
2008-04-17 06:41 pm UTC (link)
My cat caught a baby rabbit when I was about 12 years old, and I can still remember my mother screaming when we found it. The poor thing was still alive, but missing one of its hind legs. Yuck.

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[info]danatheb
2008-04-17 07:18 pm UTC (link)
NO NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

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[info]charpuppy
2008-04-18 02:19 am UTC (link)
Honestly I feel kind of bad for my kitties... they're just so made to be predators, but I keep them inside so there's no prey for them to hunt. It's like they have nothing to do, they have no purpose, they can't be their true selves and do what they're designed to do. I always thought it was nice whenever they found a roach in the apartment and attacked and ate it... but I guess a roach isn't the same thing as a baby rabbit! hahaha! I don't know... I eat dead animals all the time so why shouldn't they?

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[info]abbeygirl
2008-04-18 04:03 am UTC (link)
Exactly. My inside cat used to kill all the moths, flies, and spiders that would make it into the house.

My other cat was chasing a rabbit down once in the backyard - we heard it squeaking for dear life - and we found her and made her drop it, then took her inside for the night. Of course, if it was injured, she probably just finished it off the next day.

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[info]danatheb
2008-04-18 01:30 pm UTC (link)
I know it's wrong to feel like my animals should be held to a higher standard, which is stupid, they're ANIMALS, but I guess the fact that it was a RABBIT bothered me, because I don't eat things I've ever kept as a pet.

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[info]abbeygirl
2008-04-18 02:30 pm UTC (link)
Yes, but Grayson never had a pet rabbit, technically, so they're fair game.

HAHA. GAME.

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[info]danatheb
2008-04-18 03:30 pm UTC (link)
Hah! Good one! HOWEVER, she never attempted to eat MY pet rabbits. When I let the rabbits skitter around on the floor grayson was very WOAH WHAT THE FUCK and stay away. On the other hand, she seemed to think Johnny Shutup, my beloved tortoise, was a moving cheeseburger.

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[info]charpuppy
2008-04-18 08:33 pm UTC (link)
I understand! Rabbits are cuties! Just sayin... your pet is more of a wild beast than you think, it probably loved killing the baby rabbit. Bwahahaha!

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