Sweden burns bunnies for warmth


	Sweden burns bunnies for warmth

xpersianx

10-23-2009 2:55 PM

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10-23-2009 7:39 PM

lollipop10

You know, it's a shame how so many foreign species were introduced to places and now cause problems. Isn't the Cane Toad in Australia a perfect example?

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Stockholm even hires rabbit hunters for the task, like Tommy Tuvuynger, a modern day <A href="http://www.baconstripranch.com/images/20_Elmer_Fudd2.jpg" target="_blank">Elmer Fudd</A>.</P><P>"We are shooting rabbits in Stockholm center, they are a very big problem," he said. "Once culled, the rabbits are frozen and when we have enough; a contractor comes and takes them away."</P><P>Tuvunger is leading the fight to continue sniping bunnies for warmth. Several animal rights groups in Sweden <A href="http://www.thelocal.se/22610/20091012/" target="_blank">have come out in opposition</A> to the practice, saying that if the rabbits are a problem there are non-lethal ways to deal with them. 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