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Dog attacked rabbit nest

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My dog and I were in the yard today when I heard a squeaking noise like a baby bird - I looked over and i my dog was sniffing hard at the ground, I went over and he had a baby bunny in front of him, very small with its eyes not open yet. When I got to him he had laid the bunny down and I scooped it up to get it away from him.

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My dogs dug up the top of a rabbit burrow with several baby rabbits. How do I damage control?

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So today I let me dogs out in their little play fence outside and I noticed they were reaching outside the gate with their paws and digging up a ton of hair and grass. I walked over and saw they had revealed a rabbit burrow with maybe four or five baby rabbits, not sure how old they were but their eyes were closed.

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

Above is a buck with antlers in velvet , while the animal below has clean antlers A Muntjac on the run. Note the short legs, stout body and white rump and tail I see Muntjac on virtually every birding (or dog-walking) outing, as these small Asian deer are now very numerous around my home in the Suffolk Brecks.

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All I dream is of having an animal, but I find it selfish and too great of a commitment

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I grew up surrounded by animals and now, as an adult who is going through the worst period of her life, all I think of is of the day I will have a dog or even a rabbit by my side. Animals are the opposite, at least to a lesser extent than humans. Animals are the opposite, at least to a lesser extent than humans.

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Wild bunnies in my yard

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Now they're building new houses on that block and the heavy equipment has surely scared away the animals living in that space. I now have wild rabbits. Is there any harm to letting these rabbits live there? They seem to stay away from most places where my dog goes but even so, can their presence hurt my dog or my stuff?

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PSA

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The mother only returns once maybe twice a day to feed and some species of rabbits like the eastern Cottontail have their babies in the open rather than burrows. 2) If the rabbit is in danger such as from your cat or dog try to release it out of the perimeter. It is a delicate process to save a rabbit but very rewarding.

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Cat Owners: Can You Help Me?

10,000 Birds

My friend Nina is an animal lover. Unless she is accompanying her dog, he stays in a fenced-in area. But one day, unbeknownst to her, a wild rabbit dug under the fence. She let her dog out, he spotted the rabbit, and took off like a bullet. She let her dog out, he spotted the rabbit, and took off like a bullet.

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