Easter is near and the local shopping mall had all the signs. The pet store has baby rabbits on display, in an open top case that allows customers to pet them. In the main concourse there was a much larger rabbit, an Easter bunny in the same space that seats Santa Claus each December. The photographer was taking shots of young children with this horrifically large rabbit, or at least the overly large head. I wouldn't be surprised if half the young children taken to meet this Easter Bunny run out of there fervently hoping that it is just a made up story, lest they risk meeting the real thing.
Today there is also a story in the local newspaper about an unfortunate situation for many animals. There have been complaints lodged against a woman who runs an animal hospice, or at least a strange version of a shelter. It appears that she gathers animals that are dying. She claimed that she gave the animals all of their medications and proper care such as making wheeled devices available for the paralyzed ones, but her statements are odd at best.
The most bizarre part was her explanation of why investigators found corpses laying around. The operator said that an animal's spirit stayed with the body for a while after death, so she purposely leaves the corpse out for a few days before burying or cremating it.
The baby bunnies in the Mall store might have no better end than the critters that end up in that hospice - of sorts. Easter tends to create a lot of work for people who rescue rabbits (yes, there is a rabbit rescue organization similar to pit bull rescue groups etc).
As scary as the big bunny doing pictures was, that may be the only kind of animal that should be part of Easter. A fake one.
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