Psychologist Called After ‘Bloodthirsty’ Bunny Attacks Animal Shelter Staff
Staff at an animal shelter have called in a psychologist to treat a ‘bloodthirsty’ RABBIT with a reputation for sinking its teeth into terrified guests - leaving one elderly woman in hospital.
Lop-eared rabbit Jack looks like the epitome of bunny cuteness, but he has been known to chase victims before biting down hard - and aggression experts say they’ve never seen such behaviour before.
The six-month-old was brought into Maria’s Animal Shelter in Probus, Cornwall, in October.
Maria Mulkeen, 47, the charity’s founder, said: ‘He looks like butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth.
‘One lady who volunteers at the shelter put down a carrot for him while he was running around the main room and he latched onto her hand would not let go.
‘Luckily we have a doctor who volunteers at the shelter and she was able to treat the hand with butterfly stitches which she had in her car.
‘A few days ago she had to go to hospital, was given antibiotics and she now has a scar.’
In another separate incident, Jack even chased his victim around the room before plunging his teeth into her.
‘I heard a scream and I ran in to find Jack running around the room repeatedly biting her’, Maria recalled.
Ouch! Jack is known for sinking his teeth into victims
‘I have never seen anything like that before, He would not leave her alone - he was unbelievable.
‘I just hope that anyone hearing Jack’s story will encourage other animal lovers with aggressive rabbits to seek help for their pets if required.’
An animal behaviourist has since said that Jack’s problems were a result of ‘learnt behaviour’ - and animal shelter workers have now been given a series to exercises to help Jack change his ways.
He is also receiving one to one attention with foster carer Sandra Mcllduff, who has been bitten by Jack on several occasions.
She said: ‘He is getting better. He is still very feisty and we have nicknamed him Damien.
However, I still have all my fingers.’
Jack’s wild nature has been compared to the devilish bunny from Monty Python And The Holy Grail - which famously attacked King Arthur and decapitated one of his knights.
