The Bunologist Jul09

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What’s News? Alannah Kill, the Designer of Death 30 June 2009 – Melbourne (Australia) Fur was flying at Alannah Hill’s Chapel Street boutique recently after an anti-fur protest by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Asia Pacific about the designer’s return to using fur.

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Bonding rabbits Dear Diary Adopt me! Willow finds a friend Pets in peril – domestic violence Proctor & Gamble kill 2,500 animals Debates range over animal testing in NSW Clarence the SUPER SPY and the great art gallery

Rabbit Hoarder arrested 17 June 2009 – Oregonlive.com (United States) A woman who made national headlines in 2006 for keeping more than 200 rabbits in her home was jailed after police found her with more than a dozen of the animals in a hotel room. Eight adult rabbits and five babies were found inside the room, as well as the body of one dead baby rabbit.

Alannah, fragile at the best of times, claimed she was unable to respond to PETA's accusations that she sources her fur from China, where animal cruelty prevails.

Sakewitz received national attention in 2006 when police seized 250 rabbits -- including 88 dead ones in freezers -from her Hillsboro home.

Inside sources advised us that fur items were being sold at the Chapel Street store on the day of the protest. The shop girlies were asked whether the fur was real rabbit. Their answer was yes.

In 2006, she was convicted on animal neglect charges and released on 10 years probation. As a condition of her release, Sakewitz was ordered not to keep pets and stay at least 100 yards away from rabbits. Let’s hope she gets the message this time! (BOING)

It really doesn’t matter where the rabbit fur was sourced. It’s still the skin & fur of a dead rabbit. Why that’s fashion, I’ll never know!!!! (BOING)

Rabbit Rubbish Bins June 2009 – London (United Kingdom)

Bunnies in Paris 1 June 2009 – Paris (France)

For the “Super Contemporary” show which opened at the Design Museum in London, fashion designer Paul Smith and 14 other artists were commissioned to “give something back” to London.

The Cracking Art Group have installed colorful rabbit sculptures at a Printemps store in Paris made of plastic water bottles that were found in landfills. The Cracking Art Group is a collaboration among six international artists who focus on social and environmental issues. They work largely with plastics.

Smith focused his project on his distaste for litter. His creation is a 5-foot green rabbit holding a trash bag. When you throw garbage in the bin, the rabbit’s ears light up. Prototypes of his “New London Rubbish Bin” have been placed in Covent Gardens and Holland Park on a 4-month trial period.

Bonding rabbits By Karen Bonding rabbits can be quite a challenge! Rabbits are social and enjoy each other’s company but they’re also territorial. Initial introductions between potential partners need a safe and non-threatening environment and an understanding of bunny nature and body language. Every rabbit’s personality and behaviour is different! Just like people, some bunnies range from gentle sweet natured to aggressive & dominant. A bunny will not just become friends with anyone! There has to be a well-rounded balance to ensure a successful bunny couple. Each bunny will make up their own mind who they like or dislike. BOING’s best experiences with bonding bunnies have been desexed females with desexed males. We’ve commonly found with successful bondings that one of the pair is more outgoing than the other. For example – Ally is a large NZ Dutch cross male. He’s quiet & reserved, never been aggressive or even thumped his leg. His partner, Pancake, is an outgoing & bouncy smaller lop. She rules the relationship but Ally doesn’t mind as he follows whatever Pancake wants and seems quite happy with her making all the decisions. Of course, great bondings are not always textbook boy/girl. Stuart Little & Peanut are great mates. Peanut is friendly with everyone! He doesn’t mind who the bunny is and will happily run circles around them giving them a golden shower any old time. He’s outgoing, funny & just silly. Stuart on the other hand is more reserved. He’s slightly agoraphobic so prefers his home turf but trusts Peanut and follows him wherever he goes. Now that Stuart is half blind with a cataract and Peanut is mostly deaf, the two are quite the disabled pair! Then we have the siblings. Missy & Charlie have always been together as brother & sister. Obviously this bonding is much easier as there weren’t any issues about introducing a new bunny. However, not all siblings will enjoy each other’s company and some may fight so we are just lucky that these two adore each other. Missy is the more social of the two. She’ll be the one who will pop out from under the table first to find out when dinner will be served. She’ll also be the boldest one to come out for a treat if we have guests. Charlie, on the other hand, will always sit in the background and watch his sister to assess whether he should participate. When it comes to rabbits and a companion, it’s a great idea more often than not. Most rabbits love other rabbit companionship. A happily bonded pair will groom each other, watch out for each other and keep each other company. Some single bunnies (particularly if they do not have constant human attention) can become stressed, anxious, aggressive, bored and usually destructive! We’ve had quite a number of calls this month asking about bonding bunnies. Here are some of the Q & A’s which might help others trying to bond a new couple:

Q – How do I know if my two bunnies are bonding? They’re living together and don’t fight but they’re not really grooming each other. It’s been 10 days. They are a desexed boy & desexed girl. A – It’s really early days. Both buns are still working out who’s who in the relationship. If they’re not fighting but grooming themselves near the other, then they are both at ease with each other. The apparent disinterest is almost a good thing, as it shows that neither feels threatened by the other. If they were chasing each other or one would lunge if the other moved, then there is a problem. Q – I adopted a friend’s undesexed 18-month-old female rabbit to be friends with my desexed 8-monthold girl. My rabbit is aggressive and bites the new bunny & me. The new bunny is very quiet, gentle and loves pats. Both buns are outside during the day and we bring them in at night. My bunny is picking on the new bunny and attacks her. We hear squeals when they’re outside together. Do you think they’ll get along? A – No. I would be separating these two and keeping them apart permanently before something terrible happens. Two girls are not ideal, particularly bringing another girl into the first one’s territory. Girls can be really territorial!! As the new bunny is not desexed, this may cause your bunny (even though she is desexed) to become anxious and aggressive towards the intact intruder. They smell different and this can trigger anger. If any rabbit makes a vocal noise when being attacked, this means extreme fear. Rabbits will only scream in terror. Rabbits have long term memories of bad experiences so these two will not bond now.

Bunnicula, The Vampire Rabbit Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit was a 1982 animated ABC Weekend Special based on a series of children’s books by James Howe. Bunnicula was a family pet who sucked the juices out of vegetables. Not all that frightening in reality -unless you’re a vegetable. Nevertheless, Bunnicula can sprout bat wings, fly, and move things with the power of his mind

Dear Diary By Karen The four factory farm bunnies that we took in last month are keeping us on our toes. Sadly we lost Zoe to a deep infection after a routine spay. After talking to another person who also adopted a factory farm bunny from the same farm, it appears that there may well indeed be an unusual bacterium that these bunnies have on their skin. Any scratches or grazes that these buns incur could be life threatening. Fortunately Isabelle & Lulu avoided infection but Poppy is now battling the same problem and is on Choramphenicol and Metacam daily to fight the infection before her impending surgery to remove the abscess. I feel quite heartbroken to not have enabled Zoe a long term, happy future. She tried so hard to stay with us and she really wanted that chance for a loving home. In the three weeks she was with us, she made a great snuggle buddy with Isabelle, explored & lapped up all the attention. She really was a special bunny! For Poppy – Failure is not an option. She will survive! I’ve always wanted to see for myself what factory farm rabbits are like. In the last 6 weeks of them being at our house, running around the kitchen, I can honestly say that these bunnies are just delightful. They are affectionate, very intelligent and all very different in personality. It makes me just so sad to know that there are so many more of these intelligent & affectionate creatures still sitting in small wire boxes in a dark shed awaiting a violent death for some measly price per kilo. Isabelle was very sad to lose her new friend so soon. She has now taken up hiding under an old laundry basket but has learned quickly that food comes from the fridge & “lollies” means something utterly delicious! Isabelle doesn’t always hide, she’s regularly found stretched out sleeping on our rug – I’ve never seen such a big stretched out bunny! Lulu is a big white blondie! She has super strong back legs that she’s never had a chance to use. She likes to run but doesn’t know her own strength & speed just yet. We have to cushion the walls so she doesn’t run into anything & hurt herself. Lulu LOVES cardboard boxes!! She’s been going through one every week, picking it up, spinning it around, making new doors & windows. She’s having such fun!! Poppy is Miss Smoochy!! She’s the only bunny I know that will lift her head right up for a kiss & keep it there for a long, long time. She adores affection… and following people into the toilet! If you would like to read more updates about the farm bunnies, please visit our new blog – http://www.blognow.com.au/meetyourmeatrabbits

After the fox attack that killed Charlotte & Billy, our other outside bunnies – Lucky, Ruby, Hugo & Lily - moved indoors. This family was living in two separate pairs. We brought them inside and housed them next door to each other with a barrier between, which gave us a chance to see if the family might reunite. There was absolutely no aggression, which was great, and all four seemed to be quite at ease, which was even better! Taking the opportunity, we gave them a week or so living next to each other and then bundled them all into a large carrier to a neutral area - our bathroom. I gave them a new tray & rugs so nothing smelt like any of them. All four explored and looked around, sniffed each other and before we knew it, they were all grooming each other & snuggling. It was fantastic!! Lily bridged the gap first between the pairs. He started grooming his sister & snuggling with his mum. Ruby adored the new attention, as her mum has never been affectionate. I thought that Hugo might become the dominant leader but he was just happy to play with his siblings whilst mum watched. So, the family group has now been again relocated to the fox-proofed “Lavender Cottage”. They adore it! They hated being inside. Lavender Cottage has big warm blankets, a “safe house” to run into or sit on, big trays full of yummy hay and no bright lights or annoying people. The exterior has been totally fox proofed and new security measures have been installed so we can only hope they are now safe from predators. We’re still getting up in the middle of the night with a torch if we hear noises outside! Kitty has botty problems!! (I bet you wanted to know that!) She’s laying these enormous smelly piles of cecals overnight. She doesn’t have a dirty, sticky bottom as many bunnies suffer but the problem is still bothering her. Rabbits producing excess cecals require very simple diets high in fibre. I’ve cut down Kitty’s greens to just one celery top in the evening. She doesn’t get any pellets and she has unlimited oaten hay all day (which all our bunnies have). Princess’s weekly penicillin injections for her teeth abscesses are going well. The new Propercillin is so easy to inject, it’s keeping Princess still long enough to get it into her skin that requires skill. I’ve worked out that I need to inject her pre dinnertime so I can bring her out to the table and put food in front of her. She eats while I inject.

Adopt me! !!!URGENT!!!

!!!URGENT!!! Surrey Hills rabbit Location: Melbourne (Surrey Hills) Contact: Millie

Bastian the Bunny needs another temporary home

Tutu is a 6 month old, non-desexed female bunny.

Location: Melbourne (Chadstone) Contact: Carolyn or Selena

I bought Tutu about two months ago for the company of my dog. Unfortunately, my dog doesn't know how to get along with a rabbit. He always chases it around, and in my view, he is bullying the rabbit. If you are interested in adopting this little bunny, please call Millie on 9836 5678 or email [email protected] .

Baby buns looking for homes Location: Batemans Bay, NSW Contact: Nicole

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Are you dog and cat free? Could you provide Bastian the Bunny with a freerange (no hutch) indoor environment (preferably on carpet)?

If yes to all the above then this dwarf rex rabbit could be yours for the next 1-2 years. Bastian is fully house trained using kitty litter and is very friendly. He's very quiet and not at all demanding like cats and dogs. If you are interested I will give you a full run down on how to keep this unique pet. I will cover the costs of his hay and vet bills whilst he is in your care, and I will help you bunny proof your home. Bastian has a very strict diet of mostly grasses and hay (not the rabbit mix of pellets you find in the supermarket or pet shop) and fresh green vegetables (Broccoli, Cauliflower leaves, flat leaf Parsley) which usually cost about $5-$10 per week. About me: I’m Carolyn and I currently live in London. Bastian’s current bunny foster mum Selena has been taking great care of Bastian and she can be contacted on 0412496179 or email me at [email protected] if you are interested in helping out this adorable little guy.

These gorgeous little guys accidentally ended up in the world after mum & dad went for a supervised romp in the garden together. Dad was waiting for his bits to drop before he went in for permanent de-dadding but this goes to show that even if the dangly bits aren’t showing, boys can still father little ones. Even though these littlies are adored, they will need to find good homes. If you are interested in adopting any of these gorgeous little fluff balls, please contact Nicole at [email protected]

For more Melbourne adoptions: Australian Animal Protection Society - Homeleigh Road, Keysborough, Ph: 9798 8415 RSPCA - Cnr. Burwood Highway & Middleborough Road, Burwood East, Victoria, Ph: 9224 2222 Lort Smith Animal Hospital - 24 Villiers Street, North Melbourne, Ph: 9321-7240

Willow finds a friend By Katy Ferguson (Launceston, Tasmania) Willow now has a new friend! After his double cataract surgery, which was a complete success, I thought it was time to get him a bunny friend. I went to the RSPCA Launceston on a whim a few weeks ago and they had just one little rex rabbit there. She didn't have a name and they knew nothing about her as she had been brought in as a stray. The dogs at the RSPCA were going ballistic as usual, and the little rabbit had wide anxious eyes. Despite this, she was very quiet and didn't mind me giving her a pat. On the weekend Leigh (my partner) came in to meet her. She was handed to me and we couldn't believe how quiet and gentle she was. We were allowed to hold and stroke her (I would have preferred to step into her pen and pat her on the floor). She snuggled into my jumper and closed her eyes. We adopted her straight away! She was desexed and vaccinated and we were able to pick her up the next week. I named her Bambi, as she was so gentle. She was hurt and frightened when she arrived at our house. I put the carry case near the gas heater and took the front off. I had put a new blanket inside and I laid out some water and vegetables in front of it. She enjoyed being gently stroked on her face, however would shy if I touched her on the sides of her face. She took a couple of days to come out and start exploring, at which time I discovered she had chewed some stitches and needed to go back to the vet and get staples put in and some antibiotics. She also had a little bucket thing to wear around her head at night time!! Willow was very interested in this newcomer when she first arrived. Whilst being supervised, he would come and sniff at the outside of the carry box. After some time, the bunnies would sniff noses at the door of the carry box. After a couple of days of this, they seemed to lose interest in each other. Bambi was content to sit near the heater, exploring small areas of her new home at a time. Willow would stay at his favourite spot - his piece of carpet where he is fed. Sometimes the buns would run into each other and would gently snuffle noses before parting ways. On the fourth day I decided to leave Bambi's box open (I had been locking her in each night whilst the bunnies couldn't be supervised). Neither had shown any signs of aggression toward each other, in fact, they appeared disinterested! However, when I came out the next morning, something had happened. Willow and Bambi were chasing each other around the room, binkying. They were being very silly and were now inseparable!

Willow & Bambi love snuggling Since then they eat and drink out of the same bowl, sleep snuggled up as close as they can get to each other, clean each other’s faces and ears, and play together. Willow is even showing Bambi how best to chew up boxes! They are just adorable together; and Willow is now not so lonely when I go to work.

Yum Yum! What’s in that bowl? Bambi has really come out of her shell since her friendship with Willow blossomed. She is getting into everything! She is incredibly affectionate and doesn't like to be far from Willow. I think they were both very lonely in their own ways. Seeing them together has really shown me the importance of bunnies having bunny company. I would like to say thanks for encouraging me to find a friend for Willow and also for the BOING website which is the best source of information on rabbits that I know of! In fact, I suggested to the manager of the RSPCA that she tell future rabbit adopters about it. As a consequence, she is going to put the web address onto the information sheet that she sends home with people who have adopted a rabbit. (Awwww…. shucks!! - BOING) Thanks again and I hope this happy bunny story brightens your day. From Katy, Willow and Bambi.

Pets in Peril – Domestic violence

Debates rage over animal testing in NSW

http://www.animalaid.com.au/pets-in-peril.html

3 July 2009 – Nine News

Domestic violence, child abuse and animal abuse are interwoven in violent relationships and a multidisciplinary approach is required to intervene and assist the multiple victims of violence. The Pets in Peril Domestic Violence Service is a new initiative in Victoria to provide safety and shelter for pet animals belonging to women who are escaping domestic violence. It is a known fact that women delay leaving because of concern for the safety of their animals. Refuges will not take animals so most would be left in the home. It has been recommended that women should be asked if their companion animals have been threatened or harmed. Victoria Police are keeping statistics on pet abuse in domestic violence situations and this will give us new data on the prevalence of animal abuse.

Welfare groups are calling for an urgent public debate on animal testing amid claims millions of creatures are being killed or maimed every year in Australia in the name of science. New figures published by the NSW government's advisory body, the Animal Research Review Panel, show the number of animals killed in NSW experiments rose by more than 1,000 to 8,813 during 2006-2007. The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) said the figures were not surprising, and that compliance with international standards meant the number of animals affected was unlikely to fall. The Australian Association for Humane Research estimates more than six million animals are used in medical and pharmaceutical trials in Australia annually, with at least 100,000 of those animals dying. "This is going on daily and we really do need the community to be aware of what is being done in their name and have a real public debate about the ethics of this industry," Glenys Oogjes, executive director of the Animals Australia campaign group, said. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the RSPCA have both demanded a halt to animal testing despite claims by government officials there is no alternative. "The European Union has a committee designed just to ensure animal tests are being moved away from, and to validate alternatives. Australia has not changed," PETA spokesman Jason Barker said. "We would like to see the number of animals used in testing reduced, in fact, we want to see animals replaced with other techniques such as cell, tissue and organic cultures and even human volunteers, where appropriate," RSPCA spokeswoman Lisa Chalk said. The DPI said it would not change its policy to reduce animal deaths in the near future.

Add - L’Oreal & The Body Shop (bought out by L’Oreal).

Proctor & Gamble kill 2,500 animals in toxic experiment Despite claims from corporate giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) that it tests products on animals only as a last resort and only when required by law, published scientific papers show that P&G took an already approved ingredient in Herbal Essences shampoo - butylparaben - and force-fed it in massive doses to pregnant animals. 2,500 animals died. For a list of companies that do not test on animals, please visit – http://www.choosecrueltyfree.org.au

"If we are to have non-animal testing for a certain product, that has to be approved on an international level and that process takes a long time," DPI spokesman Ross Burton said. However, NSW scientists alternative methods.

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Dr Laura Batmanian, from Sydney University's Medicine Faculty, has developed a computer simulation to scrap tests on 250 rabbits a year. "There is now solid evidence that not only are non-animal technologies more humane but they also produce scientifically valid data," NSW Greens MP and animal welfare spokeswoman Lee Rhiannon said.

Clarence the SUPER SPY

And the great art gallery By James Robertson Clarence the Super Spy and James his human brother/Spy student skidded to a halt in front of the long Art Gallery scooter rack. They parked their scooter and bike in the rack, while unlatching their paintings from the boot. Clarence and some of his artist friends had been invited to compete in the Great Art Gallery art competition. Clarence and James strolled and scampered over to their friends. There, at the main entrance, stood Ted Barker, Princess, Hugo and Lily. Ted Barker (one of Pumpkin’s distant cousins) held one big, framed painting under his armpit. Princess’s white fur puffed up with excitement. She held a portfolio of what seemed like old papers. And last but not least Hugo and Lily (who were not actually Super Spies) had a couple of colourful books in their paws. But James didn’t see Bunneary! James was told by Harry the Gossip Guinea pig that Bunneary was going to be at the Art Gallery on that day. He wanted to get annoyed with Bunneary for eating his homework. ‘Clarence,’ yelled Ted Barker happily. ‘Great to see ya again, Clazey ol’ boy. How zit bin’ goin’ since the thing at the Talka Makan Desert?’ Clarence smiled at the huge, greyish bunny in front of him. ‘Nothing really, just got attacked by General Rogan and met the craziest guinea pig in the world, the usual.’ Clarence shook paws with Hugo, Lily, Princess and Ted Barker. They headed through the slide doors and into an art wonderland. The huge, glass ceiling sheltered thousands (and I mean literally thousands) of paintings, sculptures, architecture and a couple of bunny rabbit topiary sculptures. It was amazing! Even the legendary Rabbit of Humongous by Leonardo Da’bunny was displayed, when it was supposed to be in the Great Bunny Art Gallery in Venice. Everyone knew they wouldn’t win first place because Leonardo Da’bunny’s (who’s not even alive at the moment) paintings always won first place, so basically only second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth really mattered. The five bunnies and James found a nice, red pin board where they could display their paintings; it had a nice stream of light from the steamy roof.

They pinned their paintings onto the pin board and then stood back to give their paintings a last minute check. Ted Barker does paintings of very detailed pies with purple wings on them. Princess had brought her portfolio of designs of lace hats, crowns and gowns made especially for Queen Sunshine III. Hugo and Lily brought a couple of fantasy book covers, because they drew the illustrations for the books. James brought his Romeo and Juliet drawing of two Nautilus holding tentacles and a picture of a grey bunny under some leaves. And last but definitely not least, Clarence had brought his landscape portrait of a huge, beautiful picture of a bunny bungee jumping into a waterfall. They sat back on wooden stools and waited for the judges to come around. But on a peaceful day like today, they were lucky to have brought their spy gear. * The sound of a million German Bomber ships from World War II could be heard all around the art gallery. But they weren’t in the war; it was a Mr. Beaver sky ship! A trapdoor in the bottom of the hulk opened up and thousands of metal capsules showered down like heavy rain. *Spy-Notes: The same Mr. Beaver air ship attacked Clarence and the BOING bunnies at the Do Hop Inn a few months ago. It was the same version, same model, same code number; it was the exact same ship. The capsules smashed through the glass roof and landed inside the gallery. The capsules (robots) started to move around with their weapon arms pointed at innocent bunnies. Clarence, James, Princess and Ted Barker knew exactly what the robots were looking for…. Leonardo Da’bunny’s Rabbit of Humongous! Princess’s big black eyes bulged with fear. ‘Guys, if it’s on your order Clarence, we have to stop those robots in any wacky way we can,’ she said agreeably. Everyone nodded in agreement. Princess and James ran and scampered into the toilet blocks. Ted Barker trotted off into the crowd. Soon it was just Clarence and Hugo and Lily. ‘What do we do, Clarence?’ asked Hugo and Lily, at the same time (pictured left). Clarence pulled some gadgetry out of his Mitre Pack bag. ‘Ok, guys, it may be a violation of the spy code, but as you are my friends I’ll let you use some spy tech to ward off the robots.’ He handed the two whitish bunnies a pair of weird tube-like gadgets with one big button on the side.

Hugo and Lily took hold of the gadgets and pressed at the little buttons. A blurry, white light shot out of the gadget! It looked like a light sabres from the movie Star Wars, although they were labelled Energy Canes.

‘No need, we already took care of the robots,’ said Ted Barker, from the top of a paintbrush and robot parts pile. Harry and the big, bunny girls lowered their weapons. ‘Ok, Lulu, you can come out now!’ called Poppy and Isabelle.

‘Thanks, Clarence,’ said Hugo and Lily, at the same time. They ran over to some of the robots and sliced them in half. Meanwhile…

Then on cue, a big, snow white bunny girl (who they presumed was Lulu) appeared right next to Clarence. ‘Agh!’ said Clarence in surprise.

‘Hey, Princess, get out of the boys toilets!’ yelled James from the toilet block. James came running out with his karate gear on (he was also wearing weird metal gloves and socks), with Princess hot on his heels.

‘Dallo Clarence,’ said Lulu while holding up her left paw.

‘Why are you wearing those metal gloves and socks?’ asked Clarence. ‘These are to prevent my feet and hands hurting when I slice the robots in half,’ said James cleverly. He and Princess ran off to destroy the robots. Then, finally, Clarence ran off to assess the situation. * Ted Barker stood up on the top of Rabbit of Humongous. He held a Rope Clinger Gun in his paw. He launched the rope onto one of the wide holes in the glass roof. He hastily made sure he had full grip, and then, jumped off the Rabbit of Humongous! For a few seconds in the air Ted Barker looked like a fat, bunny Tarzan! He swooped down and smashed right through the pack of robots in the middle of the room! But his trajectory made him smash through the glass roof, then come down again through the roof and crash into a pile of paintbrushes! ‘That was AWESOME!’ yelled Ted Barker from under the pile. Princess was using super sharp diamonds and rubies to slice the robots! She pulled all the gems out from her thick chest fur! She threw them around like shirikens. James started to think she was a ninja. James was using knee kicks, roundhouse kicks, middle punches and double middle punches to smash up the Mr. Beaver robots. Smashing hunks of super hard metal didn’t hurt with those metal accessories on. Hugo and Lily were using their super awesome Energy Canes to create huge holes in the walls. They were trying to get all the innocent bunny citizens out of the gallery. And warding off some robots in the process. * In a while Clarence, James, snack stuffed Princess, Hugo, Lily and Ted Barker had smashed, sliced, pulverized, blasted, dismantled and exploded all the evil Mr. Beaver robots. But, just then, Harry the Gossip Guinea pig and three huge, armed bunny girls smashed through the main entrance, holding out their weapons. ‘We heard your distress call, the HILP Rescue Spy team are here,’ said Harry bravely (HILP – Harry, Isabelle, Lulu & Poppy).

* They soon found out that the new bunny girls, Poppy, Isabelle, and Lulu (the invisible bunny) were actually new spies of the Do Hop Inn Spy Station. And it was Harry’s day off from the studio. *Spy-Notes: James has met Isabelle, Lulu and Poppy before, at the Do Hop Inn. Lulu kept disappearing into her secret cardboard house. And Poppy went into the bathroom with James. In the end Clarence, Ted Barker, Harry, Hugo, Lily, Isabelle and Lulu cleaned up the mess of glass, paint, paintbrushes and smelly robot parts, as James went back into the toilet blocks to get changed into his normal clothes. ‘Hey, Princess, Poppy! Get out of the boys toilets!’ said James in annoyance.

The End! Epilogue. RANKINGS: st

1 Place: Leonardo Da’bunny’s Rabbit of Humongous. (pictured right) 2nd Place: Clarence the Super Spy’s Whacko Bunny Bungee Jumping off a Waterfall. rd

3 Place: Princess’ Awesome Crown designs. th

4 Place: Ted Barker’s Pies in Flight. th

5 Place: Hugo and Lily’s Ramey series front covers. 6th Place: James’ Bunny Under the Leaves.