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Three of the rabbits recovered Wednesday from a home in Sergeant Bluff are shown at the Siouxland Humane Society. The Humane Society received 13 neglected rabbits and many of them are available for adoption.
SIOUX CITY — The discovery of a house full of neglected rabbits has led the Siouxland Humane Society's rabbit population to multiply faster than, well, you know what.
The Humane Society received 13 rabbits at its shelter at 1015 Tri-View Ave. Wednesday after Sergeant Bluff police recovered them from a house in Sergeant Bluff.
The rabbits of various ages had been abandoned and were living in "deplorable conditions," running loose inside the house with no food or water for several days, said Kelly Erie, the Humane Society's public relations and volunteer manager. Officers were expected to return to the home and round up more rabbits they were unable to catch Wednesday.
Two of the rabbits are undergoing veterinary care, and four others have been placed in foster care because they were in poor condition. The rest are available for adoption and have pushed the Humane Society past its capacity to house smaller animals that aren't dogs or cats.
The Humane Society already was housing a rabbit, four ferrets and eight guinea pigs.
"The shelter is way past full capacity, overfull with these rabbits and lots of other small critters," Erie said in a news release. "There are no empty kennels and we had to go out and purchase additional rabbit cages."
Erie said charges are pending against the rabbits' owners.
The Sergeant Bluff Police Department continues to investigate the case.
David Maldonado, right, and his brother Louis Maldonado play a shooting game at Tilt Studio arcade in the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City Friday.
Kole Mackey helps his daughter Karly Mackey at the controls to win an alien with the claw at Tilt Studio arcade in the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City Friday.
Tilt Studio arcade is now open in the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, July 29, 2022.
Brooks Belding, 4, right, aims to squirt water at the target beside Maleia Boisen, 5, at Tilt Studio arcade in the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, July 29, 2022.
Chestina Cook hits the ball in the mini golf course at Tilt Studio arcade in the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, July 29, 2022.
Tilt Studios has transformed the former Sears location at the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, July 29, 2022.
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Jack Steele gets help from his mother Jessique Steele to shoot the targets at Tilt Studio arcade in the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, July 29, 2022.
Karly Mackey rides a an electronic horse beside her mother Teri Points at Tilt Studio arcade in the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, July 29, 2022.
Casey Warnock shoots baskets at Tilt Studio arcade in the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, July 29, 2022.
Tabitha Ballou tries to win a stuffed animal from a claw machine at Tilt Studio arcade in the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, July 29, 2022.
Easton Boettcher advises his sisters Bailey, Boettcher, center and Tessa Boettcher, right, while they pick out prizes at Tilt Studio arcade in the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, July 29, 2022.
An alien creature glows under the black lights in the mini golf course at Tilt Studio arcade in the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, July 29, 2022.
Arie Hines, hits the ball with her friends Molly McMahon, center, Maria Jauken, right, in the mini golf course at Tilt Studio arcade in the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, July 29, 2022.
Bumper cars wait to be ridden at Tilt Studio arcade in the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa, Friday, July 29, 2022.
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Three of the rabbits recovered Wednesday from a home in Sergeant Bluff are shown at the Siouxland Humane Society. The Humane Society received 13 neglected rabbits and many of them are available for adoption.
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