AR-News: 'I Think It's Just Sick'

[jim robertson]

'I Think It's Just Sick'

June 9, 2004

By Leslie Knopp

Someone broke into a Renton feed store and mutilated three rabbits.


RENTON - The first stop for any kid who visits Keppler's feed and pet store 
is the rabbits.

"Everyone likes a bunny. You see a bunny you want to smile and you want to 
pet it," said Parent Randy Goulet, who's here to help his two daughters pick 
out a new pet rabbit.

But, that's exactly why the mutilation of three rabbits here is so 
heartbreaking to everyone. Last week managers found the three rabbits, cut, 
decapitated and the heads taken.

"I absolutely could not believe what I saw. I was sick," said Store owner 
Bernice Ripplinger.

There are dozens of animals here at the store, from fish to birds. No other 
animals were touched.

The suspects disturbed nothing and took nothing, except the rabbits. A local 
animal activist group, Pasado's Safe Haven, has put up posters nearby 
offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest. King County 
Investigators say they're working on the case.

The store owners hope the suspects are caught, but they will never begin to 
understand why anyone would hurt a gentle pet. "Some kind of a cult, I don't 
know. I think it's just sick," said Bernice.

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