Redditor Left Distraught As Neighbor’s Cat Kills One Of Their Pet Rabbits, Now The Boy’s Mom Is Requesting The Second Bunny As The Cat’s New Playmate

This mom has no care in the world. All she wants is a new playmate for her son’s killer cat.

Jesse

• Published in Interesting
• October 19, 2023

Living close to neighbors who have pets can be a heartwarming experience, full of shared animal tales and occasional pet-sitting favors. However, it can also be challenging when those pets pose a threat to your own furry companions.

A Reddit user recently shared a heartbreaking story that highlights the difficulties of such situations.

Our narrator (OP) explained that they had two beloved bunnies, Floppy and Bun, who were allowed to roam freely within their home and backyard. These bunnies were not just pets but emotional support animals that helped OP cope with the darkest moments of their life.

Unfortunately, the stage was set for a tragedy when a neighbor's kid and his cat ventured into OP’s yard. The little boy attempted to introduce his cat to the bunnies, unaware of the potential danger.

Within a split second, the cat attacked one of the rabbits, Bun, killing the furr ball on the spot. OP described their emotional connection to their bunnies as that of a parent and child, so you can imagine how they felt seeing their precious bunny lying lifeless.

Shortly after, the boy’s mother arrived at OP’s house to speak with them. One would expect that she came to offer her apologies, but to OP’s surprise, she requested that they hand over the second bunny so that her son’s cat could play with it.

You best believe that the mom left the house with an earful. Scroll down to find out the full details of the story.

Let’s dig into the details

OP was shattered to find out that their neighbor’s cat had killed one of their pet Rabbits

The kids mom knocked at OP’s door, but instead of apologizing for what her son’s cat did, she requested they hand over the second Rabbit to entertain the cat

Here’s how the Reddit community reacted to the story:

“Sounds like there's a future serial killer being raised next door.”

“It's disgusting that parents like this exist.”

“You're a MUCH more patient neighbor than I am. The second EM showed up at my door I'd be going balls-postal.”

“You shouldn't have to but you may need to childproof your rabbit pen, your yard, your house, etc.”

“You can and should press charges on EM and her family.”

“Cats can definitely be rough, but they will have a hard time accidentally killing a rabbit while ‘playing’…”

“If someone did this to my Guinea pigs I'd be FUMING.”

“As a bunny owner I can promise you that bun has crossed the rainbow bridge.”

“Oh my god if anyone did that to my bunnies there would be hell to pay.”

“I would personally have to call animal control and.have them put the animal down.”

“Kids shouldn't have pets if they can't control them. But on side note, what kind of hell of a cat they have?!”

The Reddit community sympathized with OP for their loss. It’s never easy to get over losing a beloved pet, especially when the pet gets killed in front of you.

One would have expected that the mom would apologize for what her son’s cat did. But it was surprising that she was bold enough to request the second bunny.

As most Redditors have said, the mom deserves to face some kind of punishment. Meanwhile, OP has been advised to childproof their yard and rabbit pen to avoid a similar occurrence in the future.

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Jesse