Good morning.
Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 81. Sunrise is 5:36 AM and sunset 8:25 PM for 14h 48m 42s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 19.6% of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1933, aviator Wiley Post returns to Floyd Bennett Field in New York City, completing the first solo flight around the world in seven days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes.
Lauren McCarthy reports ‘Leave No Bunny Behind’: A Florida Town Works to Rescue Dozens of Rabbits (‘After a former resident abandoned a pair of pet rabbits that bred dozens more, residents on a small island in Wilton Manors, Fla., have begun efforts to save and re-home the growing colony’):
Residents of a suburb outside Fort Lauderdale, Fla., don’t quite know what to do about their new neighbors: dozens of domesticated rabbits, and counting.
An estimated 75 rabbits have made their home on Jenada Isles, a small community of about 80 households within the suburb of Wilton Manors, after a former resident moved away a couple of years ago and left behind a pair of pet lionhead rabbits that bred. Officials and residents are weighing solutions that would spare the rabbits from getting euthanized and still keep them out of lawns, roads and the Florida heat.
One resident concerned about the rabbits’ safety showed up to a community meeting in May with three pet rabbits in a stroller, according to the city, which was unable to identify the man.
Jenada Isles is technically an island within the suburb, surrounded by canals, which has contained the rabbit colony and allowed them to multiply in a small space.
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In an emailed statement, Chief Blocker said, “The safety of this rabbit population is of utmost importance to the city.”
“Any decision to involve ourselves will be certain to see these rabbits placed into the hands of people with a passion to provide the necessary care and love for these rabbits,” he added.
On Friday, Chief Blocker emailed a status update to the residents of Jenada Isles that said that discussions with a rescue organization would continue and that next steps included identifying prospective funding and receiving approval from Wilton Manors and a written agreement for the services provided.
“If anyone has interest in fostering rabbits, please let us know and we will place you on a list,” he wrote.
Anecdotally, it seems as though a disproportionate number of weird tales, unfortunate events, or wrongful acts originate in Florida.
Can 2 exoplanets share the same orbit? New discovery shows strong evidence: