Officers on Alert for Animals Being Sold Illegally in L.A.'s Fashion District
Email Article | Tuesday, April 6, 2010 
by Carla Hall
It’s springtime and there’s a bumper crop of unweaned animals being sold illegally on the sidewalks of L.A.'s downtown fashion district.
Los Angeles police Officer Matthew Shafer, who patrols the streets and lots around the Santee Alley shopping mecca, was routinely scouring a Wall Street parking garage on Easter Sunday when he spied a man rustling plastic in a van and went to investigate.
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BWF Featured by Best Friends: Easter Bust Saves 23 New Bunnies
Email Article | Sunday, April 4, 2010 
by Carrie Jones
Lejla Hadzimuratovic of Bunny World Foundation welcomed 30 baby rabbits in serious condition into her home after police raided a Santee Alley vendor who intended to illegally sell them as pets for the upcoming Easter holiday. Bunny World Foundation has an IMMEDIATE need in the Silverlake area for volunteers and funds to provide daily care for baby rabbits confiscated in the downtown Los Angeles police raid.
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BTW Featured in LA Times: Baby Bunnies Rescued from Downtown L.A. Streets
Email Article | Monday, March 29, 2010 
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by Carla Hall
The bunnies sat in stacked cages on the downtown sidewalk. They nibbled on lettuce as passers-by stopped to pet them. How much? A young woman cheerfully named her price. ($20 is the going rate.)
"No photographs," she said, passing a hand in front of a rabbit as a photographer snapped pictures.
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