Tomorrow is International Rabbit Day and to celebrate, this week's LAist pets are rabbits. Penguin and Moo were rescued from Santee Alley in Los Angeles' Fashion District when they were about a week old. more ›

At Gallery 1988 on Melrose the gallery walls are filled with rabbits -- many, many rabbits. In the current show INLE, curated by Greg 'Craola' Simkins, 100 artists have interpreted the anti-hero of Richard Adams' Watership Down into everything from a cute woodland creature, to a sinister monster to a dissected specimen. Opened last Friday, the show runs until April 8. Perhaps a pre-Easter egg hunt is in order?
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Yesterday we coughed up our Top 19 Costume Predictions For Halloween 2010, but that doesn't mean you can't revisit some classic looks too. Check out this photo inspiration from the ghosts of Halloween past. more ›

Everyday, illegal vendors sell baby animals in the Fashion District, and many sicken and die soon after they're taken home. But some are rescued by Lejla Hadzimuratovic, founder of Bunny World Foundation, who is profiled today by abc7. more ›

Bowing to residents exasperated with rabbits eating gardens and grass, the Mission Viejo City Council has approved a request to allow residents shoot them with pellet guns, according to the LA Times. But the rules are... interesting: professional exterminators can only shoot a half hour before and after sunrise/sunset, it can only be an air-powered pellet gun, among other guidelines. more ›

Officials at Long Beach City College are looking down the rabbit hole. Actually, many holes. The college's east campus has become a haven for dumping rabbits and the population is increasing... and fast (bunnies can have about 10 babies a month). Announced Wednesday, the school said how rabbit holes are be a public safety hazard--don't trip!--and that they are digging, well, a hole in the landscaping budget. Now the bunnies are being collected so they can be spayed or neutered while an education campaign has been launched to warn against abandoning them, which is against the law, punishable by a $500 fine or six months in jail. more ›

$150 million in voter approved money toward animal shelters was the subject of the latest audit by City Controller Laura Chick today. Her letter to the Mayor and City Council wasn't as scathing as other audits (think about LAPD's rape-kit backlog audit), but she did reveal some problems: more ›