Metro to oppose Bunny Park legal action
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) will oppose a lawsuit by animal welfare groups involved at the Bunny Park.
Ban Animal Trading South Africa (Bat) and the Bunny Park Animals 911 Group, the two main animal welfare groups involved in cleaning and feeding at the facility since July, last year, started legal proceedings recently, because, they claimed, their demands for the park were never met.
The groups released a statement on February 18.
“Bat and the Bunny Park Animals 911 Group have instituted legal proceedings against EMM as a result of their failure to engage meaningfully with us as to the feeding and veterinary care of the bunnies and animals at the Bunny Park,” the statement read.
“The animals at the Bunny Park are subjected to poor living conditions, specifically inadequate infrastructure and a deficiency of nutrients due to the lack of food.
“Accordingly, the legal proceedings that we have launched aim to interdict the Bunny Park from operating for a period of three months.
“During this period all the animals will receive the necessary veterinary care and suitable alternative homes will be pursued for all the animals.”
EMM spokesperson Themba Gadebe could not give more details or a time frame for the process, but confirmed the metro’s opposition to the legal action taken by the groups.
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