By Liz Navratil
An arrest warrant released today
revealed new details about the "deplorable" conditions that prompted
Jefferson County sheriff's deputies to seize 193 rabbits from an Arvada
rancher.
The warrant says there were 75 percent more rabbits living in the
home on West 75th Avenue than was acceptable and that some of the
animals had "tacky gums," a sign of dehydration.
Sheriff's deputies also allege "many of the rabbits' coats are so
severely matted that they cannot urinate or defacate without extreme
difficulty" and that there were "unacceptably high ammonia levels
caused by excessive urine."
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