THIS is the horrifying moment a man grabs a rabbit by its ears after “stealing it” from a family home.
Shocking footage shows two people laughing as one holds the writhing bunny as his friend films the ordeal before they dump the poor pet in a car park.
Rabbit owner Amy Grace was shocked to discover footage of her beloved pet being whisked away from her property in St Pauls Street, .
The mum-of-two had nipped out to the shops, only to find that little Peter had vanished when she came back – sparking a frantic search.
Not long after he was reported missing, her furry companion was returned to her after being found abandoned in a car park.
A horrified Amy said: “Somebody had picked him up last night. He’d been dumped on Temple Street, in a car park.
“Thankfully they picked him up and took him inside and then saw my posts this morning and contacted me to come and get him.”
Peter wasn’t badly hurt during the ordeal.
But his gut stasis, a condition he has had for a long time, had worsened.
The illness causes the intestines to slow down or stop digesting food completely.
“His belly was massive and really inflamed so we’ve got him home and given him his in time,” Amy added.
“He’s had kisses and cuddles and the cat and dog have been all over him.”
Commenting on the video shared to a Hull community group, one user wrote: “What kind of society are we living in?”
Another wrote: “Poor baby, look how they are swinging him around, they clearly have no respect for animals.”
One shocked user said: “You should not ever carry rabbits by their ears!”
It is alleged that the two unknown men who yanked Peter from the garden tried to sell him to a neighbour.
The local initially had no idea he was a pet, thinking the men were simply trying to sell him a wild rabbit.
Amy contacted Humberside about the incident, thanking everyone who shared her posts.
She condemned the cruelty, saying: “It was just so wrong what they did and it could have been so much worse.”
