Bunnies everywhere: Animal neglect case pushes Anchorage shelter to the brink

Animals are tucked away in every corner of the Animal Care and Control facility in midtown Anchorage. There are roosters in the dog kennels and fish tanks in a back hallway. More roosters are with the bunnies, and more bunnies fill a converted classroom.

On Jan. 22, the city seized 103 bunnies, 36 hens and roosters, two cats and nine fish from a home in South Anchorage. They’re now being cared for at the facility, along with the regular assortment of animals. In all, the shelter is housing 240 animals in a space meant for about 150.

Logan Robinson, deputy shelter manager, said it’s been tough finding a place for all those rabbits…

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