Polk County deputies rescue abandoned rabbits in Lakeland field

The Brief

  • Residents in a Lakeland community called to report several domestic pets left alone in a field.
  • Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to round up several rabbits left alone without food or water.
  • Pet owners are urged to not abandon domestic animals in the wild — surrender them to animal control or the Humane Society instead.

LAKELAND, Fla. Residents in the Lakeland neighborhood near Sligh Road and Majestic View Drive reported to deputies that someone dumped domestic animals in a nearby field.

They told deputies that the abandoned animals were left without food or water.

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