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A domesticated rabbit specialist wants city council to consider her proposal to relocate the domesticated rabbits targeted for culling by Kelowna city hall.
Roxane Woldenga organized what she called a grassroots protest outside city hall on Monday attended by about 40 supporters to try and influence a change in councilâs previous decision to hire the firm EDB to cull the outbreak of rabbits.
Woldenga said council can proceed with offering a contract to EDB to round up the rabbits, and that she and others supporting her initiative would like to offer them sanctuary.
âWe are not asking city hall to pay for it, let us pay for it,â Woldenga pleaded, noting that many residents are willing to donate cash, food and resources to prevent the rabbits from being killed.
âI have been blown away at how much people are willing to help these rabbits,â she said, noting that no firm commitments have come forward yet pending councilâs next move in this public relations nightmare.
âThere is a huge amount of support for us to make this happen. We just need council to open up the opportunity and let us do it,â Woldenga said concerning the sanctuary option.
Woldenga said as a rabbit specialist, she has helped many people deal with rabbit problems on their property, and said there are many options besides culling the animals for keeping them out of yards.
A domesticated rabbit specialist wants city council to consider her proposal to relocate the domesticated rabbits targeted for culling by Kelowna city hall.
Roxane Woldenga organized what she called a grassroots protest outside city hall on Monday attended by about 40 supporters to try and influence a change in councilâs previous decision to hire the firm EDB to cull the outbreak of rabbits.
Woldenga said council can proceed with offering a contract to EDB to round up the rabbits, and that she and others supporting her initiative would like to offer them sanctuary.
âWe are not asking city hall to pay for it, let us pay for it,â Woldenga pleaded, noting that many residents are willing to donate cash, food and resources to prevent the rabbits from being killed.
âI have been blown away at how much people are willing to help these rabbits,â she said, noting that no firm commitments have come forward yet pending councilâs next move in this public relations nightmare.
âThere is a huge amount of support for us to make this happen. We just need council to open up the opportunity and let us do it,â Woldenga said concerning the sanctuary option.
Woldenga said as a rabbit specialist, she has helped many people deal with rabbit problems on their property, and said there are many options besides culling the animals for keeping them out of yards.