Baby Rabbits Rescued on Salzburg Football Field

"They were already very hungry. Apparently, the mother was frightened away by the soccer activities," said Pfotenhilfe director Johanna Stadler on Wednesday regarding the rescue of the baby hares on a soccer field in Salzburg in a press release. "The babies were certainly in danger of life on the grass."

Baby Hares Are Cared for at the Pfotenhilfe Animal Protection Farm

According to the animal protection organization Pfotenhilfe, the foundlings were sitting on the grass of the Red Bull Academy. They were brought by animal rescue staff to the animal protection farm in neighboring Upper Austria in Lochen am See, where there is a lot of experience with wildlife care, it was said. Generally, baby hares sitting alone in the meadow do not need help, Stadler explained. However, there are always cases where help is necessary, for example, if they are carried away by dogs or cats or are sitting by the roadside or in other dangerous places. "It is not only our legal but also our moral duty to help these animals."

Pfotenhilfe Warns Against Living Easter Gifts

Additionally, Pfotenhilfe warned against living gifts for Easter. Animals are completely unsuitable as Easter gifts. They often overwhelm the children or the children lose interest after a short time because they are not cuddly toys, Stadler pointed out. "Neither rabbits nor guinea pigs or other rodents want to be pet animals and certainly not - sometimes even alone - vegetate in cages and perish miserably there."

(APA/Red)

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