Pet Rabbit Alerts Family to Fire

StrangePet Rabbit Alerts Family to FirePet Rabbit Alerts Family to FireThe Associated PressA pet rabbit is credited with saving a couple from a raging fire that swept through their home in the southern Australian city of Melbourne early Thursday. (July 25)[Notes:opens with SOT:] "our little fuzzy hero at the moment." [Notes:ANCHOR VOICE][Notes:finn holding rabbit, pan to fire damage] Michelle Finn holds her pet rabbit "Rabbit" -- just a few feet away, the burned out remnants of part of her home.Finn says Rabbit woke her and her husband up, saving them from the flames.SOT: Michelle Finn, Rabbit Owner: "he can make a lot of noise, which is good." [Notes:finn holding rabbit]Rabbit scratched at the bedroom door waking Finn's husband, giving the couple time to get out of the house and call the fire department. [Notes:fire truck]As you'd suspect -- firefighters say this might be a first.SOT: Nick Beagley, Metropolitan Fire Brigade: "i've got to say, this is the first time that I've ever heard of a rabbit bringing a fire to somebody's attention." [Notes:various of fire damage]Finn says sure, there's damage to the house, but thanks to Finn, everyone is safe.SOT: Finn: "i mean, we've lost probably a lot of the important stuff, like personal photos and all of that sort of gear, but we're here."The cause of the fire remains under investigation. ___ ___, The Associated Press

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[cnulman]

Rabbit's a cute bun !

After seeing this video I don't mind that our bunny Olive ate 33 of the 34 buttons on the Tivo remote control today.

[HydroShadow]

The Rabbit STARTED the Fire!

Just kidding. He's awesome. :P

[WinkyBunny1248]

Awwwww :') what a sweet inocent bunny!

[Trund27]

@WASPTexas Who are you talking to? Me?

I'm a vegetarian and I know nature is cruel.

Chill out. There's no need to get self-righteous.

[WASPTexas]

@Trund27

Then why do you EAT them?? Why are they so BRUTAL to each other? Stop living in some Disney movie and have a look what animals do to each other in the wild. No compromise, no sympathy, no regrets or feelings of guilt. They are even incredibly brutal to their own sick and diseased within their own species.

[WASPTexas]

That rabbit probably STARTED the fire when it chewed some electrical chord or whatever else these rodents come across. They will chew on anything.

This clip is also complete nonsense. Rabbits are selfish creatures that are freeloaders. Maybe it couldn't find a way out when the fire started. It panicked and started to scream. Then its STUPID owners thought it did so to save THEM.

Get a dog next time. They are known to run back INTO a burning house to save kids.

[Reapent]

@Gnomebe i think any rabbit would freak out if they saw a large predator having a seizure in front of them.

[Azogues1]

Bugs Bunny (Black) Has the Balls To save his Family!!! :D

[daydaydevin]

oh my fucking god how cann a rabbit save them from a fucking fire

[levi4is4great]

i have never heard a rabbit called rabbit... ahahaha

[jletallahassee]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWW

[yanal840]

@csmit04 hahahhhaahahaha