About the rabbits

A couple of little bunnies were a surprise for the kids at Easter – and what happened next was a surprise for Aileen Hickie

Whatever about getting a dog for Christmas – not recommended by the experts – I can confidently suggest that you should not get an Easter Bunny. I don’t mean a chocolate one, but the real thing: the white, cute, fluffy bundle of . . . sheer torment.

I know this first-hand, having owned about 80 rabbits. Not all at one time, before any animal activists choke on their chocolate eggs. But I certainly ...