Animal rescuers have found sanctuary for some feral rabbits being killed in an Alberta mountain town but the group says it's unlikely that all the bunnies can be saved.
The community of Canmore recently started trapping and killing the long-eared lopers to curb their out-of-control population.
Susan Vickery with the Earth Animal Rescue Society says a couple with a farm northwest of Calgary is willing to take in as many as 50 rabbits.
"They've had a lot of dealings with rabbits themselves over the years," Vickery said Tuesday. "They enjoy them. And they respect their right to live."
The B.C.-based group helped avoid a mass extermination of Canmore's rabbits last year when it found refuge for 213 animals.
But their numbers have continued to grow and last month the town started getting rid of them.
Town spokeswoman Sally Caudill said she doesn't know how many have been killed so far. But she emphasized they are being humanely destroyed.
She said the town will probably accept the latest offer to send some rabbits to the couple's farm and is willing to work with anyone who wants to take them.
