Maybe there is a senior group that could help??  Even if not local, somewhere there must be a state or national humane or senior group that helps seniors with these situations.  These people need help, not court.

tracyree,  Sorry to hear about your situation.  Have you taken the cats out of the house for 2 weeks to see if they are the major cause of your sons allergies?  Do you know what about the cats specifically that your son is allergic to?  Could it be the litter?  There are things on the market you could try such as Missing Link Feline which could improve the skin, hair, and dander on your kitties.  Also there are skin wipes or sprays you could use such as Bio Groom Super Blue Plus.  As long as your son is not allergic to the spray.  Your son's room should be off limits to the kitties.  Even if ultimately you have to place them, maybe these would help in the mean time.  Sammy and Bella are beautiful.

I've passed pet food stores with water running down the windows.  They carry fish and it is very humid in there.  I never liked the idea of stores having both unless they are very open, in which case water would not be running down the windows.

An area can be declared blighted in NJ if the town feels that it is not being used at best and highest use.  This means if they feel that they can make more tax money off the land, or any other reason they can conjure, they can try to take the land.  Eminent Domain of this type often used in NJ is a disgrace to America.  It is not for a sidewalk, road, or a school, it is for greed.

Atlantic City letter has Humane Society worried about eminent domain

By ELAINE ROSE Staff Writer, 609-272-7215

"The cats, dogs and other animals at the Humane Society of Atlantic City sat quietly in their cages Friday evening, unaware that they might once again become homeless.

A sign taped to the front door told visitors that the Humane Society is in danger of being taken by eminent domain and that supporters should show up for a 10 a.m. Planning Board meeting Wednesday at City Hall.

Steve Dash, director of the county Humane Society, said he received a certified letter Friday informing him that the shelter is part of a 20-acre tract the city is investigating to determine if it is "in need of redevelopment," or in lay terms, to be declared blighted. If that decision were to be made, it "authorizes the City of Atlantic City to acquire any property within the study area against the owner's will," the letter said.........

The Humane Society property was assessed at a little more than $1 million in the recent revaluation, $600,000 for the land and $404,200 for the building, according to tax records.

But Dash is concerned about what the redevelopment plans have in store for the animal shelter, which has been on the site since 1973.

"Thousands of people rely on us for veterinary care and animal sheltering," he said.

The Humane Society's clinic serves pet owners who can't afford veterinary care at private offices, Dash said. If the shelter is seized through eminent domain, they would have no place to take their pets.

It would cost at least $1.5 to $2 million to rebuild the shelter to conform to current building codes, Dash said. That is, if they could get the permit to build at all.....

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/180/story/243053.html

I do hope they decide to bring Waskly inside. Stray or wild dogs and bear can get into rabbit cages in seconds.  I certainly wouldn't hire that sitter again.  She should have been knocking on doors and putting up signs.

You did such a great job in capturing Waskly, and it is so nice that three bunnies got homes.  They can get pregnant at about 5 months old and they should be neutered, for all the same reasons we neuter our cats and dogs.

Sandi,  She may be litter trained.  But just the confinement may have held her beans up in that she would want to go somewhere she doesn't have to sit.  As long as she is eating normal which is all the time as they are grazers, the beans will come.  I'm pretty sure.  If not Waskly's new owners have it covered with the vet visit. 

Sandi, Great job.  You are so kind to put so much effort into helping her.  Then, to have found a home.  You deserve a metal.  Hey, Maybe Sophers wanted to help.

A Havehart trap is always a good idea, except for rabbits in the summer.  A raccoon size trap may catch her once winter comes.  They are tough to catch.  It's taken me sometimes 8 months to catch one.  It's a matter of being there at the right time, with the rabbit in the right place.  Hopefully she will appear again.

Why would Waskly go into a Haveheart trap?  The only reason anything would go into a trap is because they are hungry.  This will not be the case for Waskly, at least not until the first good snowfall.

Waskly looks like a female.  Female rabbits generally have a larger dewlap (under neck).  The females use this to pull out fur for the nesting of babies.  She is probably around 8 pounds.  Big enough to send a medium size dog to the vet for emergency stitches!

I have rescued a number of Rex Rabbits.  So, at least in the New Jersey and surrounding states, they are not an unusual breed.  I hope any rescue or shelter will spay or require spay.

Maybe you can throw a help catch Waskly barbecue party.

Cats and rabbits can learn to be great friends.  They are really a kick to watch playing together.

Good picture of Waskly.  It looks like it may be a Standard Rex in breed.  Color is called broken, because it is not a solid.  They have a very dense coat, like velveteen.   http://www.nationalrexrc.org/royal_rex.htm

It is hard to net a rabbit.  Best way is to get enough people together to form a circle in a open area.  Slowly make the circle smaller.  Make sure you have a med/large carrier with a top load in hand and of coarse the net.  Remember they can sprint 35 mph, and quickly take exit between people.  Maybe even place a tent out in the area you are trying to coral Wasky in, with some goodies in there.  Hopefully if he/she gets spooked it will be looked on as a safe escape.  Just go slow.  Good luck.

There is no rabies vaccination for rabbits on the market here.  But, rabbits rarely survive an attack if they are caught.

Sandi, I love it, AWW x 5.  Anyone from Alaska coming to NJ?

The shelter had hundreds of calls to adopt. Hopefully they will take another one and they will place many.  It was covered in a NJ paper and I did comment on the concern of the cat loosing weight too fast and could die from that.  Poor thing, the shots I saw on TV it couldn't even walk.

I would say that the females can sometimes be a bit tougher.  Anything that comes to me gets neutered and that does mellow them.  Rabbits can see almost 360 except directly above and behind their head.  They don't see the hawks and rely on the screaming song birds to warn them.  So any approach by human hands should be from top in front of the ears (not above the ears) so they see you are not the hawk.  Don't forget to talk to them.  Cats can run 30 mph and rabbits can run 35 mph for a short distance.

I'm in New Jersey. What state is Waskly Wabbit in?