Rabbit-obsessed US woman found in hotel room with a dozen bunnies

Telegraph ^ | 07/03/09

[freespirited]

Miriam Sakewitz, 47, violated her probation by having the rabbits, Judge Gayle Nachtigal, of the Washington County Circuit court ruled on Thursday. The judge sentenced Sakewitz to 90 days in the county jail.

Police arrested Sakewitz on June 16 after she called a maintenance worker to her room in the Portland suburb of Tigard to fix a broken television set. The worker saw and smelled the rabbits, some of them hopping freely around the house.

The woman's legal problems began in 2006, when police found more than 150 rabbits in her home and dozens more bunny bodies in freezers. She was arrested on accusations of animal neglect. After pleading no contest, she was placed on five years' probation, with the condition that she stay away from rabbits.

Jim Wolf, a spokesman for Tigard Police, said Washington County animal control officers removed eight adult rabbits, five young ones and a dead one from the hotel room in the latest incident.

Bob Severe, a Washington County probation officer, said Sakewitz had undergone a court-ordered mental evaluation but that no treatment had been recommended

[freespirited]

She's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Um.

[MarineBrat]

Lenny’s kin?

[Little Pig]

She’s not. This is a UK paper finally picking up on the story half a month after the US media did.

[Allegra]

Ping just because...

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[Vaquero]

[NormsRevenge]

no treatment recommended.

wow.

[humblegunner]

Kitty Lizzy would enjoy the buffet.

She is a pure jungle cat & bunny killer without compare.

[wastedyears]

This wabbit would find a way out.

[Nathan Zachary]

The woman's legal problems began in 2006, when police found more than 150 rabbits in her home and dozens more bunny bodies in freezers.

So she likes rabbit stew, what's wrong with that? Or, maybe she has a pet lion somewhere and is just growing her own lion food.

[Snurple]

Kinda kinky but.....whatever floats her boat.

[Emmett McCarthy]

“You’re No Bunny ‘til some bunny loves you, so find yourself some bunny to love!”

Or cook and eat.

[EggsAckley]

I swear, she and the bear-feeding lady in Oregon must have been separated at birth.

[WOBBLY BOB]

when rabbits are outlawed...only outlaws will have rabbits.

[Snurple]

Now thats a big rabbit!

[Eaker]

Maybe we will blow a bunny up in your honor tomorrow!

(Maybe she has a spare)

[TommyDale]

I hear she had quite a record and CD collection, too.

[Beagle8U]

I knew a lady many years ago that kept bullfrogs in her house, and yes, they were loose!

She was mega rich and had a pond and fountain in the house for them. Every time there was a thunderstorm they would hop down the stairs to the basement.

I worked for a guy that did painting and we were called for a job there.

She was beyond a doubt the weirdest person I ever met doing that kind of work.

[Psycho_Bunny]

I am not in any way involved with this situation.