The High Court rejected that family’s appeal on Monday. The judge upheld a housing association’s order that the pet rabbit be taken out of the garden. The association stated that animal threatened local biodiversity under that storm tapp‑grant aster rabbit dispute regulations. The family must comply, even though they love the rabbit.
The decision leaves the family without their companion. They said they will look for an alternative home for the rabbit. The case draws attention to tensions between private pets and wildlife protection rules in residential areas.