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Seems everyone missed the punchline - The Rabbit died while at O'Hare International Airport 
First doctors, now bunnies.
A valuable giant rabbit that was “fit as a fiddle” — and destined to be the world’s biggest bunny — mysteriously died while flying United, a report says.
“Something very strange has happened and I want to know what,” fumed breeder Annette Edwards, 65, of the UK.
“I’ve sent rabbits all around the world and nothing like this has happened before,” she told The Sun. “The client who bought Simon is very famous. He’s upset.”
Edwards had been flying with the 3-foot Continental Giant rabbit, dubbed Simon, out of Heathrow Airport to his new celebrity owner in the US when he inexplicably kicked the bucket.
“Simon had a vet’s check-up three hours before the flight and was fit as a fiddle,” she explained.
Edwards — a great-grandmother and mother of 10 who previously made headlines in the UK after she tried to use plastic surgery to transform herself into a real-life Jessica Rabbit from “Who Killed Roger Rabbit” — claimed Simon was on track to become the world’s biggest bunny before he died. His father, Darius, is the current record holder at 4 feet, 4 inches.
United told The Sun that they were looking into Simon’s death.
“We are reviewing this matter,” the airline said.
Giant rabbits are known to cost more than $6,000 a month to keep, the Sun reports.
According to the outlet, international flight regulations require that rabbits and other animals be transported in an area of the plane’s hold that is both heated and pressurized.
They reportedly are kept in cages with food and water. The price to store a pet can sometimes be more than $2,500.
United Airlines normally allows rabbits to travel in the cabin with their owners during domestic flights in the US, but not while flying internationally.
http://nypost.com/2017/04/25/one-of-worlds-biggest-bunnies-dies-aboard-united-flight/
First doctors, now bunnies.
A valuable giant rabbit that was “fit as a fiddle” — and destined to be the world’s biggest bunny — mysteriously died while flying United, a report says.
“Something very strange has happened and I want to know what,” fumed breeder Annette Edwards, 65, of the UK.
“I’ve sent rabbits all around the world and nothing like this has happened before,” she told The Sun. “The client who bought Simon is very famous. He’s upset.”
Edwards had been flying with the 3-foot Continental Giant rabbit, dubbed Simon, out of Heathrow Airport to his new celebrity owner in the US when he inexplicably kicked the bucket.
“Simon had a vet’s check-up three hours before the flight and was fit as a fiddle,” she explained.
Edwards — a great-grandmother and mother of 10 who previously made headlines in the UK after she tried to use plastic surgery to transform herself into a real-life Jessica Rabbit from “Who Killed Roger Rabbit” — claimed Simon was on track to become the world’s biggest bunny before he died. His father, Darius, is the current record holder at 4 feet, 4 inches.
United told The Sun that they were looking into Simon’s death.
“We are reviewing this matter,” the airline said.
Giant rabbits are known to cost more than $6,000 a month to keep, the Sun reports.
According to the outlet, international flight regulations require that rabbits and other animals be transported in an area of the plane’s hold that is both heated and pressurized.
They reportedly are kept in cages with food and water. The price to store a pet can sometimes be more than $2,500.
United Airlines normally allows rabbits to travel in the cabin with their owners during domestic flights in the US, but not while flying internationally.
http://nypost.com/2017/04/25/one-of-worlds-biggest-bunnies-dies-aboard-united-flight/
