Police said Thursday that they arrested a man for kicking a rabbit, as authorities probe the deaths of more than 70 bunnies on an island well-known for its large rabbit population. The incident ...

Wildlife lovers flock to this island in Japan for its adorable bunnies. Nearly a century ago, though, it was known for something completely different.

A man has been arrested and charged with kicking a rabbit to death on Okunoshima, an island off the city of Hiroshima that has become internationally renowned as Japan’s “Rabbit Island”.

21 after he was seen kicking rabbits on a walkway of Okunoshima island in Takehara city. A witness held down the man, and a dead rabbit was discovered nearby. He is accused of violating the ...

TOKYO – The Japanese police said on Jan 23 that they arrested a man for kicking a rabbit, as the authorities probe the deaths of more than 70 bunnies on an island well-known for its large ...

A man was arrested for kicking a rabbit on an island in western Japan, police said Wednesday, amid a spate of violence against the animals that has led to 77 deaths. Riku Hotta, 25, is suspected of ...

TOKYO: Japanese police said on Thursday (Jan 23) that they arrested a man for kicking a rabbit, as authorities probe the deaths of more than 70 bunnies on an island well-known for its large rabbit ...

Japan's Environment Ministry ... as a "special natural monument." The island's mongoose population burgeoned to an estimated 10,000 by 1999. The Amami rabbit is a highly protected species.

(Kyodo) HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- A man was arrested for allegedly kicking a rabbit on an island in western Japan, police said Wednesday, amid a spate of violence against the animals that has led to 77 ...