A man surnamed Ke who lives alone in Pingzhen District, Taoyuan City has more than 80 rabbits at home, and he sleeps on a mattress in the living room.

(Photographed by reporter Wei Jinyun)

[Reporter Wei Jinyun/Taoyuan Report] A 61-year-old man surnamed Ke lives in Pingzhen District, Taoyuan City. Because he likes small animals, he has raised more than 80 rabbits at home, but the house is full of vegetables, rabbit feces, and garbage, causing the environment to be dirty and messy. Neighbors described the smell as a "horror rabbit's nest".

Relevant units are currently conducting on-site surveys, and it is expected that the rabbits will be sent to legal places such as schools and ranches as soon as next week to clean up the environment.

The reporter interviewed on the spot today, and what caught his eyes was the vegetables, garbage, and muddy soil that could not be distinguished from feces or mud all over the balcony. A litter of dozens of rabbits of different sizes gathered in the corner of the balcony. Even wearing a mask, you can feel the air. full of odor.

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Entering the home is even more messy, I saw rabbits clustered in different corners, a mattress was placed in the living room, and rabbits would jump up and down from time to time, and the clothes hanging on the wall were covered with spider webs.

As for spaces such as kitchens, toilets, and vacant rooms, the environment is too dirty and unusable, and it has become a playground for rabbits.

This "Horror Rabbit Nest" is located on the third floor of an apartment in Jinlingli, Pingzhen District. Zhuang Yusheng, the head of Jinling Li, said that Ke Nan lived there for 3 to 40 years. There used to be a family of 4, but many years ago Ke Nan's wife Passed away from cancer, Ke Nan was too traumatized, drank all day to drown his sorrows, and suffered from mental illness. After the two children grew up, they also moved to the central and southern regions because of the dirty home environment, leaving him to live alone.

Zhuang Yusheng pointed out that two years ago, Ke Nan raised hundreds of rabbits at home, causing the environment to be dirty and disturbing to the neighbors. At that time, Taoyuan City Government's Animal Protection Division, Social Affairs Bureau, Health Bureau, Environmental Protection Bureau and other units intervened To deal with it, in addition to sending the rabbit to a legal place, Ke Nan's house was also cleaned up.

Unexpectedly, Ke Nan secretly kept several rabbits while the cleanup personnel were not paying attention, and there were many more rabbits in the past two years.

Zhuang Yusheng said that Ke Nan is very caring, but he can't even take care of himself, and he can't take good care of these rabbits, and the dirty environment has also caused troubles for neighbors. After months of constant communication with Ke Nan, he is willing to let people come Take the rabbit away.

Ke Nan was interviewed and said that he likes small animals very much. A few years ago, he saw other people raising rabbits and thought they were very cute, so he brought two home to keep him with him.

He said with a smile that there were only two rabbits at first, but the more rabbits were born, the more he raised them. Because he was unable to work due to a stroke, he relied on the 8368 yuan from the labor insurance to buy feed and vegetables for the rabbits every month, while he himself ate them. Instant noodles for survival.

The Taoyuan City Animal Protection Department stated that 164 rabbits were taken away two years ago. Today, after a preliminary inventory, there are more than 80 rabbits in the family. It is expected to send the rabbits to schools, pastures and other legal places next week, and coordinate with the Environmental Protection Bureau to take away the garbage; As for Ke Nan, the Taoyuan City Health Bureau and Social Affairs Bureau will send staff to care and assist in the rescue.

A man surnamed Ke who lives alone in Pingzhen District, Taoyuan City has more than 80 rabbits at home, which can be seen everywhere.

(Photographed by reporter Wei Jinyun)

A man surnamed Ke who lived alone in Pingzhen District, Taoyuan City raised more than 80 rabbits at home, and the environment in his home was extremely dirty.

(Photographed by reporter Wei Jinyun)

A man surnamed Ke who lived alone in Pingzhen District, Taoyuan City raised more than 80 rabbits at home, and the environment in his home was extremely dirty.

(Photographed by reporter Wei Jinyun)

A man surnamed Ke who lives alone in Pingzhen District, Taoyuan City raises more than 80 rabbits at home, and even the kitchen has become a playground for rabbits.

(Photographed by reporter Wei Jinyun)

A man surnamed Ke who lived alone in Pingzhen District, Taoyuan City raised more than 80 rabbits at home, and the environment in his home was extremely dirty.

(Photographed by reporter Wei Jinyun)