The SPCA for Monterey County is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who abandoned nine rabbits at Crazy Horse Canyon Road and San Juan Grade Road on Monday, July 15. 

On Monday, a Good Samaritan found the nine rabbits in a plastic storage bin on the side of the road and brought them to the SPCA. The rabbits were overheated but are now doing well under our care. 

The small bin contained three adult rabbits, two juvenile rabbits, and four baby rabbits. 

Animal abandonment is a crime. There are always humane options. The SPCA is open daily from 8 am to 5 pm to accept stray and owner-surrender pets. Our local municipal shelters, Monterey County Animal Services and Salinas Animal Services, can also help.

If you have any information about this case or can identify the rabbits, please contact the SPCA at 831-373-2631. All calls are confidential.  To donate to help abused and neglected animals, please call the SPCA at 831-264-5421 or donate online at www.SPCAmc.org.

The owners could potentially be charged with the following offenses: Penal Code 597 (Animal Cruelty), Penal Code 597(b) (Deprivation of Food, Water, and Shelter), and Penal Code 597s (Abandonment).