Vic rabbit killings like a 'horror movie'

Police are searching for whoever stomped dozens of rabbits to death in a sickening act of animal cruelty east of Melbourne.

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A carer for dozens of rabbits found crushed and mutilated at a Victorian farm says the killings were like a scene out of a horror movie.

About 40 rabbits were being raised in Garfield, just outside Melbourne's far eastern outskirts, but about half of them were found dead at around 3am (AEDT) on Wednesday.

Some of the rabbits were kicked like footballs, others thrown against walls, and many stomped on until they died.

Rabbit breeder Kara Jackson says seeing the little dead bodies scattered throughout the property was disgusting.

"This doesn't happen in real life. This is something from a horror movie," she said.

"They've got to be sick. It's not human to do something like that," Ms Jackson said, referring to the killers.

Police don't have a motive for the animal cruelty deaths but believe more than one person was involved.

Detective Leading Senior Constable Colin Beard urged anyone who knows the people who killed the rabbits to call police.

"Hopefully they'll be losing sleep and they'll come and talk to us," he said.

The rabbits were being raised for commercial proposes and were prone to scratching people.

Police say those responsible may have been injured in the incident.


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