SFist is going to take a bold stance and say that we feel cruelty to animals is wrong. And ever since reading Watership Down as a child, we have felt a special afinity to bunny rabbits. That might be one of the reasons we watched with such horror as this story unfolded. We first heard about this on the Craigslist pet forums, on which pictures were posted of a rabbit who had had a M-1000 firecracker taped to her, and then was thrown into a lake (don't worry, she's OK!). Someone on Craigslist found the site and, enraged, posted the pictures to draw attention to the crime.

The Richmond House Rabbit Society got wind of this, and convinced Alameda County prosecutors to press charges against the culprits, Nick Sigmon, an 18-year-old lifeguard at Lake Don Castro, and fellow lifeguard Paul Collins, 20.

There are a lot of upsetting aspects to Lucky the rabbit's abuse, not the least being the fact that the worst charges these two will face are misdemeanors, due to their lack of criminal history and the fact that Lucky managed to survive.

We are very happy that Lucky made it, though, and that she is now resting happily at the House Rabbit Society. You can visit her and many other rabbits who need homes at their center (phone is 510.970.7575) at 148 Broadway in Richmond. It's open from 12 to 5 p.m. each day except Tuesdays and Thursdays.