Being the animal lover I am, I performed a covert operation Friday night.

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There is a family fixing up the house next door to ours, and the yard is not fenced between our two houses. They have about 5 small children, the dad had the yard mowed last Thursday, and that afternoon as I sat out on our porch I saw them kneeling down in the grass, and saw him pick something up. Friday, they were standing around that same area and I heard them say something about bunnies! Later after the adults were inside the little boys were over there poking around. I used to raise animals on a small farm we had in Texas, and I have taken care of plenty of orphan animals. I knew the momma bunny would not take her young back after them handling them. I also knew that the bunnies would not survive with those (wild) little children prodding them. So after dark, and after they had left to go home (they aren't living there yet) me, my s/o and his daughter took the flashlight and went on our covert operation, Bunny Breakout. There are 4 of them, little cottontails, approximately 4 weeks old, and fit in the palm of my hand. They are eating well, and have fresh grass in their box. We will be turning them loose once they get bigger and are ready to go back outside. We may be keeping one, the runt, she is eating good, and healthy, other than her back legs are weak. So, have you ever gone on a 'covert' operation to rescue an animal or baby animal?