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Many rabbits were found <\/strong>in poor condition after being allegedly abandoned by a couple in cardboard boxes in Seletar.<\/p>\n Speaking to AsiaOne, Derrick Tan, founder of Voices For Animals (VFA), said that he received a call at around 11.45pm on Friday (Sept 18) about rabbits spotted at 29 Seletar Farmway 1.<\/p>\n There were more than 20 rabbits, with some hiding in the cardboard boxes allegedly used to dump them there.<\/p>\n Photos and videos uploaded by Tan on social media show multiple boxes left by the roadside, with rabbits roaming around the street.<\/p>\n Another video shared by Tan shows newborns in some of the boxes.<\/p>\n “The surrounding terrain was wet and damp after the heavy downpour, and the condition of the rabbits we found was heartbreaking,” Tan said, adding that some of them had matted fur covered in urine and stains, while some were found with wounds.<\/p>\n In an Instagram story on Saturday, <\/strong>he said that the couple who allegedly abandoned the rabbits have been identified, and that their actions have been caught on camera by vehicles parked nearby.<\/p>\n A report with the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) has been filed, with all evidence and the couple’s identity included in the report, Tan said.<\/p>\n “I hope the owner can just turn himself into the nearest police station before the officers come knocking,” he added.<\/p>\n A total of 23 rabbits were found at the scene, Tan told AsiaOne, adding that VFA is working with AVS and The Animal Doctors, who will send a team of vets to examine the rabbits<\/p>\n “For those who think dumping an animal somewhere is an easy way to get rid of a problem \u2014 it is not,” he said.<\/p>\n AsiaOne has reached out to AVS for additional information.\u00a0<\/p>\n