Macomb County Police Save Baby Rabbits Thrown Out Car Window: Sheriff

MACOMB TOWNSHIP, MI — Police are looking for a man who threw a sealed plastic bag of baby rabbits out a car window Monday in Macomb Township, according to the Macomb County Sheriff's Office.

A Macomb County deputy found the bag tightly sealed with multiple knots in the area of Potomac and Shoal drives in Macomb Township at roughly 7 p.m. Monday, according to the sheriff's office.

There was one rabbit’s mouth and nose poking out of a hole in the bag, with a knot tied around the rabbit’s neck, while the rest of the bag had an airtight seal, according to the sheriff's office.

The deputy couldn't unite the knots, so the deputy used a key to rip a hole in the bag and provide oxygen to the rabbits, according to the sheriff's office.

Department of Natural Resources directed deputies to the Detroit Animal Welfare Group (DAWG), a non-profit, no-kill animal sanctuary in Romeo, according to the sheriff's office.

Detroit Animal Welfare Group Director Kelly LaBonty told deputies that the rabbits were between one and two weeks old and could not live on their own without their mother or rehabilitation care, according to the sheriff's office.

One rabbit died before making it to the non-profit, according to the sheriff's office.

Police are looking for a younger or middle-aged man who drives a smaller, red Chevrolet. A witness told deputies he had seen the man in the area before, according to the sheriff's office.

Anyone with information was asked to call the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office at 586-469-5151.

"The Macomb County Sheriff's Office takes situations of animal abuse and mistreatment very seriously," said Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham. "I commend Deputy Taylor Dibble for diligently answering the call and giving these animals a chance at life."