Lucky Rabbit's FeatHAYWARD, Calif. - Two lifeguards who taped an explosive to Lucky the rabbit before tossing her into a lake apologized before a judge sentenced them to jail and 30 days of community service.
Lucky's former owner, Nick Sigmon, 19, and his friend Paul Collins, 21, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty for taping an M-1000 - a firecracker with the power of a quarter of a stick of dynamite - to the rabbit and tossing it into the lake in July.
The explosive failed to detonate. After pulling Lucky from the lake, the defendants debated trying again but decided against it, authorities said. Park police were called after pictures of the incident wound up on the Internet, outraging animal-rights advocates.
Lucky has since been placed in another home, where she leads a pampered life.
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