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Bonnie, the Flemish Giant rabbit, was stolen from her hutch in Southeast Portland last week.

(Portland Police Bureau)

The big white bunny, occasionally decked out in a smart blue hoodie, has vanished.

Portland police put out a news release Wednesday about the theft of Bonnie, a 19-pound Flemish Giant rabbit. Rather than appearing, like a magic trick, the domestic animal disappeared from her hutch.

And if you think that’s amusing, consider this: The theft of a companion animal under Oregon law is a felony.

Sgt. Pete Simpson, spokesman for Portland police, said Bonnie was stolen sometime between 9 p.m. last Thursday and 8 a.m. the next morning from the residence of her owners in the

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Bonnie was not sporting her hoodie at the time.

The owner told police that a few weeks before Bonnie disappeared a woman claiming to be a rabbit advocate came to her door, suggesting ways to care for the rabbit. Police have no idea whether that woman was involved in the theft.

The owner has made an arrangement with the Oregon Humane Society in Northeast Portland to accept the animal, if it’s dropped off, no questions asked, police said.

They asked anyone with bunny clues to email to

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-- Lynne Terry