THE owner of the 3ft ­rabbit that died on a United Airlines jet demanded: “Where is his body?”

Annette Edwards, 65, is fighting to get Simon’s corpse returned from America for a post mortem.

6 Simon the rabbit was three-foot and set to become the world's biggest rabbit Credit: Caters News Agency

6 Breeder Annette Edwards is fighting to get Simon's body back from America Credit: Rex Features

6 An United Airlines spokesman claimed the continental giant rabbit was alive when taken off the plane Credit: Caters News Agency

6 Rabbit tale: The Sun's front page

But the mystery deepened as a spokesman for the airline claimed the continental giant rabbit was alive when taken off the plane.

He said Simon died at a holding facility at Chicago O’Hare airport.

Annette had been told the bunny was put in a freezer after he died during a flight from Heathrow.

6 Annette Edwards had been told Simon the bunny was put in a freezer after he died during a flight from Heathrow Credit: Rex Features

6 Simon's death comes in the wake of another PR disaster for United Airlines Credit: Alamy

The breeder, who was sending Simon to a US buyer, said: “Where is his body? I can’t get any answers. I want compensation. If I can get his body back I’ll have a vet examine him to get answers.”

United Airlines sparked outrage two weeks ago when security guards violently dragged a doctor off an overbooked flight.