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An Edmonton woman banned for life from owning more than one pet after a rabbit hoarding case in 2011 had an application to live with animals denied Thursday.

Shelley Zenner, 50, pleaded guilty in Provincial Court in 2012 to a charge under the Animal Protection Act of causing distress to an animal. She was fined $8,500.

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More than 1,100 rabbits were either removed or surrendered from her Terwillegar-area home over a three year period in what the Edmonton Humane Society (EHS) described as one of the worst hoarding cases in the city.

Almost all the rabbits were euthanized by EHS as they were suffering a fatal respiratory infection known as snuffles.

Earlier court proceedings heard it is estimated that veterinarian exams and putting down the animals cost EHS about $200,000.

Crown prosecutor Christian Lam said Thursday an application to remove some of the terms of the prohibition to allow Zenner to live with animals was denied by Judge Ferne LeReverend.