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Arriving 45 minutes late for a pre-trial hearing, the infamous Gowanus bunny hoarder blames her 200 rabbits. \u00a0Brooklyn Judge Curtis Farber wasn\u2019t having it and told Dorota Trec, 36, who faces charges for animal abuse for keeping nearly 200 rabbits in squalid conditions, that he would revoke her bail if she was late again on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour honor, I actually worked in the morning,\u201d Trec, who is acting as her own lawyer, told the judge. \u201cI had to feed my rabbits. Do you want me to abandon my rabbits?\u201d<\/p>\n
Judge Farber sharply responded, \u201cYou told me you were feeding the rabbits this morning. You willfully disregarded and impeded this trial because you chose to do what you wanted to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dorota Trec complained the security line at the court house was too long. \u00a0“That’s an impossibility” Judge Farber snapped back. \u00a0“I had them check. \u00a0Miss Trec you walked in at 10:17am. \u00a0If you are not here in this courtroom at 9:30 tomorrow morning, I will revoke your bail without further consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat were the instructions I gave you yesterday morning?\u201d Farber said in a raised voice. \u201cMs. Trec what were the instructions I gave you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou chose to come in at your own leisure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Trec was first arrested nearly two years ago for keeping hundreds of bunnies in the lot of a Gowanus tire shop. She\u2019s turned down plea offers and is going to trial.<\/p>\n
Jury selection is expected to begin Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
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