A Pet Bunny Named 小三

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Laurie Burkitt, In China, Bunnies Are Multiplying Like Rabbits as Their Year Nears;  Cottontails given as gifts breed trouble; Flopsy, Mopsy and Xiao San?  Wall Street Journal, Feb 1, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704680604576109934072962022.html

My comment:
(a) For "Flopsy, Mopsy," see Peter Rabbit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_rabbit
(by Beatrix Potter; Peter, his mother, Mrs. Josephine Rabbit, and his sisters, Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail live in a rabbit hole)
(b) Netherland Dwarf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherland_Dwarf
(originating in the Netherlands; Smaller than most rabbit breeds; not typically used as sources of meat or fur because of their small size (3 in.); Most rabbits sold in rabbit shows are Netherland Dwarfs)
(c) Fengtai District  丰台区
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fengtai_District
(d) Second Chance Animal Aid Shanghai (no chinese name), founded and operated by foreigners in Shanghai for dogs and cats
(e) Mary Peng/ International Center for Veterinary Services
彭蔚芬 (MBA, Columbia University)/ 北京新天地国际动物医院
www.icvsasia.com
(f) à l'orange (adj): "French Cookery.  prepared or served with slices of orange, orange peel, or an orange-flavored sauce: duck à l'orange"
Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1997)
http://dictionary.infoplease.com/a-lorange
(g) Shuang Liu Lao Ma Tu Tou 双流老妈兔头
朝阳区朝阳区东三环南路48号(地铁双井站C口南)
(h) leporine (adj; Latin lepus  hare)

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