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One of the world's largest rabbits has been from his home in England. Darius, a continental giant rabbit, the current Guinness record holder as the longest rabbit in the world. From nose to tail, he 129cm in length. Police say he was abducted from his pen late Saturday evening. Local police in a statement: "It is the rabbit was stolen from its enclosure in the garden of the property of its owners overnight on Saturday. We are for information following the theft." Darius' distraught owner has a $2,750 reward for the safe return of her beloved pet. She for his safe return and the rabbitnappers that Darius was too old to be .

Darius' disappearance amid a spike in pet thefts in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic. Darius' owner has an impassioned appeal to those who made off with her rabbit. She said: "Every animal is an individual that can't replaced, and it's just so upsetting because he such a loveable character." The police said Darius' abduction was a high-profile case as the animal was a celebrity in England and has dozens of TV appearances. They the abductors have a potential "ulterior motive," and that it could the work of organized criminals who his commercial value. The UK's policing minister Kit Malthouse animal theft a "vile crime" and to crack down on it.