Trash Rabbits He used to tell of putting a litter of live young rabbits that he caught in the top of his garbage pail at the curb and waiting in the bushes for the garbage pick-up truck to arrived. Whoever lifted off the lid to hoist the pail onto the truck had an unseasonable Easter treat: hopping bunnies heading off in all directions. (I'd put this one in the tall tale category but the image is great.) Written by Nina Lambert