Brooklyn Bunny
{{Short description|Internet animal webcam}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Brooklyn Bunny
| logo =
| type =
| traded_as =
| foundation = {{Start date|2005|08|28}}
| location = Brooklyn, New York
| key_people = Kevin Dresser & Kate Johnson
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| homepage = {{URL|www.bklynbunny.com/}}
}}
The Brooklyn Bunny website is one of the first and currently the longest running rabbit webcams.{{cite news | url = http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/critter-exclusives/live-rabbit-webcams-1508.aspx | title = Live Rabbit Webcams | last = Chebat | first = Sandy | date = August 26, 2015 | accessdate = 2015-08-26 | work = Small Animal Channel | archive-date = 2015-09-06 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150906062211/http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/critter-exclusives/live-rabbit-webcams-1508.aspx | url-status = dead }}
History
The Brooklyn Bunny{{cite web |last=Chaudhury |first=Nadia |date=March 2, 2011 |title=Live-blogging 13 Hours of Rabbit Webcam |url=http://thehairpin.com/2011/03/live-blogging-13-hours-of-rabbit-webcam |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930161752/https://www.thehairpin.com/2011/03/live-blogging-13-hours-of-rabbit-webcam/ |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |access-date=2011-03-02 |website=The Hairpin}} website is a rabbit webcam that first went live on August 28, 2005. The website is a project of designers Kevin Dresser{{cite news | url = http://gothamist.com/2006/06/07/kevin_dresser_r.php | title = Kevin Dresser, Rabbit Owner and Designer | last = Chung | first = Jen | date = June 7, 2006 | accessdate = 2011-03-02 | work = Gothamist | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110711115937/http://gothamist.com/2006/06/07/kevin_dresser_r.php | archivedate = July 11, 2011 }} and Kate Johnson of the design firm Dresser Johnson.{{cite news | url = http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20050516/whos-the-new-guy | title = Who's the New Guy? | last = Nagler | first = Eric | date = May 16, 2005 | accessdate = 2011-03-02 | work = Metropolis Magazine}}{{Failed verification|date=September 2019}} The idea was initiated when the two Brooklyn-based designers discussed starting a rabbit pet-sitting business. The idea was to have two live webcams so rabbit owners could check in on their rabbit via the internet. However, the pet-sitting business was scrapped when they offered to care for a foster rabbit.{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}} The idea of the Brooklyn Bunny website was born when they became attached to the Dwarf Hotot rabbit,{{cite news | url = http://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/just-for-pets-1.564395 | title = A Bunny Shows in Brooklyn | last = Flaim | first = Denise | date = January 23, 2008 | accessdate = 2011-03-07 | work = New York Newsday}} which they decided to name Roebling after John A. Roebling, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Roebling
Roebling{{cite news | url = http://www.rabbit.org/fun/famousrabbits.html | title = Famous Rabbits through History : Real Rabbits | last = DeMello | first = Margo | date = February 4, 2011 | accessdate = 2011-02-04 | work = House Rabbit Society}} is the name of the rabbit star of Brooklyn Bunny.{{cite news | url = http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2009/mar/26/open-phones-oh-say-can-you-see | title = Open Phones: Oh Say, Can You See? | last = Lehrer | first = Brian | date = March 26, 2009 | accessdate = 2009-03-26 | work = The Brian Lehrer Show | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121003063509/http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2009/mar/26/open-phones-oh-say-can-you-see/ | archivedate = October 3, 2012 }} He is named after the designer of the Brooklyn Bridge, John A. Roebling. Roebling is a Dwarf Hotot breed of rabbit.
References
External links
- {{Official website|www.bklynbunny.com}}
- [http://www.rabbit.org/fun/famousrabbits.html "Famous Rabbits List" from The House Rabbit Society]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110711115937/http://gothamist.com/2006/06/07/kevin_dresser_r.php Gothamist talks to Kevin Dresser of Brooklyn Bunny]
- [https://archive.today/20130201025424/http://www.psfk.com/2009/12/psfk-talks-to-kevin-dresser-of-brooklyn-bunny.html PSFK talks to Kevin Dresser of Brooklyn Bunny]
- [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brooklyn-Bunny/6882632079 Brooklyn Bunny Facebook Page]