Overview

• Assistant Christian Batty confessed on Delvey’s Instagram Story that she panicked over caring for the rabbits and released them in Prospect Park after claiming to have lied about their origin.
• Anna Delvey has maintained she had no role in acquiring, transporting or returning the rabbits and said she would never condone the abandonment.
• Vegan blogger Terry Chao and other rescuers recovered the two rabbits from the park and are now fostering them while soliciting donations and foster homes.
• Reporting indicates the ad-hoc photoshoot team sourced the rabbits from someone offering free animals in Yonkers rather than using professional handlers.
• The dispute over responsibility has played out on social media, with Delvey threatening legal action against critics and Soloff’s attorney denying the photographer procured the animals.