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Photos: Hug-a-Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo

Lilyanna Stone pets a bunny held by Angelica Hodge at the annual Hug-a-Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The event which also includes inflatables and games for children continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lilyanna Stone pets a bunny held by Angelica Hodge at the annual Hug-a-Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The event which also includes inflatables and games for children continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

By Staff Report April 19, 2019 1 min read

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Alexis Vroom holds Snickerdoodle the bunny at the annual Hug-a-Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The event which also includes inflatables and games for children continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A bunny named The Honorable Lord Pemberton of Wlikshire stands on his back legs to try to escape his enclosure at the annual Hug-a-Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The event which also includes inflatables and games for children continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wrecker the 20-year-old spur-thighed tortoise eats grass at the annual Hug-a-Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The event which also includes inflatables and games for children continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lilly Belle Keeton pets a bunny at the annual Hug-a-Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The event which also includes inflatables and games for children continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Jackson Barber reacts after petting a bunny at the annual Hug-a-Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The event which also includes inflatables and games for children continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A child pets a bunny at the annual Hug-a-Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The event which also includes inflatables and games for children continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mia Garcia, left, and Nora Garcia pet a bunny at the annual Hug-a-Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The event which also includes inflatables and games for children continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Parents watch as children pet bunnies at the annual Hug-a-Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The event which also includes inflatables and games for children continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Zack Seymour holds Rose the Eastern screech owl at the annual Hug-a-Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The event which also includes inflatables and games for children continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tristyn Dominick, left, and Joseph Hollingshead pet Snickerdoodle the bunny, held by Alexis Vroom, at the annual Hug-a-Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The event which also includes inflatables and games for children continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The annual Hug-a-Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo started on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The event, which also includes inflatables and games for children, continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.