PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Some of the residents at Grand Villa Senior Living Community in Pinellas Park, Florida, are a little more frolicky than others.

"They like to be snuggled," said Lorna Peterson, a resident.

"They" are Buns and Lilly, two therapy bunnies who live at the facility.

"You put the bunny on them and they hold it and they just decompress," said Max Piasecki, the leasing coordinator and bunny trainer for Grand Villa.

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Piasecki says it all started when the company's COO took his daughter and her new bunny to visit her grandmother at one of the facilities.

"The next thing they knew, they were surrounded by residents. They wanted to see the baby bunny, they wanted to hold the baby bunny," said Piasecki. "And there was one resident there who had not spoken in a long time, and once she held the bunny, she started telling stories about how her dad used to build bunny cages, and how much of a joy and comfort this baby bunny that she was holding was for her."

He says the COO saw what a breakthrough moment it was and ordered bunnies for all 18 locations. Piasecki raises each bunny from a baby and litter box trains them before they come to live at each facility. The company has a total of 40 bunnies throughout their communities that are cared for by the staff.

"It helped with the staff trying to calm a resident down that’s upset. If they’re looking for their spouse or a family member, they hand them the bunny and say, 'Can you help me with the bunny?' And now they have a little bunny that they’re focused on," said Piasecki.

The little bunnies bring a lot of comfort and joy to residents this holiday season.

"It's amazing to see how such a small animal can make such a big impact on a human being like that," said Piasecki.

This story was originally published by Wendi Lane at WFTS.

CINCINNATI — Aglamesis Bros. Ice Cream and Candy Company offers sweet treats all year round, but this time of year they offer chocolate bunnies and crosses as well as cream eggs to make anyone's Easter that much tastier.

"It's just the feel of the place," Nancy Gottschalk, who has been coming to the store since she was a teenager, said. "Aglamesis is an institution."

Some adults have memories from their childhood of Jim "Mr. A" Aglamesis in his signature white coat wrapping their Easter candy for them.

Randy Young, the current president of the business and stepson of Algamesis, said Aglamesis was still very active in the business well into his 90s.

However, this is the first Easter celebration for the shop since Aglamesis died.

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"He's still here," Young said. "Our traditions are kept alive and he's still here. He's still here; we all feel him. We know he's looking down, and watching over us, and making sure we're doing it right."

There is still time to stop in to the shop and pick up some Easter candy before Sunday. The store is open Saturday, but they are closed on Sunday.

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Volunteers in Middletown recovered 33 domesticated rabbits dumped in Smith Park in Middletown as of Saturday evening, according to city spokesperson Shelby Quinlivan.

The colony of rabbits was found safe and sound, but Quinlivan did not say how many of the animals were initially dumped. No rabbits were found deceased.

A Middletown woman will be charged with abandonment, but the amount of charges is yet to be determined, she said. Officials have not identified the woman being charged.

Several rescue organizations and individuals took to social media Saturday afternoon as people gathered to search for the abandoned group of rabbits. Organizers said they searched the park until it closed at sundown Saturday evening and plan to return Sunday morning to continue searching, in case more are still out there.