Biscuit the bunny, a cash reward and the question of charges
CP24's Short about a rabbit taken from the Markham Fairgrounds drew comments far faster than usual, and many of them ask why the return was paid for and not prosecuted.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 83,707 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (6,945).
Stolen bunny named 'Biscuit' returned after cash reward posted
"Stolen bunny named 'Biscuit' returned after cash reward posted" is a short CP24 report with a simple arc. A rabbit was taken from an event at the Markham Fairgrounds, north of Toronto. A reward went up, and Biscuit is now back with its 10-year-old owner.
CP24 is built on breaking news, weather and traffic for the Toronto and Hamilton area, and its Shorts usually end their first day with a few thousand views. This one was close to 47,000 just nine hours after it went up.
The comment section moved faster still. Within those nine hours it held about four times what a CP24 Short usually collects in a full day, and the reunion is not what most of it discusses. Many viewers ask why whoever brought the rabbit back left with money rather than a charge, and whether anyone was charged at all. Others say they are glad the pet is home, a former rabbit owner among them. One viewer suggests passing the reward on to the SPCA.
The channel's other fast uploads that day told a much heavier story. Police say a 60-year-old live-in caregiver was struck by a hit-and-run driver while walking to work in Vaughan, and she was not found until two days later. A Short on her death and the CTV News Toronto at Noon broadcast that led with it both ran well ahead of the channel's usual first day, though neither came close to Biscuit.
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- Channel
- CP24
- Subscribers
- 379,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 3,319,381
- Channel views, pace per day
- 439,309 (on a normal day: 448,165)
- Video published
- October 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 46,731 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 83,707
The numbers
The numbers show a small local Short running far ahead of what CP24's Shorts usually manage on their first day.
