invention''. The Somerset dwarf rabbit now has its own toilet! Somerset man Mr. Gregory Simons created the novel outhouse because he "couldn't stand cleaning up the `poo' everyday''.

Mr. Simons, who works in the warehouse at SAL, has caused quite a stir among West End residents with his invention.

"I said to myself there has got to be a better way to keep the cage cleaner than this,'' he told The Royal Gazette . With the exactness of a behavioural scientist Mr. Simons kept a watchful eye on Thumper's droppings. "I noticed he went in the same place every time,'' said Mr. Simons.

The next step was simple and brilliant! Mr. Simons placed a chute under Thumper's regular spot which directed the droppings into a bucket. No more messy cleanup for Mr. Simons and a conversation piece for friends and neighbours. The cage is built out of one-inch PVC piping and quarter-inch wire. "It took me a while to draw it out and about 20 hours to actually build it,'' he said.

NO PRIVACY - Mr. Gregory Simons and Gregory Jr. look on as Thumper proves the toilet works.