Madrid residents hopping mad over rabbit plague

Council in suburb of Carabanchel Alto urged to do more amid fears parasitic disease could spread to humans

The people of Carabanchel Alto haven't always hated the interlopers. Once upon a time, they welcomed them, thrilling to their wildness and exoticism.

Five years on, however, curiosity has given way to exasperation and the signs of one of Madrid's most intractable turf wars are all too evident in the schoolyards, parks and gardens of this south-western corner of the Spanish capital.