PETA always glosses over the FACT that they kill pets every year. www.petakillsanimals.com

The girl might still get charged with cruelty to animals. It's not always instantaneous charges are brought against someone. They have to have proof that she drowned the rabbits, and proof that she was not ordered to do so by the store, etc etc. It's not like the TV shows where they just slap cuffs on someone and put in charges against them.