You might not have known that this story has an Iowa connection. Simon was purchased by an Iowan for about $530 and they paid roughly $1800 to fly the giant rabbit to America. The giant rabbit was going to settle into a luxury pen in Norwalk, IA, which is right near Des Moines in south-central Iowa.
Simon was successfully flown from London to Chicago, but then died while at a pet holding facility at the airport. United Airlines has reportedly offered compensation to the rabbit's breeder, but apparently not the new owners.
Simon was the son of the largest rabbit in the world. He came to America where his new owners planned to exhibit him at the Iowa State Fair later this summer.