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Las Vegas – from www.lvrj.com – A group of Playboy Club bunny dealers who were fired at the Palms are madder than a honey badger.

They planned to meet with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging they were terminated without notice, according to Susie Wilcox, one of the 12 bounced bunny dealers.

“They told us a day before that we had a mandatory meeting,” Wilcox said. “They said our position was being eliminated.”

The Palms plans to replace the bunny dealers, who were subject to tightly controlled Playboy requirements, with contract dealers hired away from other party pits around town.

“I personally believe Hugh Hefner would be appalled,” Wilcox said.

“They’re changing the definition of what it is to be a bunny. To be a bunny was iconic, not attainable to any girl who wants to put on cuffs, and collars and their bunny ears. It’s more than looks.”

Wilcox added, “We were blindsided and replaced.”

A Palms executive confirmed the move to hire contract bunny dealers at the Playboy Club, which opened five years ago in the Fantasy Tower. It was the first Playboy Club to open in 25 years.

“There were issues,” the source said. “(Management) decided to go the contract route.”

Wilcox said the bunny mom who was in charge of upholding Playboy’s standards was recently let go, as well.

When the bunny dealers were dismissed Nov. 2, they were informed they could not return to the property for 90 days, Wilcox said.