I raise rabbits to sell and for meat. I am not the least but ashamed of that fact and actually rather proud of it! Rabbit is a delicious, nutritious meat, low in fat and cholesterol. I think the solution to rabbit population is to EAT THE EXTRA RABBITS! I am not cruel to my rabbits They get cuddles and held. Treats and lots of food and water. There are some countries where they recoil at the thought of eating cattle. This NOT eating rabbit thing is just a cultural thing which I would actually like to see ended. The nation would be stronger and healthier. Our children would be more responsible. It's not like we're eating our pet cat. It's an herbivore, a prey animal, and therefore intended to be eaten.
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Rabbit is easy to raise, reproduces rapidly and will consume many plants we would not even dream of consuming like grass. It has been hunted and raised for meat for many centuries, in almost every country, and the fur can be sold separately for extra money. Frankly, cat and dog are eaten in some countries and I'd much rather eat rabbit!
Chickens can be cute and so can cattle (I've raised chickens and live next to a cattle farmer-I am NOT giving up burgers, either!) The humane society and others are always complaining about overpopulation but won't even consider butchering them, humanely, as an alternative. These animals which are "put to sleep" are not always done in a humane fashion. It's very wasteful and actually more cruel, often, than butchering them. They are abandoning a rich food source when there is so much starvation in the world because it's cute. If we spent as much money on rabbit feed as we do on cattle and chickens, we could have enough meat to feed the poor, starving, and homeless of the world. It's really less wasteful. And so much better for the environment than cattle.
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