Thread: Rabbit Hunting

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

Rabbits are actually not very nutritious as they are very lean, and people can end up with protein poisoning from eating them exclusively.

Isn’t roo meat similar,high protein,very low fat?

Many say it’s no good for dogs,but I know of some working dogs that haven’t eaten much else.

And at that time the RCD was smuggled into NZ and released, at the wrong time of year, basically immunising following generations of rabbits.

I’m staying at Texas ATM and see a few rabbits each morning on the way to site.

Seems Texas had the last operational rabbit factory.

Rabbit Works – Goondiwindi Regional Council

Originally Posted by Tombie

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It was due for release in 1998, but, after only 6 months, it escaped from the island, most likely carried by insects.
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Because there was a suspicion that it was deliberately leaked and that people were transporting infected rabbits to assist its spread, there was a joke that did the rounds at the time.

Question: How fast is the calicivirus spreading?

Answer: 60km/h in built up areas and 100km/h elsewhere.

Originally Posted by scarry

Isn’t roo meat similar,high protein,very low fat?

Many say it’s no good for dogs,but I know of some working dogs that haven’t eaten much else.

Eating only lean meat doesn't seem to affect dogs as although they are omnivores they are specialised for eating meat. Unlike cats which are obligate carnivores so should only eat meat. Two of my Dad's aunts were vegetarian and had a lot of cats, but only fed them vegetables so they went blind, when my Dad went to visit as a child his running around would scare them and they'd take off running into walls and furniture, the poor things.