Dear Marilyn, i know people like wild Rabbits and to some people they are a nice sight! However we do not have a choice on the matter! Under the 1970 and 1971 pest act and the 1981 Wildlife & Countryside Act and as amended i985 Wildlife & Countryside Act They are deemed as an Agricultural and Horticultural pest! So if you own a farm or are into Horticulture and you do not control the wild Rabbits, M.A.F.F. (Ministry of Food and Fisheries), count how many per Acre and if the number is too high and the damage too great, they control them for you. Then they send the landowner a massive bill, for their work. As you can imagine a massive bill (in the thousands of pounds), is not welcome by most farmers or plant growers.
Wild rabbits if cooked right taste like Chicken anyway, with no fat and are organic.
Neil.
