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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Oh that sucks that they’re poisoning them now. And that makes it less safe to eat them.

It sounds a bit heartless but with cost of living being what it is, it might be useful (and more effective not to mention humane) for more people to hunt them for food

[–] TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Given the large number of rescued/ex-racer greyhounds around, hunting rabbits does actually make sense as a post-racing career for them. Shooting & snaring is not really an option for urban rabbit populations.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 points 18 hours ago

Yeah, like barn cats 🤔