A friend of my husband raises and butchers rabbits for human
consumption. He sells the skinned, dressed, chilled carcasses to
customers who order them in advance for $5 USD each.

I told my husband that his friend might be missing out on a much larger
market, given the recent vogue for raw feeding. He had some questions.

If you feed raw, do you include rabbit in your dogs' diet?

If so, how would you prefer it presented?
- Skinned and dressed?
- Ground, with or without bone matter?
- Dead and bled, but otherwise whole (innards included)?
- Would you want the un-processed hides (which are otherwise disposed
of as the guy has no use for them)?
- Live (erp)?

"Kathleen" wrote in message:

I told my husband that his friend might be missing out on a much larger
market, given the recent vogue for raw feeding. He had some questions.

These folks are always recommended as a source for wabbits:
http://www.hare-today.com/ A look at what they sell might help your
husband's friend get an idea of what is in demand.

Suja

"Suja" wrote in message
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"Kathleen" wrote in message:

I told my husband that his friend might be missing out on a much larger
market, given the recent vogue for raw feeding. He had some questions.

These folks are always recommended as a source for wabbits:
http://www.hare-today.com/ A look at what they sell might help your
husband's friend get an idea of what is in demand.

The redneck (or maybe Elmer Fudd) says, "Hare today, Gun tomorrow".

Paul and Muttley

Kathleen wrote:
A friend of my husband raises and butchers rabbits for human
consumption. He sells the skinned, dressed, chilled carcasses to
customers who order them in advance for $5 USD each.

I told my husband that his friend might be missing out on a much larger
market, given the recent vogue for raw feeding. He had some questions.

If you feed raw, do you include rabbit in your dogs' diet?

If so, how would you prefer it presented?
- Skinned and dressed?
- Ground, with or without bone matter?
- Dead and bled, but otherwise whole (innards included)?
- Would you want the un-processed hides (which are otherwise disposed
of as the guy has no use for them)?
- Live (erp)?


I feed rabbit, but mostly to my cats. I
rarely feed it though because its pricey.

And I only feed whole ground animal.
Sometimes the fur is included, sometimes not
(depends on how their tools are).

I'm not sure what he charges for human
consumption. The farms I buy from aren't
geared towards human consumption (though one
I'm considering does offer that as well), so
I always assumed it was cheaper. Rabbit runs
anywhere from $2.25-3 per pound. (but those
pounds include innards and bones, so maybe he
would make a profit after all!)

Handling is critical though, because grinding
enables more bacteria to form on the surface
of the "meat". Those that cater to animal
feeding understand that this isn't going to
be cooked and keep their grinders really
clean and deep freeze the product
immediately. Since human meats are expected
to be cooked, I would worry that this might
not be as high a priority....but I understand
that might be my paranoia talking.

Suja wrote:
"Kathleen" wrote in message:

I told my husband that his friend might be missing out on a much larger
market, given the recent vogue for raw feeding. He had some questions.

These folks are always recommended as a source for wabbits:
http://www.hare-today.com/ A look at what they sell might help your
husband's friend get an idea of what is in demand.


That's where I get mine. I'm waiting on a
$100 shipment tomorrow actually. Should last
me a month for 2 kittens, 2 foster cats and
my dog :-) Who knew it would be cheaper than
canned?

Suja wrote:

"Kathleen" wrote in message:


I told my husband that his friend might be missing out on a much larger
market, given the recent vogue for raw feeding. He had some questions.


These folks are always recommended as a source for wabbits:
http://www.hare-today.com/ A look at what they sell might help your
husband's friend get an idea of what is in demand.

Suja



Thanks Suja. That's exactly the kind of info I was looking for.