Dogs
are often employed in rabbit hunting. Rabbits are often
raised for meat, a practice called cuniculture. Rabbit
pelts are a widely used fur for clothing. Because of their
appetites, and the rate at which they breed, wild rabbit
depredation can prove problematic for agriculture. Gassing,
barriers (fences), shooting, snaring and ferreting have
been used to control rabbit populations, as has the disease
myxomatosis. The only rabbit to be domesticated is the
European Rabbit. These rabbits have been extensively domesticated
for food or as a pet. Domesticated Rabbits have mostly
been bred to be much larger than wild rabbits, though
selective breeding has produced a wide range of breeds
which are kept as pets and food animals across the world.
They have as much color variation among themselves as
other household pets. |
