Rabbits are one of the most popular pets in the United States and Europe because it’s easy to care for these placid, cute ...

Originally bred for meat and fur, the European rabbit has become a successful invader worldwide. When domesticated breeds ...

A lethal rabbit virus is spreading across the southwestern United States, killing wild rabbits on this continent for the first time and causing concern for some fragile species and the animals ...

The rabbits will live in their own cages in a 16-by-24-foot hutch, built with a $5,000 donation from the Northwest Trek Foundation.

The USDA Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory last week confirmed rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) in a wild black-tailed jackrabbit collected in Lake County near Christmas ...

Wild and wonderful: Isn't it time to stop being squeamish and tuck into rabbit? Rabbits are cheap to buy, and so plentiful it seems a crime not to eat them. Clare Hargreaves goes out hunting for ...

On a separate part of the property Ron has hutches reserved for Tennessee Redback rabbits, which are pretty close to wild rabbits. “These are for the hunters,” he says.

Highly contagious rabbit virus detected for first time in SC after sudden die-off of rabbits in Greenville County This is the first time RHDV2 has been detected in South Carolina, according to the ...

Animal welfare officials in Scotland are seeking a new home for a giant rabbit. The larger-than-life bunny, appropriately named Atlas, is a seven-month-old continental giant rabbit. Staff at the ...

More detections of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) in a wild rabbit have been confirmed by the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, including in a black-tailed jackrabbit recovered ...

All domesticated rabbits originated from what was originally the European wild rabbit, according to Stewart. The Flemish Giant rabbit can reach 20-30 pounds, but can be larger, according to Stewart.

Ever eat fried rabbit? Barbecued rabbit? Rice with rabbit gravy? Such dishes were standard fare at the Venz Rabbit Hutch Restaurant in Logan, Ala. But food was only part of the experience. In this ...