On Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:22:12 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

>Roy wrote:
>>
>> We had a neighbour who ate local rabbits. Rabbits have been eaten by
>> all kinds of people but I won't eat them for one reason only. I used
>> to shoot rabbits to feed our farm cats. I noticed some little bumps
>> under the skin which were apparently parasites and wouldn't risk an
>> infection by eating them. Most likely thorough cooking would kill the
>> little beggars but I just can't get over feeling them through the skin
>> of their hosts.
>
>I shot one rabbit, ever. Like anything else the family hunted the
>youngest member present skinned it. That was me. Inside it was nasty
>with parasites. From then on farmed rabbit for me thanks.

Having never hunted for rabbit, I have no idea if this is true, but
I've heard that if you wait until after the first hard freeze to hunt
them, they are then free of parasites.

Like you, I'll just eat the farmed ones that are raised by me or
someone else.