Obviously, a rabbit is not a chicken. The the USDA doesn't seem to
recognize the fact. They do what is good for business.
If anyone wants to argue that a rabbit is a chicken be my guest.

Also, read the site and learn about modern egg production.

Yes, there still are some small farmers. In 1900 most of Americans were
farmers. During the depression, most of the land was bought up by a
few monopolies. They do not work in your interest. They only
understand your pocketbook and it's potential actions.

My brother raised tabbits for food for a while, it was a healthier form
of meat, but could not bring himself to kill them.



United Poultry Concerns PO Box 150 Machipongo, VA 23405

Phone: 757-678-7875 Fax: 757-678-5070 www.upc-online.org

August 11, 2005

Rabbits Renamed "Poultry" by the USDA: Your Help is Urgently Needed

Like birds, rabbits will be slaughtered fully conscious

A full-page ad in the July 28th edition of The New York Times (sponsored
by The Humane Farming Association, Animal Rights International, and the
Animal Welfare Institute) notes that the US Department of Agriculture
has classified rabbits as "poultry" to avoid including them under the
1958 Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, from which "poultry" are excluded.

For more information, see the ad as a PDF (60k) at

http://www.hfa.org/about/rabbits.pdf

What Can I Do?

Please contact the USDA today and voice your dismay at this new
classification of rabbits. While expressing your concern about rabbits,
please urge the USDA that ALL farmed animals including chickens,
turkeys, and ducks should be included under the Humane Methods of
Slaughter Act. Write to:

Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture

US Department of Agriculture

1400 Independence Ave SW

Room 200-A

Washington, DC 20250

Phone: 202-720-3631

Fax: 202-720-2166

Email: