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Title: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: Ptarmigan on August 17, 2014, 05:06:22 PM
Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/08/whole-foods-sale-of-rabbit-meat-sparks-planned-protests-this-weekend/

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Animal advocacy groups are planning to protest this weekend at Whole Foods Markets nationwide to oppose the retail sale of rabbit meat and to “politely” remind customers via handouts that rabbits are friendly animals often kept as pets.

“Rabbits are the 3rd most popular furry companion in the US and have unique personalities, just like dogs and cats,” a leaflet from House Rabbit Society states. “They enjoy running, jumping, snuggling with other rabbits, and form deep bonds with their humans.”

The advocacy groups will be asking customers to fill out comment cards opposing the sale of rabbit meat at Whole Foods and to let store managers know how they feel about the issue. In addition, a Change.org petition is posted claiming more than 10,000 signatures of people who are against the company’s retail sale of rabbit meat.

The bunny lobby is furiously at work.  :argh: I welcome that Whole Foods sells rabbits.  :yahoo:
Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: Chris_ on August 17, 2014, 05:06:54 PM
Ridiculous.  Meat is meat.  As long as it meets FDA standards, shut yer hole.
Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: Ptarmigan on August 17, 2014, 05:17:11 PM
Some of the comments are idiotic.  :mental:

This one stands out.

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Carole Davis • 20 hours ago 

Rabbits are friends, not food. I'm a vegan and think the idea of selling any dead animal is wrong but selling butchered companion animals is just crazy. What next? Dog meat? Disgusting. I will be boycotting Whole Foods as all my friends are.

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Carole Davis > Carrie • 20 hours ago 

And you have a very unhealthy, cruel diet! You are also responsible for global warming! Go vegan, save animals, your health and the planet! The facts about meat consumption are in. Read up.

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Carole Davis > disqus_BNbEfrPmXP • 20 hours ago 

Lots of horrid, mean things have been done for hundreds of years. it doesn't make it right. Go vegan, save the planet and your health.

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yogachick > Carlo Silvestr • 2 days ago 

Then you have what psychologists call "moral schizophrenia" and "selective compassion"

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yogachick > Melv • 2 days ago 

Agree! Go vegan! Eat a plant-based diet.
Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: thundley4 on August 17, 2014, 07:34:32 PM
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Animal advocacy groups are planning to protest this weekend at Whole Foods Markets nationwide to oppose the retail sale of rabbit meat and to “politely” remind customers via handouts that rabbits are friendly animals often kept as pets.

“Rabbits are the 3rd most popular furry companion in the US and have unique personalities, just like dogs and cats,”

BS. Rabbits can do serious damage with those hind feet if the want to.

They're only the 3rd most popular pet if you count all the people that raise them for food, or the idiots that buy them at Easter and then end up giving them to someone that raises them for food.

Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: Chris_ on August 17, 2014, 07:36:01 PM
Rabbit stew is good stuff.  Bring it.
Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: Rick on August 17, 2014, 09:02:42 PM
Whats rabbit sell for now days, may to stop and buy some.
Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: freedumb2003b on August 17, 2014, 09:11:23 PM
I suggest both rabbit and duck:

(http://www.magicnook.com/magicbob/Images/KIDS05_Wabbit_Season_image01.jpg)

Although I hear tell ptarmigan will substitute well for duck...

(here it comes! LOL)
Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: Ptarmigan on August 17, 2014, 10:26:57 PM
I suggest both rabbit and duck:

(http://www.magicnook.com/magicbob/Images/KIDS05_Wabbit_Season_image01.jpg)

Although I hear tell ptarmigan will substitute well for duck...

(here it comes! LOL)


How about just rabbit.
Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: freedumb2003b on August 17, 2014, 11:12:04 PM
How about just rabbit.
Hare?
Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: Ptarmigan on August 17, 2014, 11:12:55 PM
Hare?


Lagomorphs
Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: BlueStateSaint on August 18, 2014, 05:58:15 AM
I prefer chicken--prarie chicken.  Grilled. :fuelfire:
Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: vesta111 on August 18, 2014, 08:26:25 AM
Nuts, our State allows dogs to be raised as a food source as are cats, hogs, cattle, goats, horses.  We can raise deer for the meat and their pelts. mink and ferrets for clothing, rabbits for food and pelts.

We can put pens outside to raise chickens for their eggs and to eat, and the milk cows for their gift to humans of all the wonderful things to be made from their milk-----butter, cream, cheese, and 100 other things made by their existence on earth.

When the milk cow gets old the meat from their body can feed and some how enrich
soil for the planters.

We are not monkeys living in trees eating just the leaves or fruit off the vine.

These deluded   people need to check out the life time of humans and other species to see how their species live the longest.


 
Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: Dori on August 18, 2014, 11:41:27 AM
Gosh....rabbits are rodents and very prolific.  A doe can have anywhere from 2-90 kits a year. 

These idiots sure wouldn't have survived early America or the pioneer days.

Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: ColonelCarrots on August 18, 2014, 12:22:24 PM
No justice! No peace!
Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on August 18, 2014, 08:24:06 PM
**** all y'all.

Nobody ever protested the eating of ptarmigan.
Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: catsmtrods on August 19, 2014, 05:58:26 AM
I plan on butchering a bunch next weekend. I hope they don't find out!
Title: Re: Whole Foods Sale of Rabbit Meat Sparks Protests Planned for This Weekend
Post by: docstew on August 23, 2014, 06:00:07 AM
Whats rabbit sell for now days, may to stop and buy some.

At Whole Foods? Probably about $20/lb...