Great story,Poms/lead/rabbits/cans

[John Gryphon]

Staggering numbers to think about for you lot that 'have a few rabbits about'

How canned rabbit, once a dinnertime delicacy, was consigned to the burrows of history

Long since vanished from dinner plates, Australia's canned rabbit was once popular fare as far away as London.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Woodenbeam]

Staggering numbers to think about for you lot that 'have a few rabbits about'

How canned rabbit, once a dinnertime delicacy, was consigned to the burrows of history

Long since vanished from dinner plates, Australia's canned rabbit was once popular fare as far away as London.

www.abc.net.au

Interesting read

 

[Len the dog]

Crikey! The Man Who Brought the Rabbits to Australia had No Idea what He Unleashed…

Thanks John, very interesting.

 

[tozzybum]

Never knew they actually had the dozy Pom,s name that gives Australia so many problems.
Very interesting article thanks John and Len

 

[John Gryphon]

Never knew they actually had the dozy Pom,s name that gives Australia so many problems.
Very interesting article thanks John and Len

Eric Rolls wrote a book titled 'they all ran wild' it documents what the poms introduced here. Some became incredible pests like the rabbits.

 

[John Gryphon]

a morning pick up.

 

[tozzybum]

Is that all blooming slackers

 

[John Gryphon]

Is that all blooming slackers

Yes,in the book i mentioned above it was reported that up to 400 THOUSAND were poisoned in a single night. rabbit inspector count apparently.

 

[tozzybum]

Wow huge numbers but still they multiply, good job he wasn't counting sheep .