By Chad Love

Here's a quick culinary quiz for anyone who spent their college years racking up enough student loan debt to re-decorate a corporate CEO's office bathroom while being forced to subsist on food so vile it would make Upton Sinclair hurl from the grave.
 
If, back in your hazy, beer-sodden, poverty-stricken Halcyon days you happened to be walking across campus with the remnants of last night's ramen-and-potted meat casserole slowly destroying your gastro-intestinal tract and you saw this hopping by would you:

A. Let out an "Awww, how cute!" in hopes of looking sensitive enough to score a date with any nearby hot chicks?
 
B. Form a student group and picket the dean's office with a petition drive to demand full protection and political autonomy for all exploited campus-area rabbits, again in hopes of looking suitably sensitive and passionate enough to score a date with any nearby hot chicks?
 
C. Grab that plump, delicious little bastard, stuff him in your backpack and accept the fact you're never gonna score a date with a hot chick, anyway?
 
If you chose A or B and it actually worked, I envy you. However, if you chose C you may not want to attend the University of Victoria, British Columbia. unless you plan on developing a long-term relationship with your hand.
 

From the story (via the NY Times Dot Earth blog):
 
A description in a university newsletter of how to kill, clean and cook the rabbits running wild on the University of Victoria's grounds has animal rights groups hopping mad. The article -- "Cook up a pot of Rabbit Restoration Stew" -- appeared in Essence, a newsletter put out by environmental studies students.

"Kill a nice fat UVic rabbit," writes Abe Lloyd, a graduate student, who told the Times Colonist he eats about one UVic bunny a month. "Bait it in, pin it to the ground, grab it by its hind legs and whack the back of its head hard against the ground, killing it instantly."
"Be discrete, however," he warns, since "some people don't enjoy the sight of a dead rabbit."

The possibility students might follow the advice horrifies Erika Paul, a B.C. SPCA animal protection officer who wants the university to immediately tell students that killing or hurting the rabbits is illegal and inhumane.

"They could be looking at charges under the Criminal Code or under the B.C. SPCA Act for causing unnecessary pain and suffering," she said. "It's outrageous."
 
Bravo to grad student Abe Lloyd! Let's all give him a (purely platonic) hand. I admire anyone who so willfully and utterly destroys his college social life for principle and protein. Here's hoping he finds a nice carnivorous girl with which to share a stew.
 
 
 

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from jbird wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

I agree. Eat em'. I'd do it at night though, to help keep the outrage down.

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from MLH wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

Go Abe! His published exploits will probably draw the type of girl he is looking for.

Probably just a matter of time until all those cute little bunnies have to be destroyed because of some disease or parasite outbreak.

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from Del in KS wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

A good karate chop to the back of the neck will do the job just fine. Those rabbits probably eat better than wild cottontails.

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from Hunter Savage wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

mm rabbit stew . and like they say any port in a storm .

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from MaxPower wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

How can there be any "unnecessary pain and suffering" if it's killed instantly?

Props to Abe, suddenly the rabbits running around my law school grounds have much more appeal.

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from Big O wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

Rabbits and Ramen sounds good by the way.
I'M SERIOUS !

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

He's is just helping the problem... I mean what is the other solution.. pes control? And what do you think they are going to do?... Dispose of the rabbits in a more human or useful method? BS. I stand and applaud the student. Those treehuggers need a life and need to stop harassing hunters. Hell, they harass us more than what they do protecting dam$ animals.

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from ranger2 wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

My Granddad actually operated a full fledged rabbit farm in Florida. He said the best dispatch method was a framing hammer to the back of the head... I am guessing you could use a nine iron, and stuff the little bugger in your golf bag! That might blend in at UVic? Another cool way to get a buch of them is to get in good with someone who practices Falconry.

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from Koldkut wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

I live on a small ranch here in CO, you gotta give it to the nut jobs that think that an instant death is ruled as cruel and inhumane. I'm suprised that these same folks don't go after hbunters as agressivly as they do meat processors. If that were the case we'd be having to administer a shot to the animal before we killed it so it would feel no pain. And most of this stuff comes from meat eaters no less. Congrats to the student, I think F&S should do a small cloumn and present him with some sort of reward and post his recipies in the magazine.

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from suburban bushwacker wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

He is a hero and should fated as such, both within the pages of F&S, and possibly given exclusive hunting rights to a small tract of land. Say the one at 1600 Pennsylvania Av.

SBW

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from s-kfry wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

First rabbit I ever shot and killed was in the football stadium in college. Used a .177 pellet gun. A little underpowered and a scope at night is worthless, but we put meat in the pot.

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from seadog wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

I haven't had rabbit for a while, but I agree with BigO. It would be good with ramen. As for the quiz, I'll pick D, none of the above--find a hot chick that wants to see what rabbit tastes like, then choose C.

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from 870 wingmaster 101 wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

a .177 pellet gun would do the trick

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from Don Mitchell wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

Good post, Chad, keep em coming.
Don

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from buckhunter wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

I bet a couple good beagles would take care of that problem real quick.

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from buckhunter wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

I bet a couple good beagles would take care of that problem real quick.

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from rachelbirds wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

Finding someone who flies either a Harris's Hawk or a Redtailed Hawk would do the trick. Then. after the hawk makes the kill, it becomes all about the food chain -- you give the hawk part of the kill and you take the rest home for the pot.

Rachel Dickinson
author of Falconer on the Edge

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from Mark-1 wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

Wow! …Brings back memories of undergrad days at SUNY-Oswego in the ‘70’s. I witness a Undergrad vs Beast battle in the student union building between a guy and one of those resident dogs that-always-seem-to-hang-around-but-no-one-could-figure-out-who owned-it. It was a battle over a bagel.

The poor guy’s PELL Grant money hadn’t come in, and he was left with $5 in his pocket after tuition. A quarter of his funds was spent on that bagel. He dropped kick that mutt 30-feet.

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from seadog wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

Great story, Mark-1. Brings back memories. I was always running out of money my first year at Fla. State. In the 70's: ramen-8 for $1, mac&cheese-5 for $1, pole beans--19cents/lb. One time I ate shark steaks for 2 weeks cause that's what I caught. I coulda used a few of those rabbits.

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from Mark-1 wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

Hey, Seadog!!!

I remember Mac & Gov't Cheese diet along with the ra-noodles. Prices you quoted seem what I paid in Upstate NY.

When I wanted a feast I cooked pinto beans in a slow cooker with an onion and hunk of sausage. Made skillet corn bread. Washed it all down with cheap beer.

One Dec-Jan period I hit it big on grouse and snowshoe rabbits.

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from seadog wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

Yeah, Mark1, the cheap beer was a NECESSITY. The grouse & rabbit semester must have been a good one. I sure could have used the game meat I get now back then.

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from vtbluegrass wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

While attending Virginia Tech several squirrels and a nice mallard went to the pot by way of slingshot. When I moved of campus for my junior and senoir years the blackberry patch being the rental house held a nice population of rabbits. Not that it was a necessity there as food on campus was actually pretty darn good but it was interesting showing some of the city slickers how to skin a squirrel.

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from Mike Diehl wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

Eat 'em!

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from suburban bushwacker wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

He is a hero and should fated as such, both within the pages of F&S, and possibly given exclusive hunting rights to a small tract of land. Say the one at 1600 Pennsylvania Av.

SBW

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from Mark-1 wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

Wow! …Brings back memories of undergrad days at SUNY-Oswego in the ‘70’s. I witness a Undergrad vs Beast battle in the student union building between a guy and one of those resident dogs that-always-seem-to-hang-around-but-no-one-could-figure-out-who owned-it. It was a battle over a bagel.

The poor guy’s PELL Grant money hadn’t come in, and he was left with $5 in his pocket after tuition. A quarter of his funds was spent on that bagel. He dropped kick that mutt 30-feet.

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from jbird wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

I agree. Eat em'. I'd do it at night though, to help keep the outrage down.

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from MLH wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

Go Abe! His published exploits will probably draw the type of girl he is looking for.

Probably just a matter of time until all those cute little bunnies have to be destroyed because of some disease or parasite outbreak.

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from Del in KS wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

A good karate chop to the back of the neck will do the job just fine. Those rabbits probably eat better than wild cottontails.

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from Hunter Savage wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

mm rabbit stew . and like they say any port in a storm .

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from MaxPower wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

How can there be any "unnecessary pain and suffering" if it's killed instantly?

Props to Abe, suddenly the rabbits running around my law school grounds have much more appeal.

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from Big O wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

Rabbits and Ramen sounds good by the way.
I'M SERIOUS !

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

He's is just helping the problem... I mean what is the other solution.. pes control? And what do you think they are going to do?... Dispose of the rabbits in a more human or useful method? BS. I stand and applaud the student. Those treehuggers need a life and need to stop harassing hunters. Hell, they harass us more than what they do protecting dam$ animals.

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from ranger2 wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

My Granddad actually operated a full fledged rabbit farm in Florida. He said the best dispatch method was a framing hammer to the back of the head... I am guessing you could use a nine iron, and stuff the little bugger in your golf bag! That might blend in at UVic? Another cool way to get a buch of them is to get in good with someone who practices Falconry.

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from Koldkut wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

I live on a small ranch here in CO, you gotta give it to the nut jobs that think that an instant death is ruled as cruel and inhumane. I'm suprised that these same folks don't go after hbunters as agressivly as they do meat processors. If that were the case we'd be having to administer a shot to the animal before we killed it so it would feel no pain. And most of this stuff comes from meat eaters no less. Congrats to the student, I think F&S should do a small cloumn and present him with some sort of reward and post his recipies in the magazine.

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from s-kfry wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

First rabbit I ever shot and killed was in the football stadium in college. Used a .177 pellet gun. A little underpowered and a scope at night is worthless, but we put meat in the pot.

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from seadog wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

I haven't had rabbit for a while, but I agree with BigO. It would be good with ramen. As for the quiz, I'll pick D, none of the above--find a hot chick that wants to see what rabbit tastes like, then choose C.

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from 870 wingmaster 101 wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

a .177 pellet gun would do the trick

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from Don Mitchell wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

Good post, Chad, keep em coming.
Don

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from buckhunter wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

I bet a couple good beagles would take care of that problem real quick.

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from buckhunter wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

I bet a couple good beagles would take care of that problem real quick.

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from rachelbirds wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

Finding someone who flies either a Harris's Hawk or a Redtailed Hawk would do the trick. Then. after the hawk makes the kill, it becomes all about the food chain -- you give the hawk part of the kill and you take the rest home for the pot.

Rachel Dickinson
author of Falconer on the Edge

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from seadog wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

Great story, Mark-1. Brings back memories. I was always running out of money my first year at Fla. State. In the 70's: ramen-8 for $1, mac&cheese-5 for $1, pole beans--19cents/lb. One time I ate shark steaks for 2 weeks cause that's what I caught. I coulda used a few of those rabbits.

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from Mark-1 wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

Hey, Seadog!!!

I remember Mac & Gov't Cheese diet along with the ra-noodles. Prices you quoted seem what I paid in Upstate NY.

When I wanted a feast I cooked pinto beans in a slow cooker with an onion and hunk of sausage. Made skillet corn bread. Washed it all down with cheap beer.

One Dec-Jan period I hit it big on grouse and snowshoe rabbits.

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from seadog wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

Yeah, Mark1, the cheap beer was a NECESSITY. The grouse & rabbit semester must have been a good one. I sure could have used the game meat I get now back then.

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from vtbluegrass wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

While attending Virginia Tech several squirrels and a nice mallard went to the pot by way of slingshot. When I moved of campus for my junior and senoir years the blackberry patch being the rental house held a nice population of rabbits. Not that it was a necessity there as food on campus was actually pretty darn good but it was interesting showing some of the city slickers how to skin a squirrel.

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from Mike Diehl wrote 2 years 33 weeks ago

Eat 'em!

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