Can rabbits kill you

Answer 1

Not unless you get bitten by one with rabies.In the San Joaquin Valley where I grew up,you had to be careful of handling wild rabbits.Especially in the summer.Frequently,you would get a rabbit with a disease called Tularemia,named for the area around Tulare,California where the disease was first identified.Tularemia can be transmitted to humans by contact with the animal's fluids,so when you're gutting one,I suggest latex gloves.You can identify if a rabbit has the disease by looking at the liver.If you see yellow fatty-looking spots on the liver,stop! Do not try to cook and eat it.Dispose of the animal by incineration or take it to Fish and Game for disposal.

Answer 2

Different places have different laws about how you can treat animals. In some places it might be illegal to kill rabbits, and in other places it might be legal; in some places it might be legal to hunt wild rabbits, but illegal to kill a pet rabbit.

Whenever you kill an animal, you should be humane, not cruel. The death should be as quick as possible. Rabbits and all animals deserve respect and dignity just like humans do. If you aren't experienced, you shouldn't kill animals at all.

If you have a pet rabbit who is deathly sick or injured, you should bring it to the vet to be euthanised. You shouldn't do it yourself.