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Summary: Great For Getting A Breeding/Showing Program Started
Review: An invaluable book for those interested in the world of breeding and showing rabbits. Very comprehensive, this book illustrates the many different breeds as well as care of the brood & show rabbit alike, written from the experience of a man who has been breeding & showing since his childhood. However, if you are extremely sensitive about the issue of raising rabbits for the meat market, this is probably not the book for you.
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Summary: PETA member picks up book thinking it's about pet rabbits!
Review: I was at the library, wondering if rabbits made good pets, and I picked up this book. It was right beside dog training books, books about cats, etc. But, unfortunately, as I found out when I got home, this book is about raising rabbits to sell for meat. The last chapter is horrific- after going into detail about how to raise these beautiful creatures, the author goes about telling the reader how to destroy it, and which spices taste nice on its skin. No thanks. I just want a Mopsy.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: If you are thinking of raising rabbits for show or meat and can buy only one book this should be it! It is written is simple plain english with plenty of pictures and diagrams for novice. I highly reccomend this book. If fact all the "Storey Guides" are great for the same reasons.
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Summary: Raising Rabbits Review
Review: If you're searching for a book on how to raise rabbits, you'll come across Bob Bennett's name frequently, because Mr. Bennett is the absolute authority on raising these animals. Whether you are just starting out or a skilled rabbit rancher, Storey's Guide to "Raising Rabbits" is a must-have book for your library. Mr. Bennett's book is a revised edition of his Raising Rabbits the Modern Way. Nothing is left out this time---over 64 pages of information has been added to this edition. You'll find yourself referring to this book often if you want to raise rabbits successfully. And Mr. Bennett's no-nonsense approach to the mating and butchering of what some may consider delicate subjects, makes the material readable by all family members. The best part---all topics has been updated right to the most recent prices. And Raising Rabbits is loaded with resources to guide you to other relevant projects such as composting, growing your own feed, raising worms for sale and tanning for profit. Bob guides you chapter by chapter for building a most successful rabbitry that should prosper for generations to come.
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Summary: NOT for rabbit lovers!
Review: The only things in this book to recommend it would be the ideas for building rabbit sheds and the black and white photos of various breeds.
Some of these ideas are just so out of date! I can't understand how anyone could recommend keeping rabbits in all-wire cages with no bedding. 'Don't let them on grass because they will get parasites and don't let them in the house or you are asking for trouble'.
The sections on slaughtering are probably good for those who are only interested in rabbits for meat, but if you care about rabbits at all, steer well clear of this one!
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Summary: NOT for rabbit lovers!
Review: The only things in this book to recommend it would be the ideas for building rabbit sheds and the black and white photos of various breeds.
Some of these ideas are just so out of date! I can't understand how anyone could recommend keeping rabbits in all-wire cages with no bedding. 'Don't let them on grass because they will get parasites and don't let them in the house or you are asking for trouble'.
The sections on slaughtering are probably good for those who are only interested in rabbits for meat, but if you care about rabbits at all, steer well clear of this one!
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Summary: A great source perhaps light on a couple of topics.
Review: There seems to be two rival audiences for this book: the breeder and the pet owner. Although this book presents pretty much everything either one of them will need to do what it is they want to do, the pet owners are put off by the slaughter sections. Hopefully putting aside any subjective values, I think this book serves both camps admirably. The breeder is easily satisfied but, in the author's defense, I don't think the "I just want a Mopsy" camp can be appeased without completely eliminating sections crucial to the breeder camp. Topics I found wanting or missing: 1) For the pet camp, house breaking. 2) For the breeder, tanning. 3) Also for the breeder, more on slaughter and cleaning. I may be being too critical on this last topic since, because I am personally so unsure in this area, I was left wanting. Perhaps the topic is adequately covered but my own insecurities makes me feel like I'm missing something. Bottom line (and isn't this what we all want): If you're thinking about rabbits, get this book.
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Summary: WONDEFUL! Highly recommended!!
Review: This book has taught me the majority of what I know about rabbits. It is wonderful and I am glad I made the decision to check it out, even though I only keep rabbits as pets. :-)Bob Bennett is extremely knowledgeable about rabbits and this book goes to show that. GREAT book! The only thing about it that I can see would be a problem with most pet owners is the section on rabbits used for fur/food. I understand that this is merely one use for domestic rabbits and I am completely fine with that. But to some other pet owners, this may be found offensive. This is why I must add that for those who are against the use of rabbits for commercial purposes, please either skip those pages or get a different book. Other than that, I must say that this book deserves more than 5 stars!
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