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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Robyn Vinter

Giant rabbits ‘bred for meat’ looking for new homes after Northumberland rescue

Large rabbits
Rabbits at Frankhamfell boarding kennels near Hexham. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Dozens of giant rabbits – one of which weighs as much as a jack russell terrier – are looking for new homes after being “bred for their meat” on an allotment.

The RSPCA rescued 42 Flemish giant rabbits in Ashington, Northumberland, which were found living in “dreadful conditions in cramped hutches, where they had been left to breed with each other”.

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