A giant floppy-eared rabbit was one of 47 rabbits saved from the cooking pot after an RSPCA raid.
Inspectors said the animals, which included an 8kg rabbit the size of a dog and with seven inch ears, were being fattened for slaughter.
The animal rescue charity found the 47 rabbits stuffed into tiny cages in Ashington, Northumberland, on July 11, and suspected their meat was going to be sold on the black market.
