On-farm slaughter of 1,000 rabbits a year would be permitted without a state meat processor’s license under House Bill 2689, which has won bipartisan support among lawmakers.

Process your meat rabbits more effectively and with minimal hassle by using this reader’s beginners guide for backyard butchering.

However, when Rice asked about it, she was told demand for rabbit meat comes mostly from restaurants. But restaurants buy USDA meat, not uninspected farm-killed rabbits.

A pair of bills in Connecticut could make it easier for small farmers there to raise and slaughter rabbits and sell their meat. One, a standalone bill, would allow farmers to slaughter, process ...

Because it is still considered a boutique product, pre-processed rabbit meat can be prohibitively expensive, says Davis, so consumers are increasingly turning to rabbit farming as an alternative. That ...

Should Connecticut rabbits be raised only as house pets, or possibly also for stews and other meals? A proposal would allow harvesting rabbits for food in Connecticut.

It is one of nine food-processing facilities licensed by the state to slaughter rabbits for meat. There are none in King County. Owner Joe Keehn says he charges $5 a rabbit to butcher and bag.