A rabbit who thought he had myxomatosis
Checked into a hospital for diagnosis.
The vet who examined him gave the all clear,
"Of myxomatosis you've nothing to fear,
"You're healthy," he said, "as a rabbit can be,
And that's why I'm taking you home for my tea."
Jennifer
Thomas Austin introduced rabbits to Australia in 1859, for sporting hunters. But with no natural predators and litters of five or more baby bunnies seven times a year, soon there was a rabbit plague. Farmers ripped their warrens, laid poison and shot them but still they multiplied. By the late 1940s after the second world war rabbits had reached plague proportions and were ravaging vast areas of Australia.
Hence the mix virus was introduced. For obvious reasons. Thankyou Thomas Austin.
Nice one! Was horrified the other day to read that myxomatosis had been INTRODUCED on purpose to reduce the British rabbit population - thought it had just appeared on its own so to speak.
Jennifer
I Gasped out loud at that last verse....you went all Glen Close!
Bran I'm overjoyed here
Not because of bunny
Cos I can be first in line
To comment "This is funny"
Sorry Ruth, sorry Mae
Kate, and all you too
You gotta be more quick-on-toes
Choogaloogaloo ?
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Hugh
Sat 7th Sep 2019 10:40
A lady went to a restaurant and ordered a stew,
It had to be rabbit,but into a rage flew.
The meal was not as described,her money she did re-coupe.
After discovering a hare lying in her soup.