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My cat gets a rabbit every other week or so. He usually eats the whole thing himself but I was wondering if I should try and cook it for myself. Is there even enough meat on them to make it worth the effort? If I had to guess they probably weigh about 1lbs (cat weighs 15lbs). Would it be legal in the state of Washington?
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My cat gets a rabbit every other week or so. He usually eats the whole thing himself but I was wondering if I should try and cook it for myself. Is there even enough meat on them to make it worth the effort? If I had to guess they probably weigh about 1lbs (cat weighs 15lbs). Would it be legal in the state of Washington?
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If the quantity of meat is marginal, you could always accumulate it in the freezer until you've got enough to be worth cooking.
– Chris H
5 hours ago
thanks, thats what i was thinking too!
– chrisdrhjh
4 hours ago
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– Jan Doggen
4 hours ago
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Rabbit on the whole is very lean so make sure you bump the meal up with plenty of veggies. @ChrisH is right you'd want enough to make it worth while too.
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2 hours ago
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My cat gets a rabbit every other week or so. He usually eats the whole thing himself but I was wondering if I should try and cook it for myself. Is there even enough meat on them to make it worth the effort? If I had to guess they probably weigh about 1lbs (cat weighs 15lbs). Would it be legal in the state of Washington?
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My cat gets a rabbit every other week or so. He usually eats the whole thing himself but I was wondering if I should try and cook it for myself. Is there even enough meat on them to make it worth the effort? If I had to guess they probably weigh about 1lbs (cat weighs 15lbs). Would it be legal in the state of Washington?
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If the quantity of meat is marginal, you could always accumulate it in the freezer until you've got enough to be worth cooking.
– Chris H
5 hours ago
thanks, thats what i was thinking too!
– chrisdrhjh
4 hours ago
If you don't get a proper answer here, you can try later at Seasoned Advice
– Jan Doggen
4 hours ago
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Rabbit on the whole is very lean so make sure you bump the meal up with plenty of veggies. @ChrisH is right you'd want enough to make it worth while too.
– Aravona
2 hours ago
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If the quantity of meat is marginal, you could always accumulate it in the freezer until you've got enough to be worth cooking.
– Chris H
5 hours ago
thanks, thats what i was thinking too!
– chrisdrhjh
4 hours ago
If you don't get a proper answer here, you can try later at Seasoned Advice
– Jan Doggen
4 hours ago
1
Rabbit on the whole is very lean so make sure you bump the meal up with plenty of veggies. @ChrisH is right you'd want enough to make it worth while too.
– Aravona
2 hours ago
1
1
If the quantity of meat is marginal, you could always accumulate it in the freezer until you've got enough to be worth cooking.
– Chris H
5 hours ago
If the quantity of meat is marginal, you could always accumulate it in the freezer until you've got enough to be worth cooking.
– Chris H
5 hours ago
thanks, thats what i was thinking too!
– chrisdrhjh
4 hours ago
thanks, thats what i was thinking too!
– chrisdrhjh
4 hours ago
If you don't get a proper answer here, you can try later at Seasoned Advice
– Jan Doggen
4 hours ago
If you don't get a proper answer here, you can try later at Seasoned Advice
– Jan Doggen
4 hours ago
1
1
Rabbit on the whole is very lean so make sure you bump the meal up with plenty of veggies. @ChrisH is right you'd want enough to make it worth while too.
– Aravona
2 hours ago
Rabbit on the whole is very lean so make sure you bump the meal up with plenty of veggies. @ChrisH is right you'd want enough to make it worth while too.
– Aravona
2 hours ago
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Can I eat the rabbits my cat catches?
The short answer is yes, but most people would not.
Our cat would do the same thing as yours, when we lived in the country. Sometimes the rabbit was just as big as the cat. We never cooked our cats kills, but I know neighbors who did and they generally made a type of rabbit stew out of them. There are lots of menus on the internet for rabbit stew like here, here and here. I recommend using lots of vegetables in the stew. It makes it seem tastier, at least to me.
And yes rabbit stew tastes excellent. That I have eaten.
If the rabbits are quite small you can always put them in your freezer until you have enough for a banquet!
It would seem legal as your cat killed its own prey out of instinct and I truly doubt you trained it to kill rabbits. Our cat more often than not brought them home and put her kills at the front door as trying to say: "look what I brought home!"
answered 1 hour ago
Ken Graham
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Cats do bring their kills home as I remember reading before that they sort of think humans are useless at hunting and they're trying to teach us how to hunt. It's cute in a grim sort of way.
– Aravona
1 hour ago
One of my cats tried to teach me to hunt by bringing in live chipmunks. I captured them (they were frozen in terror by the cat) by upending a small wastebasket over them, and then released them. The cat soon decided she was wasting her time: I was hopeless.
– ab2
25 mins ago
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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up vote
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down vote
Can I eat the rabbits my cat catches?
The short answer is yes, but most people would not.
Our cat would do the same thing as yours, when we lived in the country. Sometimes the rabbit was just as big as the cat. We never cooked our cats kills, but I know neighbors who did and they generally made a type of rabbit stew out of them. There are lots of menus on the internet for rabbit stew like here, here and here. I recommend using lots of vegetables in the stew. It makes it seem tastier, at least to me.
And yes rabbit stew tastes excellent. That I have eaten.
If the rabbits are quite small you can always put them in your freezer until you have enough for a banquet!
It would seem legal as your cat killed its own prey out of instinct and I truly doubt you trained it to kill rabbits. Our cat more often than not brought them home and put her kills at the front door as trying to say: "look what I brought home!"
answered 1 hour ago
Ken Graham
7,04712049
1
Cats do bring their kills home as I remember reading before that they sort of think humans are useless at hunting and they're trying to teach us how to hunt. It's cute in a grim sort of way.
– Aravona
1 hour ago
One of my cats tried to teach me to hunt by bringing in live chipmunks. I captured them (they were frozen in terror by the cat) by upending a small wastebasket over them, and then released them. The cat soon decided she was wasting her time: I was hopeless.
– ab2
25 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
Can I eat the rabbits my cat catches?
The short answer is yes, but most people would not.
Our cat would do the same thing as yours, when we lived in the country. Sometimes the rabbit was just as big as the cat. We never cooked our cats kills, but I know neighbors who did and they generally made a type of rabbit stew out of them. There are lots of menus on the internet for rabbit stew like here, here and here. I recommend using lots of vegetables in the stew. It makes it seem tastier, at least to me.
And yes rabbit stew tastes excellent. That I have eaten.
If the rabbits are quite small you can always put them in your freezer until you have enough for a banquet!
It would seem legal as your cat killed its own prey out of instinct and I truly doubt you trained it to kill rabbits. Our cat more often than not brought them home and put her kills at the front door as trying to say: "look what I brought home!"
answered 1 hour ago
Ken Graham
7,04712049
1
Cats do bring their kills home as I remember reading before that they sort of think humans are useless at hunting and they're trying to teach us how to hunt. It's cute in a grim sort of way.
– Aravona
1 hour ago
One of my cats tried to teach me to hunt by bringing in live chipmunks. I captured them (they were frozen in terror by the cat) by upending a small wastebasket over them, and then released them. The cat soon decided she was wasting her time: I was hopeless.
– ab2
25 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
Can I eat the rabbits my cat catches?
The short answer is yes, but most people would not.
Our cat would do the same thing as yours, when we lived in the country. Sometimes the rabbit was just as big as the cat. We never cooked our cats kills, but I know neighbors who did and they generally made a type of rabbit stew out of them. There are lots of menus on the internet for rabbit stew like here, here and here. I recommend using lots of vegetables in the stew. It makes it seem tastier, at least to me.
And yes rabbit stew tastes excellent. That I have eaten.
If the rabbits are quite small you can always put them in your freezer until you have enough for a banquet!
It would seem legal as your cat killed its own prey out of instinct and I truly doubt you trained it to kill rabbits. Our cat more often than not brought them home and put her kills at the front door as trying to say: "look what I brought home!"
answered 1 hour ago
Ken Graham
7,04712049
Can I eat the rabbits my cat catches?
The short answer is yes, but most people would not.
Our cat would do the same thing as yours, when we lived in the country. Sometimes the rabbit was just as big as the cat. We never cooked our cats kills, but I know neighbors who did and they generally made a type of rabbit stew out of them. There are lots of menus on the internet for rabbit stew like here, here and here. I recommend using lots of vegetables in the stew. It makes it seem tastier, at least to me.
And yes rabbit stew tastes excellent. That I have eaten.
If the rabbits are quite small you can always put them in your freezer until you have enough for a banquet!
It would seem legal as your cat killed its own prey out of instinct and I truly doubt you trained it to kill rabbits. Our cat more often than not brought them home and put her kills at the front door as trying to say: "look what I brought home!"
answered 1 hour ago
Ken Graham
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answered 1 hour ago
Ken Graham
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Ken Graham
7,04712049
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Cats do bring their kills home as I remember reading before that they sort of think humans are useless at hunting and they're trying to teach us how to hunt. It's cute in a grim sort of way.
– Aravona
1 hour ago
One of my cats tried to teach me to hunt by bringing in live chipmunks. I captured them (they were frozen in terror by the cat) by upending a small wastebasket over them, and then released them. The cat soon decided she was wasting her time: I was hopeless.
– ab2
25 mins ago
add a comment |Â
1
Cats do bring their kills home as I remember reading before that they sort of think humans are useless at hunting and they're trying to teach us how to hunt. It's cute in a grim sort of way.
– Aravona
1 hour ago
One of my cats tried to teach me to hunt by bringing in live chipmunks. I captured them (they were frozen in terror by the cat) by upending a small wastebasket over them, and then released them. The cat soon decided she was wasting her time: I was hopeless.
– ab2
25 mins ago
1
1
Cats do bring their kills home as I remember reading before that they sort of think humans are useless at hunting and they're trying to teach us how to hunt. It's cute in a grim sort of way.
– Aravona
1 hour ago
Cats do bring their kills home as I remember reading before that they sort of think humans are useless at hunting and they're trying to teach us how to hunt. It's cute in a grim sort of way.
– Aravona
1 hour ago
One of my cats tried to teach me to hunt by bringing in live chipmunks. I captured them (they were frozen in terror by the cat) by upending a small wastebasket over them, and then released them. The cat soon decided she was wasting her time: I was hopeless.
– ab2
25 mins ago
One of my cats tried to teach me to hunt by bringing in live chipmunks. I captured them (they were frozen in terror by the cat) by upending a small wastebasket over them, and then released them. The cat soon decided she was wasting her time: I was hopeless.
– ab2
25 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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If the quantity of meat is marginal, you could always accumulate it in the freezer until you've got enough to be worth cooking.
– Chris H
5 hours ago
thanks, thats what i was thinking too!
– chrisdrhjh
4 hours ago
If you don't get a proper answer here, you can try later at Seasoned Advice
– Jan Doggen
4 hours ago
1
Rabbit on the whole is very lean so make sure you bump the meal up with plenty of veggies. @ChrisH is right you'd want enough to make it worth while too.
– Aravona
2 hours ago