In fact, looking up the lyrics of "Run Rabbit Run" just then, I came across other insightful stuff, too!
This most instructive website on
Animals on the Home Front, for example, reproduces a Wolverton Express article that reminds us wisely that,
Quote:Ruthless action against rabbits must take place during this fortnight - the period before the breeding season begins. [..] Every man with a gun or ferret or trap must set to work now - in spite of weather.
Nine rabbits eat as much as two sheep. [..] Cattle never feed well on rabbit tainted grass. Rabbits harbour parasitic worms and carry liver fluke.
They are Public Enemy Number 1
That's courtesy of ACTION NOW AGAINST RABBITS, folks <grins>