This story discusses how the giant rabbits grown by an east German pensioner are now being sold to North Korea so they can breed more food for their citizens to eat.

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Each of Karl's 'German Grey Monsters' weigh about 7kg and can be used to feed 8 people. He was delighted to help the North Koreans, that he gave the North Koreans a special price, €80 per rabbit instead of the usual €200 to €250.

He said that "They'll be used to help feed the population" and was happy to help solve the food shortage crisis in North Korea. He has sent 12 rabbits to Korea so far and they are being kept in a petting zoo for now. Karl will be personally going to North Korea to help advise and set up the breeding farm for his giant rabbits at April this year. He has already given a book of tips to help for now. If everything goes well the 12 rabbits sent will be able to produce 60 babies in a year.

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Originally posted by Nanuq:
I'm pretty sure this is just an urban legend.

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It seems sad that fresh vegetables might go to these huge rabbits rather than to the North Korean people.

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Chickens need a varied diet. Chickens will eat about 20% of their diet in grass and forage. The rest needs to be made up somehow.

Here's an organic rabbit link: http://www.nor.com.au/community/organic/library/farmplan/rabbits.htm.
From the same link:
"Some of the plants we feed to our rabbits (other than the normal vegetables from the garden and orchard) are: leaves and small branches from pigeon pea, leauceana, mulberry, fruit trees, paulownia, pineapple sage, arrowroot, nasturtium, sweet potato, lab-lab, tomatoe leaves and chokoes. Other plants include weeds such as milk thistle, glossy nightshade, farmer's friends and dock (before flowering). They also love kikuyu and a variety of garden flowers. Some medicinal herbs they also like are tansy, wormwood, dandelion and garlic chives. Other feeds that are bought and used sparingly (to reduce costs and unknown chemical uptake) if I'm late home and have to feed in the dark are lucerne and mixed grains (not dried corn). Provided rabbits are not starved they will let you know their likes and dislikes, so don't be afraid to experiment. If your property is certified organic you will need to check feeding requirements with your certification organisation."

Domestic rabitt tastes a lot different than wild cottontails. Jackrabitts, a hare, again taste different.

it is quite graphic, she shows her entire technique, including bonking the rabbit on the head, skinning it, etc.