August 23, 2013 - Angora Rabbits

[Leus]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaMama

Until I saw this, I did not know that angora came from rabbits. Gathering the fur is a very time consuming process. One has to gently pull the fur out of the coat of the rabbit.

It doesn't hurt the rabbit at all, it just comes loose. In fact, if the loose fur is not removed, the rabbit's coat becomes a huge ratted mess. It's a win-win for rabbit and owner!

I think that's PR bollocks. Probably some fancy and expensive angora fur may be harvested that way, but I used to hang around one of these places when I was a kid and they just got it by plain ol' shearing, just like they do with sheep.

Edit: Rabbit stew, mmmmh.