Wow, I never even thought about that! No kidding! I've been eating rabbit all my life. We had a restaraunt where I grew up that served it just like a Kentucky Fried Chicken place! The only thing that bothered me about getting my own fresh rabbit was that the guy didn't let me or my husband pick it out, he selected it and I thought he ought to have let us feel of it first to see if it was plump enough, or give us a selection to choose from.
I did appreciate the way they handled it in front of the kids, although my eldest son figured out what dad was doing and said "Are we going to have rabbit?" I said "Yes, tomorrow." and he said "MMMMM!"
Interestingly enough (maybe) My dad got a bear once, and when it was hanging in the garage skinned, it looked exactly like a human. My mom told me it gave her the creeps. I was too young to remember it.