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That seems like a very locale specific explanation. In Boston, rabbits are prolific, even with a very robust predator population. Our local rabbits also appear to have pretty good instincts and decent woodsy camouflage, not your bright white pet bunnies.

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Any animal raised and cared for closely by humans is going to be unprepared for that. It’s cruel.

My point was that the majority of rabbits around me appear to be born wild, not released or escaped. In spite of the numerous coyotes, hawks, etc, you'll find plenty of them, year after year, like squirrels or chipmunks.

0daystock was making an absolute statement as if dozens of people in my neighborhood are releasing rabbits every year. That may be the case in some areas but I doubt it holds here.

Eh, cats usually adapt pretty well when transitioning from house cat -> stray cat, but they're probably an outlier as they're predators themselves.

That’s because a house cat is just a stray cat that’s decided to let you feed it for a while.

it's locale specific, but it's like, locale specific to places that do the bunny stuff for easter, which is like a material proportion of the earth

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