German Grey Rabbits

German Grey Rabbits

German Grey Rabbits are a breed of rabbits noted for their size, much like the Flemish Giant. It gained international attention when breeder Karl Szmolinsky sold the rabbits for food purposes to North Korea to aid the famine situation [cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/01/AR2007020101797.html|publisher=The Washington Post|title=A Colossal Leap of Faith In Fight Against Famine|date=2007-02-02] . The breeder fears that the North Koreans used the rabbits for food before they could be bred. [cite web|url=http://rawstory.com/news/dpa/Breeder_fears_North_Koreans_ate_gia_04102007.html|title=Breeder fears North Koreans ate giant rabbits|date=2007-04-10|publisher=Deutsche Presse-Agentur]

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