An east German pensioner who breeds rabbits the size of dogs has been asked by North Korea to help set up a big bunny farm to alleviate food shortages in the communist country…
… 10.5 kilogram…
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Szmolinsky, 67, from the eastern town of Eberswalde near Berlin, recalls how the North Korean embassy approached his regional breeding federation and enquired whether it might be willing to sell some rabbits to set up a breeding farm in North Korea…
Each of his rabbits produces around seven kilograms of meat, says Szmolinsky, who was so keen to help alleviate hunger in the impoverished country that he made the North Koreans a special price — €80 per rabbit instead of the usual €200 to €250.
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Szmolinsky knows what he’s talking about. He has been breeding rabbits for 47 years. The 12 bunnies he sent can produce 60 babies a year — if the North Koreans find enough food to feed them properly. “I feed them everything — grain, carrots, a lot of vegetables. At the moment they’re getting kale,” said Szmolinsky.
“One rabbit provides a filling meal for eight people…
