Whole Foods has come under fire for launching a pilot program to sell rabbit meat in some of its stores. The Austin-based company says it's spent four years developing humane rabbit farming practices in response to consumer demand.
But regardless, some animal rights activists are hopping mad.
A asking Whole Foods to suspend its sale of bunny meat has garnered more than 13,000 signatures. A group calling itself the House Rabbit Society at 44 Whole Foods Markets across the country. And PETA has announced it's .
Texas Standard host David Brown and producer Brenda Salinas talk about the controversy. Is rabbit meat part of ? With its , isn't rabbit meat as American as apple pie? And aren't bunnies, by definition, a sustainable resource?
