12/23/2023 0 Comments Trading post find the rabbit![]() ![]() You COULD try a local butcher shop simply to ask if all meats for resale have to be USDA or processed in a state-inspected facility. even with state and/or government contacts. It is not uncommon to have difficulty finding the correct information you need. USDA processing is a lot more expensive than using a state-inspected facility. "For resale" generally means to stores and restaurants for resale to the general public. Since Pel-Freez is USDA, then it could be that AR requires meats for resale purposes to be processed in USDA plants. Secondly, MOST (not all) states only require STATE-inspected facilities, and not USDA facilities, but I don't know about Arkansas. It will show 0 replies because I won't allow replies to mess it up. *lol* If you find any info on that, let me know! That search seems to be more impossible than the first.įirst off, you'll find all of my old "Commercial Rabbit Industries" web site information right here as a "sticky" on this forum, but it's titled "Raising Rabbits" or some such silly thing. It would be a lot simpler for people to figure out!Īnd try looking up actual processors to see what they pay for fryers and what their rules are. Too bad the govt hasn't figured out exactly how to treat rabbits on the books. But once you "go big" you have to have it done at a USDA facility. Most states seem to allow you to butcher your own (up to a certain # or lb) if you're just killing them for yourself, and some have this same clause if you're selling to the public. I think that's easy for most large setups because they take a large group of rabbits in at one time. Seems like a lot of people are going about it by selling the rabbit "live", adding on a processing fee (what the butcher charges), and offering "free delivery", meaning you buy the rabbit from them, pay the butcher fee, and they'll deliver the rabbit to the butcher for you and pick it up packaged, and you just have to come pick it up from their house. It seems as though most states aren't sure exactly how to classify rabbits, so if you want to sell to the public, you need to have them butchered as a USDA-inspected processor's, even though they do not fall under USDA regulations. ![]() Interestingly enough, HT is one of the sites that pops up for info on this, along with Pat Lamar's website, and PRMA, both of which have disappeared into the cyberspace landfill. I've spent the last week looking this stuff up. Of course it will be inspected and has to be up to their codes. This will only be possible if you have the correct licensing (which might be costly) and a place that is not in your home where you can do the deed. If any of the information isn't correct please correct me.Īlso I might add that if you're busting out enough rabbits that actually make you a profit you can go about butchering yourself. You could sell them the rabbit and say the butchering is a gift. I don't do this myself because I don't want to be busted. They cannot stop you from selling rabbits that are alive as meat if the buyer does the deed themselves. They are only looking at rabbit as a "pet" because people own them in areas as pets that don't allow livestock (i.e cities). It's really hard because, for processors, it requires a special license to process rabbit. However you can sell the meat if you have it processed at a USDA inspected facility, and if you have the option to rent a meat locker (at the facility). Maybe that’s why it’s less satisfying than the decaying sign that faces west.It's really hard to sell rabbit meat because they aren't seen as livestock by the USDA. This side is much newer, less rotten, and has a fresher coat of paint. There are two, actually - the one you see at the top of the page, and this one, which faces the opposite direction. The only way to find out is to pull off Interstate 40 at Exit 269, then just swing over to an old ribbon of Route 66 and there it is. The real reason to stop here is to admire that quirky sign. I passed on the boxers and panties that said “Here It Is”, and instead opted for a t-shirt and sticker. The other half was stocked with almost every imaginable kind of “Here It Is” souvenir: T-shirts, bumper stickers, license plate frames, hats… the list went on and on. About half of the room was devoted to the typical kind of stuff that you find at tourist-trap stores along The Route. The larger front room had items for sale. ![]() I was jealous of those old 66 road signs. Inside, there’s a small room in the back that serves as a sort-of Route 66 museum. It’s been in the family of Antonio’s wife, Cindy, for three generations, dating back to 1961. The Jack Rabbit Trading Post has been around since 1949. I’m not sure exactly what hours he keeps, but I was glad that I arrived at the right time. Then, the lights turned on, and I was greeted by a man whom I presume is the owner, Antonio.
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