SOME REASONS FOR RAISING RABBITS 17 
Another factor in favor of rabbit raising 
everywhere, even in the cities, is that the 
rabbit does not create unseemly odors as some 
animals do, it is not noisy like poultry and 
certainly will not arouse the neighbors at day- 
break with a wild burst of acclaim. We have 
heard of people offering strenuous objections 
to poultry, but we have yet to hear of any one 
objecting to the rabbit. 
It is a noiseless animal. It never has any- 
thing to say and it makes no racket whatever, 
except to stamp its hind legs on the floor of 
the hutch once in a while when it thinks a 
stranger is near. This warning signal is 
promptly obeyed by the clan and they all 
scamper to their nest boxes and remain in 
hiding until the identity of the stranger has 
been established. 
The hutches in which the rabbit is kept 
need not be unsightly to any place, even in 
the most fashionable districts. If they are 
properly built, they will be neat and attrac- 
tive anywhere and if the fancier so desires he 
can make them as ornamental as possible. 
