Rabbit farming has grown from raising a few rabbits forfamily consumption to large commercial operations withhundreds of rabbits. Investment in a rabbitry, includingbreeding stock, can be quite modest. Expansion is muchsimpler than other livestock alternatives because a largerange of existing facilities can be modified for rabbits andland requirements are negligible. According to the 2002Census of Agriculture (NASS), there were more than 4,300farms selling almost 890,000 rabbits nationally. In Pennsyl-vania, 298 farms sold more than 112,000 rabbits, making itthe top producer nationally