Thanks everyone for your replies!
I called around and figured out the cost for raising rabbits & selling them to make a case to my mom, but she said she refuses to have any part in raising rabbits knowing that they're going to be killed. Oh well, I'm better off having them when I'm on my own...
I'm thinking of starting a small meat rabbitry. Before I jump into anything I need to have several potential customers lined up so I don't end up with too many buns that I can't get rid of. As much as I want to butcher and process them myself, my mother would never let me do that (I asked) and...