Hi everyone,
I've been getting a lot of stress from my girlfriend. The problem is jackrabbits. There are a lot of them where we live and at this time of year they box each other quite viciously. My girlfriend gets terribly upset about this and I get nagged as a result. I've tried to explain to her that it's just nature and they're only establishing territory for breeding and whatnot and to just let them get on with it. However, she won't see reason and insists I do something to break the fights up. So I need your help. I've decided the best solution is to build a 'bunny zapper' type stun-gun. Now it's self-evidently important NOT TO KILL THE RABBITS, but they must get a shock sufficient to get the message across that violence is unacceptable. IMV it should therefore carry JUST enough whack to blow their ears clean off. So how much voltage will this application require? I assume we're talking kilovolts, but how many? Does the rabbits' fur resistance affect the calculations? I have tried researching this on the internet, but it appears no one has yet carried out any clinical trials into the problem. So I need you guys to give me a ballpark figure. Better yet, if anyone knows of a commercial outfit that manufactures stun-guns for use against jackrabbits can they please post a URL? Finally, is there an ecologically sound way of disposing of/recycling all the blown-off ears? Thanks.
A note to the sceptics: There is a sound scientific rationale behind my intended approach: I'm aware that female jackrabbits select their mates primarily by the length and lustre of the male's ears, so any male with just a couple of smoking, charred stumps sticking out of his head is unlikely to be successful in attracting a mate. In this way, hopefully the genepool of the most aggressive rabbits will diminish over time. Lastly, if we can get the concept accepted into the mainstream as a legitimate hobby or sport then maybe we call ALL make a few bucks out of it. Let's all try to work together on this one, guys.
pb.