Sweden Loves Their Bunnies!

[Patrick]

The Swedes may be warm, but they are not warm and fuzzy. This fall, authorities rounded up 3,000 wild rabbits and then burned them for fuel at a heating plant in central Sweden. Bunny-killing is an annual practice in Stockholm — it's used to combat overpopulation in the city's extensive network of parks — but the animals had never been used to heat buildings before this year. "The bodies contain a lot of fat, and fat has exactly the same energy content as normal heating oil," explained Leo Virta, chief executive of Konvex, the company handling the bunny-burning. Supporters said that since the bunnies were going to be culled anyway, using them for fuel was both economical and environmentally friendly. Unsurprisingly, Swedish animal-rights activists were not convinced.

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Source: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1944626_1944628,00.html
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[themoose]

I think sweden just found the next big renewable energy source.

 

[Tyler]

Uh... :eek3:

 

[bariteau]

well, they need to control the population anyway so why not?

 

[SitePenguin Ltd]

As long as it can be easily produced why not? If only algae had fat.... Then we'd have a limitless supply of oil

 

[Blank Verse]

I do that with people

 

[CS Squad]

i wish i can treat some of the mutha fakka as bunny and burn them for heat

 

[themoose]

As long as it can be easily produced why not? If only algae had fat.... Then we'd have a limitless supply of oil

Algae can actually be used for biofuel.

 

[JasonS]

We all know Sweden loves their bunnies:

 

[ardee]

of course animal protectors are against this kinds of acts, but if the wabbits are over populated, I guess it's no harm to burn some of them right?

 

[~Edy]

Whaaat?

Bunnies are not supposed to be grown for fuel? Huh...

 

[CS Squad]

Whaaat?

Bunnies are not supposed to be grown for fuel? Huh...

yeah, they should eat the bunnies, not burn them

 

[~Edy]

I don't think so.

I personally use bunnies as fuel. Everyday.