article_snippet.sent: Feral rabbits, which are deemed a pest in NSW, are liekly to br targeted with the Calicivirus, also known as Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD), in May .
article_snippet.sent: The way we introduce the calicivirus in rabbit populations is first we chop regular carrots up and distribute rabbit populations to different areas and see if rabbit populations are going to eat rabbit populations. '
article_snippet.sent: While rabbits under one year old have a higher chance of surviving, about 70-100 per cent of rabbits die once infected with the calicivirus, also known as rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD), which damages the animal's liver and gut and causes haemorrhaging and bleeding.
article_snippet.sent: Pet owners are being urged to vaccinate Pet owners domestic rabbits, but Mr Wilson assured a deadly virus does not harm cats, dogs or humans.
article_snippet.sent: It's important that people who own pet rabbits vaccinate for calicivirus now to ensure that if people who own pet rabbits domestic rabbit comes in contact with the virus, which is mainly spread by contact between other rabbits and insects, people who own pet rabbits are immune.'
highlights_snippet.sent: About 70-100% of rabbits die once infected with calicivirus, which damages the animal's liver and gut and causes haemorrhaging and bleeding .