A Catholic priest blesses the rabbits that are for distribution to poor families in the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace Parish in the Diocese of Kalookan on Oct. 26, 2021. (Photo by Vincent Go)
Oct 29 2021
An Oblates missionary priest in the Philippines has been breeding rabbits for a year now to feed the poor in his parish in the outskirts of the Philippine capital.
“Rabbit meat is the perfect answer to the problem of hunger,” said Father Eduardo “Ponpon” Vasquez, OMI, pastor of the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace Parish in the Diocese of Kalookan.
He said the idea of breeding rabbits was born while he was working with homeless people in urban poor communities.
“We have to teach them how to produce their own food,” said the priest.
Back in his convent, a friend gifted the priest with a pair of rabbits.
He noticed that the small mammals breed easily. “In just one year, one rabbit can multiply to more than a hundred,” said the priest.
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